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Lily Cornell Silver at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Cristian Lopez) Lily Cornell Silver, the eldest daughter of the late Chris Cornell, has launched a band called Josie on the Rocks.Lily says in an Instagram post that she actually started the band, which she sings in, five years ago. She writes, "Being in this band was the happiest part of my life.""I never really shared about it […]

Bob Marley performing live on stage at the Brighton Leisure Centre, July 1980. (Photo by Mike Prior/Redferns) Reggae legend Bob Marley would have turned 81 on Friday, and in celebration of his father, Grammy-winning singer Ziggy Marley has dropped the new song “Many Mourn For Bob.” The track is the first song Ziggy has ever written specifically dedicated to his father, who passed away in 1986 at age 45, when Ziggy was […]

Honoree Bob Weir of Dead & Company and of the Grateful Dead performs onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Late Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir was remembered in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.Rep. Jared Huffman, a Democrat who represents the Marin […]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Al Jardine, founding member of The Beach Boys, performs onstage during the "Friends and Family" tour at Saban Theatre on July 23, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine has announced a very special show in Los Angeles to coincide with the upcoming release of the new Beach Boys box set, We Gotta Groove: The Brother […]

John Mellencamp performs in concert during the 40th Farm Aid at Huntington Bank Stadium on September 20, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) John Mellencamp is set to appear on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday.The night’s other guests include former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.This isn’t the first time Mellencamp has chatted with Maher. In […]

Rachel Bolan and Dave Sabo of Skid Row perform at O2 Forum Kentish Town on January 26, 2019 in London, England. (Venla Shalin/Redferns) If you ever wanted to be the singer in Skid Row, now's your chance.The "18 and Life" rockers have announced a worldwide audition in partnership with the music instrument company Sweetwater to become the band's next vocalist. "This is not a contest or a gimmick," Skid Row says […]

On This Day, Feb. 5, 2018…Paul Simon announced his retirement from touring after more than 60 years in music.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said time away from his family and the death of his longtime guitarist Vincent Nguini played a role in his decision.Simon didn’t give up the road without one more run. In May of the same year, he launched Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour, a four-month trek that […]

Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe perform at GIANTS Stadium on November 11, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Don Arnold/WireImage) Mötley Crüe will be celebrating America's birthday up north in Canada.The "Home Sweet Home" rockers will headline Winnipeg's Rockin' Thunder concert series on July 4. The bill will also include Three Days Grace, Halestorm and Canadian musician JJ Wilde.Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. CT. For all […]

Cover of 'R.E.M. at the BBC' box set (Craft Recordings) R.E.M. fans will once again be able to get their hands on the band's 2018 live album box set R.E.M. at the BBC.The band announced on Instagram that the box set is “Back by demand” and will be available again starting March 6.The eight-CD/one-DVD set features rare live and in-studio recordings taken from the BBC archives, with all the performances recorded […]