CLAPTON, HARRISON & BEATLES: Two Reissues & Four Recreations Cream have re-released on CD and vinyl Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005, their album from their four-night reunion at the iconic venue. Originally released in October of that year, the shows marked the first time that Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce had performed since 1993 when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and their first shows since November 1968. Along with the release comes a video of their performance of “White Room” from the May 3rd show. You can see it on YouTube. George Harrison's second and last concert album, 1992's Live in Japan, will be reissued on March 20th. It was captured on his second and final tour, with Eric Clapton and his band backing him.
And in Beatles news, Sony has released the first photos from director Sam Mendes’ four films about the individual members. Naturally they are of the "Fab Four" -- Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr. Postcards of the actors were also left at numerous Beatles-related spots including McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in Liverpool, Lennon's Strawberry Fields memorial in New York’s Central Park, his childhood home in Liverpool, as well as locations in Hamburg and Tokyo. The four films -- one on each member -- will open in theaters in April 2028.
Paul McCartney Documentary "Man On The Run" To Be Released In Cinemas For One Night Only
A documentary about Paul McCartney is set to be released in cinemas for one night only. "Paul McCartney: Man on the Run" captures a transformative decade in the singer's life, when The Beatles broke up and his new band The Wings began to rise. It features interviews with Paul, Linda, Mary and Stella McCartney, as well as Sean Ono Lennon Mick Jagge, Chrissie Hynde and more. The film will be available to watch in select cinemas around the world on February 19th. Tickets go on sale February 4th.
Foo Fighters, Taylor Momsen Cover Mariah Carey
Here’s a team up no one saw coming. Foo Fighters teamed up with Taylor Momsen to perform songs from Mariah Carey's secret 1990s grunge album at the MusiCares Person of the Year event on January 30th. The band played "Hermit" and "Love Is a Scam" from "Someone's Ugly Daughter," an album Carey wrote and secretly recorded in 1995 under the name Chick. Her label did not approve of the sound, so another singer handled the lead vocals while Carey sang backup. Carey, who was honored at the event, sang along from her seat and seemed to enjoy
the tribute more than any other performance that night. The show also marked the return of Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear, who had been out with a broken foot.
Netflix To Air Documentary Chronicling The Early Years Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers Netflix is getting ready to air a documentary that chronicles the origin story of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. "The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers" examines the band’s formative years and the influence of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988. The doc includes interviews with Chili Peppers bassist Flea and frontman Anthony Keidis, among others. However...
As news broke Friday about the streaming plans for the documentary, the band itself made a statement distancing themselves from the project. “About a year ago, we were asked to be interviewed for a documentary about Hillel Slovak. He was a founding member of the group, a great guitarist, and friend. We agreed to be interviewed out of love and respect for Hillel and his memory. However, this documentary is now being advertised as a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary, which it is not,” they said in a statement. “We had nothing to do with it creatively. We have yet to make a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary. The central subject of this current Netflix special is Hillel Slovak and we hope it sparks interest in his work.” The documentary is set to premiere on Netflix March 20.
Judge Rules Steven Tyler's Sexual Abuse Trial Can Go Forward
Rock star Steven Tyler's attorneys are claiming partial victory in a child sexual abuse lawsuit against him. Last week, Los Angeles County Judge Patricia Young dismissed claims of alleged abuse by the Aerosmith frontman in Oregon, Washington and Massachusetts, citing laws about the age of consent and statute of limitations. Despite the partial win, charges filed by a woman named Julia Holcomb in California can still move forward. She took legal action after California passed 2019's Child Victims Act, giving survivors a three year window to make older claims. Holcomb has accused the then-25-year-old singer of abuse that started in the early '70s when she was a sophomore in high school.
Brian May Says Queen Won't Tour The US Over Safety Concerns Even though Queen is cutting back on their performing schedule (as we learned back in December), Brian May says they're cutting way back on performances in the US. Talking with the "Daily Mail," the guitarist regretfully admitted playing in America is not in the cards for the legendary band. "America is a dangerous place at the moment, so you have to take that into account...It’s very sad because I feel like Queen grew up in America and we love it, but it’s not what it was." The band is not quite ready to perform anywhere for the time being, as May continues his recovery from a stroke in 2024. "I don’t know when Queen will be back on stage - it’s an unknown," May said. "We’ll take it day by day."
