In a 2025 interview with Rolling Stone, Sammy Hagar said that he hasn’t spoken to his Van Halen bandmate Alex Van Halen in 21 years. But that distance didn’t stop Sammy from wishing Alex a happy 73rd birthday on Friday.

“Alex, I know these wonderful magical times have passed, and of course will never happen again,” Hagar wrote on Instagram next to a video of Van Halen's final bows at a 1995 show in Austin, Texas. “But I want to wish you all the peace, love and happiness in the world as well as a happy birthday.⁠”

⁠The post included a comment from former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, who wrote, “Definitely good times!! Happy Birthday Al.”

While Alex has never come out and said what his issues are with Sammy, he did seem to diss him in his 2024 book Brothers, by not even acknowledging the years Sammy was frontman of Van Halen, which produced four #1 albums for the band.

In fact, the book focused on only the David Lee Roth years, and Alex only sort of acknowledged Hagar and their third frontman Gary Cherone, by writing, “we had a lot of other singers over the years."

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Barry Manilow is giving fans one final preview of his upcoming album, What a Time.

The latest track released is “Another Life – 2026,” a reimagined take on his 1992 song, which originally appeared on his box set, The Complete Collection and Then Some….

“Another Life – 2026” is now available via digital outlets.

This is the third track Manilow has released from What a Time, following “Sun Shine” and “Once Before I Go." The record, Manilow’s first album of new material in close to 15 years, will be released June 5.

Manilow recently had to postpone the May shows of his Las Vegas residency at the Westgate as he continues to recover from surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his left lung. He did reveal that his doctor said he should be good to go for his planned arena shows in the U.K. in June.

A complete list of dates can be found at BarryManilow.com.

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Lenny Kravitz is featured on the just released reimagination of DE’WAYNE’s track “highway robbery” with the “Are You Gonna Go My Way” singer appearing in the song's new video, directed by Joe Mischo.

“I first became aware of DE’WAYNE on Instagram and I was immediately drawn in to his expression,” says Kravitz. “After I started following him, he reached out, and our conversations naturally grew into both this collaboration and friendship.”

He adds, “DE’WAYNE is refreshing and dynamic and I am here to support a young black rock and roll musician.”

The song first appeared on DE’WAYNE's 2025 album june, and he notes that with Kravitz’s contribution, the song “is a rock ’n’ roll glam–inspired record born from a simple intention: put more love back into the world,” adding, “In a way, it feels like my introduction. So… hello.”

“highway robbery” is now available via digital outlets.

Kravitz is set to play Atlantic City, New Jersey, on May 16, followed by two shows in California. He'll then launch a European tour in Florence, Italy, on July 12. A complete list of dates can be found at LennyKravitz.com.

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Casting has been announced for a new BBC series that will focus on The Beatles' early days as a band.

The six-part series, Hamburg Days, is based on the autobiography by German artist and musician Klaus Voormann, and is set in the '60s when Voormann and photographer Astrid Kirchherr meet a young Liverpool rock band, who are playing in the clubs of Hamburg’s St. Pauli’s red-light district.

The film is set to star Irish actor Rhys Mannion, best known for the Irish thriller It Is In Us All, as John Lennon; Ellis Murphy as Paul McCartney; Harvey Brett as George Harrison; and Rivals’ Louis Landau as Stu Sutcliffe, with Patrick Gilmore playing Pete Best.

Also starring in the film are Luna Jordan as Kirchherr and Casper von Bülow as Voormann.

“Hamburg Days is the fascinating story of how, in the space of two short years, a raw young band from Liverpool honed their music skills in Hamburg, before returning home to become an overnight worldwide success,” Sue Deeks, head of scripted pre-buy acquisitions at the BBC, said when the project was first announced in December. “It is an incredible story, accompanied (of course) by an amazing soundtrack!”

Filming on the series has begun in Hamburg, Munich and Liverpool.

