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Paul McCartney adds San Antonio date to Got Back tour
Photo: © 2024 MPL Communications Ltd / Photographer: MJ Kim)Paul McCartney has added another city to the upcoming North American leg of his Got Back tour.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is now ...
Jul 24, 2025
Led Zeppelin celebrates 50th anniversary of 'Physical Graffiti' with live EP & deluxe edition
Atlantic RecordsThis year marks the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s fifth studio album, Physical Graffiti, and the band has announced some new releases to celebrate, including a new...
Jul 24, 2025
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi reflects on last gig with Ozzy Osbourne
Kevin Mazur/WireImageOzzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi reflects on his final performance with the late Prince of Darkness in a new interview with the U.K.'s ITV News.Iommi reunite...
Jul 24, 2025
On This Day, July 24, 2022: Joni Mitchell surprises with performance at Newport Folk Festival A
On This Day, July 24, 2022 ...Joni Mitchell was the surprise musical performer at the Newport Folk Festival, joining Brandi Carlile for a special set that featured the legendary musician performing wi...
Jul 24, 2025
Documentary about the making of Tom Petty’s 'Wildflowers' coming to Blu-ray
Warner Bros.The 2021 documentary about the making of Tom Petty’s second solo album, Wildflowers, is getting its first-ever physical release.Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The...
Jul 24, 2025
Metallica members remember the first time they heard Black Sabbath
Kevin Kane/WireImageMetallica has shared a video in which each of the four band members remember the first time they heard Black Sabbath.The video was first filmed ahead of the Back to the Beginning c...
Jul 23, 2025
Dead & Company’s San Francisco shows to be livestreamed
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyDead & Company is giving fans yet another way to enjoy the upcoming shows in San Francisco celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Grate...
Jul 23, 2025
Gene Simmons remembers ‘pure soul’ Ozzy Osbourne: ‘He was unique and a giant’
L-R: Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Stanley, 1991; Photo credit: Vinnie Zuffante/Getty ImagesHeavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne passed away Tuesday at the age of 76, and while he may have been known ...
Jul 23, 2025
Exhibit exploring Bob Dylan’s early career to open at New York University
John Byrne Cooke Estate/Getty ImagesA Bob Dylan exhibit highlighting his early career and the political and social messages in his music is set to open at New York University in August.How M...
Jul 23, 2025
Kermit the Frog, Adam Sandler, The Alamo & PETA pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
Peter Jordan - PA Images/PA Images via Getty ImagesIf the countless musicians paying tribute to Ozzy Osbourne haven't communicated just how impactful the late Prince of Darkness was, who else would al...
Jul 23, 2025