Rock and roll music

Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish get Rock Hall nominations

This combination of photos show Trey Anastasio, from left, Mariah Carey, Billy Idol and Cyndi Lauper. (AP Photo)(AP Photo) NEW…

February 11, 2025

Music

Drummer Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones backbone, dies at 80

Members of The Rolling Stones, from left, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts attend the opening night…

August 24, 2021

Arts and Entertainment

Native American blues band wants us to ‘Pray for our Planet’

Mountain Tribe’s song, video gaining worldwide attention

July 22, 2021

Arts and Entertainment

‘We’re back on the road!’ Rolling Stones relaunch U.S. tour

Mick Jagger, center, performs in 2019 with his Rolling Stones bandmates, from left, Ron Wood, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards,…

July 22, 2021

Arts and Entertainment

Nancy Wilson on Eddie Van Halen and her first solo album

Nancy Wilson of Heart performs at RFK Stadium in Washington on July 4, 2015. Wilson released her first solo album,…

May 11, 2021

Music

English rockers Genesis announce 1st U.S. tour in 14 years

Genesis band members from left, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and Phil Collins, are returning to the U.S. for their first…

April 29, 2021

Music

Ted Nugent, who once dismissed COVID-19, sickened by virus

Ted Nugent revealed he was in agony after testing positive for the coronavirus – months after he said the virus…

April 20, 2021

Music

Video inside: Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl team up for a pandemic anthem

Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters have teamed up for a hard-rock pandemic…

April 13, 2021

Books

Hair metal bacchanal: New book looks back at ’80s hard rock music scene

Musicians share stories in ‘Nöthin’ But a Good Time’

March 12, 2021

Music

Drunken driving charge against Bruce Springsteen dropped

The government dropped drunken driving and reckless driving charges against Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday stemming from an incident in November,…

February 24, 2021

Music

AC/DC is back with new album

Brian Johnson, left, and Angus Young, of AC/DC, perform on the Rock or Bust Tour on Feb. 17, 2016, in…

November 12, 2020

Music

Stones’ Keith Richards cools his jets at home

Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones performs at the Desert Trip music festival in 2016, in Indio, Calif. On Friday,…

November 12, 2020

Music

Eddie Van Halen, guitar virtuoso with a shimmering sound, dies at 65

Eddie Van Halen plays the final chord of “Jump” during the Van Halen concert in 2004 at the Continental Airlines…

October 6, 2020

Music

Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band plan new album in Oct.

The Boss said Thursday the album is called “Letter To You,” and he and the band recorded it in just…

September 10, 2020

Music

Rolling Stones to release unheard tracks from 1973 album

The band announced on Thursday that the release on Sept. 4 will include a four-disc CD and vinyl box set…

July 11, 2020

Music

Little Richard, flamboyant rock ’n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87

Little Richard performs at the 93rd birthday and 88th year in show business gala celebration for Milton Berle, in Beverly…

May 9, 2020

Books

Memoir talks life of hits, magic of Van Halen

“Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music”du1-i-syn The elite record-maker and Warner Bros. record executive who had spent the…

April 30, 2020

Music

The Rolling Stones postpone tour because of coronavirus

Ronnie Wood, from left, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform Aug. 5 in East…

March 17, 2020

Music

Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67

His representative, Elliot Mintz, said in a statement Friday that Peart died at his home Tuesday in Santa Monica. The…

January 10, 2020

Music

Rocker John Mellencamp gives $50K to his Indiana hometown

Seymour Mayor Craig Luedeman announced Mellencamp’s gift Tuesday at the end of a municipal board meeting before reading a letter…

January 4, 2020

Music

The Who plans first Cincinnati area concert since 1979 tragedy

A security guard and an unidentified man look at an area where several people were killed as they were caught…

December 4, 2019

Film

The Boss co-directs his first movie: A concert documentary with some extras

Bruce Springsteen is the subject and co-director of the concert documentary “Western Stars.”Rob DeMartin/Warner Bros. Pictures As fans already know,…

October 22, 2019

Music

Houston, Notorious B.I.G. nominated for rock hall of fame

Notorious B.I.G., left, and Whitney Houston are among the 16 acts nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s…

October 15, 2019

Music

Eagles plan massive ‘Hotel California’ performances on tour

The Eagles, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill, are planning massive performances of their album “Hotel California” during their 2020…

October 8, 2019