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On This Day, March 5, 2023… Gary Rossington, guitarist for Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away at the age of 71. Rossington, who was inducted into the Rock &am...

Samir Hussein/WireImageSlash is teasing an upcoming blues project.In a video posted to his Facebook, the Guns N' Roses shredder shares, "I'm a rock guitar player that's firmly rooted in blues.""Blues ...

Penguin Random HouseBono has a new award to add to his trophy shelf.The U2 frontman’s memoir, Surrender, won Audiobook of the Year at the 2024 Audie Awards, which took place Monda...

Collect/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty ImagesThe public may be getting some more insight into the early days of The Beatles, only this time from the point of view of former Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe.The ...

ABC/Randy HolmesMetallica has partnered with the work wear company Carhartt to help fund skilled trade education for women.Carhartt has awarded Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation and its Metal...

Warner RecordsBlack Sabbath's "Paranoid" will now be occupying your brain on Spotify's Billions Club playlist.The metal classic has officially hit the 1 billion streams mark on the platform. It's the ...

L-R: Ringo Starr, Stella McCartney, Paul McCartney/Photo credit: Dave Benett/Getty Images for Stella McCartneyThere was a reunion of The Beatles in Paris on Monday, March 4.Paul McCartney an...

R. Diamond/Getty ImagesLynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke has some strong opinions about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, specifically the fact that he's not in it.Medlocke was Skynyrd&rsq...

R. Diamond/Getty ImagesLynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke has some strong opinions about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, specifically the fact that he's not in it.Medlocke was Skynyrd&rsq...

Disney/Jennifer PottheiserElton John has been pretty busy since he wrapped up his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour: He's got two musicals opening -- one in London and one on Broadway -- and he's got ne...