Boy George playing Ghost of Christmas Future in new reimagining of ‘A Christmas Carol’

Boy George of Culture Club performs onstage during Uptown Festival at Blackheath Common on July 27, 2025 in London, England. Photo by Lorne Thomson/RedfernsBoy George is set to appear in a new British movie coming to theaters for the holiday season.The Culture Club frontman will play The Ghost of Christmas Future in the film Christmas Karma, a reimagining of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol from Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha.Boy George shared a glimpse of his character on Instagram, with […]

August 13, 2025

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Foreigner announces more orchestral tour dates

Foreigner tour admat/courtesy of ForeignerForeigner has added more orchestral shows to their 2026 calendar.The Rock & Roll of Famers already announced a five-night Las Vegas residency, Foreigner: The Hits Orchestral – Celebrating 50 Years Live in Vegas, which will take place at The Venetian Theatre March 6-14. And now they’ve added some California dates to the tour.Following Vegas, Foreigner will play five cities in California starting March 17 in Redding, and hitting Folsom, San Diego and Napa before wrapping March 22 in San Jose.The shows […]

August 13, 2025

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Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks release ‘Don’t Let Me Down Again’ from ‘Buckingham Nicks’ reissue

Cover of 1973's 'Buckingham Nicks'/Rhino RecordsLindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks have shared another track from the upcoming reissue of their only studio album as a duo, 1973’s Buckingham Nicks.The artists have released the tune "Don’t Let Me Down Again," which was the first single off the record when it was originally released. It is now available via digital outlets.Buckingham Nicks is being released Sept. 19, digitally, on CD and on vinyl, with newly remastered sound. This will mark the first-ever reissue of […]

August 13, 2025

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KISS announced as one of this year’s Kennedy Center Honorees

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS perform during KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 01, 2023 in New York City. Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump announced this year’s Kennedy Center Honorees Wednesday, with KISS among the artists being recognized.Trump made the announcement during a press conference. “I Will Survive” singer Gloria Gaynor, actor Sylvester Stallone, Phantom of the Opera star Michael Crawford and country legend George Strait also make up the 49th class of Kennedy Center Honorees."They’re great people and they deserve […]

August 13, 2025

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Elton John hosting online charity competition ‘Style Icon’

Charlotte Tilbury and Elton John attend the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 32nd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party in March 2024 (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation)Elton John, reality competition host? Well, sort of.Elton, his husband David Furnish and their pal Charlotte Tilbury, of the makeup line of the same name, are teaming up to host an online competition called Style Icon. Here's how it works: Go to StyleIcon.org to submit your photo and a short application spotlighting your personal style. Then, share […]

August 13, 2025

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David Byrne explains why he won’t be reuniting with Talking Heads

Talking Heads Jerry Harrison, David Byrne, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz attend the 'Stop Making Sense' Special Screening at Hollywood Pantages Theatre on June 04, 2024 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for A24David Byrne reunited with his Talking Heads bandmates in 2023 to promote the rerelease of their 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense, but anyone holding out hope for a reunion tour will be disappointed.In an interview with Rolling Stone, Byrne says doing press for the movie […]

August 13, 2025

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On This Day, Aug. 13, 1994: Aerosmith & Metallica headline day two of Woodstock ’94

On This Day, Aug. 13, 1994 ...Aerosmith headlined the second day of Woodstock ’94, a three-day festival to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock.Originally billed as "2 More Days of Peace and Music," the festival was announced for Aug. 13 and Aug. 14, but a third day, Aug. 12, was added after the first two sold out.In addition to Aerosmith, the Aug. 13 lineup included Crosby, Stills & Nash, who played the original Woodstock in 1969, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Blind Melon, Joe Cocker and Melissa […]

August 13, 2025

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Chrissie Hynde teams with famous friends for new album ‘Duets Special’

'Duets Special' album artwork. RhinoPretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde has recruited some of her famous friends for a new solo album, Duets Special, dropping Oct. 17.The album features Chrissie collaborating with artists like Blondie’s Debbie Harry, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Garbage’s Shirley Manson, The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, the late Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan, k.d. lang, Lucinda Williams, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, Julian Lennon and more.Hynde is offering up the first preview of the record with the digital release of the classic […]

August 13, 2025

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Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony look back at Van Halen’s ‘dark’ record ‘Balance’

Cover of Van Halen's 'Balance'/RhinoAhead of the upcoming expanded edition release of Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance, former members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are reflecting on the record in a new video posted on YouTube.In the clip, Hagar calls Balance "one of the darkest records lyrically I've ever done in my life." He adds, "And a lot of it was just coming off of what was going on within the band. ... Everyone's life was going through changes on this record.”Despite the turmoil, Sammy says Balance was a "great record," and […]

August 13, 2025