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Steve Harris of Iron Maiden performs at Co-op Live on June 22, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage)Iron Maiden celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2025, and founding bassist/son...

On This Day, Dec. 26, 1970 ...George Harrison hit #1 with the song “My Sweet Lord,” which went on to spend four weeks in the top spot.The chart-topper, produced by Harrison and Phil S...

Bono and Imelda May take part in the annual Christmas Eve busk on Grafton Street in Dublin, in aid of homeless charity, the Simon Community. Picture date: Wednesday December 24, 2025. (Photo by Conor ...

Billy Joel’s 2025 didn’t start out so hot. In January, the Piano Man postponed a show in order to have a medical procedure. He did perform two shows in February and continued to announce m...

Flea at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Ser Baffo)Flea is here to help jazz up your holiday season.The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has shared a trumpet performance of w...

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. (ABC)The Pearl Jam camp is celebrating their own fuzzy Christmas miracle.The three kittens that the grunge rockers have been fostering at their Seattle headquarters have now ...

'The Löst Tapes, Vol. 7 (Lemmy's 50th Birthday, Live in West Hollywood, 1995)' album artwork. (BMG)Late Motörhead frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister would've turned 80 on Wednesday, and the...

Mick Abrahams - Blodwyn Pig, 1969, Copenhagen, Denmark (Photo by Jorgen Angel/Redferns)Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson is paying tribute to the band’s original guitarist Mick Abrahams, who pass...

2025 began with the surprise news that the original Black Sabbath lineup — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — would be reuniting for one final show. It was ...

Soren Koch, Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Tom Toomey and Steve Rodford of The Zombies perform at Variety Playhouse on April 03, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)The Zombies h...