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On This Day, April 28, 1973...Pink Floyd landed their first #1 with their eighth studio album, The Dark Side of the Moon.The album, which features such songs as “Money” and “Brain Damage,” was only #1 for a week. It did, however, go on to spend 741 weeks on the Billboard Albums chart between 1973 and 1988, and has since charted for more than 990 weeks.The Dark Side of the Moon became one of […]

Rock N' Relief artwork (Courtesy of Sweet Relief Musicians Fund/Fandiem) Rush, AC/DC, Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams are among the first artists donating one-of-a-kind experiences for fans to raise money to help other artists.The experiences are part Rock N’ Relief, an initiative launched by Sweet Relief Musicians Fund in partnership with Fandiem to support Sweet Relief’s efforts to provide services and financial assistance to musicians and industry professionals in need.Packages include […]

Jon Anderson's 'Olias of Sunhillow' (Rhino) The 50th anniversary of former Yes frontman Jon Anderson’s solo debut, Olias of Sunhillow, will be celebrated with an audiophile vinyl reissue from Mobile Fidelity.The original, released July 9, 1976, was recorded while Yes was on a break. It was self-produced by Anderson, who played all the instruments on the record. It was a concept album, following four tribes of an alien race in […]

(L-R) Ronnie Wood, Steve Jordan, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform onstage at SoFi Stadium on July 13, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) The Rolling Stones appear to be teasing fans with some news.The band has posted photos on Instagram of billboards that have been popping up in cities around the world, with the words "Foreign Tongues" written in several languages and […]

Stevie Nicks performs during the 55th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on April 25, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images for ABA) Stevie Nicks played New Orleans’ Jazz Fest Saturday and treated fans to a Fleetwood Mac song she hasn’t played in over a decade.Fan-shot footage posted to YouTube shows Stevie performing the Rumours hit “Don’t Stop,” which is […]

Arnel Pineda (L) and Neal Schon of Journey perform in concert during the "Final Frontier Tour" at Intrust Bank Arena on April 04, 2026 in Wichita, Kansas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) Journey’s Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain have apologized to fans after their planned Stagecoach set on Saturday was canceled following the festival's emergency evacuation due to high winds.“We want to sincerely apologize to everyone at Stagecoach Festival last night. We were […]

On This Day, April 27, 1952…Paul Daniel Frehley, better known as KISS guitarist and co-founder Ace Frehley, was born in the Bronx, New York.Frehley co-founded KISS with Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss in New York City in 1973. They released their self-titled debut in 1974 and began to gain a following thanks to their live shows, which included face paint, wild stage outfits and plenty of pyrotechnics. Frehley's costumed […]

Bruce Springsteen performs with the E Street Band during their Land of Hope and Dreams tour at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, April 13, 2026. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images) While Bruce Springsteen has been very vocal about his opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration, especially on his current Land of Hope and Dreams American tour, he told fans at his […]

Foo Fighters. (ABC/ABC) Foo Fighters made their debut on Saturday Night Live UK over the weekend.Dave Grohl and company performed two songs off their brand-new album, Your Favorite Toy: "Child Actor" and "Caught in the Echo."The show featured the return of guitarist Pat Smear to the live Foo Fighters lineup. He'd missed performances earlier in 2026 after he was injured in what the band called a "bizarre gardening accident."SNL UK, the British spinoff […]