Heart's Ann Wilson Reveals Frustration With AI Photos On Facebook
Heart singer Ann Wilson is speaking out against fake AI photos on social media and how it's affected her. During an appearance on CNN on Friday, the singer spoke about AI-generated
images that have been posted by fake Facebook pages that show her in scenes like comforting Ariana Grande, fainting on stage, and arguing on "The View." She said "it's hard to describe how cruel some of them are," as there was one post showing her husband dead in a hospital. Beyond the emotional toll, Wilson said AI posts are confusing Heart's fans and it's had an impact on ticket sales. Despite efforts, she's been unable to get Meta to take the fake images down.
PETER GABRIEL: Step Into His Bucket
With the second full moon of 2026 -- February 1st -- comes the second song from Peter Gabriel's next album, o/i, the opposite of his last one, 2023's i/o. Titled "Put the Bucket Down," he says, “As a side project, I am working on a show with the brain as the central core and there are a number of songs, some on i/o and some on o\i that will be part of that. This is one of those and it's a point in the narrative where we can both read and write thoughts and the person singing is not sure whether he has his own thoughts or not. Is he inside his own mind or inside someone else's? "The ‘bucket’ is all the crap that goes around our head all the time, so it is putting the bucket down to find your way forward.” o/i will be out at the end of the year.
MOTLEY CRUE: Mars Is Not Over the Moon
The lawyer for former Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars has blasted the judgement against his client in the lawsuit filed against his former bandmates over unpaid tour revenue. Ed McPherson tells Rolling Stone, "The decision is awful. It’s not fair. This band has never been fair to Mick. When Mick said I can’t tour anymore because of a hideous disease (ankylosing spondylitis, a painful, disfiguring bone disease), but I can still write, perform one-offs or residencies, and record, they said, ‘Sorry Mick. It’s been 43 years, but you’re out. Goodbye, and we don’t want to pay you anymore.’ This arbitrator said it’s fine. We need to figure out if we’re going to challenge. It’s ridiculous. It’s just a question of whether he wants to keep pursuing this. Basically, he’s over Motley Crue.”
On Wednesday, an arbitrator ruled in the band's favor, confirming that Mars forfeited any right to touring revenue when he chose to stop touring in 2022 — a rule Mars himself demanded and wrote into the band’s governing agreement in 2008. That amendment explicitly provides that any member who stops touring does not share in touring income.
Despite that agreement, Mars demanded to continue receiving 25% of touring revenue in perpetuity while no longer performing. The arbitrator flatly rejected that position and upheld the band’s decision to terminate Mars as an officer and director for legal cause and ordered him to repay more than $750,000 in unrecouped tour advances. Commenting on the case, the band's lawyer Sasha Frid says, “This dispute was about protecting the integrity and legacy of one of the most successful bands in rock history. With the arbitrator rejecting every claim and enforcing the parties’ agreements as written, the band has been fully vindicated—legally, financially, and factually.”
ELTON JOHN: Rocketman Almost Bit It?
Elton John almost played the harp last week when the pilot of his private jet was forced to take evasive actions to avoid a bird strike while taking off England's Farnborough Airport.
The incident occurred on January 23rd when Pilot Duncan Gillespie saw a “huge hawk" diving towards the jet as it sped down the runway en route to Paris. He wrote on Facebook, "Taking off with a 25 knot crosswind, we were just passing our V1 [takeoff] decision speed, after which I’m obliged to take off, when I saw a huge hawk diving at us - there were two of them, I think he was protecting his mate. “My colleague and I were both of the clear opinion that if we’d have rotated when we should have, we’d have taken the hawk through the left-hand engine.
