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On This Day, Dec. 11, 1968: The Rolling Stones began filming ‘Rock and Roll Circus’

On This Day, Dec. 11, 1968 ...The Rolling Stones began shooting the concert film Rock and Roll Circus.The film, which was shot over two days, captured The Stones performing on a stage set that looked like a circus, alongside The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal and Marianne Faithfull.It also featured a one-time-only performance by The Dirty Mac, a group made up of John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and more.The film was originally supposed to air on the BBC, but The Stones […]

todayDecember 11, 2025

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Stan Lynch’s The Speaker Wars release new holiday single

Artwork for The Speaker Wars holiday single 'Brighten the Corner' (Frontiers Music SRL)Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch and his new band The Speaker Wars are getting into the holiday spirit with the release of a new Christmas song.The band — made up of Lynch, singer-songwriter Jon Christopher Davis, Jay Michael Smith on guitar, Brian Patterson on bass, Steve Ritter on percussion and Jay Brown on keyboards — has just released the holiday song "Brighten the Corner.""The Speaker Wars are wishing y'all a soulful, joyful and peaceful holiday season," says Lynch."Brighten […]

todayDecember 11, 2025

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Elvis Costello to appear on MGM+ series ‘Words + Music’

Elvis Costello on the MGM+ series 'Words + Music' (Photo credit: Jessica Perez MGM+)Elvis Costello is the subject of a new episode of Words + Music, which will air Sunday on MGM+.Words + Music is based on the Audible audio series of the same name. Each episode has artists sharing the stories behind their most iconic songs, followed by performances of those tunes. There will also be an immersive video experience, courtesy of a stage that includes a large LED […]

todayDecember 10, 2025

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Joe Jackson releases first single off new album ‘Hope and Fury’

Cover of Joe Jackson's 'Hope and Fury'/(earMUSIC)Joe Jackson is giving fans their first preview of his upcoming album, Hope and Fury.The “Is She Really Going Out With Him” singer has released the first single from the record, “Welcome to Burning-By-Sea,” which was inspired by two cities in England: Brighton and his hometown of Portsmouth. According to the press release, the fictional seaside town in the song “becomes a microcosm of the whole country, with all its contrasts and contradictions.”“Welcome to […]

todayDecember 10, 2025

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Marianne Faithfull documentary to have US premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Marianne Faithfull in Liverpool, 8th June 1965. (Photo by Terry Mealy/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)A documentary about the late singer and actress Marianne Faithfull is set to screen at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.Broken English, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 2025, is set to have its U.S. premiere at Sundance as part of its Spotlight program.The film, from co-directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, is described as a “hybrid, genre-bending piece.”It has Faithfull being interviewed about her life […]

todayDecember 10, 2025

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Roger Daltrey receives his knighthood at Windsor Castle

Sir Roger Daltrey after he was made a Knight Bachelor at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on December 10, 2025 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Andrew Matthews - Pool/Getty Images)The Who’s Roger Daltrey has officially received his knighthood.The rocker was recognized in June as a Knight Bachelor as part of the King’s Birthday Honours, and on Wednesday he was officially knighted by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle.Daltrey was recognized for his contributions to music and his charity […]

todayDecember 10, 2025

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Trailer for new UK David Bowie documentary released

David Bowie performs at Air Canada Centre. (Photo by Vince Talotta/Toronto Star via Getty Images)A trailer for a new U.K. documentary on David Bowie's final years has just been released. David Bowie – The Final Act is a production of U.K. Channel 4, Dogwoof and Rogan Productions.“Ten years after David Bowie's passing, his final chapter comes to light,” reads the trailer’s description. “Discover how the legendary artist transformed life, death, and creativity into his haunting masterpiece, Blackstar. ... Bowie’s own words reveal a […]

todayDecember 10, 2025

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Christmas queen Mariah Carey posts video showing ‘how it started’

Mariah Carey performs during opening night of 'Mariah Carey's Christmastime In Las Vegas' at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 (Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas)When Mariah Carey released her first holiday album, Merry Christmas, in 1994, she probably never thought that one of the songs on that album would go on to become a chart-topping Christmas standard — or did she?Mariah reposted an interview clip of herself from 1994, in which she talks about the […]

todayDecember 10, 2025

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Gene Simmons apologizes for his comments about Ace Frehley’s death

Musicians Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley at Walt Grace Vintage on January 27, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Weiss/Getty Images)KISS’ Gene Simmons is apologizing for comments he made about the death of his bandmate Ace Frehley.In a recent interview with the New York Post, Simmons blamed Frehley’s death on his own "bad decisions.""He refused [advice] from people that cared about him – including yours truly – to try to change his lifestyle," Simmons said. "In and out of bad […]

todayDecember 10, 2025

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