James Taylor at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony (Disney/Eric McCandless)
James Taylor, Duran Duran and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are set to play the 2026 Beachlife Festival, happening May 1-3 in Redondo Beach, California.
Duran Duran and Taylor, with his All-Star Band, and are set to headline the fest. Duran Duran will take the stage May 1, followed by Jett on May 2, with Taylor closing out the event on May 3.
Some of the other artists on the bill include The Offspring, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Sugar Ray, Sheryl Crow, and My Morning Jacket.
Information on the complete lineup and tickets can be found at BeachlifeFestival.com.
Beachlife Festival launched in 2019. The 2025 lineup included Lenny Kravitz, Pretenders,Alanis Morissette, Jackson Browne and The Beach Boys.
Guitarist Brian May of Queen attends the “We Will Rock You” musical premiere at Stage Palladium Theater on October 17, 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)
While many fans are excited about Sam Mendes’ upcoming films about TheBeatles, Queen guitarist Brian May seems concerned.
The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event will be four movies each told from the perspective of a different Beatle, and May thinks that may cause some problems.
Asked whether he’d have wanted the same approach taken for his band, he told the Daily Mail, “No, I would dread it if that happened to Queen.”
“I love the Beatles, the Beatles are like the Bible,” he said. “But four films, I feel like it’s a horrible kind of thing where it’s a competition between them, that can be pretty invidious.”
Queen frontman Freddie Mercury was the subject of the 2018 movie Bohemian Rhapsody, and May says, “I’m happy with the film we made about Freddie, for now, I don’t need any more than that.”
He adds, “I feel very proud that we did it for Freddie, not for us, it made it right for us, it was the right thing for us.”
In the same interview, May explains why he and Queen will not be playing England’s Glastonbury Festival, which is set to return in 2027.
May, the co-founder of the animal welfare organization Save Me, has said in the past that the band never played the festival because its founder, Michael Eavis, supports badger hunting, something May’s opposed to; May tells Daily Mail that hasn’t changed.
“I wouldn’t do Glastonbury next year because of the politics of the people who run it,” he says. “Unless that changes, I won’t do it.”
May notes the band has never really been asked to play.
“I don’t think the conversation of us doing has ever taken place because they know how I feel,” he says.
Eddie Vedder‘s documentary Matter of Time is coming to Netflix.
The film will premiere on the streaming platform on Feb. 9.
Matter of Time follows the Pearl Jam frontman’s work with his wife, Jill Vedder, to help find a cure for the rare skin disease epidermolysis bullosa through their organization EB Research Partnership. It also features footage from a 2023 Eddie solo concert in Seattle that raised money for the cause.
“This film captures all angles of the EB Community experience,” Eddie says. “From families and researchers, to volunteers and donors all coming together for an event that includes a big dose of music for good measure. Please join in and meet these incredible people. Their stories will remain with you.”
Matter of Time previously premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival.
Bryan Adams speaks at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
Bryan Adams is out with a new song.
The rocker just released the new track “Anything is Possible,” one of three songs he wrote for the new animated film Charlie the Wonderdog, which is in theaters now.
The song’s accompanying video has Adams and his band performing the song in a loft-like setting, with the film’s title character making a few quick cameos throughout the clip.
Adams’ three songs appear on a new EP, Charlie the Wonderdog (Original Songs from the Motion Picture), which is out now.
Charlie the Wonderdog centers on a family pooch, voiced by Owen Wilson, who becomes a superhero after gaining superpowers. He then must face off against a cat threatening to destroy humanity.
Adams has had a lot of new music to share with fans recently. In August, he dropped the new album Roll With the Punches. He also announced in early January that in April he’ll be releasing Tough Town, which was a 10-track bonus disc that was included with the deluxe box set version of Roll With the Punches.
In addition to new music, Adams will be on tour in 2026. He’ll kick off a tour of Japan on Jan. 26, then head to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and more. A complete list of dates can be found at BryanAdams.com.
Steven Tyler performs during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV)
The lineup for Steven Tyler‘s seventh annual Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party has just been announced, and the Aerosmith frontman has recruited some big-name stars for the event, taking place Feb. 1 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
The night, hosted by Melissa Joan Hart, will include an all-star jam featuring The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson, Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander, former Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum, Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt, The Go-Go’s frontwoman Belinda Carlisle and Marcus King, with more names to be added.
Money raised from the bash will go to Janie’s Fund, Tyler’s charity that helps girls who’ve been abused or neglected. Over the last decade, the organization has raised over $23 million, which has helped provide 350,000 days of counseling and trauma-informed care for more than 2,200 girls and young women, according to a press release.
