It's official:  ADAM LAMBERT will perform with QUEEN this summer.  For now, it's only ONE show, a headlining gig at the Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth Park in England.  It's a three-day festival.  Queen is headlining Saturday, July 7th.  (KISS will cap off Friday, and FAITH NO MORE will close Sunday.)  ... More

This one must have taken an army of lawyers to sort out, given the years of legal issues that created friction between various band members, but we are pleased to hear that the surviving members of The Beach Boys -- Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David ... More

PAUL MCCARTNEY is talking about his interesting decision to name his new album "Kisses on the Bottom".  We know the title was taken from the lyrics of the first track, a version of FATS WALLER'S 1935 hit "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter".  But it's still ... More

Earlier this month, ELTON JOHN'S husband DAVID FURNISH seemed to smooth things over with MADONNA, after he and Elton slammed her during the "Golden Globes".  But yesterday, Elton added a little more fuel to the fire.  In an interview on "Good Morning America", Elton was asked if he had any ... More

NEIL YOUNG is very unhappy with the quality of music these days.  But he's not complaining about the music itself.  He's upset about the actual SOUND you get with digital music. He says, "I'm finding that I have a little bit of trouble with the quality of the sound of ... More

STEVEN TYLER performed the National Anthem before yesterday's New England Patriots / Baltimore Ravens game, and it wasn't exactly a BEAUTIFUL rendition.  For the most part, it was exactly what you'd expect out of a Steven Tyler National Anthem, only maybe a little worse.  But apparently people were expecting MUCH ... More

Guitarist TONY IOMMI says work on the next BLACK SABBATH album is coming along well, despite the fact that he was recently diagnosed with lymphoma, which is cancer of the immune cells. He says, "It's really good that the guys are coming over so that we can continue working on the ... More

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Billboard.com has published a list of songs that were either inspired by or dedicated to MLK.  Here are the 10 songs they listed: "Pride (In the Name of Love)",  U2  (1984)   "By the Time I Get to Arizona",  Public Enemy  (1991) ... More

PAUL MCCARTNEY'S next album is called "Kisses on the Bottom".  The title. "Kisses on the Bottom" was taken from the lyrics of the first track, a version of FATS WALLER'S 1935 hit "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter".  The lyric is:  "I'm gonna sit right down and write ... More

Sad news:  BLACK SABBATH guitarist TONY IOMMI has been diagnosed with lymphoma, which is cancer of the immune cells.  The cancer is in its early stages.  Black Sabbath posted a message on Facebook saying,  "[We] would like everyone to send positive vibes to [Tony] at this time.  [He's] currently working ... More