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KISS announce that “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” music video has topped a billion views on YouTube. “The numbers speak for themselves. This one still dominates,” writes the band on social media. Last summer, guitarist Paul Stanley went on X to proclaim, “‘I Was Made for Lovin’ You’ with 1.3 BILLION total streams on Spotify as of late August…

The 2026 Grammys took place on Sunday, February 1st, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Here are the Rock/Metal category winners: Best Rock Performance – Yungblud, Nuno Bettencourt & Frank Bello Featuring Adam Wakeman & II Song: “Changes (Live From Villa Park/Back To The Beginning)” For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative…

During the (2/1) Grammy ceremony Post Malone, along with Slash and Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), and producer Andrew Watt performed a special tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne. They unleashed the iconic anti-war protest song “War Pigs” with Osbourne’s widow, Sharon Osbourne, and their children Kelly and Jack in the audience. The track…

Ironically, it’s Megadeth’s final album that is their first #1 in the U.S. The self-titled effort debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 after earning 73,000 equivalent album units in the week ending January 29th. Megadeth “After 40 years of delivering Megadeth music, playing shows around the world, I have nothing but gratitude at this moment,” comments Megadeth founder/leader…

Normal Isn’t Impetuous 2/6 Puscifer: Normal Isn’t “‘Normal Isn’t’ reflects this time we are living in,” states Maynard James Keenan. “As storytellers and artists, our job is to observe, interpret, and report. We take in our environment and share what we see, and what we see around us does not appear normal. Not by a long shot.”…

David Bowie 1/3 David Bowie Track Revived By Stranger Things Daivid Bowie’s “Heroes,” heard during the end credits during the finale of Stranger Things in the late December, rises exponentially on streaming services. After New Year’s Eve — when the song was used in the Netflix show’s final episode — it garnered over 1.1 million streams…

The protracted legal battle between Motley Crüe and former guitarist Mick Mars, which began in ’23, has reached a definitive conclusion. On Wednesday (1/28), the Honorable Patrick J. Walsh (Ret.), an independent arbitrator, issued a final award rejecting every claim made by Mars against the band. The ruling confirmed that Mars forfeited his rights to touring revenue upon retiring from…

Just days after the killing of Alex Pretti at the hands of United States Customs and Border Protection agents in Minneapolis, Bruce Springsteen has responded with the protest song, “Streets Of Minneapolis,” which denounces “Trump’s federal thugs,” (White House Chief of Staff) Stephen Miller and (Secretary of Homeland Security) Kristi Noem’s “dirty lies,” and calls for…

The Black Crowes have announced a massive spring/summer “Southern Hospitality” U.S. tour. The trek will kick off on May 17th in Austin, TX and wrap up on August 20th in Mountain View, CA.  The Black Crowes were formed in 1984 in Atlanta. Last year, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the…

On 1/24, 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti was fatally shot by U.S. Border Patrol during the ongoing anti-ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) protests in the area. Pretti was an “ICU nurse” who “served at a Veterans Affairs facility.” Rock musicians have posted reactions: Tom Morello “So all of it started because they (Border Patrol) decided…