Aerosmith has achieved a new Top 10 record in the Billboard Hot 200 album chart with their collaboration with English singer/actor Yungblud. Yungblud's album One More Time has debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 200 for the week dated Dec. 6, making Aerosmith the second group -- and fifth act overall -- with a newly-charting Top 10 in each of the last six decades (1970s through 2020s). Aerosmith notched its first top 10 on the Hot 200 in 1976 (and only Top 10 of the '70s) with Rocks (peaking at No. 3). The band then scored one top 10 in the '80s (1989's No. 5-peaking Pump), three in the '90s (Get a Grip, No. 1; Big Ones, No. 6 and Nine Lives, No. 1), three in the 2000s (Just Push Play, No. 2; O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, No. 2 and Honkin' On Bobo, No. 5), one in the '10s (Music From Another Dimension!, No. 5) and now one in the '20s with One More Time. The Yungblud/Aerosmith first single from One More Time, "My Only Angel," blasted to the top of Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart dated Oct. 4. Aerosmith is the second group, following The Rolling Stones, with at least one newly-charting top 10 in every decade from the 1970s through the 2020s. Among all acts, there are just five with a new Top 10 in each decade in that span: Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor. - Billboard, 11/30/25...... 
Eric Clapton has announced a huge one-off show in the UK at The Sandringham Estate in Norfolk in August 2026. Slowhand's Aug. 23 gig is the first show to be revealed for the 2026 Sandringham summer series, which will run between Aug. 20-23. The show will see the guitar icon break out classics including "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight," as well as newer tracks from his most recent album, Meanwhile, which dropped in 2024. "Eric Clapton is one of the greatest musicians of all time and it's a dream come true for all of us at HeritageLive Festivals to have him play at The Sandringham Estate for us next August," said Giles Cooper of HeritageLive Festivals. "It's going to be such a special and unique event -- one of those gigs where you say in years to come 'I was there!'. We just can't wait!" Clapton headlined a US tour earlier in 2025 behind the new album, his 22nd studio effort which included contributions from the likes of Van Morrison, Bradley Walker, Judith Hill and the late Jeff Beck. Before the US tour kicked off in September, MTV confirmed details of a feature-length special about the former Yardbirds member, titled Eric Clapton Unplugged Over 30 Years Later, and the three-time Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame inductee also made a cameo alongside Shania Twain in Spinal Tap's "final" concert movie, Stone Henge: The Final Finale. - New Musical Express, 11/27/25...... DEVO and The B-52s will showcase their unique brand of eccentricities with a two huge co-headlining shows in the UK next June. On Nov. 28, the two New Wave legends announced a gig at London's O2 on June 20, 2026, followed the next evening with a show at Manchester's AO Arena. Both bands have previously embarked on their respective farewell tours in the past few years, but later decided to keep playing live after joining forces on Saturday Night Live and reigniting demand from fans. The two UK dates come as an extension to their "Cosmic De-Evolution Tour," which has already seen them take to stages across the US and Canada. For The B-52s, it will be their first time performing live in the UK since 2019, and for DEVO, it comes after the alt icons headed out on their "50 Years of De-Evolution Tour" in 2023. Joining the two bands at the London and Manchester shows will be Scottish punk legends The Rezillos and fellow New Wave artist Lene Lovich. - NME, 11/28/25...... The L.A.-based duo Sparks have announced details of a new gig taking place at London's Royal Hospital Chelsea in 2026. The new live show takes place as part of the Live At Chelsea concert series, which is returning in 2026 for its first edition in four years. Brothers Ron and Russel Mael will be taking to the stage on June 12, after dropping their acclaimed 28th studio album MAD! and companion EP "MADDER!" in 2024. The duo first broke onto the charts in 1974 with their UK hit "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us." Sparks are the third artist confirmed to be headlining the outdoor shows at Royal Hospital Chelsea in 2026, following The Proclaimers (on June 13) and The Beach Boys (June 14). - NME, 12/1/25..... In a new interview with Vulture.com, David Byrne revealed he is considering making another concert movie. Asked if he was considering adapting his new "Who Is The Sky?" tour for Broadway and hiring a noted director to film it -- as he did with Spike Lee for 2020's acclaimed production "American Utopia -- Byrne said: "I'm thinking about that, so we'll see what happens there. Because, yes, it's a very extensive tour and it's not going to last forever." The former Talking Heads frontman has been involved in several groundbreaking concert movies, both with his former band and solo. 1984's Stop Making Sense was filmed by Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme, who filmed Talking Heads during four nights at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. Capturing the band at the peak of their creativity, the combination of Byrne's staging and Demme's cinematic artistry led it to be considered one of the greatest concert movies ever made. A24 released a 4K restoration of the film in 2024. - NME, 11/28/25...... Speaking to Variety, Elton John has shared some grave news about the current state of his eyesight. Sir Elton, who first opened up in 2024 about how an infection left him blind in one eye and with poor vision in the other, says the loss of his vision has left him "devastated." "Because I lost my right eye and my left eye's not so good, the last 15 months have been challenging for me because I haven't been able to see anything, watch anything, read anything," John explained, adding that he still has "hope" that the situation will get better. "I've had the most incredible life, and there is hope. I've just gotta be patient that someday science will help me with this one. Once they help me with this one, I'll be fine," he said. "It's exactly like the AIDS situation. You mustn't give up hope, you must be stoic, you must be strong and you must always try and batter the door down to try and improve things," he added. The latest comments come following Elton opening up last year about other health issues he has been facing, and told fans in Oct. 2024 that "there's not much of me left" following multiple surgeries. "I don't have tonsils, adenoids or an appendix. I don't have a prostate, I don't have a right hip or a left knee or a right knee," he said at the premiere of his career-spanning documentary Elton John: Never Too Late. "In fact, the only thing left to me is my left hip. But I'm still here." Given the recent struggles, the Rocket Man confirmed to Varietythat he would "not be going on tour again" once his extensive "Farewell Yellow Brick Road"' tour ended in July 2023. However, he later said he would perform "the odd show," giving fans hope they would be able to see the music icon once more, and he was recently confirmed as the first headliner for the Rock in Rio 2026 festival in Brazil on Sept. 7, 2026. - NME, 11/27/25...... 
