Foreigner at DUMBO House in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo credit: Krishta Abruzzini)
Foreigner has shared their take on Simon & Garfunkel’s classic tune “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”
The track is the latest song the band has released from their upcoming live album, In the Eye of the Storm, due out July 24.
In the Eye of the Storm is the soundtrack to Foreigner’s 50th anniversary concert film, which was shot in New York on Ellis Island and at Brooklyn’s DUMBO House. The film is expected to hit theaters sometime this fall.
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” is out now via digital outlets, with an accompanying video of their Brooklyn performance available on YouTube.
Foreigner is currently on a European tour and will play Northeim, Germany, on Friday. They kick off their Double Trouble Double Vision 2026 tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd on July 23 in Alpharetta, Georgia. A complete list of dates can be found at Foreigneronline.com.
Singer Joe Elliott of Def Leppard performs at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on February 03, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas)
Def Leppard wrapped their Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace back in February, and now they are giving fans who didn’t make it to Sin City a little taste of what went down.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just dropped a performance video of their latest single, “Rejoice,” which was shot during their Vegas stint. The clip shows the band being introduced to the audience and then rising from below the stage to perform the song.
Def Leppard released “Rejoice” back in January, ahead of the residency's Feb. 3 launch. It was their first new single since dropping “Just Like 73,” featuring Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, in 2024.
The band is set to kick off a new European/U.K. tour on Saturday in Rättvik, Sweden. A complete list of dates can be found at DefLeppard.com.
Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick perform at Ascend Amphitheater on August 14, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Cheap Trick has been forced to cancel or postpone several shows on their current tour.
According to a post on social media, the tour changes are “due to circumstances beyond our control,” and refunds will be given to ticket holders for canceled dates. Tickets for postponed dates will be valid for the new shows.
In total, the band has canceled four shows — June 12 in Catoosa, Oklahoma; June 13 in Norman, Oklahoma; June 20 in Standish, Michigan; and June 27 in Prior Lake, Minnesota. They’ve also postponed three dates — the June 25 show in Aurora, Illinois, is rescheduled for Sept. 10; the June 21 gig in Paw Paw, Michigan, is now scheduled for Sept. 11; and the June 28 concert in Madison, Wisconsin, is recheduled for Nov. 8.
The band's next scheduled show is June 24 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A complete list of dates can be found at CheapTrick.com.
Cheap Trick released their latest studio album, All Washed Up, in November.
(L-R) Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush perform during the opening night of their first American tour in 11 years at The Kia Forum on June 07, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
Rush had yet another surprise in store for fans at their third KIA Forum show in Los Angeles Thursday night.
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have been changing things up from night to night since kicking off their Fifty Something tour on June 7. According to setlist.fm, during Thursday’s show they used the second set to perform their 1981 studio album, Moving Pictures, in its entirety.
Not only did they perform every track, they played them in order, starting with their iconic hit "Tom Sawyer" and wrapping with "Vital Signs."
This marked the first time they’ve played Moving Pictures, Rush's eighth studio album, in its entirety since July 2011.
Also new to the set, Rush added "New World Man," from the 1982 album Signals, making it their first performance of the song since 2002.
Rush is set to wrap their four-night stand at the KIA Forum on Saturday. A complete list of show dates can be found at Rush.com.
John Fogerty performs onstage during the 2026 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)
KISS’ Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, and rocker John Fogerty were celebrated at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction in New York City Thursday.
Simmons and Stanley were inducted into the prestigious organization, with their music celebrated with performances of “Rock and Roll All Nite” from Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, and “Shout It Out Loud” from Corgan and Goo Goo Dolls frontman Johnny Rzeznik.
Only Stanley attended the ceremony, revealing that Simmons had to miss it due to a family emergency.
On the red carpet, Stanley told ABC Audio that the honor stacks up pretty high in the list of accolades he’s received throughout his career.
“Songwriting has always been the motivation,” he said. “So to be surrounded by the people who inspired me and to have this night of acknowledgement, it's tough to beat it.”
Fogerty, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005, received the Johnny Mercer Award, the organization's highest honor.
Steve Miller honored Fogerty during the ceremony, calling him "Americana at its finest." In his speech, Fogerty talked about his decadeslong fight to regain ownership of his catalog, which he did in 2023, noting it was because he "outlived all those sons of b******!"
Fogerty also performed for the audience, playing a bit of “Oh Susanna” — having noted in his speech it was the first song he'd ever heard — along with hits "Proud Mary," "Have You Ever Seen Rain" and "The Old Man Down the Road."
Speaking to ABC Audio on the red carpet, Fogerty said of the recognition, “To be honored in a very high level for what you do among all other songwriters that you love, you know, it just felt really great.”
Other performers inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night were Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins and Taylor Swift.
