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Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi recently launched a new cologne and released a new song, both named “Scent of Dark.” The “Scent of Dark” track is Iommi’s first rock composition since Black Sabbath’s 2013 album, 13. Iommi created his signature cologne alongside his friend, perfumier Sergio Momo, who strums the guitar in the new track. Jimmy…

Elton John has shared a video of him and Ed Sheeran re-creating a scene from the movie Love Actually to promote their new holiday song, “Merry Christmas.” In a teaser on social media, the English musicians announced that their song will be released on Friday. The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation and the Elton John…

Queen guitarist Brian May slammed the BRIT Awards over their decision to scrap gendered categories, describing the “frightening” move as “a decision that has been made without enough thought.” May’s sharp criticism comes after the BRITs scrapped the male solo artist, female solo artist, international male solo artist and international female solo artist categories and…

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s “MTV Unplugged” performance is set to premiere on MTV on Thursday, December 16 at 9 pm EST. The duo will perform stripped down versions of songs from their latest collaborative album Love for Sale, which was released in September. The episode was filmed earlier this year in New York City.…

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ covers album Raise The Roof has debuted in the top 10 on the all-genre Billboard 200. The 12-track Raise the Roof, which dropped on November 19, is a collection of covers like the pair’s previous album Raising Sand, which was produced by T-Bone Burnett, who also worked with Plant and…

Chance the Rapper recently dropped “Nothing’s Impossible,” a new collab with legendary singer Dionne Warwick. “For those of you asking about the song with @chancetherapper. well, it’s out NOW,” Warwick announced on Twitter. “I gotta tell you, I am so excited,” Warwick said in a video clip she tweeted. “Yes, I am.” In January, both…

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick shared a tribute video for late bandmate Eric Carr on the 30th anniversary of the drummer’s death. In the video, Kulick shows photos of himself and Carr as he recalls their friendship and performances together. “Eric Carr passed away 30 years ago, on November 24th, 1991. Although it sounds like…

An upcoming edition of BBC Two’s “Reel Stories” will see Sting discussing his life and career in an in-depth interview with Dermot O’Leary. The program, which will broadcast in December, will see Sting sharing some of his most famous performances and interviews over a career spanning five decades. “One of my earliest memories was watching…

Deep Purple recently released an animated video for their cover of Huey “Piano” Smith’s 1957 classic, “Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu.” The version is part of the band’s Turning To Crime record, released on Friday (November 26). Bob Ezrin produced the album, which contains songs not written by the band. The record includes…

Musical instruments used by U2, Paul McCartney, Elton John and several other music stars are set to be auctioned off to benefit the Music Rising charity. Music Rising was formed by U2’s The Edge and producer Bob Ezrin in 2005 to aid musicians devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The Edge and Ezrin have collected guitars and…