“When Love Comes to Town” cover single artwork. (KTBA Records)
Slash and his Conspirators bandmate Myles Kennedy are featured on a new cover of U2 and B.B. King‘s collaborative 1989 single, “When Love Comes to Town.”
The cover is part of blues rocker Joe Bonamassa‘s King tribute album, B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100. It also features blues singer Shemekia Copeland, who handles King’s vocals while Kennedy sings Bono‘s parts.
“We knew early on we wanted to include this U2 song in an effort to span the breadth of B.B.’s entire career,” says producer Josh Smith. “It turned into such a standout.”
B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 is due out Feb. 6.
The most recent Conspirators album is 2022’s 4, though a new record is in the works. Slash also teamed up with Kennedy and company for a cover of “Feel Like Makin’ Love” for a Bad Company tribute album.
Rock stars including Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder, Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses and Yungblud all performed at a private company party Thursday at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York.
The night’s house band was Smith & Watt Steakhouse, which features RHCP drummer Chad Smith and producer Andrew Watt.
You can watch footage of a Yungblud-fronted cover of The Rolling Stones‘ “Start Me Up” via the Smith & Watt Steakhouse Instagram.
A company employee also posted footage from the concert on Instagram, which included Bruno Mars singing Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”
Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones attend the premiere of ‘Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day’ at Ziegfeld Theatre on October 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
On Dec. 10, 2007, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin — Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones — reunited for their first concert together in 19 years at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at London’s O2 Arena. And Page is now reflecting on the experience.
The rocker shared pictures from the evening on Instagram, recalling how they were originally offered a 20- to 30-minute set, which wasn’t good enough for him.
“I thought, I wasn’t going to do that – we needed to do a full-length set, because the energy, power, synergy and synchronicity would build as the show continued,” he wrote. “We wouldn’t have been able to achieve that in 20 minutes. We would have always regretted the fact that we didn’t play another hour at least.”
“I just really wanted to go out there, play well, and show what we could do,” he added. “To stand up and be counted, so that people would leave the concert saying, ‘I expected them to be good, but I had no idea they could or would deliver like this.'”
In a separate post featuring video of their “Kashmir” performance, Page continued to reflect on the show.
“I felt the adrenaline rising as the evening approached. The euphoric tidal wave was overwhelming,” he wrote. “We had done the O2 and the response to it was so positive. The spirit of the band was shining.”
Jason Bonham, son of late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, backed the band behind the drum kit for the show, and he commented on Page’s second post.
“So grateful, I had the chance to play drums with you on so many occasions but this one was very special,” he wrote.
The O2 show was the last time all three surviving members of Led Zeppelin performed together.
12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief was held at New York’s Madison Square Garden to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, which struck portions of the Northeastern United States, the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic in late October 2012.
The concert featured performances by Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters with Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder, Coldplay with R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and more.
Paul McCartney closed the show, where he was joined by the surviving members of Nirvana — Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and touring guitarist Pat Smear — for their first performance together in 18 years.
The concert was broadcast live in the U.S. on a variety of networks, and a documentary, DVD and CD of the concert were also released.
Lenny Kravitz on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(ABC/Randy Holmes)
Lenny Kravitz is set to appear in the upcoming James Bond action adventure video game 007 First Light, from IO Interactive.
Kravitz will play the villain Bawma in the game, which will be a Bond origin story. Bawma is described as “the largest black-market dealer in the Western Hemisphere who’s as charismatic as he is unpredictable,” with the description adding, “He rose from nothing, broke free, and built his own Kingdom of Aleph.”
“The Bond franchise has such an incredible legacy in video games, so to step into it with a brand-new character like Bawma is amazing,” Kravitz said in a statement posted to IO Interactive’s website. “He’s magnetic and unpredictable, there’s danger in him, but also heart and purpose. He’s not just a man with power; he is a man who has to fight for every inch of it. Bringing that energy into 007’s world felt incredible.”
A just released trailer for the game highlights Kravitz’s appearance, with the villain’s likeness taken directly from the rocker’s iconic look.
