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KISS bassist Gene Simmons is facing online criticism following his suggestive comments about female dancers while he was serving as a guest judge on Tuesday’s (October 9) episode of Dancing with the Stars. The 75-year-old rock legend made several inappropriate comments about the physical appearance of dancers on the show. “Danny, I’m telling you, you’re…

In advance of the publication of Alex Van Halen’s highly anticipated memoir, Brothers, on October 22, Spotify has shared a moving clip from the audiobook which features the Van Halen drummer honoring his late brother and bandmate, Eddie Van Halen. “Without my brother I would not be,” Alex says in the 4-minute excerpt. “Music was…

Before Mötley Crüe’s first show as part of their Höllywood Takeöver tour of intimate Los Angeles clubs, a garbage truck fittingly dumped the band out on the Sunset Strip before their show at the Troubadour on Monday (October 7). The garbage truck pulled up in front of fans lined up outside of the Troubadour, and…

Musicians from throughout the entertainment industry have stepped up over the last week to offer their financial support for people affected by Hurricane Helene. Now 135 artists from across multiple genres have joined together for the compilation album, Cardinals at the Window, with 100% of the proceeds from sales of the record going towards Community…

Green Day turned nostalgia into huge profits on their summer Saviors Tour, with the pop punk legends celebrating the 30th anniversary of their Grammy-winning album Dookie by playing the album in full during their shows. Now Green Day are once again tapping into the deeply rooted nostalgia of their aging Gen X fans by releasing…

Nell Smith, a Canadian singer-songwriter who collaborated with the Flaming Lips on a Nick Cave covers album, died on Saturday (October 5) at just 17-years-old. The sad news was shared by her family in an Instagram post featuring a slideshow of the young musician. Lips frontman Wayne Coyne paid tribute to Nell during the band’s…

The Doors formed in Los Angeles in 1965, and to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the legendary psychedelic rock band, Rhino has a series of special releases to mark the occasion. The Doors 1967-1971 is a 6-LP limited edition (3,000 copies worldwide) box set released on November 22, which features all six of the band’s…

Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley opens up about his life in music in his revealing new memoir, Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven and Hell. Whibley’s book, which came out on Tuesday (October 8), also makes some shocking allegations of sexual abuse against the band’s former manager, Greig Nori. Whibley was only 16 when he…

Limp Bizkit and lead singer Fred Durst are suing Universal Music for $200 million, alleging that the band and possibly others have not received royalties due to Universal’s fraudulent system. Durst’s lawyers claim that Universal wrongfully withheld royalties, with suspicions of intentional concealment of sales figures during the band’s peak fame from 1997 to 2004,…

Coldplay announced on Instagram on Tuesday (October 8) that they have added new North American stadium dates on their record-setting Music of the Spheres World Tour. The seven-time Grammy Award-winning British rock band will return to the United States and Canada in the summer of 2025, playing a series of ten shows supporting their just…