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Alice Cooper has announced that he will embark on a 2022 U.S. Spring Tour after completing the Monsters of Rock Cruise, traveling from the East to the West Coast. Buckcherry will be the special guest on most of the dates, while Ace Frehley will open the shows on the last two dates. The tour will…

Elton John and Ed Sheeran recently released their highly-anticipated holiday single “Merry Christmas.” The accompanying music video, directed by Jason Koenig and produced by Steve Mac, shows Elton belting out the song on a grand piano, while Ed takes flight with a snowman. The visual features the duo paying homage to scenes from legacy No.…

ABBA recently released a video for their first-ever Christmas song, “Little Things,” a track from their new album, Voyage. “Little Things” is described as “a gentle reflection on the joy of Christmas morning and family time around this special time of year.” The proceeds from the track will go to Unicef’s Global Child Protection Fund.…

The Temptations recently announced that their highly anticipated new album, TEMPTATIONS 60, will come out on January 28. Released by UMe, the new album consists of nearly all-original songs that are both modern and classic in feel and sound. In addition to tracks produced by group members, the album brings the iconic group together again…

Dave Grohl and producer/multi-instrumentalist Greg Kurstin put on KISS makeup for the cover of the iconic band’s “Rock and Roll All Nite” for their final song of the 2021 “Hanukkah Sessions.” “Ladies and gentlemen..we made it. Night 8!” declares a message accompanying the YouTube video. “And what better way to celebrate another year of Hanukkah…

The Beach Boys recently shared a brand new video for “The Man With All The Toys” from The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album, originally released in November 1964. The song was jointly written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the duo behind the famous Beach Boys number “Little Saint Nick.” The new video embodies the familiar…

The University of Florida posthumously awarded Tom Petty an honorary PhD in music on Friday. The rock artist was born in Gainesville, Florida, where the university is located. The university’s board of trustees unanimously voted to honor Petty, who died from an accidental overdose in October 2017. It is not yet known whether there will…

Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin covered Billy Joel’s “Big Shot” for night six of their “Hanukkah Sessions” series. “While he claims a secular Long Island upbringing (and has songs full of Catholic and Italian imagery), Billy Joel remains one of the great Jews of musical scripture – here’s his ultimate ode to a true Macher:…

Herb Alpert, Burt Bacharach, Merry Clayton, Sérgio Mendes, and Sting are among artists scheduled to perform in a pair of concerts paying tribute to late Jerry Moss, the co-founder of A&M Records. The Music Center announced two concerts honoring the long-time recording industry executive responsible for discovering and nurturing some of the most influential artists.…

The Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde’s recent concert of Bob Dylan covers will premiere on the Veeps.com platform on December 26. The show, “Chrissie Hynde & Co. Sing Bob Dylan (and Other Songs),” was recorded earlier this year at London’s Royal Opera House, following the release of her Dylan tribute album Standing in the Doorway in…