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Bad Company's Simon Kirke at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame can’t get enough of Bad Company.The '70s supergroup, made up of Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Mick Ralphs and Boz Burrell, was inducted into the Rock Hall Saturday night in Los Angeles, with Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood welcoming them into the prestigious music institution.Fleetwood called BadCo "one of the best rock […]

Soundgarden at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Soundgarden was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during Saturday's ceremony in Los Angeles.Guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron, and bassists Ben Shepherd and Hiro Yamamoto were on hand to accept the honor on behalf of the band and late frontman Chris Cornell, who died in 2017.Actor Jim Carrey did the honors of enshrining the […]

Elton John pays tribute to Brian Wilson at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) We lost a lot of great musicians in the past year, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opened Saturday's induction ceremony with a tribute to one of them, Sly Stone, who passed away in June at the age of 82.The Sly tribute kicked off with Stevie Wonder performing "Dance to the Music." He was backed […]

All-star tribute to Joe Cocker at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Joe Cocker was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday night in Los Angeles with an all-star tribute that closed the ceremony.Bryan Adams welcomed Cocker into the Rock Hall. He noted that the late singer, who passed away in 2014, had many hits covering tunes originally recorded by other […]

David Letterman inducting Warren Zevon at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Warren Zevon was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the Music Influence category Saturday night, with his good friend David Letterman doing the honors."In music many pretend, but Warren is a poet, leaving few of life's vagaries unaddressed," he said. "Warren's music is dense with historic illusion, love and […]

King Ultramega "The Day I Tried to Live" single artwork. (Reigning Phoenix Music) Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil plays on a new version of the band's song "The Day I Tried to Live," recorded for the King Ultramega project.Spearheaded by Mark Menghi of Metal Allegiance, King Ultramega aims to pay tribute to late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, who died in 2017. Along with Thayil, the King Ultramega version of "The Day I Tried […]

Queen poses for an Electra Records publicity still to promote their album 'A Night at the Opera' in 1975. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Queen has released the second episode in their ongoing five-part video series, Queen The Greatest Special, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of their 1975 album A Night at the Opera and its single "Bohemian Rhapsody." In the latest installment, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor describe how the first […]

Rod Stewart One Last Time tour artwork (Courtesy Live Nation) Rod Stewart is extending his One Last Time tour with new dates in 2026.The newly added shows kick off March 13, in Uncasville, Connecticut, and include stops in Houston, Phoenix, Cincinnati, Hollywood and more, before concluding in Kansas City on Aug. 15.Howard Jones and Richard Marx will join Rod on the trek for select dates.An artist presale begins Monday at 10 […]

'Alice in Chains' album artwork. (Sony Music Entertainment) Alice in Chains has announced a deluxe reissue of their 1995 self-titled album in honor of its 30th anniversary.The package includes the original record across two vinyl LPs, plus three 7-inch singles, posters, art prints and a hardcover cover book, among other memorabilia. You can preorder your copy now via the Alice in Chains web store.The album Alice in Chains is certified double-Platinum by […]