Phil Collins, Van Morrison and the members of Queen — Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and the late Freddie Mercury — were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at a gala in New York City.
Little Richard was also inducted, and Jimmy Webb was awarded the Johnny Mercer Award, the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s highest honor.
Among the night’s performances, Queen teamed with up Wynonna to perform “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.” The band also performed “We Will Rock You,” with May on lead vocals.
Both Collins and Van Morrison would later receive the Johnny Mercer Award as well — Collins in 2010 and Van Morrison in 2015.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame's 2026 class was inducted on Thursday. This year’s performer inductees included Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, Taylor Swift and Kenny Loggins. John Fogerty, who was inducted into the SHOF in 2005, received the Johnny Mercer Award.
The "You're So Vain" singer/songwriter is set to release the new album, Comes in Waves, on Aug. 14. The record is Simon’s first album of original music since 2008.
Fans are getting their first taste of her new music with the release of the album’s opening track “Howl,” which she co-wrote with songwriter David Spencer.
“‘Howl’ lives in that space between betrayal and forgiveness, where anger has to be voiced before it can be released,” says Simon. “It’s about letting the frustration out so it doesn’t sit and simmer. The song begins in anger, but it moves toward forgiveness, and speaks to any situation where trust has been broken.”
Simon wrote and recorded much of Comes in Waves at her home in Martha’s Vineyard. It features contributions from his son, Ben Taylor, and her daughter, Sally Taylor, whose dad is singer James Taylor.
Simon’s last album of new material was 2008’s This Kind of Love. In 2009, she released Never Been Gone, featuring acoustic versions of her previous material.
“Howl” “Maybe I Never Loved You” “Peaches” “Love Has No Ending” “Mother Of Pearl” “Slowly” “Four In The Morning” “The More I Look For You” “Love The Way I Do” “The Father Daughter Dance” “Share the End” “Do It Anyway”
The 50th anniversary of the Eagles’ iconic album Hotel California is being celebrated in a new book.
Eagles and Hotel California: 50 Years is described as a “visual and narrative journey” exploring “the creation, legacy, and lasting cultural power of one of rock’s most iconic albums.”
It includes more than 200 photos and images, including rare studio shots, tour photography and band memorabilia. In book, rock historian Sean Egan delves into the “tumultuous” recording sessions for the album, as well as the record’s iconic songs, including the title track, "New Kid in Town" and "Life in the Fast Lane." He also explores the band’s internal struggles and the album’s 50-year legacy.
Released in December 1976, Hotel California was the Eagles' fifth studio album and their third #1. The album, their first with guitarist Joe Walsh, spent eight nonconsecutive weeks in the top spot and went on to become one of the bestselling albums of all time, selling over 32 million records and being certified 26-times Platinum by the RIAA.
Swedish pop group Abba in London. (Photo by Angela Deane-Drummond/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
The 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic track "Dancing Queen" will be marked with the release of two new vinyl variants.
The single, remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, will be reissued on 10-inch black vinyl and 10-inch sparkling vinyl on Aug. 13. The song “La Reina Del Baile” is featured on the B-side.
Originally released in August 1976, "Dancing Queen" was the lead single off the Swedish band’s fourth studio album, Arrival. A huge hit across the world, the song became ABBA’s only #1 hit in the U.S. and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015.
The video for the track, which reached 1 billion views on YouTube in June 2025, was directed by Lasse Hallström, who went on to direct such films as What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Cider HouseRules and Chocolat.
Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, and Bill Berry of R.E.M. attend the 2024 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Joy Malone/Getty Images)
R.E.M. fans now have a new website to share personal stories about how the band and their music has affected their lives.
According to a post on the band’s social media, the site, R.E.M. Stories, is “dedicated to collecting and preserving personal stories about R.E.M. and the ways the band’s music has intersected with people’s lives for more than four decades.”
The fan-driven project, created by Justin Bass, will feature all sorts of stories — as the website says, “Some are funny. Some are profound. All are true. Together they form an oral history of what the band and its music have meant to people.”
There are currently three stories live on the site, with new ones planned for the 1st and 15th of every month.
Fans can submit their stories about R.E.M. and check out other fans' stories at remstories.net.
Musician Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys performs onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine is paying tribute to his late bandmate Brian Wilson on the one-year anniversary of the music legend’s death.
“It’s hard to believe a whole year has already passed since we lost Brian but to be honest, I don’t feel like he’s gone,” Jardine writes in a social media post on Thursday, which included a photo of him and Brian Wilson together. “His music keeps him alive and we certainly feel his presence at every show we do.”
Jardine adds, “We love you Brian and always will." He then tells him to "say hi to Carl and Dennis,” meaning Brian’s brothers and Beach Boys bandmates Carl Wilson, who died in 1998, and Dennis Wilson, who died in 1983.
Brian Wilson was 82 when he passed.
