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Cover of KISS' 'Destroyer' (Island Def Jam) KISS is continuing the 50th anniversary celebration of their fourth album, Destroyer.To mark the milestone, the band is set to release the new book, KISS Destroyer: The Definitive Visual History, on Oct. 27, described as “an official, authorized retrospective chronicling the band’s first platinum studio album and the legendary tour that followed.”The book will feature interviews with more than 50 people, including new interviews with […]

Paul McCartney during The Beatles' concert in Milan, Italy, 24th June 1965. (Sergio del Grande / Mondadori via Getty Images); Taylor Swift performs Nov. 1, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management) Taylor Swift has met Paul McCartney several times, and she attended his concert in LA in March. Now, she's promoting his new album on her Instagram Story.Sharing one of Paul's posts about his new album, The […]

Michael Stipe attends Apple TV's "Shrinking" special FYC event at Quality Italian on May 02, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images) R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and producer Andrew Watt were the musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night, where they performed “I Played the Fool,” the theme song to Steve Carell’s HBO series The Rooster.The pair was joined by some A-list friends for the performance, with Red Hot Chili […]

The New York Times released a list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters back in April, based on feedback from more than 250 music insiders and six Times critics. The list drew criticism from music fans, so the paper has now decided to give them their say.The Times has now released a readers' choice list of the 100 greatest American songwriters, noting, "As soon as we decided to make a list […]

On This Day, June 3, 2002 ...Queen, Paul McCartney and Phil Collins were among the artists who performed at Party at the Palace, a concert held at London’s Buckingham Palace Garden to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.Billed as the greatest concert in Britain since Live Aid, the event drew around 2 million applications for its ticket lottery, with 12,000 people attending.Other performers included Eurythmics' Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams, The […]

Bruce Springsteen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(Disney/Randy Holmes) The 25th anniversary edition of New York's Tribeca Festival gets underway on Wednesday with the debut of a documentary on Earth, Wind & Fire, followed by a performance by the legendary band. The festival closes with an Alicia Keys documentary, and in between, there are films focusing on everyone from Madonna, Sara Bareilles and Katy Perry to Peter Frampton, Travis Barker and Mumford […]

The Who 'Live at Eden Project' (earMusic) The Who has shared another performance from their recently released album, Live at Eden Project. The latest is a video of the band performing their iconic track "Won’t Get Fooled Again" from their fifth studio album, Who’s Next.Live at Eden Rock is a recording of the band's July 2023 concert at Cornwall’s Eden Project, the home of a sustainable network of biomes in the English countryside. The concert […]

‘Frampton’ poster (10 Lives Studios) Music fans are getting their first look at the new Peter Frampton documentary, Frampton.The first trailer for the film has just been released. It features a whole lot of archival photos and video, as well as interview clips from Sheryl Crow, Ringo Starr, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, director Cameron Crowe, Alice Cooper, Styx's Tommy Shaw, Heart's Nancy Wilson, The Who's Roger Daltrey and […]

Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Kevin Kane/Getty Images for RRHOF) Happy Pride Month! In honor of the occasion, Billboard has put together a list of the 100 Greatest LGBTQ Anthems of All Time, which features songs from Elton John, David Bowie and The Kinks.The list is a mix of songs by queer artists, songs by gay icons, songs that are popular […]