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Styx announces new tour dates with Cheap Trick

Terry Gowan, Will Evanovich, Chuck Panozzo, 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 a string of tour dates with special guest Cheap Trick.The two bands will team up for five shows, starting May 16 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and wrapping May 24 in Lincoln, Nebraska.Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 […]

todayDecember 15, 2025

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David Bowie’s longtime pianist to celebrate rock legend with all-star shows

David Bowie performing at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for Aids Awareness, at Wembley Stadium, Picture taken Easter Monday, 20th April 1992. (Photo by Nigel Wright/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)David Bowie’s longtime pianist Mike Garson is set to celebrate his music with a trio of special shows, where he’ll be joined by an A-list lineup of rockers.Bowie's Piano Man: A Decade in the Stars will take place at the Sun Rose West Hollywood in Los Angeles Jan. 8-10. It will not only celebrate Bowie’s birthday, […]

todayDecember 15, 2025

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The #1 song in the world right now is a Christmas tune — and it’s not Mariah Carey’s

Wham! 'Last Christmas' (Sony Music)Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" may be the #1 song in the U.S. right now, but the #1 song in the world is a different Christmas tune.For the first time ever, "Last Christmas" by Wham! has topped the Billboard Global 200. The 1984 hit by the British duo is only the second Christmas song to top the Global 200 since the chart began in 2020. The first was, of course, Mariah's song.Meanwhile, […]

todayDecember 15, 2025

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Official video for George Harrison’s ‘Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)’ to be released

Former Beatle, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Cannes, France, 30th January 1976. Harrison is in Cannes for the Midem music industry trade fair. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)George Harrison’s classic tune “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” is getting an official video.Harrison's official Instagram page gave fans a preview of the animated clip, which has been directed by Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard. The video is being released on Tuesday at 9 a.m. PT.“Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” […]

todayDecember 15, 2025

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All she wants for Christmas: Mariah Carey sets all-time chart record with 20th week at #1

Mariah Carey 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' 30th anniversary (Sony Music Entertainment)There was just one thing Mariah Carey needed for Christmas, and now she has it: an all-time Billboard chart record.Her 1994 holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has just racked up its 20th overall week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, setting a new mark for longest domination of the top spot on that chart. The previous record of 19 weeks was jointly […]

todayDecember 15, 2025

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Bruce Springsteen makes surprise appearance at The Stone Pony

Bruce Springsteen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(Disney/Randy Holmes)Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance Sunday at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey.According to Rolling Stone, Springsteen joined E Street Band guitarist Little Steven and his band the Disciples of Soul at a benefit show for WhyHunger, although the performance didn’t go off without a hitch.The mag notes that during a performance of the Southside Johnny tune “I Don’t Wanna Go Home” a fire alarm went off, although nobody in the audience made […]

todayDecember 15, 2025

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Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider defends KISS accepting Kennedy Center Honor

(L-R) Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Paul Stanley of KISS attend the 48th Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on December 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)While some people have been criticizing KISS for accepting the Kennedy Center Honors from President Donald Trump, Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has their back."There are a lot of people sh** talking @kiss for accepting their Kennedy Center Honor Medals from the current president," he wrote on X. "You […]

todayDecember 15, 2025

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Paul McCartney and Elton John pay tribute to ‘Spinal Tap’ director Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner attends the Premiere of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on September 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/FilmMagic)Paul McCartney and Elton John have paid tribute to director Rob Reiner following the news that Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday.Both musicians had cameos in Reiner’s last film, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, which came out in September.“What a tragedy […]

todayDecember 15, 2025

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Carl Carlton, ‘Everlasting Love’ and ‘She’s a Bad Mama Jama’ singer, dies at 72

Carl Carlton performs at Disco Fever 2018 at the St George Theatre on September 22, 2018 in Staten Island, NY. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)R&B singer Carl Carlton, best known for singing the hit tracks "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)," has passed away at the age of 72.“RIP Dad, Legend Carl Carlton singer of She's a Bad Mama Jama,” his son Carlton Hudgens II wrote on Facebook. “Long hard fight in life and […]

todayDecember 15, 2025

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