The Zombies announce dates for third annual Begin Here festival

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 have announced the dates for their third annual Begin Here festival. The 2026 event, which takes place in their hometown of St. Albans, U.K., will run from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.The Begin Here festival, which launched in November 2023, usually features a whole host of Zombies-related events. In […]

December 24, 2025

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On This Day, Dec. 24, 1988: Poison landed their only #1 song with ‘Every Rose Has Its Thorn’

On This Day, Dec. 24, 1988 ...Glam rockers Poison landed their first and only #1 song with the power ballad “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.”The song, from the band’s sophomore album, Open Up and Say … Ah!, spent three weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 and was #3 on the Billboard year-end charts for 1989.The band’s frontman, Bret Michaels, shared in an interview for VH1’s Behind the Music that the song was inspired by a cheating girlfriend. He […]

December 24, 2025

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The Year in Music 2025: Bruce Springsteen hits the big screen, celebrates big anniversaries & a whole lot more

It was another big year for Bruce Springsteen, which culminated in the New Jersey rocker’s life being depicted on the big screen.Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere premiered at the New York Film Festival in September and opened in theaters in October. The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White starred as The Boss, and did his own singing, while Succession’s Jeremy Strong playing the rocker’s manager, Jon Landau. The film followed Springsteen’s efforts in making his 1982 solo album, Nebraska. White earned a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of the New […]

December 24, 2025

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Elton John celebrates platinum success of ‘Step Into Christmas’

Artwork for Elton John's 'Step Into Christmas' (Mercury Records)Elton John is feeling grateful at the continued success of his holiday track "Step Into Christmas."It was recently announced that the song, originally released way back in 1973, had been certified platinum in the U.S. and four-times platinum in the U.K. and now Elton has shared his thoughts on the feat in a new post on Instagram.Posing next to a picture of his platinum plaques, Elton wrote, "A special Christmas present to me! Step […]

December 23, 2025 1

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Paul McCartney tops ‘Billboard’ Boxscore, plus The Beatles drop new holiday yule log

Sir Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena during his 'Got Back' world tour on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)Paul McCartney has landed on top the Billboard Boxscore for November thanks to his Got Back tour.The Beatles legend tops the chart after bringing in $51.7 million from sales of 150,000 tickets for 11 shows. The latest leg of the tour kicked off Sept. 29 in Palm Desert, California, and wrapped Nov. 25 in Chicago.This is the […]

December 23, 2025 1

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Fine Young Cannibals’ Roland Gift reveals what drives him crazy — in a good way

Fine Young Cannibals (L-R): David Steele, Roland Gift, and Andy Cox circa 1989 (LGI Stock/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)Fine Young Cannibals recently released FYC40, a "definitive anthology" of the British group who topped the charts in the late '80s. And while the band only released two official albums, their music still endures -- especially their first #1 hit, "She Drives Me Crazy," which has appeared in multiple movies and TV shows over the years.Fine Young Cannibals frontman Roland Gift says one […]

December 23, 2025

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Bob Dylan has a lot to say about Willie Nelson

Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson during Willie Nelson and Friends: "Outlaws & Angels" - Show and Backstage at Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by M. Caulfield/WireImage for NBC Universal Photo Department)Legendary musician Willie Nelson is the subject of a New Yorker profile, but what has everyone talking is Bob Dylan's contribution to the piece, where he had quite a few things to say about the 92-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.Dylan has spent the last two summers on Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival, […]

December 23, 2025 1

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Sean Ono Lennon clarifies comments about younger generations forgetting The Beatles

Sean Ono Lennon accepts the Best Rock Performance award on behalf of The Beatles for "Now and Then" onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at Peacock Theater on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)Sean Ono Lennon is clarifying comments he made during a CBS Sunday Morning interview in which he suggested he was worried that younger generations would forget about The Beatles and his parents, John Lennon and Yoko Ono.In the interview, Sean talked about being the […]

December 23, 2025

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On This Day, Dec. 23, 1989: Phil Collins hits #1 with ‘Another Day in Paradise’

On This Day, Dec. 23, 1989 ...Phil Collins landed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Another Day in Paradise,” from his #1 album …But Seriously.The song, which spent four weeks on top of the chart, highlighted the problem of homelessness, and the video featured Collins singing, cut with images of the homeless, refugees and children living in poverty.The track, Collins’ seventh and final solo #1 single, was nominated for four Grammys and picked up the trophy for record of the year.David Crosby sang […]

December 23, 2025