The estate of late Country legend Johnny Cash has launched legal action against Coca-Cola, accusing the company of unlawfully imitating the late country icon's voice in a recent advertisement. The suit was filed in Nashville on Nov. 25 under Tennessee's newly enacted ELVIS Act, which safeguards artists' voices from unauthorized commercial use. The Cash estate argues that a Coca-Cola jingle aired during college football broadcasts since August features vocals that sound "strikingly" like Cash, performed by tribute artist Shawn Barker. While the Cash estate has previously licensed the musician's songs for advertising -- including "Ragged Old Flag" and "Personal Jesus" during Super Bowl telecasts -- they claim Coca-Cola bypassed the proper channels this time. "The trust brings this lawsuit to protect the voice of Johnny Cash -- and to send a message that protects the voice of all of the artists whose music enriches our lives," said estate attorney Tim Warnock. he lawsuit seeks an injunction to pull the ad from circulation, alongside financial damages for alleged violations of Cash's publicity rights, federal false endorsement laws, and Tennessee's consumer protection statute. Coca-Cola has yet to respond publicly to the claims. Barker himself, who has toured globally for more than two decades with his tribute show "The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash," is not named in the suit. - Music-News.com, 11/27/25...... Mick Jagger has led tributes to the recently deceased British playwright Tom Stoppard, who died "peacefully" on Nov. 29 at age 88 at his Dorset home surrounded by family. "Tom Stoppard was my favourite playwright," the Rolling Stones frontman posted to X/Twitter on Nov. 29. "He leaves us with a majestic body of intellectual and amusing work. I will always miss him," he added. Over a long career, Mr. Stoppard won five Tony Awards for his work in theatre, with his most celebrated plays including "Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead," "Jumpers," "Arcadia" and "The Real Thing." He also worked regularly in cinema, writing the first draft of the screenplay for Steven Spielberg's Empire Of The Sun and the final re-write of Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade. He also contributed to Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge Of The Sith, was nominated for an Oscar for co-writing Terry Gilliam's Brazil and won Best Original Screenplay for Shakespeare In Love. "He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language," a statement from his family read. Also posting tributes to the Czechoslovakian-born playwright were Michael McKean, Sean Ono Lennon, Gloria Mann and Piers Morgan. The adjective "Stoppardian' has been added to the English dictionary, to describe writing that combines wit, linguistic flair and philosophical complexity. Meanwhile, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have payed tribute to late reggae and soul legend Jimmy Cliff, who passed away on Nov. 24 aged 81, caused by "a seizure followed by pneumonia." Sir Mick shared a photo of the pair on X/Twitter laughing and drinking together at Cliff's 1981 performance at New York's Ritz Hotel. "So sad to lose the beautiful voice of Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff," Jagger wrote. The two were once reportedly neighbors in London during the time Cliff was becoming an actor in the 1970s -- eventually landing his role for The Harder They Come, for which he would also write its pivotal soundtrack. Richards also took to social media to share his memories of Cliff, writing: "Farewell Jimmy, I was in Jamaica when 'The Harder They Come' was in every cinema on the island. You could feel the pride and the love for Jimmy everywhere," the guitarist posted to X. "The sweetest voice, the sweetest soul. His music will live with us forever! Heartfelt condolences to his family! One love, Keith." - NME, 11/29/25...... In related news, Bob Dylan has paid tribute to late The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan with a live cover of The Pogues' "A Rainy Night In Soho." Dylan's version of the band's 1986 song closed out his Nov. 25 show at the 3Arena in Dublin. It marked the cover's first appearance on Dylan's 2025 "Rough And Rowdy Ways" UK and European tour, which wrapped up in the Irish capital. He previously debuted the track in May, during his performance at Willie Nelson's US "Outlaw Music Festival Tour." MacGowan's widow, Victoria Mary Clarke, took to X/Twitter following Dylan's gig in Dublin. "I'm so grateful to Bob Dylan for honouring Shane MacGowan tonight at the 3Arena Dublin with a most exquisite cover of 'Rainy Night In Soho' on the eve of our wedding anniversary," she wrote. Dylan's cover of "A Rainy Night In Soho" can be viewed on YouTube. - NME, 11/27/25...... 
Jackson Browne shared a statement on his Facebook page on Nov. 26 announcing the death of his 52-year-old actor/musician son, Ethan Browne. "It is with deep sorrow that we share that on the morning of November 25, 2025, Ethan Browne, the son of Jackson Browne and Phyllis Major, was found unresponsive in his home and has passed away. We ask for privacy and respect for the family during this difficult time. No further details are available at this moment," reads the post. Ethan Browne was born Nov. 2, 1973. He was known as a model, musician and an actor, with roles in the films Raising Helen (alongside actress/singer Kate Hudson), Hackers, and the television series Birds of Prey. As a musician, Browne also teamed with Cat Colbert to form the duo Alain Zane. They released the 2022 album Right Before Your Eyes and released songs including "CA State of Mind" and "Kite." In 1974, just six months after he was born, Ethan appeared with his father on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Phyllis Major and Jackson Browne were wed in 1975; the following year, Major died at age 30 due to an overdose. Jackson wed Lynne Sweeney in 1981 and they welcomed son Ryan in 1982; the couple divorced in 1983. - Billboard, 11/26/25.