Brian Wilson’s daughter Carnie Wilson also pays tribute to the Beach Boys legend on social media, writing, “There's not a day that goes by or maybe even a few hours that go by when I'm not thinking of you and missing you. You know how much I love you. I know you can feel that up there in heaven.”
The post was accompanied by a photo of Brian Wilson onstage with Carnie Wilson and her sister and Wilson Philips bandmate Wendy Wilson.
She adds, “Singing with you was always one of the great gifts that we shared together. I hope you can see this picture from wherever you are. It sure fills my heart.”
Totally Tubular admat (Courtesy of Totally Tubular Festival)
This summer’s Totally Tubular festival has made some changes to the lineup.
The music fest, celebrating the music of the '80s, has announced that The Motels will no longer be on the bill, in order to give lead singer Martha Davies time to heal from a recent medical procedure.
"It breaks my heart to have to cancel The Motels part in the Totally Tubular tour this summer," says Davies. "The band and I were looking forward to it big time! But the doctors have some unfinished business with me, so I must comply."
"But don't worry, 'I'll be back!'" she adds. "I love you all. It will be a great show, so go, have fun, and I'll meet up with you later."
In place of The Motels, Totally Tubular has added two acts: Bow Wow Wow, best known for the 1982 hit "I Want Candy," and Men Without Hats, who hit it big with 1982’s "The Safety Dance." Bow Wow Wow will perform on the tour's July dates, with Men Without Hats booked for the August shows.
Totally Tubular Festival returns for a third year starting July 17 in Phoenix, with dates running through Aug. 16 in Aurora, Illinois. The lineup also features Thomas Dolby & The Lost Toy People, A Flock Of Seagulls, Animotion, The Escape Club, Tommy Tutone and The Producers.
Grateful Dead 'Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66)' (Rhino Entertainment)
Grateful Dead is offering up another preview of their upcoming live album, Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66).
The band has just released a performance of the track "Viola Lee Blues," from The Dead's 1967 self-titled debut album. This is the second song they’ve released from the Fillmore concert, following "Cold Rain and Snow."
"The Grateful Dead's first big jamming vehicle, 'Viola Lee Blues' is heard here in one of its first live performances," says Dead archivist David Lemieux. "The song only stuck around from 1966 to 1970, but it always hit several intensely psychedelic peaks, as you'll hear here."
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66) will be released digitally and as a two-CD set on July 3, on the 60th anniversary of the concert, which took place seven months after the band changed their name from the Warlocks. It will also be released as a three-LP set, its first time ever on vinyl, limited to 6,600 copies. The vinyl release is available exclusively at Dead.net.
The Fillmore performance was part of legendary promoter Bill Graham's Independence Ball, with the band at the time made up of Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan and Bob Weir.
The concert was previously available in 2015 as part of the 50th anniversary boxed set, 30 Trips Around the Sun.
Fleetwood Mac is revisiting their 1988 Greatest Hits compilation, and they've added some hits to the album.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are set to release a deluxe edition on July 31, featuring 10 more classic tracks, including such tunes as “The Chain,” “Landslide,” “Silver Springs (Live)” and “You Make Loving Fun," among others.
Greatest Hits (Deluxe Edition) will be released as two-LP black vinyl and two-CD sets, as well as on two-LP clear vinyl, which is available exclusively through the band's official store.
Originally released in November 1988, Greatest Hits covered the band’s catalog from the mid '70s to the late '80s, specifically songs released after Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the band.
The album peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified eight-times Platinum in the U.S.
Host Jimmy Fallon, singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, actor Kevin Bacon, and The Roots during “Classroom Instruments” on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 -- (Photo by: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC)
Kenny Loggins stopped by The Tonight Show Wednesday, where he put a new spin on some of his classic tunes.
Loggins joined host Jimmy Fallon and The Roots to perform a medley of his songs in a Classroom Instruments segment, including such tracks as “I’m Alright,” which appeared in the movie Caddyshack; “Danger Zone,” from Top Gun; the Loggins and Messina tune “Your Mama Don’t Dance”; and “Footloose.”
But before they broke into “Footloose” they were interrupted by actor John Lithgow, who channeled his Footloose character of Reverend Shaw Moore and objected to the music. Kevin Bacon, who played Ren McCormack in the film, popped up to declare, “I thought this was supposed to be a party, let’s dance.”
Loggins’ appearance comes ahead of his induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday in New York City. Other performers being inducted this year include KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, Taylor Swift and Alanis Morissette.
Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton and Dire Straits were among the artists who performed at the 70th birthday tribute concert for anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela.
The concert took place at London’s Wembley Stadium and also featured performances by Simple Minds, Joe Cocker, Bryan Adams, Peter Gabriel, Steven Van Zandt, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman, George Michael, Eurythmics and more.
The concert was broadcast to over 60 countries, with an estimated 600 million people tuning in.
