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On This Day, Dec. 1, 1944…John Paul Densmore, drummer of the rock band The Doors, was born in Los Angeles, California.Densmore co-founded The Doors in 1965 along with frontman Jim Morrison, guitarist Robby Kreiger and keyboardist Ray Manzarek. They released their self-titled debut in 1967, which featured their breakthrough single “Light My Fire." Both the album and the song were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and chosen by […]

'One More Time' EP artwork. (Capitol Records. Artwork by Joe Foti/Chrome Hearts) Aerosmith is back in the top 10.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ EP with Yungblud, One More Time, debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart this week, moving 39,000 equivalent album units. Of that number, 37,000 were in traditional album sales, landing the EP at #3 on the Top Album Sales chart.The EP is now Aerosmith’s […]

Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' artwork/(Hollywood Records/EMI) Queen is wrapping their five-part Queen the Greatest YouTube series with the release of a special “Bohemian Rhapsody” video.To mark the 50th anniversary of the song’s nine-week run on top of the U.K. singles chart, Queen has released “The ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ 360 Experience,” a video that features moving images of the band performing the song live, the track's original promotional video, on-screen lyrics and more.In […]

Ethan Browne and dad Jackson Browne during "Raising Helen" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage) Singer/songwriter Jackson Browne’s eldest son, Ethan Browne, has died, according to a statement posted on the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's website.“It is with deep sorrow that we share that on the morning of November 25, 2025, Ethan Browne, the son of Jackson Browne and Phyllis […]

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) The music of Foo Fighters will be celebrated during the Cleveland Browns' upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame game. Huntington Bank Field's Dawg Pound Drive will feature a Foo-themed stage and branded drinks, and will feature a performance by a classic rock cover band. You'll also be able to take a photo with a smashed Foo-branded guitar, which nods […]

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts perform at The Creative Coalition's Benefit Gala Concert: Our Future, Our Freedom at Ramova Theatre on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by London Entertainment/Getty Images) Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are set to open for My Chemical Romance on their 2026 European tour that celebrates the 20th anniversary of their 2006 album, The Black Parade.Each show will feature a different supporting act, depending on the night. […]

Sir Paul McCartney performing on stage at Co-op Live in Manchester during his Got Back tour. Picture date: Saturday December 14, 2024. (Photo by Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images) Paul McCartney has released a new live video of a performance of “Live and Let Die,” recorded during one of his two Got Back concerts at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center in October.The performance features pyrotechnics that shoot fire into the […]

James Taylor at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony (Disney/Eric McCandless) James Taylor is set to return to Ireland in 2026.The "Fire and Rain" singer has announced two dates in Ireland, which will be his first shows there since September 2022.Taylor and his All Star Band are confirmed to play in Cork on July 10 and Dublin on July 12, with tickets going on sale to the […]

Metallica's Kirk Hammett on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) The Gibson SG Custom guitar played by Metallica's Kirk Hammett during the massive Back to the Beginning concert has sold at auction for $76,800.The winning bid dramatically exceeded the estimated price of the guitar, which was set between $4,000 and $6,000.Kirk played the guitar during Metallica's Back to the Beginning set for a cover of Black Sabbath's "Hole in the Sky." […]