As the 2025 Black Friday Record Store Day approaches on Nov. 28, several '70s musicians are dropping notable projects for this year's event. Rhino Records has liberated the live portion of Fleetwood Mac's 2022 deluxe edition of the band's self-titled 1975 LP as its own standalone title. Fleetwood Mac: Live 1975 is culled from a pair of Oct. '75 dates at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, N.J., and the Jorgensen Auditorium at the University of Connecticut. This double LP -- making its vinyl debut -- finds the band in peak form as it runs though its hits of the day -- "Rhiannon" and "Landslide" -- along with new lineup versions of such early Mac classics as "Oh Well," "Station Man" and "The Green Manalishi (with the Two Pronged Crown)." Also worth digging for is the original version of Bob Dylan's iconic second album, The Original Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, an album that underwent a number of tracklist changes before it hit record shops on account of the sheer volume by which the Rock Bard was writing songs at the time. It's an interesting alternate look at a most iconic LP from His Bobness. The 3-LP Billy Joel live set, Live From Long Island, has been freed from the confines of Joel's 2023 box set The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2. A standalone vinyl edition of Live From Long Island has been on the wish list for Billy Joel fans for, um, "The Longest Time." Lastly, Van Halen's Live at Wembley 1995 was recorded during the tour behind their tepid final full-length album with Sammy Hagar, Balance. This 8-song document recorded an London's Wembley Stadium sees the band tear through such David Lee Roth-era gems as "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" and "Jump" along with "Van Hagar" essentials such as "When It's Love" and "Right Now" to create a unique live recording longtime fans of both versions of the band can appreciate. - Billboard, 11/24/25...... 
In an interview with Variety, Elton John calls out American politicians who are rolling back support for HIV/AIDS research. "I just am enraged by it," John said about what he sees as a lack of political support for cobatting the lethal epidemic. "It's very frustrating when you've got the tools in your hand to end it, and then you find that countries in Africa, Russia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe won't help." Although Elton praised the efforts of the current administration to bring an end to the war in Gaza, he simultaneously called them out for fumbling an issue as vital as ending HIV and AIDS. "There's another war with people who are suffering from HIV and AIDS that should be able to get their medicine but can't, because governments won't let them. It's inhumane," the Rocket Man said. "So my big beef at the moment is, yes, thank God, maybe there's peace, after more things are sorted out. But there are crimes against millions of other people that are happening because of governments and stigma and hate," he added. The administration of Pres. Donald Trump has halted funds originally intended for global programs aimed at HIV prevention and openly threatened federal funding for domestic programs aimed at helping those afflicted with the disease. John said if the president dedicated his efforts to helping end the AIDS epidemic, he could go down as "one of the greatest presidents in history." "If he ended AIDS, that would really be a feather in his cap," he added. In other Elton news, on Nov. 26 the music legend was unveiled as the first headliner for Rock in Rio 2026 -- despite his announcement in July 2023 that he woud be retiring from touring once his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour ended. Elton, 78, however later said that he would perform "the odd show" occasionally. So far, these have included the 50th annual Candlelight Concert in the US in Dec. 2024 and the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center last summer. In 2023, John also played live at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony, where he inducted his longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin. Back in October, John also played to the biggest crowd since he quit touring two years ago at the Singapore Grand Prix. Now after nearly a decade away from the Brazilian capital, the Rock In Rio festival announced on Instagram that the superstar will perform in Rio in 2026, headlining the Palco Mundo (World Stage) on Sept. 7, 2026. "I've always had a fantastic time whenever we've played in Brazil," Elton said in a statement. "I didn't manage to get to South America for the farewell tour, so when Rock In Rio asked me to play, I said 'yes' immediately." Also in the Variety interview, the musician has revealed he has seven new songs from his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin that are ready to record. "I've got seven new lyrics from Bernie, and David (Furnish, husband) read them to me the other night, and they're really, really good, so I can't wait to go in the studio with Andrew (Watt, producer) and just write and see what happens," he said. "Music has been my whole life and has given me so much and takes me on journeys that I never thought I would ever go on - and it's still doing that. I just like doing the odd thing. It pays the rent very well, and it keeps me musical. I just can't wait to go into the studio now and write some new songs and go from there." - Billboard/New Musical Express/Music-News.com, 11/25/25...... The Beach Boys will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of their seminal 1966 album Pet Sounds with a headlining concert as part of the London Live At Chelsea concert series at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on June 14, 2026. It will be one of Beach Boys' first shows since the death of frontman Brian Wilson earlier this summer. News of his death was shared in June, and the 82-year-old was reported to have died due to "respiratory arrest," with sepsis and cystitis listed as contributing factors. Going forward, the gig will see the band fronted by co-founder and lyricist Mike Love, joined by longtime member Bruce Johnston along with Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, Jon Bolton, Keith Hubacher, Randy Leago, John Wedemeyer and musical directorBrian Eichenberger. The Live At Chelsea concert series returns in 2026 for the first time in four years, and a portion of proceeds from the concerts, which will also feature The Proclaimers, supports the ongoing care of the Chelsea Pensioners. The announcement can be viewed on Instagram. - NME, 11/24/25...... Queen cofounders Brian May and Roger Taylor have hinted they'd like to participate in an ABBA Voyage-style hologram show. Speaking to BigIssue.com, May and Taylor addressed the chances of an original Queen line-up reunion of sorts with late vocalist Freddie Mercury and bassist John Deacon, who retired in 1997. Touching on "reuniting" with their former bandmates virtually, May said: "Freddie is still alive through the music that we listen to all the time. In a sense, John is still with us in the same way, but now we have so many other opportunities. I mean things that are immersive, like The Sphere in Las Vegas, it will be possible to give people the experience very closely of what things were like for us when we were Freddie, John, Brian and Roger. And that really appeals to me." May went on to compare their recent live shows to what can be done via holograms: "In our Queen shows for a very long time I've been doing 'Love of My Life'. And in the end, Freddie comes in and joins me as on video. It was just quite simply done, but it's a way of involving Freddie, and I think we can basically take that a lot further." Drummer Taylor then revealed that while he "had a good time" and "enjoyed" the ABBA Voyage show -- which debuted in 2022 -- he left a showing with mixed feelings: "I didn't find the actual projections that convincing. I do think technology now has come so much further since the ABBA show started, I think a lot more can be done." In 2024, speculation emerged that a Queen hologram show was in the works after Mercury Songs Limited -- the organization which has ownership over Mercury's solo works -- reportedly filed to trademark his moniker for virtual reality and 3D. May also said he'd be up for a Queen residency at the Las Vegas Sphere: I'm very keen on the Sphere. It's got my mind working," he said. - NME, 11/24/25...... 
Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 hit "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is finally a Billboard No. 1 after the famous shipwreck's 50 anniversary on Nov. 10. In the week ending Nov. 13, "Edmund Fitzgerald" drew 3.7 million official U.S. streams and sold 5,000 downloads, according to Luminate, marking increases of 140% and 328%, respectively, week over week. It returns to Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart dated Nov. 22 at No. 15. The latter count pushes the song to No. 1 on Rock Digital Song Sales, marking its first placement atop any Billboard tally. It's Lightfoot's chart third leader on the list, after "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown" in 2023, following Lightfoot's death at age 84 that May 1. Those two tracks also return to Rock Digital Song Sales, reflecting general interest in Lightfoot's catalog beyond "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"; "Sundown" ranks at No. 6 and "If You Could Read My Mind" at No. 10, each with 1,000 sold. In all, Lightfoot's catalog drew 9.1 million on-demand streams Nov. 7-13, a gain of 67%. It also sold 7,000 song downloads, a vault of 285%. The 50th anniversary of the wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was Nov. 10. As chronicled by Lightfoot, the 729-foot long freighter sank in Lake Superior during a sudden storm. All 29 crewmen aboard died. After Lightfoot wrote the track, he became close to several of the victims' family members. - Billboard, 11/20/25...... Brian Eno has hooked up with Bastille's Dan Smith, Leigh-Anne, Celeste and other artists to join the race for the UK's Christmas Number One single with their charity effort "Lullaby." The song comes from the same team behind the "Together For Palestine" charity show in September, which was organized by Eno, and featured performances from Smith, Paul Weller, Damon Albarn, Nadine Shaw, Cat Burns, Rachel Chinouriri, Yasiin Bey and more. Set for release on Dec. 12, every penny raised from "Lullaby" will go to Choose Love's "Together For Palestine Fund," which supports three Palestinian-led organizations: Taawon, Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Palestine Medical Relief Service. "This lullaby from our Palestinian musical heritage has been with me since early childhood," Eno said in a statement. Today, it returns at a much-needed time as a reminder of what Palestinians will never lose: hope, defiance, beauty, and dignity," shared Palestinian musician Barghouti." In a push to help get the song to Number One and to raise more funds for the three charities, fans are urged to pre-order the single which can be done here. - NME, 11/26/25...... Robert Plant has played a career-spanning set made up of a Led Zeppelin classic as well as some covers at National Public Radio's (NPR) intimate "Tiny Desk" program. The musician was joined by bandmates Suzi Dian (on vocals and accordion), Matt Worley (guitar, banjo, cuatro), Tony Kelsey (guitar), Barney Morse-Brown (cello) and Oli Jefferson (drums)."This is just like Live Aid," Plant joked. "I couldn't hear myself there either." His five-song setlist blended folk songs and covers, including an emotive rendition of Low's "Everybody's Song" and Moby Grape's "It's a Beautiful Day Today." Plant and Dian closed their set with "Gallows Pole," which Plant sang on 1970's Led Zeppelin III. Before taking on the track, Plant took a moment to pay homage to the American blues singer Lead Belly, who was his first introduction to the song. "His memory has lived on in all of the music that I've ever been near and been touched by," Plant said. The "Tiny Desk" gig comes ahead of Plant and Saving Grace gearing up to wrap their current leg of US concerts, with the final date happening on Nov. 23 in Valley Center, Calif. Following that, they'll head back to the UK or a run of shows that will run until Dec. 23. Plant's "Tiny Desk" set can be streamed on YouTube. - NME, 11/22/25...... The Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter have announced a series of 50th anniversary shows for 2026. The iconic punk band -- which has been fronted by former Gallows vocalist Carter since 2024 -- will celebrate five decades since their earlier legendary Lesser Free Trade Hall gigs at the Manchester venue on June 4 and July 20 in 1976. The group have announced a series of four huge shows next summer to mark the occasion, with The Undertones as the main support. Carter is joined by longstanding members Glen Matlock, Paul Cook and Steve Jones. The run will kick off with a headline gig for K Maxx Presents Live at The Piece Hall in Halifax on July 11, before the Pretty Vacant hitmakers play Manchester's Castlefield Bowl the following day. Then they'll move onto TK Maxx Presents Depot Live at Cardiff Castle on Aug. 1, before the tour ends the next night with TK Maxx Presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre. - Music-News.com, 11/25/25...... 