Mandela was still imprisoned in South Africa at the time of the concert. He was later released in February 1990. A second concert celebrating his release, Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa, took place at Wembley in April 1990.
Alex Lifeson with his Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1976 ES-355 Reissue. (Courtesy of Epiphone)
While most guitarists likely don’t have the talent of Rush’s Alex Lifeson, they now have a chance to at least sound a little bit like him.
The rocker has teamed with Epiphone for a new guitar, part of the Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom series.
The new Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 Reissue is modeled after Lifeson’s well-known 1976 ES-355 guitar. The description notes that the axe captures “Alex’s unmistakable tone, as well as the refined feel and innovative spirit that have fueled Rush’s groundbreaking music for decades.”
The guitar comes in Alpine white with gold accents and has a three-piece maple neck similar to the construction of Lifeson’s original instrument. It comes in a black case with a red interior and features a reproduction of Lifeson’s signature.
“The ES-355 has always been a really special guitar for me—it’s got this incredible balance of elegance and power,” says Lifeson. “What I love about this Epiphone 'Whitey' recreation is how faithfully it captures that original spirit while still feeling fresh and alive in your hands.”
“It’s a guitar that invites you to explore, to take chances, and to find your own voice,” he adds. “I’m genuinely thrilled that players everywhere will have the chance to experience it and make it part of their own musical journey.”
The Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 Reissue is available at authorized Epiphone dealers, Gibson Garage locations and online at ephiphone.com.
Lifeson is currently back onstage with Rush on their Fifty Something tour. They play their third night at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Paul Stanley of Kiss attends the premiere of Sony Pictures Classics' "Becoming Led Zeppelin" at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 27, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Unique Nicole/Getty Images)
KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are set to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday in New York, and ahead of the honor, Stanley talked to New YorkMagazine about their music.
When asked which song he considers the band’s "legacy defining" tune, he said, "It’s hard not to go with 'Rock and Roll All Nite,'" the iconic track from their 1975 album Dressed To Kill.
"That song is really the template for a lot of songs that came after it, whether ours or other people’s, because it’s an anthem," he said. "When I started writing it, there were no 'anthems,' per se. Our record-company president sat us down and very fortuitously told us that we needed an anthem and we had no idea what that meant."
The song is known for its signature lyric, "I want to rock and roll all night, and party every day." Stanley said he always went with "I" and not "we" because "what empowers you is 'I.'"
"Partying didn’t mean pointed hats and fly whistles. It also wasn’t a drug-fueled social event," he said of the song's theme. "It was getting together with people and having a great time."
"So although it wouldn’t necessarily be my favorite song, its legacy is undeniable," he noted. "We’ve closed our shows for 50 years with that song because it encapsulates our ethos."
And while he said plenty of other artists have gone on to release songs with the theme of "lets get together and rock," Stanley's not one to stand up and take credit for influencing them.
He added, “That’s for me to know, but certainly not for me to announce. That’s too much self-aggrandizing for me."
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings: Ultimate Collection (Edsel)
A new box set dedicated to former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman's '90s-era blues rock band, Rhythm Kings, is getting an October release.
The set, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings: Ultimate Collection, is made up 144 songs and includes the group’s five studio albums — 1997’s Strutin’ Our Stuff, 1998’s Anyway the Wind Blows, 2000’s Groovin’, 2001’s two-LP set Double Bill and 2004’s Just For a Thrill.
It also includes two live albums — 2005’s Live, recorded in Germany in 2004, and 2011’s Live Communication, recorded in the U.K. in 2008 — as well as the 2018 collection Studio Time, which features outtakes from recording sessions that took place between 1987 and 2003.
There’s also a new Best of the Bootleg Kings compilation, featuring a set of live performances personally curated by Wyman, plus a 24-page booklet featuring photos from Wyman’s archives and a new interview with the rocker.
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings: Ultimate Collection will be released Oct. 9 and is available for preorder now.
Stevie Nicks performs onstage during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID)
Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge and Jackson Browne are confirmed to perform at the 2026 Music, Film and Entertainment Industry Spirit of Life Gala, put on by the cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope.
This year’s event, happening Oct. 27 at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, will honor executive Larry Mestel, founder and CEO of Primary Wave Music.
City of Hope recently launched Mestel’s Spirit of Life campaign, which will raise money for City of Hope's work in CAR T cell therapy and other cellular immunotherapies to help fight cancer. A portion of the money raised will also go toward breast cancer research and patient care.
“As a breast cancer survivor, this cause is deeply personal to me,” said Etheridge. “I know how critical research, compassionate care and breakthrough treatments are for patients and families facing cancer.”
She adds, “I’m honored to join City of Hope, Larry and this incredible community during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to help raise support for lifesaving research and bring more hope to people navigating this disease.”
