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Ozzy Osbourne‘s charity paintings for the organization Save the Chimps are going up for display at the Spectrum Miami art fair. 

The paintings were created by the late Prince of Darkness and completed with brushstrokes from the chimp residents of the Save the Chimps sanctuary. The pieces went up for auction on July 17, just days before Ozzy’s death on July 22. 

“I paint because it gives me peace of mind, but I don’t sell my paintings,” Ozzy said at the time. “I’ve made an exception with these collaborations as it raises money for Save the Chimps, a sanctuary for hundreds of apes rescued from labs, roadside zoos and wildlife traffickers.”

Spectrum Miami takes place Wednesday through Sunday, coinciding with Ozzy’s birthday on Dec. 3. The fair will be offering limited-edition prints, as well as scarves and T-shirts displaying the artwork.

“Chimps are our closest relatives in the animal world, and I’m proud of Ozzy for summoning the energy to support them during his last months, despite his health challenges,” Sharon Osbourne says in a new statement. “The original paintings raised much needed funds for the sanctuary, and the prints, scarves and t-shirts will give even more fans the opportunity to help.”

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Styx and Chicago are teaming up for a new summer tour.

The bands have announced dates for The Windy Cities Tour – All The Hits…Your Kind of Tour. It’s set to begin July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and wrap Sept. 6 in Los Angeles.

“We are excited about the summer tour,” Chicago’s trumpeter Lee Loughnane says in a statement. “Chicago has never toured with Styx before so it’s going to be a lot of fun, we’re looking forward to it.”

“In my early days of live performing I had several mentors who were kind enough to let me join in and play with them despite not being able to read charts,” adds Styx singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw. “By the time Chicago released their first album, I had enough experience to begin learning their amazing music on my own. Now, the idea of Styx touring with Chicago is a major thrill all on its own. We can’t wait to spend the summer with them!”

Various ticket presales will begin Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

A complete list of dates can be found at styxworld.com and chicagotheband.com.

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On This Day, Dec. 1, 1944…

John Paul Densmore, drummer of the rock band The Doors, was born in Los Angeles, California.

Densmore co-founded The Doors in 1965 along with frontman Jim Morrison, guitarist Robby Kreiger and keyboardist Ray Manzarek. They released their self-titled debut in 1967, which featured their breakthrough single “Light My Fire.” Both the album and the song were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry.

The Doors released six studio albums and in addition to “Light My Fire,” are known for such classic tunes as “L.A. Woman,” “Riders on the Storm,” “Break on Through (To the Other Side),” “Hello, I Love You” and more.

Following the 1971 death of Morrison, Densmore has been the member of the band to veto any attempts to license The Doors’ music for commercial purposes. He even went to court to protect the use of the band’s name and music. Densmore also teamed with the Morrison estate to stop Kreiger and Manzarek from touring under The Doors’ name.

Densmore was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Doors in 1993.

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Aerosmith is back in the top 10.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ EP with Yungblud, One More Time, debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart this week, moving 39,000 equivalent album units. Of that number, 37,000 were in traditional album sales, landing the EP at #3 on the Top Album Sales chart.

The EP is now Aerosmith’s 10th top-10 album and their first since their last release, 2012’s Music From Another Dimension!, which landed at #5.

Aerosmith earned their first Billboard top-10 album in 1976 with Rocks. With the release of the new EP, they now have had a top-10 album in every decade between the 1970s through the 2020s, becoming the second band and fifth act overall to land such a feat.

They join The Rolling Stones as the only other band to have top-10 albums in the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor are the only other acts to have done so.

Aerosmith had their most success in the ’90s and 2000s, where they landed three top-10 hits each decade, including two #1s: 1993’s Get A Grip and 1997’s Nine Lives.

Meanwhile, over in the U.K., One More Time did even better: It debuted at #1 on the Official Albums Chart, making it Aerosmith’s first U.K. #1.

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Queen is wrapping their five-part Queen the Greatest YouTube series with the release of a special “Bohemian Rhapsody” video.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the song’s nine-week run on top of the U.K. singles chart, Queen has released “The ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ 360 Experience,” a video that features moving images of the band performing the song live, the track’s original promotional video, on-screen lyrics and more.

