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Cheap Trick is back with new music.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are set to release their 21st album, All Washed Up, on Nov. 14 and have dropped the record’s first single, “Twelve Gates.” Bassist Tom Petersson calls it “one of our best yet.”

“I really love how this song came out,” he adds. “It’s one of my favorites on the album.”

“Twelve Gates” is now available, with an accompanying animated video on YouTube.

All Washed Up, Cheap Trick’s first album since 2021’s In Another World, will be released digitally, on CD and on black vinyl. There will also be an orange marble variant, limited to 1,000 copies, sold through the band’s website. All formats are available for preorder now.

Cheap Trick is currently on tour and is set to play Salem, Oregon, on Thursday. They have dates confirmed through Dec. 7 in Waukee, Iowa. A complete schedule can be found at CheapTrick.com.

Here is the track list for All Washed Up:
“All Washed Up”
“All Wrong Long Gone”
“The Riff That Won’t Quit”
“Bet It All”
“The Best Thing”
“Twelve Gates”
“Bad Blood”
“Dancing With The Band”
“Love Gone”
“A Long Way To Worcester”
“Wham Boom Bang”

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The Who have canceled a second show on their The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour.

After postponing their Thursday night concert in Philadelphia, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced they are also canceling their show scheduled for Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

According to a post on Instagram, both cancellations are “due to illness,” although it didn’t reveal who is sick. The post encourages fans to “Hang onto your tickets as we work quickly to schedule a new date.”

The Who kicked off their North American tour on Saturday in Sunrise, Florida. Their next show is scheduled for Aug. 28 in Wantagh, New York, followed by a show at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Aug. 30. A complete list of dates can be found at TheWho.com.

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Sammy Hagar is giving fans a taste of his The Best of All Worlds residency with a new live album.

The rocker is set to release Sammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band – The Residency on Oct. 10, capturing performances from his 2025 Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM.

The album features 19 tracks with Sammy backed by an all-star band made up of Van Halen’s Michael Anthony, guitar great Joe Satriani, drummer Kenny Aronoff and keyboardist/guitarist Rai Thistlethwayte.

As you’d imagine, the album includes performances of several songs from Hagar’s time with Van Halen, including the just-released “Summer Nights (Live),” which is now available via digital outlets.

“‘Summer Nights’ was one of the first songs we wrote for the 5150 record, on our very first day in the studio,” Hagar says. “Eddie played me that guitar riff and I just started singing ‘summer nights and my radio,’ and the rest of the lyrics just came out like a river of consciousness.”

“I don’t think there’s a better theme song for a beautiful summer night, so it had to be the first track this summer from the live album,” he adds.

Sammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band – The Residency is available for preorder now.

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Patti Smith’s debut album, Horses, is turning 50 this year, and to celebrate the album is being reissued with some added extras.

Legacy Recordings is set to rerelease Horses as a two-LP and two-CD set on Oct. 10. It will feature a remastered version of the album, along with previously unreleased outtakes and rarities. The bonus material includes eight never-before-released songs, which include Smith’s 1975 RCA audition tape.

And one of those never-before-released songs is the track “Snowball,” which is now available via digital outlets.

The 50th anniversary reissue of Horses is available for preorder now.

Smith is set to head out on tour celebrating Horses’ milestone anniversary beginning Oct. 6 in Dublin. The tour hits the U.S. starting Nov. 10 in Seattle and wraps Nov. 29 in Philadelphia.

Released in November 1975, Horses was a huge hit with critics and landed in the top 50 on the Billboard 200 chart. It has appeared on several lists of the greatest albums of all time, and in 2009 it was chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry.

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Bruce Springsteen’s third studio album, Born to Run, is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Monday and to mark the occasion The Boss has released a song that didn’t make it on the album.

The New Jersey rocker has just released “Lonely Night in the Park” to digital services for the first time. The track was recorded during the Born to Run sessions at the Record Plant in New York, and was considered for the album, but ultimately was left off.

According to a post on Instagram, the song, which has spent “five decades in the vault,” can now be enjoyed “in full studio quality as it has never been heard before.”

