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A studio group portrait of Labelle in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1975. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns) R&B/funk group Labelle, best known for their iconic hit “Lady Marmalade,” is the subject of a new rock opera now in development.The show, titled Labelle, is being written by band member Nona Hendryx and Tony Award winner Lynn Nottage. It will follow the group — which also included Patti LaBelle and Sarah Dash — from their beginnings as a […]

Cover of 'Can't Get Enough' /(Primary Wave Music) Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers is featured in the new video for rock band Halestorm’s cover of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s classic track “Shooting Star.”The song is one of several covers that appear on the Bad Company tribute album Can't Get Enough, and the clip features Halestorm and Rodgers recording their parts from their respective studios.“Rock n’ Roll with […]

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready & Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Cristian Lopez) With Soundgarden now joining Nirvana and Pearl Jam in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, three-quarters of the "big four" of grunge have officially been inducted. The odd one out is Alice in Chains, which Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready thinks is an oversight that should soon be corrected."Alice is […]

Clem Burke of Blondie playing the drums during the recording of a pop promo for their single 'Picture This' at Isleworth Studios, Isleworth, London on 21 August 1978 for Chrysalis Records. (Photo by Brian Cooke/Redferns) Blondie is paying tribute to their late drummer, Clem Burke, on what would have been the rocker’s 71st birthday.“We lost our friend and drummer Clem Burke in April of this year,” they wrote on Instagram next […]

Rick Wakeman performs at City Winery on October 25, 2021 in New York, New York. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images) Former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman announced back in July that he was postponing his summer tour due to some health issues. Now, he’s giving fans an update on his condition.Wakeman explains in a post on his website that he had been diagnosed with a neurological disorder called normal pressure hydrocephalus, which led […]

On This Day, Nov. 24, 1991…Queen frontman Freddie Mercury passed away at his home in Kensington, England. He was 45.The cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS. Mercury confirmed in a statement about 24 hours prior to his death that he had tested positive for HIV and had AIDS, although reports had suggested he was diagnosed as early as 1987.Mercury was laid to rest three days later, with […]

Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses perform onstage during the Power Trip music festival at Empire Polo Club on October 06, 2023 in Indio, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Power Trip) Welcome to 2026, it's got Guns N' Roses tour dates.The "Welcome to the Jungle" rockers have announced a worldwide trek for 2026, including a U.S. leg running from July 23 in Raleigh, North Carolina, to […]

Jimmy Cliff, a Grammy Award-winning singer and actor, who helped Jamaican reggae music find its place within global pop culture, is dead at 81."It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia," Latifa Chambers, Cliff's wife, said in a post on his official Instagram account.Cliff's award-winning career as a musician spanned decades and included some of reggae's […]

'The Best of The Band' (Capitol/UMe); 'Filmworks: Insomnia' (Omnivore Recordings) Fans of The Band have multiple vinyl releases to choose from this holiday season.Available for preorder now is the Vinylphyle pressing of 1975's Northern Lights, Southern Cross, which marks its 50th anniversary this year. Featuring classics like "Ophelia," "It Makes No Difference" and "Acadian Driftwood," the 180-gram black vinyl LP was mastered from the original analog sources, and includes gatefold packaging and […]