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On This Day, July 22, 1977…Elvis Costello released his debut album, My Aim Is True, in the U.K. produced by musician Nick Lowe.The album was released to critical acclaim, and included future Costello classics, “Alison” and “(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes."When it was released in the U.S. that November, it contained an additional track, “Watching the Detective,” which became the album's first hit, peaking at #15 in the U.K.While […]

Ozzy Osbourne performs during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony at Alexander Stadium on August 08, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Alex Pantling/Getty Images Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22, 2025, one year ago Wednesday. He was 76.Born John Michael Osbourne on Dec. 3, 1948, the man who would become known as the Prince of Darkness helped create the genre of heavy metal as the vocalist in the legendary Black […]

(L-R) Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick perform onstage during the 2025 Backyard Concert supporting Teen Cancer America and the UCLA Health Center October 03, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BC) Cheap Trick has added more dates to their All Washed Up Tour.The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band has extended their tour through November, with new dates starting […]

'Coltrane: The Definitive Visual Celebration of the Legend' (Ten Speed Press) Carlos Santana, Patti Smith and Phil Lesh are among the artists contributing essays to a new photo book about American jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.Coltrane: The Definitive Visual Celebration of the Legend, dropping Sept. 1, is described as a “photographic celebration” of Coltrane’s life, featuring dozens of never-before-seen photos from throughout Coltrane’s career. It includes photos in the studio, on […]

Ozzy Osbourne and Jack Osbourne visit the Tribeca Film Festival 2011 portrait studio on April 25, 2011 in New York City. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival) Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of Ozzy Osbourne's death, and his son, Jack Osbourne, has a request for fans who wish to honor the milestone."I want to fill the entire day, July 22, with just awesome Ozzy stories," Jack says in a […]

On This Day, July 21, 1991 ...Eight months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters hosted a star-studded concert version of the band’s classic album The Wall at the site of its former location.The concert featured a host of A-list musicians, including Bryan Adams, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Scorpions, Sinead O’Connor and Cyndi Lauper. Waters' former Pink Floyd bandmates David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright […]

Paul McCartney on May 21, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images) Fans on a Beatles tour of Liverpool got quite a surprise when they had a chance encounter with Paul McCartney.Neil Morton, who drives the Magical Mystery Tour Bus around Liverpool, tells the BBC that during a recent tour, the bus pulled up to find McCartney at a traffic light. It happened at the very moment McCartney was on […]

Photo of Queen: L-R Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May and John Deacon (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns) Queen is looking back at the past for a new series of posters.The band is releasing a new collection of replica vintage Queen posters, with the first installment in the series featuring four posters.The first set includes Sheer Heart Attack, We Will Rock You and Queen Are Coming posters. There's also a 1980 concert […]

Musician Jimmy Buffett performs onstage at Jimmy Buffett & Friends: Live from the Gulf Coast, July 11, 2010 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT) Jimmy Buffett passed away in 2023, but his music lives on.Mac McAnally, longtime member of Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, tells Billboard that he and his Coral Reefer bandmate Michael Utley have been working on a posthumous Buffett release.McAnally tells Billboard the […]