"We dodged a bullet ... with the original Rocket Man and his family on board and I’m proud of the very unorthodox procedure which we used to avoid a major incident, saving millions of dollars in damages." This is not the first time Elton has had a scare aboard an aircraft. In 2022 while en route to New York his jet had hydraulic failure over Ireland and had difficulty landing due to high winds, finally touching down on its third attempt. WARNING!!! Video contains an expletive!!!
2026 Grammys: Recap
The 68th annual Grammy Awards took place Sunday night and included a tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne. During the Premiere Grammy Ceremony, where most of the awards are given out, Yungblud's cover of Black Sabbath's “Changes" from the Back to the Beginning
concert won Best Rock Performance. Yungblud was joined on stage by his fellow winners Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and Sharon Osbourne, who was in tears as Yungblud gave his acceptance speech. During the show Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith, Post Malone and Andrew Watt teamed up to cover Sabbath's "War Pigs" as Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne looked on with tears in their eyes.
The most WTF moment of the night came from Cher, who got her Lifetime Achievement Award from Trevor Noah. She gave a meandering speech and said, "I guess I'm supposed to walk off," forgetting that she was also supposed to present Record of the Year. She then thought the winner was supposed to be on the teleprompter instead of in the envelope in her hand. And then she botched announcing Kendrick Lamar as the winner, saying "Luther Vandross" first before realizing that the title of the song was "Luther." (Lamar was the biggest winner of the night, taking home five awards.) Bruce Springsteen's Tracks II: The Lost Albums won Best Recording Package. (And Springsteen did a voice over for a tribute to Brian Wilson during the telecast while John Mayer did the same for Bob Weir and Chaka Khan did one for Sly Stone.) And Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980) won Best Historical Album.
Jelly Roll And MGK Honor Ozzy Osbourne At Pre-Grammy Party
While the entire music industry gathered last night for the GRAMMY awards, Saturday night was almost as important, as the annual pre-GRAMMY party hosted by Clive Davis welcomed music's biggest and brightest. An all-star gathering isn't just drinks and catching up; some high-powered musical performances were featured as well. In a tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne,
MGK and Jelly Roll took the stage to each perform Ozzy hits; MGK with "I Don't Wanna Stop," and Jelly performing "Mama I'm Coming Home." It was a warmup of sorts for Jelly Roll; he took the stage with Post Malone, Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith and Andrew Watt last night for the GRAMMY's official "In Memoriam" tribute to Osbourne. Check out a clip from both performances to the right.
SHARON OSBOURNE: Hers Are Bigger
Sharon Osbourne, in one of her first public appearances since the death of her husband Ozzy last July, was recognized with the Visionary Award at Billboard's Power 100 Party last Wednesday in Los Angeles. In accepting the honor, she remembered Ozzy and recounted his being fired from Black Sabbath in 1979. Still signed to Warner Brothers Records at the time, he recorded an album, but the label passed, with Chairman and CEO Mo Ostin saying, "Nice try, but it's a pass. And we wish you all the luck in the world for your future." They then moved on to CBS, and on the day he went into their Los Angeles office to sign the deal and meet the staff, Ozzy pulled one of his more memorable stunts.
"He took two doves with him and he decided to rip the head off the dove and throw it on the table. [CBS President] Walter Yetnikoff had us both physically thrown out of the building and warned us that if Ozzy stepped foot in the building again, he would destroy whatever he had left of a career. Ozzy never went back in that building, but he did sell nearly a 100-million records for that label."And despite the horror of his actions, Sharon said that was Ozzy. "Everything he did he did his way. He was wild. He was creative. He wrote some of the best melodic melody lines in heavy metal. Nobody would be melodic in metal except for Ozzy Osbourne and that's what made him stand out. He was unique." And, Sharon also acknowledged her late father and Black Sabbath's onetime manager, Don Arden, and a valuable lesson he taught her. "The one thing that my father did teach me was that I could achieve anything I wanted. And he told me, at the age of 15, if I wanted to make it in this industry, I had to know more than any other man in the industry. And he taught me well. And, I would say that my balls are bigger than many men, and I'm quite proud of that."