This isn’t the only Beatles story in the works. Sam Mendes is directing The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, which consist of four films, each told from the perspective of one of the band members. Due to hit theaters in April 2028, the film stars Paul Mescal as McCartney, Harris Dickinson as Lennon, Joseph Quinn as Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr.

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Neil Diamond’s new album, Wild At Heart, is out now, and to mark the occasion, the singer has released a new video for the track “You’re Getting to Me,” featuring Girls star Jemima Kirke and Fallout’s Cameron Cowperthwaite.

“I think Neil’s music really resonates with people who want to understand the complicated nature of love and relationships,” says Cowperthwaite. “I’m so happy I got to explore those inner workings with Tim and Jemima. We all really went for it, and I think this is a special thing we got to do.”

Wild At Heart features 10 previously unreleased tracks Diamond recorded while collaborating with producer Rick Rubin. Their collaboration produced two previous albums: 2005’s 12 Songs and Diamond's first #1 record, 2008’s Home Before Dark.

The songs on Wild At Heart were recorded during the Home Before Dark sessions and featured Diamond recording with musicians including Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers.

“My work with Rick was a labor of love,” Neil says, “and I’m so gratified that these songs will finally be set free into the world to complete our trilogy of work.”

Wild at Heart is available now on CD, LP and digitally. In addition, digital deluxe editions of 12 Songs and Home Before Dark are out now, featuring bonus tracks previously only available on select physical editions.

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Heart’s Ann Wilson has released a new song, “Nothing But Love,” a track she co-wrote with the late songwriting legend Burt Bacharach, who passed away in 2023.

”I wrote ‘Nothing But Love’ with Burt Bacharach back in 1999, performed it a few times and then I sort of forgot about it,” says Wilson. “A friend recently asked me about the song and he suggested I finally take it to the studio and release it properly.”

She adds, “I'm proud of what we came up with and I feel quite lucky to have been able to work with Burt. His light remains bright.”

The song is now available via digital outlets and is accompanied by a music video featuring never-before-seen footage of Wilson’s upcoming documentary, In My Voice, directed by Barbara Hall.

Wilson and Hall are set to embark on a screening and Q&A tour in support of In My Voice. The tour begins May 11 in Seattle and wraps June 1 in Boston. Wilson also recently announced a new tour with her band Tripsitter, which kicks off Sept. 11 in The Villages, Florida. A complete list of dates can be found at AnnWilson.com.

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The Psychedelic Furs have canceled their upcoming spring and summer tour dates due to a "serious medical issue in the band," according to an update on their website.

"Please accept our deepest apologies for this inconvenience," the post reads.

The affected dates include a scheduled tour with Living Colour, which was just announced on Tuesday. Those who already purchased tickets will receive a refund at point of purchase.

The Furs are also set to perform at Darker Waves festival in in Huntington Beach, California, in November, and are so far currently still on the lineup.

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On This Day, May 8, 2022…

U2’s Bono and The Edge showed their support for Ukraine with a surprise acoustic performance in a subway station in Kyiv. The station was being used as a bomb shelter due to Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia.

The rockers were invited to perform in the city by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a post on X, Bono and The Edge explained, “President [Zelenskyy] invited us to perform in Kyiv as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and so that's what we've come to do.”

According to setlist.fm, their nine-song set featured performances of “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “With or Without You,” “Walk On,” “Pride (In the Name of Love),” “One” and more.

They also performed the Ben E. King classic “Stand By Me,” with Ukrainian band Antytila.

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The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday night, where he talked about The Stones’ new album Foreign Tongues.

During the chat it was revealed that Wood recorded a nine-minute guitar solo for a song called “Back in Your Life,” although he said it was eventually cut down to four or five minutes.

“I’ll tell you what, I was so moved that day, and disappointed and sad and I had so much feeling because Brian Wilson died that day,” Wood said, referring to the late Beach Boys legend, who died in June 2025. “And that week Sly Stone died too and I thought, oh no, it’s so sad. It came out through my guitar, the feeling you know.”

