Dave Ball, who served as half of the English duo Soft Cell and perhaps best known for the 1981 hit “Tainted Love,” has died. He was 66. Marc Almond, Ball’s music partner and the other half of the synth-pop pair, announced the news in a Facebook post on Thursday. Almond, 68, revealed that the late … Read more
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are mourning the sudden loss of former KISS bandmate Ace Frehley. The “Beth” rockers, who founded KISS with Frehley and drummer Peter Criss in 1973, addressed the guitarist’s death shortly after the shocking news was announced Thursday. “We are devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley,” the pair said in … Read more
In the wake of his death, Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmate is shedding light on the quiet struggle behind the rock group’s final show. Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath guitarist and co-founder, told UK broadcaster ITV that Osbourne was “frustrated” during the band’s farewell concert on July 5. The heavy metal icon died less than three … Read more
Ozzy Osbourne went out with a bang. Following the rock icon’s death at age 76 on Tuesday, his Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi told ITV News that he thinks Osbourne “held out” for the band’s July 5 farewell concert before he passed away. “Me and Geezer [Butler] were talking about it last night — that … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I was recently invited for a long weekend at my friend’s new home in South Carolina. She has wanted me to come there to visit ever since she purchased it. I offered to come down, but then I sprained my ankle, and it still has not healed. My friend then told me her … Read more
Niall Horan is speaking out following the death of his former One Direction bandmate, Liam Payne, saying he is “absolutely devastated at the passing of an amazing friend.” “It just doesn’t feel real,” Horan wrote early Friday on Instagram alongside a black-heart emoji. “Liam had an energy for life and a passion for work that … Read more
Liam Payne traveled to Argentina to see his former One Direction bandmate, Niall Horan, in concert before his death. On Oct. 2, Payne attended one of Horan’s performances in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Before he arrived, Payne said in a video on his Instagram Stories that he and Horan, 31, had things to “square up.” Liam … Read more
Patti Scialfa, the wife of Bruce Springsteen, has been battling a form of blood cancer since 2018. Scialfa, 71, revealed her diagnosis with multiple myeloma in her husband’s new documentary, “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” which premiered Sunday night at the Toronto Film Festival. The guitarist explained that her health issues … Read more
Pop rock band The 1975 has been sued over a Malaysia concert where frontman Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate onstage — an act punishable by up to 20 years behind bars in the staunchly homophobic southeast Asian country. Organizers of the Good Vibes Festival in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur — a three-day … Read more
Plot twist. Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear attended Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in London the day before his bandmate, Dave Grohl, shaded the pop star at their own concert in the UK capital. Smear, 64, went to Swift’s show at Wembley Stadium on Friday (June 21) and appeared in a photo on actress Salma Hayek’s … Read more
The British director Sam Mendes has signed on to direct not one but four biopics about the Beatles, each telling the story of the Fab Four from a different member’s point of view. Apple Corps, the guardian of the Beatles’ musical interests, and Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of John Lennon and George … Read more
The 1975’s Matty Healy has fired back at Malaysian officials since the nation banned the group from returning, after Healy, 34, kissed his male bandmate in front of concertgoers over the weekend. According to a now-deleted Instagram Story published on Saturday, Healy poked fun at the country’s ruling by posting a bunch of photos of … Read more
The feud between iconic Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Roger Waters reached a fever pitch in recent days as Waters slammed Gilmour for being creatively bankrupt and having no real musical “ideas” during the writing of their legendary albums. Waters’ claims came in a recent interview with U.K. outlet “The Telegraph” where he seemed to … Read more
Members of the rock band Journey used to agree the band doesn’t get involved in politics. Now, founding member Neal Schon is making sure it stays that way. The 68-year-old guitarist sent a cease-and-desist letter on Dec. 16 to attorneys for bandmate Jonathan Cain to prohibit him from playing Journey’s music at Donald Trump events after … Read more