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Getty ImagesBilly Joel fans couldn’t help but notice the “Piano Man” returned from the lockdown looking extremely svelte — and undoubtedly the leanest he’d been in the past two decades. While promoting his upcoming shows Down Under, Billy appeared on Australia’s 60 Minutes and revealed how he shaved off a whopping 50 lbs., joking: “Anyone…

Getty ImagesIt takes a strong conviction to go out on the road and omit your signature hit in protest of mass shootings — but that’s exactly what soon-to-be-inducted Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Pat Benatar is doing. She and husband / guitarist Neil Giraldo have scrapped their 1980 Top 10 classic “Hit Me With…

PRPhotos.comOzzy Osbourne has posted a teaser on social media featuring a snippet of his new collaboration with Black Sabbath co-founder Tony Iommi, called “Degradation Rules.” The track, which drops today (July 22nd), is the second pulled from Ozzy’s upcoming Patient Number 9 album set for release on September 9th. In addition to Iommi, Patient Number…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Don Henley, who turns 75 today (July 22nd)!!! Henley and the late-Glenn Frey co-founded the Eagles in 1971, and are responsible for the band’s best loved songs, including “Hotel California,” “One Of These Nights,” “Desperado,” “Best Of My Love,” “Life In The Fast Lane,” “Tequila Sunrise,” “Take It To The Limit,”…

PRPhotos.comFresh off the multiple Emmy noms for his groundbreaking six-hour-plus documentary The Beatles: Get Back — director Peter Jackson has another Beatles-related project in the works. While chatting with Deadline, Jackson, still best knowd for his The Lord Of The Rings saga, revealed, “I’m talking to the Beatles about another project, something very, very different…

Getty ImagesFormer-Kyuss bassist Scott Reeder recalled making the shortlist to replace Jason Newsted, as briefly featured in the Metallica’s 2003 documentary Some Kind Of Monster. While talking to Metal Hammer, Reeder looked back at getting the nod by the band to come audition: “I was working outside at the ranch when Lars (Ulrich) called. My…

PRPhotos.comElvis Costello is urging fans to stay away from a new reissued vinyl version of his 1991 Mighty Like A Rose album. The album, which featured two of his then-recent collaborations with Paul McCartney, was his second in his contract with Warner Bros. Records. The singer/songwriter has taken to his social media platforms to let…

PRPhotos.comThe 17-year-old daughter of late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, Toni Cornell, honored her dad with a special social media post on what would have been his 58th birthday yesterday (Wednesday, July 20th). She shared a video of the two singing together when she was little, writing in part, “Losing you was one of the hardest…

PRPhotos.comRichie Sambora is prepping his first new music since 2018. Blabbermouth transcribed some of the former-Bon Jovi guitarist’s chat with Red Carpet News TV, when he was on hand at London’s Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards. Sambora revealed, “I have a new record that’s ready to go and I’ve been kind of holding it…

PRPhotos.comElton John promises that his ongoing “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour will indeed be his last road trek — but not necessarily his retirement from music. The “Rocket Man” told Music Week, “I can tell you now that this is it. I will not be devoid of music but as far as schlepping around the…