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Chuck Negron sings to a crowd during a Christmas Eve party at the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles.

Three Dog Night co-founder Chuck Negron dies aged 83

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz 21 hours ago By Rebecca Cook
CLARKSTON, MICHIGAN - JUNE 13: Perry Bamonte of The Cure performs at Pine Knob Music Theatre on June 13, 2023 in Clarkston, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images)

The Cure's guitarist and keyboardist, Perry Bamonte, dies aged 65

Channel: Music Music December 27, 2025 By Brooke Ivey Johnson
Justin Baren

Former teen pop rock star Justin Baren dies aged 40

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz December 5, 2025 By Alistair McGeorge
Ed O'Brien of Radiohead performing live on stage during the second day of the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival.

Radiohead devastates fans who flew to Copenhagen after abruptly postponing two concerts

Channel: Music Music December 1, 2025 By Laura Harman
Yungblud holding a microphone topless on stage

Yungblud 'ordered' to cancel tour dates after health warning from doctors

Channel: Music Music November 16, 2025 By Laura Harman
Play Video (L-R) Guitarist Joel Hoekstra, singer David Coverdale and bassist Michael Devin of Whitesnake

Rock icon hailed a 'pioneer of heavy metal' announces retirement after 60 years

Channel: Music Music November 14, 2025 By Danni Scott
(FILES) Ace Frehley (front) and Peter Criss (rear) of the rock group Kiss perform before the start of Super Bowl XXXIII January 31, 1999 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida. Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist for US glam rock group KISS, has died, his family said on October 16, 2025. He was 74. The guitar wizard died at home, surrounded by family, following a recent fall, a representative told AFP. (Photo by JEFF HAYNES / AFP) (Photo by JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images)

Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley's official cause of death revealed

Channel: Music Music November 11, 2025 By Brooke Ivey Johnson
The Croft Bristol

Two grassroots venues where Oasis and Arctic Monkeys once played have futures secured

Channel: UK UK November 6, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
INDIO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 06: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses perform onstage during the Power Trip music festival at Empire Polo Club on October 06, 2023 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Power Trip)

Former Guns N' Roses manager files lawsuit against the band for ‘repeated threats’

Channel: Music Music November 5, 2025 By Brooke Ivey Johnson
Joshua Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age performs onstage at Royal Albert Hall on October 29, 2025 in London, England.

Queens of the Stone Age headlined Glastonbury — but their London show was better

Channel: Music Music October 30, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Brian Setzer and Slim Jim Phantom (R) performing together on stage

Iconic band ‘heartbroken’ as they cancel tour over member’s serious illness

Channel: Music Music October 30, 2025 By Danni Scott

Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers seen in final photos before death aged 48

Channel: Music Music October 19, 2025 By Alana Anderson
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Guitarist Ace Frehley of the Rock Band KISS discusses and signs his new book "No Regrets" at Book Soup on November 20, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)

KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s psychic made heartbreaking prediction before his death

Channel: Music Music October 18, 2025 By Joel Harley
SEATTLE, WA - JULY 19: (L-R) Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee of Rush perform on stage during the R40 LIVE Tour at KeyArena on July 19, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images)

80s rock legends criticised for ‘shoehorning in a female’ after unveiling new drummer

Channel: Music Music October 8, 2025 By Brooke Ivey Johnson
Kelly Jones performs on stage with Stereophonics

Stereophonics scrap gigs after frontman Kelly Jones reveals painful injury 

Channel: Music Music October 8, 2025 By Danni Scott
Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist performing on stage

Former Red Hot Chili Pepper star sets up GoFundMe to avoid homelessness

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz October 8, 2025 By Megan Bull
ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Yungblud, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry perform 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)

Iconic 70s bands announces first new album in over a decade

Channel: Music Music September 18, 2025 By Brooke Ivey Johnson
IRVING, TEXAS, UNITED STATES - 2024/08/20: Vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett of the American heavy metal band Mudvayne, perform during the opening act for Megadeth 'Destroy All Enemies' Tour at the Toyota Music Factory. (Photo by Javier Vicencio/Eyepix Group/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Rock fans ‘send love’ to icon missing 25th anniversary tour after wife’s death

Channel: Music Music September 17, 2025 By Brooke Ivey Johnson
Tim Booth of James performing at OVO Hydro in Glasgow on the 7th June 2024 James Performs in Concert, Glasgow, UK - 07 Jun 2024

Rock band's frontman 'disgusted' after song used in Tommy Robinson protest

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz September 14, 2025 By Laura Harman
DETROIT, MI - MARCH 6: (L-R) Bassist Nikki Sixx, lead singer Vince Neil, lead guitarist Mick Mars and drummer Tommy Lee of the American hard rock band Motley Crue pose for a studio portrait during Ozzy Osbourne's Bark at the Moon Tour on March 6, 1984, at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)

80s music legend had to 'learn to walk again' after suffering stroke

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz September 13, 2025 By Emily Bashforth

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