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Green Hill Productions/Primary WaveForty years ago today, Olivia Newton-John released the song that made her a pop superstar: "Physical." Olivia was given "Physical" after Tina Turner rejected it, and...

Credit: Scott Robert RitchieRingo Starr has debuted a music video for his uplifting new song "Let's Change the World," the lead track from the former Beatles drummer's recently released Change the Wor...

Little, Brown and CompanyOn October 12, The Doors' Robby Krieger will release his first-ever book, Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying, and Playing Guitar with The Doors, and to celebrate the memoir'...

Tweed Jacket MusicFounding Dire Straits member David Knopfler and former Pretenders guitarist Robbie McIntosh are among the many respected musicians who are contributing to a new instrumental project ...

Shirlaine Forrest/WireImageAlan Lancaster, original bassist of the veteran U.K. rock band Status Quo, died Saturday at age 72 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Lancaster's death was announc...

Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for ABABob Dylan has scheduled his first tour dates since the start of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The folk-rock legend, who turned 80 this past May, has unveiled a series of ...

Credit: Ian HarperA rare electric guitar that The Ramones' Johnny Ramone played and recorded with from 1977 to 1996 sold for more than $900,000 at a rock memorabilia auction held over the weekend in B...

Guns N' Roses/Geffen RecordsGuns N' Roses are releasing an EP featuring the band's 2021 singles, "Hard Skool" and "Absurd." The set will include studio versions of both songs -- which mark the first n...

Jeff Curry/Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones kicked off their first tour ever without longtime drummer Charlie Watts on Sunday at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis. The show began with a tribute ...

RockHeart Records/Deko EntertainmentLast year, former Blue Öyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard released a reimagined version of his old band's 1988 concept album, Imaginos, aptly titled Re Imagin...