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Recent rumors suggested that The Rolling Stones were about to announce a tour of Europe and the U.K., but a new report suggests that’s not going to happen.

The U.K. outlet The Times claims that while “several multiple-date options were presented to the band’s members” regarding a European and U.K. trek, they’ve decided against the tour. The article cites “complications with venues and travel as well as existing commitments” for why they opted against it.

While the report says they won’t be touring overseas in 2025, it adds that they’re hoping to possibly do it in 2026.

The Stones last hit the road in 2024, touring the U.S. in support of their most recent album, Hackney Diamonds. The last time they toured Europe and the U.K was in 2022 on their Sixty tour.

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On This Day, Jan. 31, 2010…

Bruce Springsteen picked up his 20th Grammy at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The Boss won best solo rock vocal performance for his 16th studio album Working on a Dream. To date, it is the last Grammy Springsteen has won, although he has been nominated four more times since then.

The night’s other winners included AC/DC, best hard rock performance for “War Machine,” Jeff Beck, best rock instrumental performance for “A Day in the Life,” Green Day, best rock album for 21st Century Breakdown and Judas Priest, best metal performance for “Dissident Aggressor (Live).”

The show featured performances by Beck, Elton John, Green Day, Stevie Nicks, Bon Jovi and more.

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Phil Collins turned 74 on Thursday, and his famous daughter Lily Collins shared a sweet message on Instagram for the occasion.

The Emily in Paris star shared a photo of herself and Phil at the 1999 ceremony where he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She wrote, “From a west coast star to the West End stage and everywhere in between — I’m so grateful to be by your side and for the support, experiences, and love we have and will continue to share.”

She continued, “The older I get, the greater I appreciate all the little, special moments spent together.”

“Happy birthday Dad,” she added. “I couldn’t love you more or be more thankful to celebrate you today and every day. Truly. To the moon and back again.”

Lily is the daughter of Phil Collins and his second wife, Jill Tavelman, to whom he was married from 1984 to 1996. Phil also has four other children. During his first marriage to Andrea Bertorelli he had a son, Simon, and also adopted Bertorelli’s daughter, Joely. With his third wife, Orianne Cevey, he shares sons Nicholas and Matthew. Nicholas filled in for his father on drums during the final Genesis tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022.

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Def Leppard has released a new song with proceeds going to help the victims of the California wildfires.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just debuted a cover of the Ben E. King classic “Stand By Me,” which was recorded for the Netflix movie Bank of Dave 2: The Lone Ranger, which the band has a cameo in.

Proceeds from the song will be donated to FireAid, with money being used for those affected by the California wildfires and to support efforts to keep such disasters from happening again.

“Los Angeles & its surrounding area has always played a central role in Def Leppard’s career. From it being where some of us are based and it being our U.S. hub for rehearsals, to being the city where we played our first-ever American gig,” frontman Joe Elliott shares on Instagram. “We feel blessed to be able to dedicate this song & give all the royalties to the amazing heroes in L.A. helping those affected by the fires. No better song.”

“Stand By Me” is available now via digital outlets.

Bank of Dave 2 is the sequel to the 2023 Netflix film Bank of Dave, which told the real-life story of working-class, self-made millionaire Dave Fishwick, played by actor Rory Kinnear, who tried to set up a community bank to help his town’s local businesses survive. Def Leppard also had a cameo in the original film, playing themselves performing at a charity fundraiser for the bank. The sequel follows Dave as he takes on payday loan companies.

The sequel debuted in the U.K. in early January. So far there’s no word on when it will begin streaming in the U.S.

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Crosby, Stills & Nash legends Stephen Stills and Graham Nash reunited Thursday night in Inglewood, California, for a performance at the all-star FireAid benefit concert.

Stills, backed by rock band Dawes and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, started the performance with his Buffalo Springfield track “For What it’s Worth,” before bringing out Nash to perform their 1970 classic “Teach Your Children.”

Crosby, Stills & Nash broke up in 2015, and David Crosby passed away in January 2023. In an interview with Rolling Stone in 2024, Nash said he doubted he’d ever play again with Stills, or their Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young band mate Neil Young because of Crosby’s death, noting, “he really was the heartbeat of this band, and his passing brought a halt to us all making music together.”

Other highlights of the FireAid benefit included: The Black Crowes teaming with John Fogerty for “Have You Ever Seen the Rain,”  and then later bringing out Guns N’ Roses’ guitarist Slash for a cover of the Led Zeppelin song “Going to California,” and Joni Mitchell and her throne returning to the stage for a performance of “Both Sides Now.”

The show also featured hits-filled sets from Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks, Sting, Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder and more.

FireAid took place at two venues, the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum. Money raised will benefit those affected by the California wildfires and to support efforts to keep such disasters from happening again.

