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Brian May and Benson Boone pose backstage at the Coachella Stage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella) Queen’s Brian May made a surprise appearance during pop star Benson Boone’s set at the 2025 Coachella Festival in Indio, California, and he did again at Boone's Sunday concert in Birmingham, England.May came […]

Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses perform onstage during the Power Trip music festival at Empire Polo Club on October 06, 2023 in Indio, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Power Trip) Guns N' Roses are hopping off the "Nightrain" and picking up a different mode of transportation for an upcoming show.The "Welcome to the Jungle" rockers will be playing the official Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix kickoff concert, taking place […]

On this Day, March 16, 1954...Nancy Wilson, one half of the rock duo Heart, was born in San Francisco, California.Nancy and her older sister Ann, along with Roger Fisher and Steve Fossen, formed Heart in 1973. They were later joined by Michael Derosier and Howard Leese, and  released their debut album, Dreamboat Annie, in 1975, which featured future Heart classics “Crazy on You” and “Magic Man.”The group went on to […]

Artwork for American Music Honors auction (Courtesy of Julien's Auctions) The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music’s fourth annual American Music Honors will take place April 18, and folks now have a chance to snag a VIP experience to the event.Julien’s Auctions, in partnership with New Jersey's Monmouth University, where the Bruce Springsteen Center is located, is auctioning off a VIP package for two to this year’s celebration. The event will honor […]

Adriana Gillett and James Hetfield attend the "Metallica Saved My Life" screening during the 2025 Tribeca Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on June 11, 2025 in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/WireImage) James Hetfield will soon be off to married married land.The Metallica frontman has announced he and his girlfriend, Adriana Gillett, are now engaged.The "Enter Sandman" metallers revealed the news in a photo posted to Instagram featuring Hetfield and Gillett underwater […]

Phil Campbell of Motörhead performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty Images) Longtime Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died at age 64.Campbell's band the Bastard Sons, which includes his children, announced the news in an Instagram post Saturday reading, "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Philip Anthony Campbell, who passed […]

Cover of KISS' 'Destroyer' (Island Def Jam) Sunday marks 50 years since KISS released their fourth studio album, Destroyer, and to celebrate the occasion the band has released a new line of products and merchandise.The Destroyer anniversary collection includes a metallic gold and purple fire vinyl pressing of the album, which will ship March 27, as well as a limited purple liquid-filled vinyl edition, which will be released May 1.In […]

Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee of Rush, performing on stage, 1984 (Photo by David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Rush is celebrating the release of the deluxe edition of their 10th studio album, 1984's Grace Under Pressure, with the release of a classic concert.The band has just debuted a recording of their Sept. 21, 1984, concert at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens on YouTube. The concert features performances of Grace Under Pressure tracks, as […]

Cover of 'Asia - Live in England' (Frontiers Music SRL) ASIA has just released their new live album, ASIA – Live in England, and to coincide with the release they’ve shared a new live performance video.The latest video is for the track "Wildest Dreams," which originally appeared on ASIA’s 1982 self-titled debut album, which went to #1 in the U.S. The band previously shared live performances of their hits "Only […]