A malicious prosecution lawsuit brought against the Eagles' Don Henley and his longtime manager, Irving Azoff, has been dismissed. It follows a previous case against three collectables experts in March, after Glenn Horowitz, Edward Kosinski and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi were accused of attempting to sell handwritten notes and lyrics from the classic 1977 single "Hotel California," as well as its follow-up "Life In The Fast Lane," back in 2022. Officials estimated at the time that the documents were worth over $1 million in total, with the defendants maintaining that they had legally obtained the lyric sheets from author Ed Sanders, who was hired to write a biography for The Eagles in the late '70s. Sanders sold the notepad to Horowitz -- a rare book dealer -- for $50,000 back in 2005. However, the judge dropped the case midway after concluding that Henley had "manipulated" prosecutors by withholding evidence, saying at the time that Henley, Azoff, and their lawyers had "used the privilege to obfuscate and hide information that they believed would be damaging to their position that the lyric sheets were stolen," Henley has since maintained that the documents were stolen. In February, this prompted Horowitz to sue both Henley and Azoff for malicious prosecution. He alleged the pair had manipulated New York prosecutors into charging him and two other innocent men. Henley and Azoff say they did nothing wrong and pointed to the collapse of the criminal case as being based on a technicality. Now a judge in a New York court has sided with the duo and dismissed the malicious prosecution claims as legally deficient. Henley's attorney Dan Petrocelli said: "The only malicious prosecution was Horowitz's own lawsuit, which the court promptly and rightly dismissed." Horowitz's lawyer, Caitlin Robin, said that they will appeal Justice Waterman-Marshall's decision. - NME, 11/22/25...... On Nov. 21 Neil Young took to Instagram to announce an outdoor UK tour for 2026 with his band Chrome Hearts. The tour will see them play multiple outdoor shows across the UK, kicking off with a night at Manchester's Heaton Park on June 19, and continue on June 27 with the headline slot at the inaugural State Fayre Festival in Chelmsford. On June 29, the will head over to Scotland for a slot at the Glasgow Summer Sessions at Bellahouston Park, and on July 3, they will perform at Blenheim Palace Festival 2026. Finally, on July 5 Young will perform at the Blackweir Fields in Cardiff. The new tour dates for 2026 come a Young and his band released their new album Talking To The Trees over the summer, and were praised for their timeless slot on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage. Young is also on the bill for the new State Fayre festival, set for June 26-28 at the Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex. - NME, 11/21/25...... Joni Mitchell will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 JUNO Awards. The legendary songwriter, 82, will be celebrated with one of Canada's highest artistic distinctions at the ceremony in Hamilton, Ont., on Mar. 29. The National Arts Centre will present the accolade in recognition of her unparalleled influence on music and culture across generations. Mitchell, whose career spans more than five decades, has shaped the soundscape of modern songwriting with timeless works such as Blue and Court and Spark. Her artistry has not only defined eras but continues to inspire musicians worldwide. - Music-News.com, 11/25/25...... Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson filed a lawsuit at a Los Angeles court on Nov. 18 claiming that her inheritance from her late dad has been "mismanaged," and executors have pocketed $10 million. Paris, 27, claims that roughly $464 million has still not yet been invested by co-executors John Branca and John McClain, with it having a gain of under 0.1 per cent. If it were invested properly, she claims, that money could have generated profits of $41 million. She also accuses the two executors of using the estate as a "vehicle for John Branca to enrich and aggrandize himself, rather than serve the beneficiaries"- - also claiming that 2021 alone saw the two of them pocket more than $10 million in compensation. That sum is allegedly over "double the amount distributed to any beneficiary." The filing also alleges that the total compensation pocketed by Branca and McClain that year could be up to $148.2 million, which "dwarfs" the amount shared with Jackson's children. Paris is one of the music icon's three children with second wife Debbie Rowe, with siblings Prince (28) and Bigi (formerly Blanket, aged 23). The singer died in 2009, aged 50, and his estate was managed by executors given that his kids were children at the time. - NME, 11/21/25...... After announcing his retirement from music earlier in November, former Deep Purple and Whitesnake singer David Coverdale waved a poignant, emotional goodbye in Whitesnakes's final video for a string-laden remix of its track "Forevermore." The remix of the title track from the band's 2011 album, Forevermore, was produced by Coverdale and features a new orchestral arrangement from the Hook City Strings. Directed by Payton Murphy, the video is a trip down memory lane, featuring shots of a grey-haired Coverdale, famous for his flowing blonde hair, singing the tune's nostalgic lyrics amid shots of his family and wife of 28 years Cindy Barker. "Looking back across the years/ The good times and the bad/ All echo in my mind," Coverdale sings plaintively from a room festooned with candles and draped in white curtains, lamenting the mix of "sweet and bitter memories" he's left behind. The "Forevermore" remix video has been shared on YouTube. - Billboard, 11/21/25...... 
Former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman is reportedly "recuperating at home" after undergoing major brain surgery. In September, the musician announced that he would be postponing a string of planned concerts as he was due to undergo an operation to treat Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) -- a neurological disorder characterised by the build-up of cerebrospinal fluid in the skull. In a statement posted to his official website, Wakeman revealed he had undergone a corrective "shunt" surgery earlier in November and the procedure was "very successful." "I had the necessary corrective 'shunt' brain surgery last week which I am pleased to say was very successful and I am now recuperating at home being cared for by my lovely wife and our wonderful furry healing animals!" he wrote. "I have to take things easy for a while but have been told by my surgeon that I will be perfectly fine to travel to America for the tour with my son Oliver in March (2026) and will be fine for all future engagements after that." Wakeman went on to note that he plans to appear at two charity concerts in Norwich and Ipswich, England on Dec. 19 and 20. Elsewhere in the post, the musician insisted the surgery hasn't impacted his ability to play the piano. "I am also pleased to say that it doesn't seem to have affected my piano playing in any way as I still seem to be very capable of hitting the odd wrong note here and there when I lose my concentration!" the 76-year-old continued. "Once again, I'd like to thank everybody who wished me well over the last few months for a speedy recovery, as it really did mean a lot to me." Wakeman has faced many health issues over the years, and in 2023, he shared that he had macular degeneration in his left eye and arthritis in his hands, legs, and feet. - Music-News.com, 11/26/25...... In a new interview with the London Telegraph, Squeeze frontman Glenn Tilbrook revealed that he was abused when he was a teenager. Tilbrook, 68, claimed that an older man abused him when he was 13 at the first gig he ever went to. "It was in a scout hut in Eltham, and it was the Irish