Wood added that he did the solo in one take, but noted, “I didn’t do that, the guitar played itself.”

Another tidbit about the album: Fallon mentioned that it features a cover of the Amy Winehouse track “You Know I’m No Good,” which appeared on her 2006 Grammy-winning album Back to Black.

Foreign Tongues, The Stones’ first album since 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, will be released July 10. It is available for preorder now.
 

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Paul McCartney has released the latest track from his upcoming solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, and it is a collaboration with his former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr, marking their first-ever duet together.

The track, “Home to Us,” also features backing vocals from Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri from the band Texas.

“This song [was] done totally with Ringo in mind,” McCartney said when first announcing the track. “In writing the song, I’m talking about where we came from. In common with a lot of people, you come from nothing and you build yourself up,”

"Even though it was crazy, it was home to us,” he added, referring to his and Starr's rough Liverpool upbringing.

“Home to Us” is available now via digital outlets. It is the second song McCartney has released from The Boys of Dungeon Lane following “Days We Left Behind.”

The Boys of Dungeon Lane, McCartney’s first solo album since 2020’s McCartney III, will be released May 29 and is available for preorder now.

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The 50th anniversary of an iconic Grateful Dead concert will be celebrated in Boston in June.

The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame and Rhino Records have teamed for a special event marking the anniversary of the band’s June 11, 1976, concert at the Boston Music Hall, now known as the Boch Center Wang Theatre.

Shakedown at Boston Music Hall: Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Celebration 6/11/76 - 6/11/26 will take place June 11, 50 years to the day of the original concert. It will take place at the Boch Center’s Grand Lobby and feature a performance by Dead tribute band Playing Dead.

It will also include Dead-themed food and beverages, including Dogfish Head Brewery’s Grateful Dead Citrus Daydream and Juicy Pale Ale on tap, plus merch and more. There will also be an exhibit highlighting The Dead’s history in Boston.

The 1976 concert was the fifth show in The Dead's comeback tour after an extended hiatus. Grateful Dead historian David Lemieux notes, “The perfection they achieved on this tour is on full display on June 11, 1976, in Boston.”

A special five-LP recording of the concert was recently released for Record Store Day.

“The Dead played here more than a dozen times, but this show, 50 years ago, stands out as one of the absolute highlights of the Wang Theatre’s 100-year history. We have hosted some incredible acts from Bruce Springsteen and Aerosmith to Whitney Houston and Lady Gaga, and the Dead show remains an all-time fan favorite,” said Casey Soward, president and CEO of the Boch Center. “We look forward to welcoming everyone to this historic theatre in partnership with Rhino Records as we pay homage to one of the greatest shows in the Dead’s extensive catalog.”

Tickets for the concert are on sale now.

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Sounds like we may be getting some new music from KISS.

During a YouTube interview with KISSbySienna, Gene Simmons gave fans an update on what they’ve been up to, and it's good news for fans anxious for new tunes.

"KISS is in the studio now," Simmons said when asked what they’ve been doing since retiring from the road in 2023. He then elaborated further, noting they had just recorded a song written by Paul Stanley.

"I can’t tell you more about it," he said. "And that’ll be coming out at some point."

This isn’t first time this year that Simmons has mentioned KISS making new music. In an April interview with Pollstar in which he and Stanley discussed the band’s upcoming Las Vegas avatar show, Simmons said the show would include “new songs,” adding that the tunes were "written by us. We have songs done."

The KISS avatar show is expected to launch in 2028.

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Bonnie Tyler has been put in a medically induced coma as she recovers from emergency intestinal surgery, a rep for the 74-year-old singer confirms to ABC Audio.

“Bonnie has been put into an induced coma by her Doctors to aid her recovery,” her rep says in a statement. “We know that you all wish her well and [we] ask for privacy at this difficult time please. We will issue a further statement when we are able to.”

On Wednesday, a post on the "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer’s website revealed that she has been admitted to a hospital in Faro, Portugal, for the surgery. The post noted, “The surgery went well and she is now recuperating.”