In order to get the full 360-degree experience, folks on a laptop or desktop computer simply need to hold and drag their mouse to move through all the visuals in the clip, while those on a smartphone can turn their screen sideways and move the phone for the different clips. VR viewers can also get the 360-degree experience by putting their phone into their viewer to immerse themselves in the video.

As a press release notes, the new video “invites viewers to open their eyes, look up to the skies and see.”

“Bohemian Rhapsody,” from Queen’s #1 album A Night at the Opera, was the band’s first #1 single. The six-minute operatic tune, written by Freddie Mercury, was rereleased in 1991 following Mercury’s death.

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Singer/songwriter Jackson Browne’s eldest son, Ethan Browne, has died, according to a statement posted on the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s website.

“It is with deep sorrow that we share that on the morning of November 25, 2025, Ethan Browne, the son of Jackson Browne and Phyllis Major, was found unresponsive in his home and has passed away,” read the statement. “We ask for privacy and respect for the family during this difficult time. No further details are available at this moment.”

Ethan Zane Browne, a model and actor, was 52. At the age of 6 months, he appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone with his dad. His mother Phyllis died by suicide in 1976.

Browne has one other son, Ryan Browne, with his second wife, model Lynne Sweeney, who he married in 1981. They divorced in 1983.

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The music of Foo Fighters will be celebrated during the Cleveland Browns’ upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame game. 

Huntington Bank Field’s Dawg Pound Drive will feature a Foo-themed stage and branded drinks, and will feature a performance by a classic rock cover band. You’ll also be able to take a photo with a smashed Foo-branded guitar, which nods to the Browns’ pregame guitar smash tradition.

Rapper Big Boi, who’s part of the Rock Hall’s 2025 class of inductees as a member of Outkast, will perform at halftime. 

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame game, which will feature the Browns taking on the visiting San Francisco 49ers, takes place Sunday.

Meanwhile, another 2025 Rock Hall inductee, Jack White, will be performing during halftime when his hometown Detroit Lions take on the visiting Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving Day. White was inducted as a member of The White Stripes.

Foo Fighters will perform at Huntington Bank Field in August as part of their 2026 U.S. stadium tour.

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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are set to open for My Chemical Romance on their 2026 European tour that celebrates the 20th anniversary of their 2006 album, The Black Parade.

Each show will feature a different supporting act, depending on the night. Jett and the band have been announced for MCR’s July 10 performance at London’s Wembley Stadium.

The show takes place just one day after Joan Jett and the Blackhearts wrap their opening slot on Sammy Hagar‘s Best of All Worlds U.K. tour, which launches July 4 in Manchester and wraps July 9 at London’s O2 Arena.

Next up for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, they’ll be in New Zealand in January for several shows. They’ll return to the U.S. for a Las Vegas residency at the House of Blues starting Feb. 13. A complete list of dates can be found at JoanJett.com.

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Paul McCartney has released a new live video of a performance of “Live and Let Die,” recorded during one of his two Got Back concerts at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center in October.

The performance features pyrotechnics that shoot fire into the air, along with laser lights that shine over the crowd.

The video release comes just one day after McCartney wrapped the latest North American leg of his Got Back tour in Chicago on Tuesday.

Released in 1973, “Live and Let Die,” from McCartney and his band Wings, was the theme song to the 1973 James Bond film of the same name. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

McCartney launched the latest leg of his Got Back tour on Sept. 29 in Palm Desert, California. He currently has no other shows on his schedule.

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James Taylor is set to return to Ireland in 2026.

The “Fire and Rain” singer has announced two dates in Ireland, which will be his first shows there since September 2022.

Taylor and his All Star Band are confirmed to play in Cork on July 10 and Dublin on July 12, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

The two shows are additions to Taylor’s previously announced U.K. and European tour. So far the U.K./European shows are the only concerts on Taylor’s 2026 schedule.

A complete list of dates can be found at JamesTaylor.com.
 

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