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Cover of 'Queen II' (Hollywood Records) Queen guitarist Brian May is set to headline a special event in connection with the upcoming reissue of the band’s sophomore album, Queen II.Queen II - Queen’s Masterstroke – More than Remastered! is taking place March 26 in London, although an exact location wasn't revealed. Fans who preorder the album will be in the running to win a chance to attend, and the event will stream live […]

Melissa Auf Der Maur & Courtney Love during The 1999 Gibson Guitar Awards at Hard Rock Cafe in Los Angeles, California, United States. (SGranitz/WireImage) Courtney Love has clarified that Hole is not reuniting after teasing an upcoming tour with former bandmate Melissa Auf der Maur.As previously reported, Love posted a video of Auf der Maur on Instagram captioned, "So do we tell the kids about the tour ... ?" The […]

Sting – The Night Watch: Live at the Rijksmuseum (Cover photo by Olaf Heine/Cherrytree Records/Interscope) Sting is set to release a new live album, which was recorded at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum as part of the ARTE Sounds Like Art initiative.Sting – The Night Watch: Live at the Rijksmuseum captures the January Sting concert at the museum’s Gallery of Honour, which took place in front of Rembrandt’s painting The Night Watch.There, Sting played […]

On This Day, March 5, 2023…Gary Rossington, guitarist for Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away at the age of 71.Rossington, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2006, was the last remaining original member of Skynyrd's lineup.Rossington played guitar on many of the band’s biggest hits, including "Simple Man" and "Sweet Alabama," both of which he co-wrote with Ronnie Van Zant, […]

Cover of Warren Zevon's 'Epilogue: Live at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival' (Omnivore Recordings) Warren Zevon’s final live performance is getting a special vinyl release.Epilogue: Live at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival will be released on two-LP opaque metallic silver vinyl on April 17.The album captures Zevon’s August 2002 performance at Canada's Edmonton Folk Music Festival, which turned out to be his final live performance ever. The reissue includes an etched […]

Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys performs during Riot Fest at Douglass Park on September 20, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images) The Beach Boys’ Bruce Johnston is leaving the band.The 83-year-old Johnston joined the group in 1965 as a fill-in for Brian Wilson during live performances. In a statement to Rolling Stone he says he's leaving the group in order to spend more time in the studio.“It’s time for Part Three of my […]

Sharon Osbourne attends the 68th GRAMMY Awards on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Sharon Osbourne has shared more details about the return of Ozzfest.During the latest episode of The Osbournes Podcast, Sharon says the plan is for the festival to return in 2027 in the Aston area of the late Ozzy Osbourne's hometown of Birmingham, England, before coming over to the U.S."We want […]

Billy Idol at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (Disney/Eric McCandless) Billy Idol is subject of the new documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead, and during a recent appearance on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, he detailed a drug-filled night when he almost wound up that way.He said it occurred when he returned to England after the success of 1983’s Rebel Yell and met up with some […]

Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden performs at London Stadium on June 28, 2025 in London, England. (Jo Hale/Redferns) Iron Maiden's scheduled concert at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles has been pushed back one day due to a scheduling conflict with a college football game.The show, originally set for Sept. 26, was set to take place on the same day that the USC Trojans take on the Oregon Ducks at nearby […]