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The B-52s announce new 2026 Las Vegas residency dates

The B-52s Las Vegas residency admat/(courtesy of Live Nation)The B-52s are returning to Las Vegas in 2026.The band has announced three new shows at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, taking place April 22, 24 and 25. The residency has the band performing some of their biggest hits, including "Rock Lobster," "Private Idaho," "Roam" and "Love Shack."A Citi presale for tickets begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at […]

todayDecember 1, 2025

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Elton John’s holiday single steps into Platinum

Elton John (Courtesy UMG)Elton John's holiday song "Step Into Christmas" was released way back in 1973, but it has finally been certified Platinum by the RIAA."Step Into Christmas" has re-entered Billboard's Holiday Airplay chart every year over the past decade and has returned to the U.K. singles chart every year since 2011. Last year, a new video was created for the song, starring Cara Delevingne as Elton.Elton has posted a video poking fun at how ubiquitous "Step Into Christmas" becomes each holiday season: In it, […]

todayDecember 1, 2025

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Styx & Chicago announce dates for summer tour

Chicago & Styx tour admat (courtesy of Live Nation)Styx and Chicago are teaming up for a new summer tour.The bands have announced dates for The Windy Cities Tour - All The Hits…Your Kind of Tour. It's set to begin July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and wrap Sept. 6 in Los Angeles.“We are excited about the summer tour,” Chicago’s trumpeter Lee Loughnane says in a statement. “Chicago has never toured with Styx before so it's going to be a […]

todayDecember 1, 2025

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On This Day, Dec. 1, 1944: The Doors drummer John Densmore is born

On This Day, Dec. 1, 1944…John Paul Densmore, drummer of the rock band The Doors, was born in Los Angeles, California.Densmore co-founded The Doors in 1965 along with frontman Jim Morrison, guitarist Robby Kreiger and keyboardist Ray Manzarek. They released their self-titled debut in 1967, which featured their breakthrough single “Light My Fire." Both the album and the song were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording […]

todayDecember 1, 2025

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Aerosmith & Yungblud collaborative EP makes top-10 debut

'One More Time' EP artwork. (Capitol Records. Artwork by Joe Foti/Chrome Hearts)Aerosmith is back in the top 10.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ EP with Yungblud, One More Time, debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart this week, moving 39,000 equivalent album units. Of that number, 37,000 were in traditional album sales, landing the EP at #3 on the Top Album Sales chart.The EP is now Aerosmith’s 10th top-10 album and their first since their last release, 2012’s […]

todayDecember 1, 2025

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Queen celebrates 50 years of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ with new immersive video

Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' artwork/(Hollywood Records/EMI)Queen is wrapping their five-part Queen the Greatest YouTube series with the release of a special “Bohemian Rhapsody” video.To mark the 50th anniversary of the song’s nine-week run on top of the U.K. singles chart, Queen has released “The ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ 360 Experience,” a video that features moving images of the band performing the song live, the track's original promotional video, on-screen lyrics and more.In order to get the full 360-degree experience, folks on a laptop […]

todayDecember 1, 2025

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Son of Jackson Browne dies at age 52

Ethan Browne and dad Jackson Browne during "Raising Helen" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage)Singer/songwriter Jackson Browne’s eldest son, Ethan Browne, has died, according to a statement posted on the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's website.“It is with deep sorrow that we share that on the morning of November 25, 2025, Ethan Browne, the son of Jackson Browne and Phyllis Major, was found unresponsive in his home and has passed away,” […]

todayNovember 26, 2025

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Joan Jett to open for My Chemical Romance in London

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts perform at The Creative Coalition's Benefit Gala Concert: Our Future, Our Freedom at Ramova Theatre on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by London Entertainment/Getty Images)Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are set to open for My Chemical Romance on their 2026 European tour that celebrates the 20th anniversary of their 2006 album, The Black Parade.Each show will feature a different supporting act, depending on the night. Jett and the band have been announced for MCR's July 10 […]

todayNovember 26, 2025

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Paul McCartney releases video of ‘Live and Let Die’ performance

Sir Paul McCartney performing on stage at Co-op Live in Manchester during his Got Back tour. Picture date: Saturday December 14, 2024. (Photo by Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images)Paul McCartney has released a new live video of a performance of “Live and Let Die,” recorded during one of his two Got Back concerts at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center in October.The performance features pyrotechnics that shoot fire into the air, along with laser lights that shine over the crowd.The video […]

todayNovember 26, 2025

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