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Ritchie Blackmore of the British band Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow performs live on stage during a concert at the Velodrom on April 18, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns) After revealing Tuesday that he would be reuniting with his former band Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore joined the group onstage at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, for one of their biggest hits.Toward the end of the band’s set, Blackmore, […]

Global Citizen Festival admat (courtesy of Global Citizen) Lenny Kravitz is one of the artists set to perform at the 2026 Global Citizen Festival, happening Sept. 26 on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park.Other performers include Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, who will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of Fugees’ album The Score; country stars Lainey Wilson and Shaboozey; John Legend; and K-Pop stars TOMORROW X TOGETHER.The event will […]

Fleetwood Mac's 'Greatest Hits (Deluxe Edition) (Warner Records/Rhino) Fleetwood Mac’s Greatest Hits compilation has reached new heights on the Billboard charts, nearly 40 years after its initial release.The album was originally released in 1988. It landed at #10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart this week, thanks to an expanded reissue of the album featuring additional tracks. The new chart position marks a new peak for the album, which reached #13 […]

'Sound & Vision Live' (Adopt The Arts courtesy Chipster P.R) Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers and Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler are being celebrated on a new limited-edition charity album.Sound & Vision Live, produced by former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, was recorded in March at the inaugural Palm Springs Sound & Vision Awards in Palm Springs, California. Proceeds from the album benefit Sorum’s Adopt the Arts foundation, a nonprofit dedicated […]

''Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run' paperback (Liveright) Paul McCartney’s 2025 book about his post-Beatles career with Wings is getting a paperback release with some bonus material.Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run will be released in paperback on Oct. 6 and will feature an added conversation between McCartney and director Morgan Neville. The interview was recorded to coincide with the the Neville-directed documentary Paul McCartney: […]

Cover of ASIA's 'Indigo' (Frontiers SRL) ASIA is giving fans another taste of their upcoming album, Indigo.The band, which currently features original member Geoffrey Downes along with musicians Virgil Donati, John Mitchell and Harry Whitley, has released the new single “Echo of You,” along with an accompanying video.“This song was part of the main writing sessions between Harry and I. It took on a whole different angle in the latter stages […]

Slash performs onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Welcome to The Lost Boys on Broadway, we got fun, games and possibly Slash.The musical adaptation of the '80s cult classic is teasing an appearance by the Guns N' Roses shredder for its performance Thursday at Broadway's Palace Theatre in New York City.A flyer posted to […]

Ritchie Blackmore of the British band Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow performs live on stage during a concert at the Velodrom on April 18, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns) Ritchie Blackmore is set to reunite with Deep Purple for the first time in over 30 years.The rocker revealed the news in an Instagram Live stream Tuesday, sharing that he plans to come out during the encore of Deep Purple’s concert at Jones Beach […]

Roger Taylor's 'Violence Insane in a Beautiful World' (Columbia Records) Queen’s Roger Taylor is offering up another preview of his upcoming solo album, Violence Insane in a Beautiful World, which will be released Sept. 18.The rocker has just released the new single “I See You Now,” accompanied by a black-and-white video — except for Taylor’s red high-tops — created by Taylor’s wife, Sarina Taylor, and his longtime collaborator Simon Lupton.“It's a […]