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The biggest rock and metal tours of 2025 were a mix of triumphant comebacks, iconic album celebrations and up-and-coming bands celebrating a massive year. Count Oasis among the bands that made big returns during the past 12 months. Who would have thought the Gallagher brothers would not only get along ...

From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Explore See latest videos, charts and news DY & More Stars to Ring 2026 with ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s ...

Perry Bamonte, who played guitar and keyboards for The Cure, has died at the age of 65. “It is with enormous sadness that we confirm the death of our great friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte who passed away after a short illness at home over Christmas,” the band posted on ...

Russell Wilson and Ciara are definitely in the giving spirit this holiday season, with the couple donating millions of dollars to the Mount Sinai Karvis Children’s Hospital to close out a year of charitable efforts through the football player’s Why Not You Foundation. As announced Friday (Dec. 26) through a ...

The holidays are upon us and the heavy music world is taking some time to spread some Christmas cheer while reflecting on the year that was and offering both Christmas and New Year’s greetings to their fans. As they wind down 2025, take a little family time and catch a ...

In late 2015, Ariana Grande‘s seemingly frictionless ascendance to all-consuming pop superstardom had finally hit a tiny bit of turbulence. “Donutgate” and other small-scale controversies had put her in the media’s crossfire for the first time, while “Focus” — the planned lead single off her upcoming third album, then to ...

Santa Claus has been depicted in so many different iterations across centuries, but our favorite has to be rock and metal Santa, so we rounded up over a dozen photos as our gift to you… and ourselves. We can make ourselves laugh too if we want! Because you are all ...

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Coalesce have publicly addressed allegations of inappropriate conduct made against guitarist Jes Steineger by a former student of his at a college institution. Word of the alleged misconduct began reaching a wider audience after the accuser posted in an r/Metalcore Reddit thread, where she shared her account of what she ...

SYDNEY, Australia — ARIA and APRA AMCOS have welcomed the results of the Productivity Commission’s year-long inquiry which both rules out changes to the existing copyright act and concludes that licensing is appropriate tactic for AI companies keen to access copyright-protected content. Published last Friday, Dec. 19, and handed to ...