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Bad Omens Make Their Fastest Rise To Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1 With "Specter"
Bad Omens achieved their fastest rise to No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with "Specter," which rose two places to claim the top spot on the October 18 tally. The eight-week run to the top of the chart for "Specter" surpassed the 27 w...
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Vocalist Kelly Hansen Performs Emotional Final Show With Foreigner After Two Decades With The Band
After 20 years with Foreigner, singer Kelly Hansen performed his final two shows with the band on Friday and Saturday night (October 10-11) at Hard Rock Live in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Hansen delivered emotional farewells to bandmates, crew, and fan...
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Sammy Hagar Duets With Jerry Cantrell On Alice In Chains' "Man In The Box" During His Annual Birthday Bash
Sammy Hagar celebrated his annual Birthday Bash from October 7-13 at Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, featuring rock luminaries including Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell, who performed grunge classics like "Would?," "Rooster," and "Man in the Box" ...
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St. Paul & The Broken Bones Score First Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1 With “Sushi And Coca-Cola”
St. Paul & the Broken Bones claim their first No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Airplay chart with their new single, "Sushi and Coca-Cola," from their self-titled album that was released on Friday (October 10). This is the band's first No. 1 h...
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Dua Lipa Duets With Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong On "Wake Me Up When September Ends" During San Francisco Show
During her Radical Optimism Tour stop at San Francisco's Chase Center on Sunday night (October 12), Dua Lipa continued her tour tradition of honoring hometown music legends by surprising the audience with a duet with Billie Joe Armstrong on Green Day's...
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John Lodge, The Moody Blues Bassist And Singer, Dies At 82
John Lodge, the longtime bassist, singer, and songwriter for the Moody Blues, died suddenly at the age of 82, his family announced on Friday (October 10). A Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Lodge penned hits including "Ride My See-Saw," "Isn't Li...
Oct 13, 2025

Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins Killed In Prison Attack, Two Suspects Under Arrest On Suspicion Of Murder
Ian Watkins, former Lostprophets singer and convicted pedophile who was serving a 29-year prison sentence at HMP Wakefield in the UK, died at age 48 after being attacked by fellow inmates on Saturday (October 11). West Yorkshire Police confirmed his de...
Oct 13, 2025

Liam Gallagher Is A Grandpa, As His Daughter Molly Welcomes Her First Child
Liam Gallagher, the 53-year-old frontman of Oasis, became a first-time grandfather in September when his daughter, Molly Moorish-Gallagher, 27, welcomed her son Rudy with boyfriend and professional soccer player Nathaniel Phillips. Molly, daughter of L...
Oct 13, 2025
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