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Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend perform onstage during the The Who - The Song Is Over - North American Farewell Tour at Madison Square Garden on August 30, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) The Who has added one more date to their The Song Is Over North American Farewell Tour, and it will be the last show of the trek.The new show is scheduled for Oct. 1 at […]

Vince Neil performs at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on September 06, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) Mötley Crüe will finally kick off their Las Vegas residency on Friday at the Dolby Live at Park MGM. The residency was supposed to launch in March, but was postponed after frontman Vince Neil had to have an undisclosed medical procedure — and now Neil is opening up about his health […]

Cover of 'Our Loving Tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers '/Silverlake Conservatory of Music Records The Silverlake Conservatory of Music, the music education organization cofounded by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, has released a new EP, this time paying tribute to Flea’s own band.Our Loving Tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers, produced by Flea and Merck Mercuriadis, features four songs: "Subway to Venus," from 1989's Mother's Milk; "Sick Love," from 2016's The Getaway; "Hump de Bump," from […]

Artwork for Neil Young's 'Official Release Series. Volume 6/(Reprise Records) Neil Young has announced the four albums that will make up the sixth installment in his Official Release Series.The latest edition will include discs 26, 27, 28 and 29 in the series, and will feature 1992’s Harvest Moon, featuring the iconic title track; 1993’s Unplugged, recorded for the MTV series; 1994’s Sleep With Angels, which includes the 14-minute song “Change Your Mind”; and 1995’s double album Mirror […]

Smashing Pumpkins on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Disney/Randy Holmes) Smashing Pumpkins are taking off with the release of a song called "Chrome Jets."The track was originally recorded during the sessions for their 2024 album, Aghori Mhori Mei, and is billed as a "special release for fans."In addition to listening to the song digitally, you can preorder a 12-inch vinyl featuring "Chrome Jets" on one side and a live cover of U2's […]

Cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here 50'/ (Sony Music) Pink Floyd is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their ninth studio album, Wish You Were Here, by reissuing the album with a whole host of bonus material.Wish You Were Here 50 will be released in a variety of formats, including a digital release that features the original album mixed in Dolby Atmos. It will include 25 bonus tracks, with nine studio rarities, including […]

Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' artwork/(Hollywood Records/EMI) Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor are set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band's iconic tune “Bohemian Rhapsody” with a very special performance.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will appear at BBC Radio’s Last Night of the Proms, which is described as the "biggest party in classical music," to perform an orchestral arrangement of the song with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and chorus, the BBC singers and National Youth Choir.“What […]

Nikki Sixx (L) of Mötley Crüe performs at GIANTS Stadium on November 11, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage) Mötley Crüe is setting the record straight about accusations by their former bandmate Mick Mars that they don’t perform live in concert.The accusations came out in Mars’ 2023 lawsuit in which he claimed he was forced out of the band he founded and that his bandmates were cutting his stake in the group.In an […]

On This Day, Sept. 12, 1975 ...Fifty years ago, Pink Floyd released their ninth studio album, Wish You Were Here.The album featured the nine-part “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” which was a tribute to founding member Syd Barrett, who’d been fired seven years earlier due to his drug use and mental health issues.The album’s title track became a classic rock staple and has often made lists of the greatest songs of all time. […]