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Pink Floyd lands UK Christmas #1 album with ‘Wish You Were Here 50’

Pink Floyd's 50th anniversary Wish You Were Here reissue has nabbed the top spot on the U.K. Official Albums chart, making Wish You Were Here 50 this year's Official Christmas #1 album. It's been over 50 years since the original album topped the U.K. ...
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Joe Walsh auction brings in big bucks to benefit VetsAid

Joe Walsh's personal items, including his guitars, brought in big bucks at the Life's Been Good: Joe Walsh auction, put on by Julien's Auctions.The auction took place Dec. 16-17 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, with bids coming in from over 22 countries around ...
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Watch Cher slap Ariana Grande in new ‘SNL’ promo

Ariana Grande gets her Moonstruck moment in a new set of promos for this weekend's edition of Saturday Night Live, which she's hosting.Cher is the musical guest, and in one promo, Ari and SNL star Bowen Yang fawn over her. "Cher! Am I dreaming?" ...
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On This Day, Dec. 19, 2012: Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason saved London music store

On This Day, Dec. 19, 2012 ...Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason opened his wallet to save Foote's, the London music store where he bought his first drum kit. Foote's was about to go out of business, so Mason provided the funding it needed to ...
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Paul Simon, Cher, Carlos Santana among the Recording Academy’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award honorees

The Recording Academy has announced the honorees for their 2026 Special Merit Awards Ceremony, with Cher, Carlos Santana and Paul Simon chosen to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.The Lifetime Achievement honor goes to "performers who, during their lifetime, have made creative contributions of outstanding ...
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Paul McCartney commiserates after Höfner, maker of his bass, files for bankruptcy

Paul McCartney has reacted to the news that the German company Höfner, known for making guitars and basses, has filed for bankruptcy.McCartney, a longtime user of the Höfner 500/1 violin bass, posted on Instagram that he was "sad to see Höfner go out of ...
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Jonathan Cain on his Journey farewell: ‘It seems like a good time to get off’

Journey's Jonathan Cain has opened up about his future with the band.In November, Journey announced their Final Frontier farewell tour, which kicks off Feb. 28 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The announcement came weeks after Journey's Neal Schon said Cain had "announced his farewell to Journey." ...
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Faithless’ is one of Barack Obama’s favorites of 2025

Bruce Springsteen has landed on President Barack Obama's list of his favorite music of 2025.Obama picked Springsteen's "Faithless" for this year's list, a song from The Boss' Tracks II: The Lost Albums box set, which featured seven previously unreleased albums."Faithless" is the title track ...
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The Rolling Stones wish Keith Richards a happy 82nd birthday

The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards turned 82 on Thursday, and his bandmates took to social media to send him their best wishes.The band's official Instagram account shared a carousel of photos of Keith over the years, captioning it, "Today we celebrate @officialkeef on this ...
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Peter Criss reveals how Ace Frehley felt about KISS’ Kennedy Center Honors

KISS recently received the Kennedy Center Honors at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., but it was without founding guitarist Ace Frehley, who passed away in October.Frehley knew the band had been chosen for the honor, and his bandmate Peter Criss aka Catman tells Billboard ...
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