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The surviving members of Nirvana — drummer Dave Grohl, bassist Krist Novoselic and touring guitarist Pat Smear — reunited during Thursday’s FireAid benefit concert raising money for Los Angeles fire relief efforts.

The surprise set, which had not been announced ahead of time, featured performances of the songs “Breed,” “School,” “Territorial Pissings” and “All Apologies.” Each was fronted by a different guest vocalist in place of the late Kurt Cobain: St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett and Grohl’s daughter, Violet, respectively.

Grohl, Novoselic and Smear have reunited several times over the years since Cobain’s death in 1994, most notably when Nirvana was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. That set also featured vocals by St. Vincent, Gordon and Jett, as well as Lorde.

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With the Super Bowl just around the corner, Paul McCartney, who headlined the halftime show in 2005, has shared his thoughts on what he calls American football, and it turns out he’s a fan.

In a new Q&A on his website, the rocker was asked how he first got into watching the sport, and it seems his wife Linda is responsible.

“Well, being married to Linda meant I was in America quite a bit. We spent a lot of time there with her family and American Football was always on the television,” he explains. “I would watch it with everyone but not really know what was going on!”

McCartney says he didn’t understand the game until Linda clued him in to keep his eye on the quarterback, telling him, “All the action comes from him.”

“So, once I had that clue, I found it much easier to follow,” he says.

“I watched a lot of it and grew to really like it, because it’s quite a complicated and strategic game – and obviously very athletic,” Sir Paul says, joking, “In Britain we used to laugh at it, saying, ‘They wear all those pads and protective gear. We don’t, we’ve got rugby, a proper sport!'”

“But I got over all that, and found I really liked it,” he adds. “So yeah, I’m a big fan of football, American-style.” 

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The Rolling Stones have paid tribute to singer Marianne Faithfull, who passed away Thursday at the age of 78.

Frontman Mick Jagger, who was in a romantic relationship with Faithfull from 1966 to 1970, shared several photos of the singer/actress on Instagram, including a couple of shots of them while they were together.

“I am so saddened to hear of the death of Marianne Faithfull. She was so much part of my life for so long,” Mick wrote. “She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress. She will always be remembered.”

Keith Richards shared a photo of him and Faithfull toasting with a champagne glass and teacup, writing, “My heartfelt condolences to Marianne’s family! I am so sad and will miss her!!” Ronnie Woods also shared a photo of them together, with the caption, “Marianne will be dearly missed. Bless her xx”

Faithfull’s first U.S. hit was “As Tears Go By,” a song written by Jagger, Richards and Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who actually discovered Faithfull at a party in 1964. The tune later became a top 10 hit for the Stones. Faithfull, often considered one of Jagger’s muses, claimed to have inspired such Stones songs as “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” and “Wild Horses.”

Also paying tribute to Faithfull is Metallica, who thanked her for her contribution to their song, “The Memory Remains,” from their 1997 album Reload.

“Thank you, Marianne…For the good times For your kindness For the great stories For your fearlessness,” they wrote on Facebook. They also thanked her for her “incredible and unique contribution to our music, and for always being so willing to join us in performing it…and partake in the ensuing shenanigans! Rest in Peace.”

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The 50th anniversary of NBC’s Saturday Night Live is being celebrated with a all-star concert in New York City.

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, will take place Feb. 14 at Radio City Music Hall, with the announcement noting it “will bring together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-famers and surprise special guests.”

Artists confirmed for the concert include Bonnie Raitt, Talking Heads’ David Byrne, The B-52s, and DEVO, along with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Mumford & Sons, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Brandi Carlile, Backstreet Boys, Brittany Howard, Bad Bunny, Arcade Fire, Post Malone, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Robyn and The Roots, with more performers expected to be announced.

And folks will be able to enjoy the concert at home. It will stream live on Peacock, starting at 8 p.m. It will also screen in select IMAX theaters at Regal Cinemas in California, Pennsylvania, Texas, New York and Florida.

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Singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen will be the subject of a new auction, happening in February.

Julien’s’ Auctions will host Celebrating Leonard Cohen: The Collections of Aviva Layton, Anjani Thomas & More, featuring over 150 items belonging to the “Hallelujah” singer/songwriter. It’s described as  “the largest group of privately held collections of the legendary poet, singer and songwriter’s archival material and personal effects ever to come to auction.”

Items on the auction block include never before seen manuscripts, unpublished poetry, vintage photographs, and letters, as well as personal effects, including Cohen’s black “magic writing” Greek fisherman cap, a green Apica notebook, dated January 21, 2007, with handwritten notes, poems, and lyric drafts, the key to his house in Hydra Greece, religious mementos and more.

There’s even locket that features a lock of Cohen’s actual hair inside. It’s estimated to sell for between $400 and $600.

The auction will take place Feb. 28 online and at Julien’s Studios in Los Angeles. Information about the auction and registration can be found at juliensauctions.com.

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