The Saxophones Are Getting Louder — And ‘Boyz n the Hood’ Composer Stanley Clarke Can’t Get Enough of the Viral Trend He Helped Create

The Grammy-winning jazz bassist and Emmy-nominated composer also reflects on scoring Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" ...

Kings of Leon reveal a new more personal, acoustic songwriting direction with album 'O My Beloved'

Kings of Leon are returning with a new album, “O My Beloved,” which marks a sonic shift for the band. Frontman Caleb ...
Rolling Stone

ZZ Top Play First Show Since Death of ‘Dear Drummer’ Frank Beard

ZZ Top returned to the stage Saturday night in Austin, the Texas band’s first show since the death of their longtime drummer Frank Beard on Monday at the age of 77. Following Beard’s death, the band ...

Arthur Jafa, Art’s Great Disrupter, Readies a ‘Big Bang’

I Am Tony,” the artist’s largest museum survey to date, carries a powerful message about identity “forged in the holds of ...
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“Eddie would say, ‘Can you hit this note?’ I’d hit it and everybody would go, ‘Wow!’”

Sammy Hagar recalls the making of Van Halen’s classic album 5150 ...
Winnipeg Free Press

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 20-26 include Alfonso Ribeiro and Nicole Richie

Singer Julio Iglesias is 83. Actor-singer Paul Petersen (“The Donna Reed Show”) is 81. Actor Mary Kay Place is 79. Musician ...
Billboard

ZZ Top Returns to Stage for First Show Since Drummer Frank Beard’s Death

"We're all here for a celebration," frontman Billy Gibbons said. By Mitchell Peters ZZ Top has returned to the stage following the death of longtime drummer Frank Beard. On Saturday (Aug. 22), the ...
Classical Music

13 terrible spin-offs of great rock bands

From supergroups to side projects, these 13 rock spin-offs show just how badly things can go when legends leave the ...
Broadway.com

LJ Benet Found Where He Belongs in Broadway’s The Lost Boys

LJ Benet didn't think there was a place for his voice on Broadway. Now, he's originating a leading role in a musical that's ...

Country music world rocked by another death: List of those lost in 2026 closes in on 30

On July 4, 2026 I lost my husband, confidant, best friend and the sweetest boy ever,” she wrote. “Brian was Dad to Ryan, Jessica, and Amanda. He was Papa to Cooper, Eleanor ...
The Pitch

Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones on the band’s revitalization ahead of Uptown show

Steve Jones. // photo credit Jemma Dodd The Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter play the Uptown Theater on Thursday, September 17, with support from Panic Shack. Details on that show here. We could get ...

Country music world has been rocked by nearly 30 deaths in 2026. Here’s who we lost

Also, on Monday, country music fans found out that outlaw musician Levi Herman had also passed. It’s been a rough year for country music and its fans with some absolutely iconic and beloved performers ...