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Billy Idol at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (Disney/Eric McCandless) Billy Idol received his second nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Wednesday. His first came last year, and he doesn’t sound too bent out of shape that he didn’t get in the first time around.“I started to realize you don’t always get in on your first time; that’s quite unusual, I think,” Idol […]

Bryan Adams speaks at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Bryan Adams has announced dates for a new European tour.The rocker is set to bring his Roll With The Punches tour to arenas in Europe this fall and winter, with the tour launching Sept. 27 in Riga, Latvia.The tour will make stops in more than a dozen countries, including Germany, Netherlands, Spain and […]

Cover of 'Queen II' (Hollywood Records) Queen is offering up the first preview of the upcoming reissue of their sophomore album, Queen II.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just released the 2026 mix of “Seven Seas Of Rhye” to digital outlets. The song was the band's first U.K. top-10 hit, peaking at #10 in 1974.Queen II Collector’s Edition, dropping March 27, is a five-CD + two-LP box set, featuring the […]

On This Day, Feb. 27, 1981…The Who released the song “You Better You Bet,” their first single since the death of drummer Keith Moon three years earlier.The song, written by Pete Townshend, was the first single off the band’s 1981 album, Face Dances, which featured former Faces drummer Kenney Jones in Moon’s place.“You Better You Bet” was a top-20 hit for The Who, peaking at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100.The […]

Poster for the documentary 'Paul McCartney: Man on the Run' (Courtesy of Prime Video) Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles life in the '70s, including the formation of his band Wings, is the focus of the new documentary Paul McCartney: Man on the Run. Director Morgan Neville tells ABC Audio he was interested in the story because it’s "one of the most misunderstood chapters" of any of the Beatles' members lives."You think of McCartney as always winning, […]

Poster for the documentary 'Paul McCartney: Man on the Run' (Courtesy of Prime Video) Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles life in the '70s, including the formation of his band Wings, is the focus of the new documentary Paul McCartney: Man on the Run. Director Morgan Neville tells ABC Audio he was interested in the story because it’s "one of the most misunderstood chapters" of any of the Beatles' members lives."You think of McCartney as always winning, […]

Ozzy Osbourne in concert at the Verona Arena in Verona, Italy on 13th June 2016. (Francesco Castaldo/Archivio Francesco Castaldo/Mondadori via Getty Images) The late Ozzy Osbourne will posthumously be honored with the lifetime achievement award at the 2026 BRITs, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys.The ceremony, which takes place Saturday in Manchester, England, will also feature a performance of "No More Tears" featuring Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, as well as […]

Violet Grohl performs onstage with Dave Grohl during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID) At least two members of the Grohl family are readying new albums.Dave Grohl is putting out a new Foo Fighters record, Your Favorite Toy, on April 24. Meanwhile, his daughter Violet Grohl has been working on her debut album […]

Poster for Love Rocks NYC concert (Courtesy of God's Love We Deliver) The 10th annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert will take place March 5 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, but you don't have to be in the Big Apple to enjoy the show.The concert, featuring performances by Paul Simon, Elvis Costello and ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons, will stream live on Veeps.com.Other artists on the bill include […]