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KISS' Gene Simmons tests positive for COVID-19; band postpones four more US shows
Credit: Brian LoweKISS recently postponed a few tour dates after singer/guitarist Paul Stanley tested positive for COVID-19 last week, and now the band has announced that four additional shows have be...
Matt Friedlander Aug 31, 2021

Rob Thomas says the Hallmark Channel helped him get in the mood to cut his first Christmas album
Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for Live NationOn social media, Rob Thomas has been teasing the fact that he's recording his first Christmas album, but getting in that Yuletide spirit in the middle of summe...
Andrea Dresdale Aug 31, 2021

Recent Charlie Watts biographical book moves up Amazon best seller lists in wake of drummer's death
Backbeat BooksA recent book about The Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts has received a big sales boost following the passing of the legendary rock drummer, Billboard reports. Sympathy for the Drummer: Why...
Matt Friedlander Aug 31, 2021

David Lee Roth turned down supporting Mötley Crüe tour because he doesn't "open for bands that I influenced"
Paul Bergen/RedfernsDavid Lee Roth apparently did not "Jump" at the opportunity to open for Mötley Crüe. According to the Los Angeles Times, the "Dr. Feelgood" rockers asked the Van Halen ic...
Josh Johnson Aug 31, 2021

Spot the sonic Easter eggs in Duran Duran's new track, "Anniversary"
Stephanie PistelDuran Duran has released another track from their upcoming album Future Past, and the title is quite apropos. This year, the legendary New Wave group is celebrating their 40th annivers...
Andrea Dresdale Aug 31, 2021

Sting makes an "excellent cameo" in Hulu's new series 'Only Murders in the Building,' says Steve Martin
Courtesy of HuluThe new series Only Murders in the Building debuts Tuesday on Hulu. It stars Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short as neighbors who make a true crime podcast while investigating ...
Andrea Dresdale Aug 31, 2021

Producers of 'MJ' Broadway musical launch nationwide search for "young Michael Jackson"
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesIf your kid has dreams of starring Broadway and can belt out Jackson 5 numbers like nobody's business, then listen up. The producers of MJ, the Broadway musical inspi...
Andrea Dresdale Aug 31, 2021

The Police's Andy Summers says he's writing a "weird but commercial" screenplay
Credit: Mo SummersAndy Summers released his first book of fiction, Fretted and Moaning: Short Stories, earlier this month, but the Police guitarist already is working on another writing project. "I ca...
Matt Friedlander Aug 31, 2021

The Rolling Stones post video tribute to Charlie Watts
Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones have posted a video montage on their social media sites paying tribute to their longtime drummer, Charlie Watts, who died Tuesday, August 24, at age 80. The...
Matt Friedlander Aug 30, 2021

Elton John & his family show off their matching Versace robes
John Sciulli/WireImage for Audi of America, Inc.Someone like Elton John isn't just going to wear a regular old terrycloth bathrobe now, is he? On the Rocket Man's Instagram, he's posted a photo of him...
Andrea Dresdale Aug 30, 2021
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