As of now, Tyler’s website still lists her upcoming tour dates. Her next show is scheduled for May 22 at the SummerLUST Music Festival in Għaxaq, Malta. She has European and U.K. dates booked through Dec. 17 in Cardiff, Wales.

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Patti Smith is one of the artists booked for Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment, a live event happening June 14 at Town Hall in New York City.

The event is being put on by the free speech advocacy group Committee for the First Amendment, founded by actress and activist Jane Fonda. It is described as “an evening of song, solidarity, and action that will celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by our First Amendment, of speech, religion, press, assembly, and protest.”

Fonda is also part of the night’s lineup, along with Bette Midler, Rufus Wainwright, Joy Reid, Sasha Allen and Broadway Inspirational Voices, with more artists to be announced.

“Music has long been a tool to stand up to authoritarianism, and I am honored to spend the evening with these fiercely committed, talented, and brilliant people to celebrate our First Amendment rights,” said Fonda. “As we continue to watch bad faith leaders take more and more power, it is critical that we gather together, raise our voices collectively, and stand united against this administration – and have some fun while doing it.”

Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment will be streamed online for free, with watch parties planned across the country.

Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster and the event’s website. Proceeds will support the Committee for the First Amendment's work.

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Billy Joel’s concert documentary The Last Play at Shea is getting a special outdoor screening as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Tribeca Festival.

The documentary, which debuted at the Tribeca Festival in 2010, will screen at Hudson Yards in New York City on June 4 at 7 p.m. ET. The screening is part of Tribeca at 25: Celebrating the Stories We Share, a series of outdoor screenings of films tied to the history of the festival.

The Last Play at Shea, directed by Paul Crowder, is centered around Joel’s two 2008 concerts at New York’s Shea Stadium, the final concerts at the home of the New York Mets before its demolition. In addition to footage of the concerts, the doc explored the history of the stadium and the team, and featured interviews with Joel.

The concerts also featured guest appearances by Tony Bennett, The Who's Roger Daltrey, Paul McCartney and others.

The Tribeca Festival is taking place June 3-14 in New York City.

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Neil Young is giving fans an update on his upcoming new album with his band The Chrome Hearts.

In a post on his Archives website, Young writes that he recently played the album, Second Song, for his label, Reprise Records.

“It was a celebration,” he says of the playback. “I have been doing this for about 60 years and am so thankful to still be doing it in these days.” He added, “The album is quite special to all of us who made it together.”

Young previously revealed that the album would feature five new songs, plus three other unreleased tracks that were 60 years old, but it appears that may have changed. A caption under a photo of Young and the band in the studio says the album’s made up of seven songs in total, "five written recently in 2026 and 2 unheard ones from 1964."

“I can’t wait until you hear this album,” Young writes. “Music is good for the soul and this one is special.”

“So love to you all. I hope you are well and happy,” he concludes the post. “These days we have a lot to worry about but we still have much to celebrate. Families, love, life.”

Young didn’t say anything about when the album may be released. It will be the follow-up to 2025's Talking to the Trees, his first album with The Chrome Hearts.

In the meantime, Young and The Chrome Hearts are releasing a live album, as time explodes, on May 29. It features performances recorded during The Love Earth Tour 2025 that hit Europe, the U.K., the U.S. and Canada.

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Steve Cropper passed away in December, but fans will be getting new music from the late Booker T. and the M.G.’s guitarist this summer.

Watching the Tide, the album Cropper and his band The Midnight Hour were working on prior to his death, will be posthumously released on Aug. 28. It will feature guest appearances by Eric Clapton, Queen’s Brian May, ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons and The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood.

The first single off the album, “Ticket First,” featuring Clapton, is available now via digital outlets.

"Making music was Steve's greatest joy," says songwriter/producer Jon Tiven, a close friend of Cropper’s. He adds that Cropper was “so encouraged” by his 2024 album, Friendlytown, “He was adamant he wanted to do another record.”

