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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…

Getty ImagesJoe Perry revealed that Aerosmith is currently working on a new 50th anniversary box set featuring rare audio and visuals from “Boston’s bad boys.” Blabbermouth ran quotes from Perry’s recent chat with Philly’s WMMR, where he described the package as a “box set that kind of hits on every decade and some videos to…

The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn is working on a new project that he started over 50 years ago. He says that In 1969, he was approached by lyricist Jacques Levy, who’d worked with Bob Dylan on his 1976 album, Desire, and wanted to collaborate. They created a musical called Gene Tryp. Some of those songs, like…

PRPhotos.comEx-Judas Priest vocalist Tim Ripper Owens says that he never got a call from his former bandmates about them finally getting inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. He told Rolling Stone: “It’s a shame that the hall can’t bring in members that were in the band almost 10 years and had a…

Getty ImagesIt was 57 years ago today (July 20th, 1965) that Bob Dylan released “Like A Rolling Stone.” The song not only revolutionized the way pop lyrics were written and sung, but ultimately pushed the boundaries as to how long a hit single could actually be. “Like A Rolling Stone,” which clocked in at 6:06,…

Getty ImagesDef Leppard has released the sixth in a series of behind-the-scenes episodes from The Stadium Tour, which kicked off on June 16 in Atlanta, Georgia. The new online episode takes you onstage in Detroit, Michigan and Hershey, Pennsylvania and includes some great guitar stories. Plus, you’ll see Joe Elliott and special guest Billy Joel…

PRPhotos.comQueen just surpassed the seven-million milestone with the 1981 Greatest Hits album. That makes history as the best-selling album of all time in the U.K. The record includes classics such as “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Will Rock You.” In an online video with bandmate, Brian May… Roger Taylor said: “The British public and their infinitely-great…