band Tír na nÓg, who I really liked. I went by myself. I would have been just early 13, and that's where I met, not this guy, Ron, but another guy. And so this guy just says, 'Come over to our squat.' And that's where I met Ron actually, at that squat." Speaking about the alleged abuse, he went on: "I don't feel angry. [But] as I've got older, I've realised things that haven't been OK, in certain ways that I behave." Tilbrook described his childhood as "quite dysfunctional". He said: "There was no parental control. I was taking drugs and having sex at 13, which perhaps wasn't so great." Elsewhere, former Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis died earlier this month, aged 74. Since then the band announced on Instagram that they're planning a UK arena tour for 2026, marking their biggest headline shows yet. The London band will hit the road for their "Tried, Tested And Trixies" trek next winter, with Billy Bragg joining them as a special guest opener. Before that, Squeeze are set to support Madness on their 2025 "Hit Parade" UK arena tour, which kicks off in December. - NME, 11/23/25...... German actor Udo Kier, who worked with such renowned filmmakers as Andy Warhol, Lars von Trier, Gus Van Sant and Werner Herzog, died on Nov. 23. He was 81. His partner, artist Delbert McBride, confirmed the news to Variety, and a cause of death was not provided. Mr. Kier became a cult film icon with his starring roles in the Warhol-produced (and Paul Morrissey-directed) movies Flesh for Frankenstein in 1973 and Blood for Dracula in 1974. In 1991 he appeared in Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho. He also had roles in a number of big-budget Hollywood films, including Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Johnny Mnemonic, Armageddon and Blade. Overall he had a role in over 250 movies. He also worked with Madonna, appearing in her video for "Deeper and Deeper," as well as her coffee-table book, Sex. - PennLive.com, 11/24.25...... Jellybean Johnson, the Minneapolis musician and producer who was the drummer for the Prince-affiliated funk-rock group The Time, died on Nov. 21, according to a statement by his family. He was 69. Prince recruited Johnson (real name Garry George Johnson), who was self-taught on drums and guitar, in 1981 for The Time, an act born out of the city's Flyte Tyme. They'd known each other since their high school years in Minneapolis. As a member of The Time -- and later, Prince's The Family -- Johnson helped establish the funk-rock, new wave and synth-pop hybrid that became known as the Minneapolis Sound. He appeared as a fictionalized version of himself in 1984's Academy Award-winning Purple Rain and as himself in 1990's Graffiti Bridge. Johnson is also known for his work as a producer, with Janet Jackson's 1990 No. 1 hit "Black Cat" among his credits -- and he was an in-demand session musician. Johnson co-founded the non-profit Minneapolis Sound Museum in 2021, and the following year was awarded a Soul Train Lifetime Achievement Award with The Time. - Billboard, 11/22/25...... 
Beloved reggae singer and Jamaican musical icon Jimmy Cliff has died on the morning of Nov. 24. He was 81. The "Many Rivers to Cross" singer's wife, Latifah Chambers, announced the news in an Instagram post that read, "It's with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia. I am thankful for his family, friends, fellow artists and coworkers who have shared his journey with him. To all his fans around the world, please know that your support was his strength throughout his whole career. He really appreciated each and every fan for their love." Born James Chambers on Apr. 1, 1948 in the St. James parish of Jamaica near Montego Bay, Mr. Cliff's talent was spotted early on at the Somerton All Age School in the 1950. The eighth of nine children, Mr. Cliff's signature vocal tone, a high and mellifluous croon, immediately set him apart when he moved to Kingston at 14, adopted his more famous stage name and began cutting songs with an American R&B influence before making the connection that would change his life. Mr. Cliff's ska-tinged debut single, "Hurricane Hattie," was released on Beverley's Records, a label he formed with Kingston businessman Leslie Kong. It rose to the top of the Jamaican charts and was followed by a string of hits sung and written by the artist including "Miss Jamaica," "One-Eyed Jacks" and "King of Kings." In 1969 he hit No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with "Wonderful World, Beautiful People," followed by the more urgent "Vietnam," a track about a friend who was drafted into the U.S. army and never recovered from his war-time PTSD that Bob Dylan has called the best protest song he ever heard. In the summer of 1970 Mr. Cliff had another hit with a cover of Cat Stevens' "Wild World," compiled on his 1969 Wonderful World, Beautiful People LP. The next year, director Perry Henzell Mr. Cliff, who had no acting experience, to star in The Harder They Come, a slow-burn hit that mixed the joy of the nation's music with clear-eyed depictions of social and economic conditions in what is still considered one of the greatest and most influential music films ever. Mr. Cliff is credited with almost single-handedly introducing the sound of reggae to the world via his masterful turn as country musician Ivan in The Harder They Come, in which the singer tries to break into Jamaica's corrupt music industry as an avatar for the aspiration of being uplifted by music amid the drug, violence and mayhem in Kingston's Trenchtown ghetto. He also contributed four indelible songs to the movie's soundtrack: the ebullient "You Can Get It If You Really Want," meditative "Sitting in Limbo," the beloved title track and the quasi-religious meditation "Many Rivers to Cross." Following the movie's success, Mr. Cliff signed to Warner Bros. Records and appeared as a musical guest during the first season of Saturday Night Live in 1976, but following his early rush of success, Mr. Cliff's music career remained steady, though his global impact was less pronounced than that of Bob Marley, who would quickly rise as the global avatar of reggae. 
Mr. Cliff continued to release albums throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, earning praise and respect from his musical peers, including Bruce Springsteen, who regularly added the little-known Cliff song "Trapped" to his band's legendarily lengthy live sets; a live version of the song was included on the star-studded 1985 famine relief album We Are the World. A joyful ambassador of reggae, Mr. Cliff won a best reggae album Grammy in 1985 for Cliff Hanger the same year he appeared alongside E Street Band guitarist "Little" Steven Van Zandt on the anti-apartheid song "Sun City." After providing backing vocals on the Rolling Stones' 1986 album Dirty Work, Mr. Cliff was back on the big screen in the Robin Williams comedy Club Paradise, whose soundtrack featured his duet with Elvis Costello on "Seven Day Weekend." Following a long chart drought, Mr. Cliff's 1993 cover of Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" from the soundtrack to the Jamaican bobsled team sports comedy Cool Runnings reached No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. He later teamed with South African producer/composer Lebo M on the single "Hakuna Matata," for the soundtrack to Disney's 1994 mega-hit The Lion King. Mr. Cliff was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 by the Fugees' Wyclef Jean. He released his final studio album, Refugees, in Aug. 2022 and was the subject of a 2023 off-Broadway stage musical, "The Harder They Come," with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks. Before his death Mr. Cliff was the only living reggae artist to have earned Jamaica's Order of Merit, the highest honor the nation's government gives for achievements in the arts and sciences. - Billboard, 11/24/25.
