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Cover of Van Halen's '5150' (Rhino) Van Halen is celebrating the 40th anniversary of 5150, their first album featuring new frontman Sammy Hagar.On March 27, just three days after the album’s actual 40th anniversary, the band will release an expanded edition of the album as a three-CD/LP/Blu-ray set.The set features a remastered version of the 1986 release, as well as bonus 7-inch single edits and extended 12-inch tracks. There’s also a CD featuring unreleased […]

Bruce Springsteen performs on stage as part of a concert in protest of federal agents in Minnesota at First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis on Friday, January 30, 2026. (Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images) Bruce Springsteen’s new song “Streets of Minneapolis” is already making an impact on the charts.Billboard reports that the protest song, which he released on Jan. 28, has debuted at #1 on the […]

Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Elton John has tapped newly minted Grammy winner Lola Young as the entertainment for his annual Oscar viewing party, which benefits his AIDS Foundation.The 34th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party will take place March 15 in West Hollywood, California. The event will be co-hosted by Elton and […]

Chuck Negron, founding member of Three Dog Night, has died at the age of 83. According to Negron’s representative, he passed away Monday at home in Studio City, California, “surrounded by his loving family.”No cause of death was revealed, although the statement from his rep noted he battled chronic COPD for three decades and heart failure in his final months.Negron, along with Danny Hutton and the late Cory Wells, formed […]

On This Day, Feb. 3, 1973…Elton John landed his first #1 single with “Crocodile Rock,” from his sixth studio album, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player.The song went on to spend three weeks in the top spot and earned a Platinum certification by the RIAA.The song also topped the chart in Canada and Switzerland, and hit #5 in the U.K.Elton went on to have nine #1 hits in the U.S. over […]

Photo of Def Leppard (Photo by Ross Halfin) Def Leppard launches Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency at The Colosseum on Tuesday and fans can expect quite a show. This will be the band’s third residency in Vegas, and frontman Joe Elliott tells ABC Audio "they keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger."He says the beauty of Las Vegas is that it allows you to go big and "it just […]

Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule performs at the Forum River Center on October 22, 2025, in Rome, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images) Gov’t Mule has announced some new spring tour dates.The band, led by Warren Haynes, has announced 11 new shows, featuring Larkin Poe and Maggie Rose on select dates.The new dates begin April 14 in Kansas City, Missouri, and wrap April 28 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The shows extend the band's already announced tour, […]

Roger Taylor of Queen + Adam Lambert performs at Little Caesars Arena on October 10, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) Queen’s Roger Taylor has something to get off his chest. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just dropped a new song, "Chumps," letting fans know in the description why he did it: "Gotta say something."Although he offered no further info on the song, including who […]

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS perform during KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) KISS fans apparently can't get enough of their classic tune "I Was Made for Lovin’ You." The video for the track has reached over 1 billion views on YouTube.The band announced the milestone on social media, writing, "The numbers speak […]