Queen’s iconic #1 hit “Bohemian Rhapsody” has reached a new milestone on YouTube.
The video for the 1975 song has just surpassed 2 billion views on the site, making it the oldest song to ever reach such a milestone.
This has been a big year for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” as Queen celebrated the song’s 50th anniversary in October. To mark the occasion they released the single on transparent blue heavyweight 12-inch vinyl, as a 12-inch picture disc and as a blue cassette single.
The song is from Queen’s #1 album A Night at the Opera. Itwas the band’s first #1 single in the U.K., spending nine weeks on the top of the chart. The six-minute operatic tune, written by Freddie Mercury, was rereleased in 1991 following Mercury’s death and returned to #1.
In other Queen news … guitarist Brian May’s wife, Anita Dobson, revealed a bit of a tidbit about the future of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band, and it sounds like fans shouldn’t expect to see them out on the road anytime soon.
“They will do little bits and bobs, but they won’t do those big tours,” she told the U.K. outlet The Mirror. “We are all getting old.”
Milly Alcock as Supergirl/Kara Zor-El on the poster for ‘Supergirl.’ (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Blondie’s iconic track “Call Me” is featured in the first teaser trailer for the new Supergirl film.
Milly Alcock stars as the titular Supergirl/Kara Zor-El in the second film in the new DC Universe. The trailer starts off by showing Kara’s everyday world, as the Blondie track kicks in.
The movie follows what happens “when an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home,” according to the trailer’s official synopsis. “Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.”
Blondie shared a post about the trailer in an Instagram Story. They also shared artwork by artist Butcher Billy that imagines Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry as Supergirl, as well as a video of Alcock being asked what she’s listening to. Her response? “Call Me” by Blondie.
Supergirl flies into theaters on June 26, 2026.
“Call Me,” produced and composed by Giorgio Moroder, with lyrics by Harry, originally appeared in the 1980 Richard Gere film American Gigolo. After being released as a single, it went on to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, spending six weeks in the top spot.
Paul Simon performs onstage during Homeward Bound: A GRAMMY Salute To The Songs Of Paul Simon at Hollywood Pantages Theatre on April 06, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Paul Simon is bringing his A Quiet Celebration tour overseas.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced dates for a European leg of the trek, which kicks off April 9 with a three-night stand in Prague.
The tour will have Simon playing shows in Berlin, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Liverpool, Glasgow and London before wrapping May 20 in Dublin.
Tickets for all shows go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m local time.
Simon launched his A Quiet Celebration tour in the U.S. in April. It was his first full tour since 2018 and his first tour since releasing his 2023 album, Seven Psalms. The tour had him playing songs from Seven Psalms, as well as “new arrangements of familiar favorites.”
A complete list of dates can be found at PaulSimon.com.
Guns N’ Roses 2026 tour poster. (Courtesy of Live Nation)
Pierce the Veil and The Black Crowes are among the openers for Guns N’ Roses 2026 North American tour, kicking off in May.
Other openers include rap icons Ice Cube and Public Enemy, as well as the AWOLNATION side project The Barbarians of California. GN’R’s new drummer, Isaac Carpenter, previously played in AWOLNATION.
For the full list of dates and their corresponding openers, visit GunsNRoses.com.
Along with hitting the road, Guns N’ Roses has been in the studio. The “Welcome to the Jungle” rockers put out two new singles, “Nothin'” and “Atlas,” earlier in December, marking their first fresh material in two years.
Stevie Nicks performs onstage during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID)
Eagles, Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart are among the headliners for the 2026 edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, taking place April 23-26 and April 30 to May 3.
Jazz Fest will feature hundreds of artists across 14 stages over eight days, with a lineup that also includes David Byrne, Kings of Leon, Lorde, The Black Keys, Alabama Shakes, St. Vincent, Earth, Wind & Fire, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Isley Brothers, Little Feat and more.
Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. CT.
For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit NOJazzFest.com.
