Chaka Khan to be honored at 2026 Resonator Awards

R&B legend Chaka Khan (Nick Nelson)Chaka Khan is set to be honored at the 2026 Resonator Awards, presented by We Are Moving the Needle.Khan will receive the Luminary Award, which according to a press release, is given to "a creator whose profound impact has transcended the confines of the music realm to significantly change culture.""Empowered women empower women. I am honored to be part of a movement that celebrates the creativity, resilience, and determination of women creators everywhere," Khan said in a statement. […]

January 7, 2026

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Children’s book inspired by David Bowie’s career coming in September

Children’s book inspired by David Bowie’s career coming in SeptemberA new children’s book inspired by the life and career of rocker David Bowie is set for release this fall.Starman: The Cosmic Voyage of David Bowie, by author Matthew Cordell, imagines Bowie as a real spaceman. It is described as "the galactic journey of Bowie’s life, with stops for each phase of his ever-transforming career."People revealed the cover of the book, which features Bowie inside a star. Each point illustrates a different iconic […]

January 7, 2026

ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons confirms band was offered million each to shave their beards

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ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons confirms band was offered $1 million each to shave their beards

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top performs on stage at Viejas Casino & Resort on November 02, 2025 in Alpine, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons has confirmed a story that the band members were once offered $1 million to shave off their iconic beards.In an interview with Jay Mohr’s Mohr Stories podcast, Gibbons said it's true that they were offered the money to shave their beards for a Super Bowl commercial. When asked if it was razor […]

January 6, 2026

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Cover band singer thinks Billy Joel’s guest appearance might lead to stage return

Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Billy Joel shocked fans on Jan. 2 when he took the stage — for the first time since his brain condition diagnosis — to perform with a Billy Joel cover band in Wellington, Florida. The singer in that cover band is now speculating that the Rock & Roll of Famer is working toward a return to the stage.Tony Monaco, lead singer of the tribute […]

January 6, 2026

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Peter Frampton celebrates 50th anniversary of ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’

Cover of Peter Frampton's 'Frampton Comes Alive!'/ (A&M Records/UMG Recordings)Peter Frampton took to Instagram Tuesday to mark the 50th anniversary of his iconic live album, Frampton Comes Alive!“I can’t believe today’s the day. It’s now been 50 years since Frampton Comes Alive! was released. Wow, 50 years,” he said. “Thank you all for helping it become such a huge phenomenal success,” he added, before joking, “probably time to buy a new one anyway.”Frampton Comes Alive! helped launch the now-Rock & Roll Hall of Famer to […]

January 6, 2026

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Elton John announces Academy Awards viewing party, reveals co-hosts

Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Elton John has announced some details of his annual Elton John Aids Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party.The party will be held Oscar night, March 15, at West Hollywood Park, hosted by Elton and his husband, David Furnish, as well as actor Neil Patrick Harris and his husband, David Burtka.“EJAFOscars has always been about more than films, it’s about coming together to change lives,” reads a post […]

January 6, 2026

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Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman on their fight to get back The Guess Who name

Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings perform at the Canada's Walk Of Fame Fundraising Event Music Under The City Stars held at Casa Loma on July 18, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images)The Guess Who’s Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman are opening up about the lawsuit that helped them get back the rights to the band's name.In October 2023, they filed a suit that accused former bandmates Jim Kale and Garry Peterson of tricking fans into thinking Cummings and […]

January 6, 2026

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On This Day, Jan. 6, 1987: Eric Clapton kicks off his first Royal Albert Hall residency

On This Day, Jan. 6, 1987 ...Eric Clapton kicked off a six-night residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall, treating the crowd to such classic songs as “I Shot the Sheriff,” “Wonderful Tonight" and “Cocaine," as well as Cream tracks “White Room” and “Sunshine of Your Love.”The residency became a near-annual event for Clapton. In 1991, he played a whopping 24 shows at Royal Albert Hall, breaking his own record for the longest run of concerts at the venue.During that run, […]

January 6, 2026

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David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ gets ‘Stranger Things’ streaming bump

Cover of David Bowie's 'Heroes'/(Parlophone Records)David Bowie is the latest artist to see a streaming bump thanks to the Netflix series Stranger Things.Bowie’s "Heroes" plays over the closing credits of the show's series finale, and according to Billboard, Luminate data shows that the song saw a 500% increase in streams following its inclusion."Heroes," the title track to Bowie's 12th studio album, saw about 342,000 streams on Jan. 1, the day after the show's New Year's Eve debut, and then continued to increase […]

January 6, 2026