The UK's Royal Mint has honoured Freddie Mercury with a Royal Coin celebrating the 40th anniversary of the legendary 1985 Live Aid benefit concert. The collectible coin, which can be seen on 
Ozzy Osbourne's eldest son, the normally withdrawn Louis Osbourne, revealed a bizarre, scrapped duet between his late dad and '80s/'90s pop queen Madonna recorded during the height of Ozzy's early 1980s solo fame on Jack Osbourne's latest Trying Not to Die podcast. The brothers were discussing the bands that Ozzy loved and Jack noted that the metal godfather "really loved female vocalists," adding that in the final years of his life wife/manager Sharon Osbourne really wanted Ozzy to do a duets albums with all-female singers. That prompted Louis to note that he has a rare 123 vinyl at home that will blow Ozzy fans' minds. "Was (Not Was) did a duet with Madonna and my dad," Louis said of the truly bizarre song "Shake Your Head" from the Detroit duo's 1983 album Born to Laugh at Tornadoes. When Jack interrupted to remind him that the song actually featured Ozzy and actress Kim Basinger, Louis corrected him and said it "was Madonna originally... and it was written for Madonna and Was (Not Was) and it was when dad was poppin' in the early '80s and so was she, but then she kind of like really f--kin' popped and then didn't give approval on the record." Louis said after Madonna, or her team, allegedly blocked approvals, and Basinger -- then just at the beginning of a decade-long big screen hot streak -- hopped on the song as her team were trying to "make her a pop star as well." Louis said the track -- a banger with a perfectly perfect early 1980s Madonna dance floor vibe overlaid with Ozzy's yearning vocals ("You can't feed the hungry/ Can't talk Shakespeare to a monkey") -- is "somewhere out there." In October, producer Don Was told Rolling Stone that Madonna "did a great job" on the song, but it didn't "sound like Was (Not Was) to me anymore," so they brought in Ozzy to pseudo rap over the electro pop tune. "We realized about eight years later that we had Ozzy and Madonna on parallel tracks," Was said. "So we gave it to a remixer... and he turned it into a Ozzy/Madonna duet." The remix by Steve "Silk" Hurley ended up on the Now Dance '92 compilation after Was "accidentally on purpose" sent him the original Madonna vocal track along with Ozzy's, with Louis noting that the original, never-released version, went top 10 on the U.K. dance charts, topping out at No. 4 in 1992. Louis and Jack's conversation can be viewed on 
Two more people have come forward accusing Motown legend Smokey Robinson of sexual battery. The first claims of wrongdoing were raised against the singer and his wife back in March. It was brought forward by four women, who claimed that the 85-year-old committed sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence and creating a hostile work environment during their time working as housekeepers between 2007 to Apr. 2024. These original claims saw both Smokey and his wife Frances sued for a total of $50 million in damages, and through his lawyer Christopher Frost, Robinson denied all claims as "vile," "false" and "an ugly method of trying to extract money." According to a report from 
Ronnie Wood is celebrating 50 years as a member of the Rolling Stones by unveiling four new portraits of him and his bandmates. The four new paintings have been shared as part of a new "Paint It Black" collection, and will be available in a run of signed, limited edition prints. Painted by the rock icon on top of a black background, four new artworks have been made: one of frontman Mick Jagger, one of Keith Richards, one of late drummer Charlie Watts, and a new self-portrait. As the name indicates, their completion coincides with 
David Byrne has shared a new single, "T-shirt," that was co-written by his longtime friend and collaborator Brian Eno. Byrne, who's currently touring North America on his "Who Is The Sky?" tour named for his September album of the same name, has played "T-shirt" live a number of times while touring the US and Canada. The former Talking Heads frontman gave the song -- a bright electropop track about the importance of helping others amid the current political climate -- its live debut in Pittsburgh on Sept. 16 and has now released it on streaming services, including 
Styx co-founder Dennis DeYoung has called out the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on social media, saying many artists have to be incapacitated or dead" before they're recognized by the Cleveland-based hall and museum. "It's a shame that Bad Company had to wait so long to get in that it rendered Paul Rodgers unable to perform due to health concerns," DeYoung posted to 
During a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Who's Pete Townshend that his band's current farewell tour is indeed their last, and said he's looking forward to revisiting his own songs with the help of artificial intelligence. Townshend, who is promoting a new "Quadrophenia: A Rock Ballet on Broadway" musical, joked that he'd been to multiple farewell tour shows hosted by the band in the '80s. "In '82, I left The Who," Townshend explained to host Stephen Colbert. "It was my farewell. In '89, I pleaded with The Who to come back because I was broke, and we did a 25th anniversary tour. This time," he mused, "the farewell tour is genuine; we are going to end it after we've done as many shows as Elton John." Notably, John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour consisted of more than 300 shows and wound up being a five-year undertaking thanks to delays from the COVID pandemic. "He did 330, we've done 22," Townshend quipped. "So we just have another 308 to do." Townshend added that he "really enjoyed this last tour, it was great," noting "I decided I was going to try and make Roger [Daltrey] happy, which isn't easy. Not because he's a nasty guy or anything, but because he sings, and he sings the way he sings, his whole body and life goes into it. I thought, I must forget about myself, and just do this for him, it could be the last thing we ever do together. And it worked." Townshend admitted that he and Daltrey "don't communicate very well" and "have different needs as performers". The musician also said the group felt more like "a Who tribute band" now. "I don't love performing. I don't like being on a stage it doesn't fill my soul," Towshend had said in previous interviews, and Daltrey responded by saying "If Pete doesn't want to tour, I don't want to be back with The Who on the road, at 81, with someone who doesn't want [to] be there if that's what he's saying." Later on in the conversation, the guitarist revealed aims to use AI technology to refine and finish unreleased songs in his vault. "I've got about 350, 450 pieces of music. A lot of it is probably terrible," he said, admitting he'd managed to wade through "about half of it." He continued: "I don't know what to do with it I'm also quite interested in AI. I'm quite interested in getting some of my old songs that didn't quite work because I didn't quite get them right first time round, and put them up on [generative artificial intelligence music creation platform] Suno or some AI music machine and seeing what it can make of it. It might be some hits." As for new music from The Who, it currently seems unlikely that there will ever be a final album. Townshend did express his desire for the band to make another record last year, but said there was "a bit of a river to cross" in convincing Daltrey. Townshend's complete The Late Show interview can be watched on 
