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New Pearl Jam touring member Josh Klinghoffer feels like he's "known these guys for 30 years already"
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Global Citizen VAX LIVEJosh Klinghoffer is feeling right at home with Pearl Jam. The former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist made his debut as the grunge outfit's newest t...
Nov 09, 2021
Sammy Hagar & The Circle, REO Speedwagon both performing at Nevada concert in May 2022
Courtesy of Sammy Hagar; Randee St. NicholasSammy Hagar & The Circle will team up with REO Speedwagon next year for a May 7 concert in Laughlin, Nevada, at the Laughlin Event Center. Opening the s...
Nov 09, 2021
Ed Sheeran reveals Elton John holiday duet title is "Merry Christmas"
Sean Gallagher/NBCLast month, Ed Sheeran revealed that he and Elton John were teaming up for a Christmas single, and during an appearance on The Tonight Show on Monday, Sheeran shared some more detail...
Nov 09, 2021
Go, Go, Go: Graham Nash says he's recording a new album with ex-Hollies band mate Allan Clarke
Allan Clarke and Graham Nash in 2010; Kevin Kane/WireImageAs Graham Nash prepares for the November 16 release of his new photo book A Life in Focus, which offers a career-spanning look at his photogra...
Nov 09, 2021
Elton John is now the oldest person ever to top the Australian charts
Interscope RecordsAfter topping the charts in this native Britain, Elton John's "Cold Heart" -- his collaboration with Dua Lipa and Australia's Pnau -- has now hit number one in Australia, and it's ea...
Nov 08, 2021
Jethro Tull's first new studio album in 18 years, 'The Zealot Gene,' to be released in January
InsideOut MusicJethro Tull has announced official details about its forthcoming studio album, The Zealot Gene, which will be released on January 28, 2022. The 12-track collection of the first new stud...
Nov 08, 2021
Father of KISS' Paul Stanley dies at 101
Daniel Zuchnik/Getty ImagesKISS' Paul Stanley is mourning the death of his father, William Eisen, who has passed away at 101 years old. "My dad William Eisen has left this earth after 101 years & ...
Nov 08, 2021
Ticket sales for Billy Joel's Houston show put on hold following Astroworld concert disaster
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesBilly Joel announced last week that tickets for his show on September 23, 2022, at Houston's Minute Maid Park would go on sale this Friday. However, those plans have now been p...
Nov 08, 2021
Paul McCartney disagrees that The Beatles are the greatest band of all time
© Mary McCartneySo, The Beatles are the greatest band of all time, right? Not if you ask Paul McCartney. Sir Paul himself feels that The Everly Brothers deserve the honor. British newspaper ...
Nov 08, 2021
Sting says "no thanks" to the idea of retirement: "I can't imagine life without working onstage
Credit: DeniseTruscelloSting recently turned 70, but unlike fellow rock star Elton John, he has no plans to retire any time soon...or ever, actually. Speaking to USA Today, Sting says asking him to im...
Nov 08, 2021