“For 10 years, Janie’s Fund has provided hope, compassion and healing to girls and young women who have survived trauma. Through our programs, we’ve uplifted and empowered countless girls and women, and it warms my heart to see them transform into confident individuals,” says Tyler. “As we look to the next 10 years, we’ll continue to use our voices and platforms to support these young women, and make sure they’re receiving the quality care they deserve.”
ohn Fogerty performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
John Fogerty is the latest artist to take part in NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, joined by his sons Tyler Fogerty and Shane Fogerty, treated the audience to five songs, starting with the classic “Proud Mary,” which he called “the first good song I wrote.”
He explains that he wrote the song in 1968 after receiving an honorable discharge from the Army Reserve.
“I opened my discharge [papers] up, and I was really, really, really happy,” he said. “I went right in the house, picked up my Rickenbacker guitar and started strumming, and the very first line that came out of me was, ‘Left a good job in the city. Workin’ for the man every night and day.'”
The set list also included “Change in the Weather,” “A Hundred and Ten in the Shade,” “Long As I Can See the Light” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain.”
Fogerty will be heading to Las Vegas later this year. He’ll launch a three-show residency at Planet Hollywood on March 18. A complete list of dates can be found at JohnFogerty.com.
Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry of Hollywood Vampires perform at The Greek Theatre on May 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Hollywood Vampires are set to rise once more.
The band of Alice Cooper, Aerosmith‘s Joe Perry and actor Johnny Depp has announced a tour of the U.K. and Europe, marking their first live shows in three years. The outing begins Aug. 12 in London and runs into the beginning of September.
Openers include The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Damned, depending on the date.
“We’re looking forward to incredible crowds, massive energy and more unforgettable nights,” the Vampires say. “See you all soon!”
Presales begin Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit HollywoodVampires.com.
Hollywood Vampires have released two albums, 2015’s self-titled debut and 2019’s Rise, featuring a mix of covers and original material.
The Who is set to reissue their 1973 rock opera, Quadrophenia, with high-fidelity audio.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will release the album on SDE Blu-Ray audio, which will contain 2025 Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and Stereo mixes by longtime associate Richard Whittaker.
The Blu-ray also includes instrumental mixes of the album in Atmos, 5.1 and Stereo; the Quadrophenia 5.1 EP previously released as part of the 2011 Quadrophenia Director’s Cut box set;and the 2013 Stereo remaster of the album.
Quadrophenia on SDE Blu-ray will be released Feb. 27 and is available for preorder from now until Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. ET.
Released in 1973, Quadrophenia was The Who’s second full rock opera following 1969’s Tommy. It featured such classic songs as “The Real Me,” “Love, Reign O’er Me” and “5:15.”
Set in Brighton, England, in 1965, the story follows a young working-class mod named Jimmy on a journey of self-discovery. The album’s title was inspired by Jimmy’s four-way “split personality,” with each member of the band representing a different facet of his personality.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band launched The River Tour in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The trek was in support of 2015’s The Ties That Bind: The River Collection box set, marking the 35th anniversary of The Boss’ fifth studio album, which was released in 1980.
The tour was the first time in two years that Springsteen and The E Street Band headed out on the road. It featured them performing The River double album in sequence and in its entirety.
The River Tour comprised of 89 shows across North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, wrapping Feb. 25, 2017, in Auckland, New Zealand.
It featured Springsteen’s longest concert in the U.S.: a four-hour, four-minute performance in Philadelphia on Sept. 7, 2016. That show was also his second-longest ever, just behind a 2012 concert in Helsinki, Finland, which was two minutes longer.
Luminate, whose data powers the Billboard charts, has revealed 2025’s top-10 bestselling vinyl albums, with Fleetwood Mac‘s 1977 album Rumours landing at #6. The project also placed at #16 on the Billboard 200 for the week of Jan. 17. In his new book Don’t Stop, Alan Light explores why Rumours resonates with new generations of fans.
“I think if you had sat down the music establishment on Dec. 31, 1979, and said, ‘Here are the five biggest records of the decade…50 years from now, which of these is gonna stand up the strongest and are young people gonna be listening to?,’ not one person would have said Rumors,” he told ABC Audio.
A key reason, Light argues, is that Rumours has inspired several pop cultural moments, from a Glee episode and the TikTok video of the guy lip-syncing to “Dreams” to the plots of Daisy Jones & the Six and the play Stereophonic.
Another reason is Fleetwood Mac’s lineup of three singers/songwriters: Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham.“For kids who didn’t grow up listening to albums as albums, having one guy singing at you for 45 minutes is maybe a lot for their patience,” he says.
Light notes that the “constantly shifting” perspectives, voices and sounds on Rumours make it sound less like an album and more like a playlist, a format young people are used to. The dominance of women on the project also align with today’s pop music, which he says is largely “defined by female artists.”
That resonance helps explain why young fans want to physically own the album.
“There is something about the mystique, the aura, the feeling [of Rumours] that makes these young listeners … want to have it near them,” Light says. “Several of [them] said, ‘I don’t have a turntable, but I want to make sure that when I get one, the first thing that I play on it will be Rumours.'”
