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Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Billy Joel does not support a planned biopic that was announced on Tuesday.The film, Billy & Me, to be directed by editor/producer John Ottman, is described as the "untold origin story of Billy Joel before the fame, before the hit records, and before the world knew him as the Piano Man," told from the perspective of […]

James "JY" Young and Tommy Shaw of Styx perform during The Brotherhood Of Rock Tour at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre on July 06, 2025, in Alpharetta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images) Styx is featured in a new documentary that highlights their 20-year partnership with Kaboom Collective, a nonprofit arts organization based in Cleveland.Twenty Years On looks back at Styx's 2006 performance with a youth orchestra, talking to the band, past orchestra members and […]

The Black Crowes' Chris Robinson performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (Disney/Frank Micelotta) The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson says anger prompted him to make moves in 2015 that wound up breaking up the band.In an interview on Jay Mohr’s Mohr Stories podcast, Chris discussed the breakup, which his brother Rich Robinson said happened when Chris asked for a bigger stake in the band. Chris told Jay […]

Mickey Hart of Grateful Dead accepts the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year award onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart is hoping to get his hands on a very personal piece of Dead memorabilia.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer posted […]

Bruce Dickinson performs in concert during Rocklahoma at Rockin' Red Dirt Ranch on August 31, 2025 in Pryor, Oklahoma. (Gary Miller/Getty Images) Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has announced the next volume in his graphic novel series, The Mandrake Project.The latest book, titled The Mandrake Project: Year Two, is expected to ship in October and is available to preorder now via Z2 Comics."Oh, just hold on to your proverbial hats folks… This one gets […]

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters. (ABC/ABC) Foo Fighters are featured in the latest episode of Hot Ones Versus.The Hot Ones spinoff series forces contestants to answer personal questions about themselves, but if they don't, they have to eat a spicy Wing of Death. The person who consumes the fewest wings is deemed the winner and goes home with the coveted chicken wing trophy.Overall, all the Foos members mostly elected to tell […]

(L-R) Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush attend the 2026 JUNO Awards at TD Coliseum on March 29, 2026 in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremy Chan/Getty Images) Rush is getting ready to hit the road for their first tour since drummer Neil Peart’s death, with Anika Nilles filling in behind the drum kit.The band stopped touring in 2015 due to Peart’s health. In a new interview with Guitar World, frontman Geddy Lee […]

Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze perform on stage during their 'Trixies' album launch at KOKO during which the venue was transformed into Trixies nightclub for one night only, at KOKO on March 11, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) There was a Squeeze reunion on the latest episode of the BBC music show Later… With Jools Holland.Squeeze members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook reunited with their former […]

The Black Crowes' Chris Robinson on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' (Disney/Randy Holmes) The Black Crowes have added another show to their 2026 schedule.The rockers are set to play the 2026 Corona Capital festival, taking place Nov. 20-22 in Mexico City. They are set to play the closing night, which features headliners The Strokes.The lineup also features fellow headliners Gorillaz and Twenty One Pilots, as well as Mumford & Sons, Violet Grohl, Johnny […]