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KISS have postponed the next four tour dates of their “End Of The Road” tour to future dates after bassist and singer Gene Simmons tested positive for the coronavirus. Simmons is the second KISS musician to have contracted the disease. The rock band was forced to cancel a live show in Pennsylvania last week after…

Eric Clapton, who has previously disclosed his anti-Covid vaccine stance, has released a new song, titled “This Has Gotta Stop,” that takes aim at COVID-19 policies. “This has gotta stop, enough is enough/ I can’t take this BS any longer/ It’s gone far enough, you wanna claim my soul/ You’ll have to come and break…

The Rolling Stones have announced that the band’s 2021 U.S. tour will proceed as planned this fall, as the world mourns the passing away of drummer Charlie Watts. “The Rolling Stones’ tour dates are moving ahead as planned,” promoter Concerts West said in a statement. The 12-date “No Filter Tour,” which was originally planned for…

Neil Young has said that music concerts held amid the pandemic are “super-spreader events” and blamed their promoters. “The big promoters, if they had the awareness, could stop these shows,” Young wrote in a new post, titled “Concerts and Covid,” on his website Neil Young Archives. “Live Nation, AEG and the other big promoters could…

Respect, Jennifer Hudson’s soundtrack to the Aretha Franklin biopic of the same name, debuted in the top 10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart dated August 28. Respect, the companion album to the movie, debuted at No. 6 with 7,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending August 20, according to MRC Data.…

The Rolling Stones recently shared a touching video paying tribute to late drummer Charlie Watts, who passed away on Tuesday, August 24, at the age of 80. The two-minute video, set to the Stones’ 1974 track “If You Can’t Rock Me,” features various photos and videos of Watts over the years. “When the Stones asked…

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the iconic rock band to postpone their show at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, August 26. “I had been sick with flu-like symptoms and was tested repeatedly and was negative. As of late this afternoon I tested positive,” Stanley said…

Halsey’s new album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, released Friday (August 27) via Capitol Records, features Dave Grohl, Lindsey Buckingham, and a few other top acts. The Bug’s Kevin Martin, Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio, Pino Palladino, Karriem Riggins and Meat Beat Manifesto are the others featured on the 13-track…

Eight-time Grammy winner Joni Mitchell has been chosen as the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year. The MusiCares Person of the Year tribute ceremony will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 29, 2022. Mitchell will be honored for her musical contributions as well as for her “trailblazing spirit and the inspiration…

R.E.M. have announced a 25th anniversary reissue of their acclaimed 1996 album, New Adventures In Hi-Fi. New Adventures In Hi-Fi is set for release on October 29, while Craft Recordings offers a special reissue, available for pre-order now. The bonus-filled 2-CD/1-Blu-ray Deluxe Edition offers a trove of audio-visual content, including the newly remastered album, 13…