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Paul McCartney performs on 'SNL50' on February 16, 2025 (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images) Paul McCartney had a busy 2025, so it wasn’t easy for him to nail down a highlight of the year.In the final website Q&A for 2025, McCartney was asked to name his "professional highlight" of the year, and he couldn’t pick just one."The great thing is there’s so much suddenly happening," he said. "It’s like a log […]

Artwork for Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska Live' (Sony Music) When Bruce Springsteen released the box set Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition in October, it included a present-day recording of The Boss performing his album Nebraska in its entirety at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey. Now, the rocker is giving fans who didn’t buy the box set a chance to experience it.Springsteen has now made the performance available to rent or own via […]

On This Day, Dec. 22, 2014 ...British singer Joe Cocker died of lung cancer in Colorado at the age of 70.Known for his raspy voice and expressive body movements while performing, Cocker first gained commercial success thanks to his soulful cover of The Beatles’ "With a Little Help From My Friends," which appeared on his debut album.The song, which featured Jimmy Page on guitar, hit #1 in the U.K. and […]

After waiting almost four years, Led Zeppelin fans finally got to see the story of their favorite band on the big screen with the February 2025 release of Becoming Led Zeppelin, the first officially sanctioned documentary about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band.The film, directed by Bernard MacMahon, first premiered as a work in progress at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. It took until May 2024 for Sony […]

Cover of Freddie Mercury's 'Mr Bad Guy'/(Hollywood Records) The final installment of the three-part YouTube series looking back at Freddie Mercury’s debut solo album, Mr Bad Guy, has just been released, and it focuses on the songs on the album.Once again, the clip features archival footage of the Queen frontman's 1985 interview with journalist David Wigg. When asked what song he finds most rewarding, Freddie has a hard time picking a favorite.“Oh, I […]

Terry Gowan, Will Evanovich, 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 has announced the lineup for their 2026 Rockin’ in Paradise with Styx + Friends beach weekend.The festival, happening Oct. 8-10 in Miramar Beach, Florida, will feature Styx headlining two special shows. The lineup includes Yacht Rock […]

Cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here 50'/ (Sony Music) Pink Floyd’s 50th anniversary Wish You Were Here reissue has nabbed the top spot on the U.K. Official Albums chart, making Wish You Were Here 50 this year’s Official Christmas #1 album. It’s been over 50 years since the original album topped the U.K. albums chart, which now gives Pink Floyd the record for the longest span between their first chart topper […]

'Life’s Been Good: Joe Walsh' auction artwork (Courtesy of Julien's Auctions) Joe Walsh’s personal items, including his guitars, brought in big bucks at the Life’s Been Good: Joe Walsh auction, put on by Julien’s Auctions.The auction took place Dec. 16-17 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, with bids coming in from over 22 countries around the world.More than 800 of the rocker’s personal items were up for grabs, including over […]

Metallica on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) James Hetfield is here to bring some heavy metal spirit to your holiday season.The Metallica frontman has shared a spoken-word recitation of the famous poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." "Grab your cocoa and settle in by the fire before your long winter's nap for a reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Papa Het," Metallica says.If you've ever wanted to hear the […]