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'ZAPPAtite – Frank Zappa’s Tastiest Tracks' vinyl. (Zappa Records/UMe) The Frank Zappa compilation ZAPPAtite – Frank Zappa’s Tastiest Tracks is being released on vinyl for the first time.The record will make its wax debut on July 17. It was previously only available on CD and digital upon its original release in 2016.The two-LP package is divided into four sections — Appetizers, Entrées, Second Course and Desserts — and is described in a press release […]

Ozzy Osbourne and Jack Osbourne on April 25, 2011 in New York City. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival) Jack Osbourne has shared more info on the vision for the AI-powered interactive digital avatar of his late father, Ozzy Osbourne.As previously reported, Jack spoke about the avatar at the 2026 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, saying Ozzy "will exist digitally as himself for as long as we have computers.""You can ask Ozzy […]

Jimi Hendrix performing live onstage, 1968, (Graphic House/Archive Photos/Getty Images) In between wowing audiences with his otherworldly guitar skills, Jimi Hendrix was just a regular person who ordered food and paid his phone bill.That's what a new exhibit dedicated to the "Purple Haze" icon opening in London will show.According to The Guardian, the exhibit includes various documents from Hendrix's time living in London during the 1960s. Pieces include receipts from […]

On This Day, May 26, 1967...The Beatles released their classic album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in the U.K., with the U.S. release coming days later on June 2.The album, considered by many to be the greatest record of all time, featured such future Beatles classics as the title track, “A Day in the Life,” “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” “With a Little Help From My Friends,” “When […]

Neil Young performs at Farm Aid 2024 on Sept. 21, 2024 in Saratoga Springs, New York. (Gary Miller/Getty Images) In February, Neil Young canceled his planned 2026 tour dates, but he returned to the stage on May 22 at a benefit concert in his home country of Canada.As Billboard reports, Young performed a solo acoustic set at the show in Vancouver, which was held in honor of the 90th birthday of […]

Billy Idol accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the 52nd American Music Awards on May 25, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Billy Idol had the honor of closing Monday night's American Music Awards, as he accepted the AMA Lifetime Achievement Award and then took the stage to perform two of his classic hits.Idol was presented the award by Grammy-winning R&B star Leon Thomas, who said he […]

Geddy Lee of Rush performs at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 10, 2022 in Morrison, Colorado. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Comedy Central) Rush has a lot of emotional baggage associated with the Forum in Los Angeles. The band wrapped their R40 Live tour at the venue in 2015, which marked their final show with drummer Neil Peart before his death in 2020. Then in 2022, bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex […]

David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, with Dick Parry on saxophone in 2005 at LIVE 8, London, England (Jamie Tregidgo/WireImage) You may not know saxophonist Dick Parry's name, but if you're a Pink Floyd fan, you've heard his work on some of the band's best-known tracks. Guitarist David Gilmour has paid tribute to Parry, who he says passed away on May 22 at 83 years old."My […]

Paul McCartney, 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' (MPL/Capitol Records) Paul Mescal is portraying Paul McCartney in the upcoming quartet of Beatles films being made by Sam Mendes, so Amazon Music has tapped Mescal to interview McCartney about his new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane.The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney & Paul Mescal premieres Monday on Amazon Music and Amazon Live, and there's a sneak peek of […]