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In celebration of his 50th anniversary as a member of The Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood recently released a new art collection, Paint it Black, and says his goal was to capture the feeling of him and his bandmates — Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the late Charlie Watts — performing live.

“I wanted to capture the energy of Mick, Keith, me, our late friend Charlie, and the thousands of live shows we’ve been so lucky to play together,” Wood, who painted the artwork from memory, tells Rolling Stone. “I wanted the fans to see what I see when we’re onstage — music and art as one.”

He adds, “My hope is the Stones fans can feel the music when they look at these paintings.”

Reflecting on his tenure with The Stones, Wood says it’s “hard to believe” it’s been 50 years.

“What a joy. I was already chuffed with the bands I’d played in before ’75. But joining the Stones — that felt like coming home,” he says. “I still get a kick out of being a Stone, and it keeps me out of trouble — sometimes.”

Ronnie Wood’s Paint it Black collection is available now.

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Jimmy Buffett was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024 in the Musical Excellence category, and even though he passed away in 2023, it turns out he was still able to attend the ceremony.

Kenny Chesney and James Taylor performed in honor of Buffett at the induction. In a recent interview with Howard Stern, Chesney revealed that he and guitarist Mac McAnally, a member of Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, snuck some of the “Margaritaville” legend’s ashes into the ceremony.

“We were sitting back there warming up, trying to figure out our parts and stuff, and Mac comes up to me and he goes, ‘Look at this,’ and it was a small urn. He had Jimmy’s ashes in his coat pocket,” Chesney said. “So Jimmy’s ashes were in Mac McAnally’s coat pocket onstage with us as he was getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.”

Turns out, it was Buffett’s daughter Savannah Buffett who gave McAnally the ashes.

“So even after he passed, Jimmy found a way to join the party,” Chesney added.

Buffett passed away Sept. 1, 2023, after battling a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer.

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Foo Fighters are making the trip to the home of a certain Looney Tune. 

Dave Grohl and company will headline UTAS Stadium on the Australian island state of Tasmania on Jan. 24. Presales begin Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Dec. 10 at 4 p.m. local time.

For all ticket info, visit FooFighters.com.

The Foos have a storied history in Australia, including being the first international band to headline an Australian stadium show following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to their latest trek Down Under, the Foos will play a benefit concert in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, which is also Grohl’s birthday. They’ll launch a full U.S. tour in August.

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Former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm has revealed that he has a new solo album coming out next year.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer made the revelation during an appearance on the Kyle Meredith with… podcast, sharing that he worked on it with former Foreigner bassist Bruce Turgon. Gramm said, “He helped me write songs for my upcoming solo album, which is being released in March.”

Gramm said he’s been working on the album for over two years.

“I have been looking through my backlog of songs that were great songs, but were unfinished and didn’t make it to the cut on my records, and went back and finished some of them. And they’re awesome songs,” he explained. “So I’m taking some new songs that were written and some of the older songs that deserve to be on the album. I finished ’em up, polished ’em up, and they’re on the album. So it’s a little conglomerate of past and present.”

Gramm added that he expects the first single to be out in early February, noting the album “rocks hard.”

Gramm is set to play some select dates with Foreigner in December, starting with a two-night stand at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, on Wednesday and Thursday. A complete list of dates can be found at Foreigneronline.com.

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A previously unreleased Scott Weiland song called “If I Could Fly” has officially been unveiled on the 10th anniversary of the late Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman’s death.

The track was originally written in 2000 following the birth of his son, Noah Weiland. 

“This song marks the first unveiling of original, unreleased material from Scott’s archive since his passing,” reads a post on Weiland’s Instagram. “It captures him at a deeply personal and inspired moment, showcasing the emotional depth that defined so much of his work.”

“If I Could Fly” is out now via digital outlets. It will be released on limited-edition vinyl Dec. 19.

Weiland died on Dec. 3, 2015, at age 48. Noah is playing a concert Wednesday night in Orange County, California, to commemorate the anniversary.

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Lenny Kravitz fans are getting their first look at his upcoming intro to NBC’s Sunday Night Basketball programming.

The network is teasing the new NBA season with an ad on Instagram that features the “Are You Gonna Go My Way” rocker performing in front of a crowd, mixed with NBA highlights.

