The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde says band will no longer play “any sort of Greatest Hits set”

Dave Simpson/WireImage If you’re a Pretenders fan, here’s some potentially disappointing news: Frontwoman Chrissie Hynde says she no longer plans to play concerts that focus on her band’s best-known tunes. In a Facebook message posted Friday, Hynde
Blood Sugar Spinach Magik: Flea wants to play Popeye in a movie

ABC/Randy Holmes If you’re a director looking to make a new Popeye movie, look no further than Flea. In a recent tweet, the Red Hot Chili Peppers suggested he’d be a good choice to play pipe-chewing, spinach-eating Sailor
Keyboardist Brett Tuggle, who played with Fleetwood Mac and David Lee Roth, dead at 70

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Brett Tuggle, a veteran keyboardist who toured with the David Lee Roth Band, Fleetwood Mac, Rick Springfield and many other artists, died on Sunday, June 19, “from complications related to cancer,” Rolling Stone reports.
Billy Joel's “bringing the whole family” to Australia for one-night-only gig

For the first time in 14 years, Billy Joel is going Down Under. The Piano Man has announced that he’ll be performing a one-night-only show on December 10 at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. Tickets go
Rolling Stones tour to continue Tuesday in Milan; postponed Switzerland show officially canceled

Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images After postponing two concerts because frontman Mick Jagger recently tested positive for COVID-19, The Rolling Stones are ready to relaunch their SIXTY tour on Tuesday in Milan, Italy. Jagger has posted
Watch Bob Dylan, Elton John and more stars wish Brian Wilson a Happy 80th Birthday

Harmony Gerber/WireImage Brian Wilson was born 80 years ago today, and in celebration of his milestone birthday, special messages from some of The Beach Boys legend’s famous musical friends, fans and associates have been compiled in a
Elton John auctioning off “Rocket Man” hoverboard NFT for his AIDS Foundation

Elton John is the latest legend to get in on the NFT craze for charity. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are unique pieces of digital artwork that many artists have been either creating themselves, or commissioning, and then
New Lemmy statue unveiled at Hellfest; official memorial ceremony taking place June 23

Credit: Clovis Christian and Caroline Brisset Attendees of France’s Hellfest this past weekend were greeted by a new statue of the late Motörhead frontman, Lemmy Kilmister. The giant, silver monument, which has a portion of Lemmy’s ashes enshrined
Zombies members recovering from “relatively mild” COVID cases; band delays start of North American tour

Bobby Bank/Getty Images The Zombies have revealed that their two main members — co-founding singer Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent — both contracted the COVID-19 virus about three weeks ago. The band has since decided to
Happy 80th Birthday to Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson!

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Here’s sending out good vibrations to founding Beach Boys singer and songwriter Brian Wilson, who celebrates his 80th birthday today (June 20). Wilson wrote the music to nearly all of his famous band’s best-known