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(l-r) Chris Farley, Paul McCartney during The Chris Farley Show skit on February 13, 1983 (Photo by Al Levine/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) Paul McCartney was the musical guest on May 16's Saturday Night Live, but ahead of the performance, the show finally gave fans a chance to relive one of his more iconic SNL appearances from the past.Although it happened back in 1993, the show recently posted video to YouTube of McCartney’s appearance during […]

The Smashing Pumpkins perform onstage during a concert at Gunnersbury Park on August 10, 2025 in London, England. (Lorne Thomson/Redferns) The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a U.S. tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1995 album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.The trek, dubbed The Rats in a Cage tour after the lyric from the song "Bullet with Butterfly Wings," will kick off Sept. 30 in Columbus, Ohio, and concludes Nov. […]

On This Day, May 18, 1991…R.E.M. hit #1 with their seventh studio album, Out of Time. The record, their first-ever #1, spent two weeks atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart, and 109 weeks on the chart overall.Out of Time's success was aided by two hit singles: “Losing My Religion,” which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the band’s highest charting single, and “Shiny Happy People,” featuring […]

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) Foo Fighters will be turning on the heat on Hot Ones Versus.Dave Grohl and company are making an appearance on the Hot Ones spinoff, in which participants compete against each other by answering questions or taking part in challenges, with the loser forced to eat a spicy hot wing.The full episode will air Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET on the First […]

Sir Brian May speaking at the announcement of the Jane Goodall Earth Medal, and the next Starmus science and arts festival, at the Royal Society in London.. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) Queen’s Brian May has lent his guitar chops to a new song that will be featured in the upcoming movie Masters of the Universe.The rocker appears on the track "Eternia" from British composer Daniel Pemberton, […]

(l-r) Musical guest Paul McCartney, host Will Ferrell, and Marcello Hernández during Promos on Thursday, May 14, 2026 -- (Photo by: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC) Paul McCartney was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live where he performed a new song, two classics and even got to show off his comedy chops.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer gave fans a preview of his upcoming album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, dropping May 29, […]

'Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer' film poster. (Cleopatra Entertainment) A North American release has been announced for a new documentary about late former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno.The film, titled Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer, will be available on DVD/Blu-ray and digital VOD on June 9. That same day, the doc will screen at the Lumiere Music Hall Theater in Beverly Hills, California, and will be followed by a Q&A with director Wes Orshoski.Di'Anno sang […]

Joni Mitchell's 'Court and Spark' High Fidelity audiophile reissue. (Rhino) Classic albums by Joni Mitchell, Dusty Springfield and Cher are the latest to get an audio upgrade as part of Rhino’s High Fidelity audiophile series.The reissues include Mitchell’s album Court and Spark, Springfield’s Dusty in Memphis and Cher’s 3614 Jackson Highway.Originally released in 1974, Court and Spark was Mitchell's biggest commercial hit, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Albums chart, thanks in […]

Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Resnikoff and Bruce Johnston attend the Beach Boys 60th Anniversary of 'Pet Sounds' at Capitol Records Building on May 11, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for UMe) Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ iconic album Pet Sounds, and ahead of the milestone, the album has ben certified double Platinum by the RIAA.Not only that, the album's hit […]