“I have been a fan of basketball and the NBA since I was a kid,” Kravitz said when his participation in the intro was announced in October. “I am happy to be invited to take part with NBC Sports and the NBA, and I celebrate their support of sports, music, and culture. I am looking forward to this special moment.”

Sunday Night Basketball debuts Feb. 1 on NBC and Peacock.

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Ozzy Osbourne‘s family marked what would’ve been his 77th birthday Wednesday.

“My darling husband, I celebrate the day you were born,” Ozzy’s widow, Sharon Osbourne, writes in an Instagram post. “I will never let go of your hand until I see you on the other side.”

“Happy birthday daddy you most certainly did not die an ordinary man!” daughter Kelly Osbourne adds in her own post. “Life without you is hard but not a day goes by that I don’t dedicate my life to loving you and your legacy! I miss you more than anything in the world. I love you until eternity! What I would not give to watch you blow out just one more candle.”

While son Jack Osbourne is currently competing on the reality show I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, a post on his Instagram went up reading, “Jack is still in the jungle, but wishing his dad a Happy Heavenly Birthday.”

In honor of his birthday, Ozzy will posthumously receive the Lord Mayor’s Award from his hometown of Birmingham, England. Kelly also has another idea on how to honor her father: name the Birmingham Airport after him.

“He deserves that so much he really does,” Kelly told BBC Radio WM. “I would purposely fly into Ozzy Osborne airport every single time and take the two hour drive back to my house, just so that I could land in an airport named after my father.”

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As if four upcoming Beatles biopics aren’t enough, the BBC is ready to give fans more.

The network has picked up a new drama series, Hamburg Days, which will focus on The Beatles’ early days as a band. The six-part series, based on the autobiography by German artist and musician Klaus Voormann, is set in the ’60s when Voormann and photographer Astrid Kirchherr meet a young Liverpool rock band, who are playing in the clubs of Hamburg’s St. Pauli’s red-light district.

“Together, they help spark a transformation that turns a scrappy group of teenagers into the greatest music phenomenon the world has ever known: The Beatles,” reads the series description.

“Hamburg Days is the fascinating story of how, in the space of two short years, a raw young band from Liverpool honed their music skills in Hamburg, before returning home to become an overnight worldwide success,” says Sue Deeks, head of scripted pre-buy acquisitions at the BBC. “It is an incredible story, accompanied (of course) by an amazing soundtrack!”

Voormann will serve as a consultant on the series. Casting on the project has not yet been announced.

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Aerosmith is no longer a part of one of Disney World’s popular attractions.

It was announced in November 2024 that Aerosmith was being replaced by The Muppets on the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Disney World in Orlando, and now Entertainment Weekly reports that their classic intro to the ride has been removed.

The intro featured video of Aerosmith band members, including Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, with the clip opening in a recording session before the band takes off to get to a concert, bringing the riders along with them. The outlet notes that the intro has been removed in order for construction to start on The Muppets revamp.

The decision to change the ride came after Disney decided to replace Muppet Vision 3D with Monsters Inc. land. It will mark the first time Jim Henson‘s lovable characters are the focus of a Disney ride.

When The Muppets take over the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, guests will go on a search for the Electric Mayhem crew, who go missing ahead of a gig headlining a big Hollywood concert.

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (then named Disney-MGM Studios) in July 1999. In addition to the Aerosmith intro, it featured music from the band, including songs like “Walk This Way,” “Love in an Elevator” and “Sweet Emotion.”

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The 50th anniversary of Iron Maiden is being celebrated with a new line of guitars from Fender.

The company has unveiled a new guitar collection to honor the heavy metal legends, including a limited-edition Masterbuilt Dave Murray Stratocaster from Fender Custom Shop, which mirrors guitarist Dave Murray’s favorite touring axe.

The line also includes two other limited-edition 50th anniversary Statocasters in honor of Murray and Janick Gers, as well as a bass for Steve Harris and a Jackson SC1 guitar in honor of Adrian Smith.

“Honoring Iron Maiden’s fifty years of pushing heavy metal forward, this collection brings together the signature instruments that helped define their unmistakable sound,” says Max Gutnik, chief product officer for Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. “These anniversary models are more than tributes, they are stage-ready tools built to inspire today’s players and the next generation.”

More info on the guitars can be found at fender.com.

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