Tiven says 10 of the 11 tracks on Watching the Tide were finished before Cropper's death, and he got to hear them before he passed.

“I finished the mixes about a week-and-a-half before Steve passed and we brought a CD to him at the medical facility,” he says. “He called me the night before he passed to tell me how much he loved it. He was playing it for everyone who came to visit him, telling them it was the best record he’d ever made.”

Watching the Tide, the title a nod to the Otis Redding classic “(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay,” which Cropper co-wrote, is available for preorder now.

Here is the track list:
"Tandoori Chicken"
"Ticket First" (feat. Eric Clapton)
"My Angels Are Calling" (feat. Brian May & Billy F. Gibbons)
"Until Now" (feat. Ronnie Wood)
"Blood From A Stone"
"Here & Gone" (feat. Ana Grosh)
"It's Gonna Get Worse"
"Down & Out"
"Stand Right Here" (feat. Billy F. Gibbons & Ana Grosh)
"Tipoff To The Ripoff"
"House Of Cards"
"Tandoori Chicken Part 2"

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Mick Jagger got a chance to show off his comedic chops when he stopped by The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night.

The Rolling Stones frontman took part in a comedy sketch, "Real People Fake Arms." Setting up the premise, Fallon claimed to have starred in a British soap opera in the '90s called Jacob’s Patience, noting that his co-star was difficult because he wouldn’t use his arms in any of the scenes. Instead, he used mannequin arms, so the show's director made everyone else use them as well.

Fallon noted that while it sounded crazy, “if you watched it you’d never be able to tell.”

He then threw to a clip of the show, where, of course, you could totally tell. The clip showed Jimmy at a jewelry store called Hackney Diamonds, after The Stones’ 2023 album, with Mick playing the sales person.

“Please to meet you, I hope you guess my name,” Jagger said as he introduced himself to Fallon, a reference to The Stones’ classic “Sympathy for the Devil.”

The sketch then captured Jagger showing Fallon some jewelry pieces for a Mother’s Day gift for Fallon's wife, all the while using his awkward mannequin arms, which led to several absurd interactions, including Jagger “booping” Fallon a few times.

There was also another Rolling Stones reference, when Fallon noted he couldn’t afford one of the suggested pieces and said, “You can’t always get what you want.”

Jagger’s appearance comes just one day after The Rolling Stones announced their new album, Foreign Tongues, is coming out July 10. Keith Richards is expected to stop by The Tonight Show Thursday, and Ronnie Wood is making an appearance on May 13.

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On This Day, May 7, 1977…

The Eagles hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Hotel California," the title track from their fifth studio album, which also went to #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.

The tune was the band’s fourth #1 single, following "Best of My Love," "One of These Nights" and "New Kid in Town," the last of which also appeared on Hotel California.

The six-and-a-half-minute song, which features a two minute and 12 second guitar solo at the end, went on to be one of the band’s signature tunes and is often played live during their shows.

"Hotel California" won record of the year at the Grammys and has been certified triple Platinum by the RIAA.

Almost 50 years later, the Eagles are still performing live. They headlined New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 2 and their next show is happening Saturday in Nashville.

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Paul McCartney’s new solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, will be celebrated with record store release parties across the country.

The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer revealed a list of record stores hosting the events May 29-31. The Instagram announcement noted that the parties will include postcard party favors and tote bags that come with the purchase of the album, plus a chance to win an undisclosed “special prize.”

Those attending will also have the chance to purchase a special limited-edition silver vinyl variant of the album, which will only be available at the parties.

The Boys of Dungeon Lane, dropping May 29, is McCartney’s first solo album since 2020’s McCartney III. It is described as "a collection of rare and revealing glimpses into memories never-before shared along with some newly inspired love songs."

The album includes the song “Home to Us,” a collaboration with McCartney’s Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr, which will be released Friday. The song also features Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri from the band Texas.

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