AC/DC has put new meaning into their hit "You Shook Me All Night Long" as their first concert in their native Australia in decades on Nov. 12 was so powerful, it set off earthquake detection equipment. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, chief scientist at the Seismology Research Centre Adam Pascale reported vibrations within the two to five hertz range were registered at their Richmond office, about three-and-a-half kilometres from the concert at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and caused seismic vibrations to be recorded on earthquake equipment. Pascale explained that while the loud music from the show is a large factor into the vibrations recorded, it wasn't the only thing that contributed to the recordings. "The sound waves that people were experiencing nearby and feeling something through their bodies, that's the equivalent to what our seismographs feel," Pascale said. "We're picking up the ground motion, we're not picking up the sound from the air. So you've got speakers on the ground pumping out vibrations and that gets transmitted through the ground, but also the crowd jumping up and down is feeding energy into the ground. If everyone's sort of bouncing in unison, it tends to amplify the signal so we can pick it up a little bit better. Whereas, if it's sort of just general crowd motion, like even at the grand final at the MCG, we can still pick that up," he added. A resident living 10 kilometres away from the ABC that the show was so loud, they could hear the concert, while two others from Hawthorn -- a suburb away from the cricket grounds -- said they could hear the show as well. Earlier in the day, hundreds of bagpipers set a new world record with a cover of the band's "It's a Long Way to the Top." The band's current line-up of Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Stevie Young, Matt Laug and Chris Chaney gathered in Melbourne's Federation Square, where thousands of fans watched as 374 bagpipers squeezed into the square to perform the hard rock classic. The Australian Book of Records then confirmed with the Associated Press that they had indeed broken the world record for most people gathered to play the bagpipes. The oldest performer was 98-years-old. The previous record holder was 333 pipers in Bulgaria back in 2012. The event was called "The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash," and paid homage to a scene from AC/DC's 1976 film where they blasted "It's A Long Way To The Top" on a flatbed truck while traveling through traffic. Footage of the band performing "You Shook Me All Night Long" can be viewed on 
In other Deep Purple-related news, co-founding vocalist Ian Gillan has revealed that he only has "30 per cent vision" left. In an interview with the UK's Uncut magazine, the 80-year-old singer said he finds it "achingly tiresome" trying to work these days because he struggles so much when using his laptop. "It's one of those things," he said. "I've only got 30 per cent vision. That won't get better. It makes life mysterious. The hardest thing is working on my laptop. I can't see anything on the screen unless I use my peripheral vision - I pick up a line by looking at it sideways. But you find a way. You adapt. But it's achingly tiresome. It takes a long time to do the work," he added. Gillan said however not much else has changed as he's entered his ninth decade and is grateful he still has his sense of humor. "It's hilarious this growing old thing. It's a laugh a minute. Well, sometimes yes and sometimes no. I walk down the road and hear something drop off -- clang, there's something else gone. Nothing's changed really apart from I can't pole vault any more. Other than that, things move a little more slowly. But nothing's changed. "If you've got a sense of humour, you can get by with most things," he noted. He suggested retirement from Deep Purple "isn't far off" because he doesn't want to turn into an "embarrassment." He said: "I think if I lose my energy I'm going to stop. I don't want to be an embarrassment to anyone. We're not far off that. It creeps up on you -- you don't really notice. But then this isn't like a normal job. It's all in your mind. The writing certainly is, and the ability. And these guys who I work with just seem to keep improving. The hard thing is to keep them down." - Music-News.com, 11/16/25...... Several of rock's most iconic singers from the 1970s and '80s are teaming up to form a supergroup for one night only later in November. On Nov. 23, retired ice skating legend, Olympian and cancer survivor Scott Hamilton will organize his annual Scott Cares fundraiser for cancer research. On the bill this year are a supergroup consisting of six singers from beloved '70s and '80s rock bands -- including REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, Journey's Jason Derlatka, Chicago's Jason Scheff, Kansas' John Elefante, Wally Palmar of the Romantics and Mike Reno from Loverboy. Reno's wife Catherine St Germain will also be performing. "It's going to be a big old rock and roll show. We're getting six lead singers or performers from six bands that were just iconic in the late seventies, eighties," Hamilton told People magazine. "So many of these guys are my heroes," he added. "Back in the day, I would've killed to get a backstage pass to see or meet or to be in the same proximity as these guys, and now I'm producing them in my show. It's like, are you kidding me?" While it's unclear what they will perform together as a supergroup, Hamilton added: "You'll hear songs you've heard a million times being performed by the artists that created the music." All funds raised at the event will be donated to cancer research centers, as well as the 4th Angel foundation, which pairs newly diagnosed cancer patients with survivors to aid them on their journey. Hamilton's announcement can be viewed on 
Veteran New Zealand new-wave rockers Split Enz have announced they'll kick off their long-awaited reunion tour -- their first in 18 years -- in May 2026. Dubbed "Forever Enz," is due to kick off in Melbourne, Australia at the Rod Laver Arena on May 13, also visiting Sydney (5/18), Perth (5/22) and Adelaide (5/25). Before then, they'll perform at the Electric Avenue Music Festival in Christchurch, N.Z., on Feb. 27, which was announced by members Tim and Neil Finn in September. Split Enz last performed together at a benefit concert in 2009. Prior to that, the band played just four shows in 2008. Apart from their biggest hits, the tour will also see Split Enz celebrate the 50th anniversary of their debut album