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On This Day, Aug. 22, 1979…Led Zeppelin released their eighth and final studio album, In Through the Out Door, in the United States.The album went to #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, where it spent seven weeks, tying it with Led Zeppelin II for the Led Zeppelin album with the most weeks at #1. The album's best known songs include “All of My Love” and “Fool in the Rain.”In Through the Out Door wound up becoming […]

Columbia Records Bruce Springsteen’s third studio album, Born to Run, is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Monday and to mark the occasion The Boss has released a song that didn’t make it on the album.The New Jersey rocker has just released "Lonely Night in the Park" to digital services for the first time. The track was recorded during the Born to Run sessions at the Record Plant in New York, and was considered for the album, but ultimately […]

The Doors L-R Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore and Jim Morrison pose for an Electra Records publicity still circa 1967. (Photo by Electra Records/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) The Doors have dipped into their archives and shared a classic live concert with fans.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just released Live at Bakersfield to digital services for the first time. It's a recording of their Aug. 21, 1970, concert at the Bakersfield […]

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform with Jon Button and Scott Devours at Parco Della Musica on July 22, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images) The Who has only played two shows on their The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour, but the trek has hit its first snag.The band was due to play Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday, but […]

Billy Joel attends the preview of 'Billy Joel: My Life - A Piano Man's Journey,' November 2023 (Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images) It seems to be the end of an era. First, news came that Billy Joel's motorcycle shop in Oyster Bay, Long Island, would be closing down. Now a major exhibit about the Piano Man's life and career that's been running for two years is coming to an […]

Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere'/Courtesy of 20th Century Studios The upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic has booked another film festival.The American Film Institute has announced that Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is set to open the 39th edition of AFI Fest on Oct. 22 in Hollywood.“AFI is the stage and the screens where the world’s stories come together in Hollywood,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI […]

Metallica on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' ABC/Randy Holmes Metallica is performing at the upcoming 2025 Dreamfest benefit concert.The show will take place Oct. 15 at the Chase Center in San Francisco and is hosted by the tech company Salesforce as part of its annual Dreamforce conference. It will raise money for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals.Along with Metallica, the 2025 Dreamfest lineup includes Benson Boone.If you're a part of Metallica's Fifth Member […]

(L-R) Jake Bongiovi, Millie Bobby Brown, Dorothea Hurley, and Jon Bon Jovi attend the Damsel World Premiere at The Plaza on March 01, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Netflix) Rocker Jon Bon Jovi is a grandfather.The singer’s son Jake Bongiovi, 23, and his wife, Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown, 21, announced in a joint Instagram post that they have adopted a baby girl.“This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through […]

Brian May of Queen performs at Chase Center on November 08, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images) Queen’s Brian May is teaming with The Struts on a new version of the U.K. band’s breakout hit "Could Have Been Me,” which is due out Sept. 3. You can presave it now and check out a teaser video streaming on YouTube.The Struts frontman Luke Spiller says he’s "absolutely ecstatic" about collaborating with May, who he calls his […]