Released Aug. 25, 1975, Born to Run became a breakthrough hit for Springsteen, propelling him to mainstream success. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200, certified seven-times Platinum by the RIAA.

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It seems to be the end of an era. First, news came that Billy Joel‘s motorcycle shop in Oyster Bay, Long Island, would be closing down. Now a major exhibit about the Piano Man’s life and career that’s been running for two years is coming to an end.

Billy Joel – My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey has been on display at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame since November 2023. It includes rare memorabilia, videos, awards, recordings, instruments and photos, many donated from Billy’s personal collection. Even Billy was amazed by the exhibit: When he toured it ahead of its official opening, according to the museum, he kept asking, “Where did you get all this stuff?”

After drawing tens of thousands of visitors, the exhibit will wrap up Oct. 26. The museum’s chairman, Ernie Canadeo, tells Newsday, “It’s been two years, and since we are a full hall of fame … we felt, ‘Let’s end this.’” He added the museum will “retain a lot of items,” including the piano Billy used on his Face 2 Face tour with Elton John.

Another item that’s “probably staying,” according to Canadeo? An elementary school photo of Billy that shows a female classmate sitting behind him. “When Billy came to visit the exhibit, he looked at that photo, pointed to her and said, ‘Oh, that’s Virginia,'” says Canadeo. Billy was referring to the girl he famously sang about in his classic hit “Only the Good Die Young.”

So, if watching the Billy Joel HBO documentary has gotten you interested in doing a deep dive into his life, you can buy tickets online to see the exhibition before it closes.

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The upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic has booked another film festival.

The American Film Institute has announced that Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is set to open the 39th edition of AFI Fest on Oct. 22 in Hollywood.

“AFI is the stage and the screens where the world’s stories come together in Hollywood,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “To open with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere honors the global impact of an American icon and the true artistry it takes to tell his tale.”

The film, directed by Scott Cooper, stars The Bear’s Jeremey Allen White as Springsteen and Succession’s Jeremy Strong as his manager Jon Landau. It follows Springsteen as he makes his 1982 solo album Nebraska.

“It’s a true honor to open AFI Fest with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” says Cooper. “AFI has always championed bold, meaningful storytelling, and I’m grateful to be part of that tradition. While Bruce’s roots will forever be in New Jersey, Los Angeles played a profound role in shaping his artistic voice.”

AFI Fest runs from Oct. 22 to Oct. 26. Passes are on sale now, with individual tickets going on sale Oct. 6. 

This is the second film festival that will screen the Springsteen film. It will also be the New York Film Festival’s Spotlight Gala selection, premiering Sept. 28.

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, which also stars Stephen Graham, Paul Walter Hauser, Odessa Young and Gaby Hoffmann, opens Oct. 24.

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Rocker Jon Bon Jovi is a grandfather.

The singer’s son Jake Bongiovi, 23, and his wife, Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown, 21, announced in a joint Instagram post that they have adopted a baby girl.

“This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption,” reads the post. “We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy.”

They signed the post, “And then there were 3. Love, Millie and Jake Bongiovi.”

This is the first child for the couple, who married in May 2024, then had a big celebration that September in Italy.

Jake is one of four children Jon Bon Jovi has with wife Dorothea Thurley. They are also parents to daughter Stephanie Bongiovi, 32, and sons Jesse Bongiovi, 30, and Romeo Bongiovi, 21.

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Queen’s Brian May is teaming with The Struts on a new version of the U.K. band’s breakout hit “Could Have Been Me,” which is due out Sept. 3. You can presave it now and check out a teaser video streaming on YouTube.

The Struts frontman Luke Spiller says he’s “absolutely ecstatic” about collaborating with May, who he calls his “hero.”

“This song is all about seizing your dreams and living life to the fullest, no matter the obstacles,” Spiller says. “It’s a powerful anthem that reminds us to chase what sets our souls on fire. Collaborating with Brian on this track is a dream realized, and I can’t wait for you all to feel the energy and inspiration behind it.”

“Working with Luke and The Struts has been a joyous journey for me,” May adds. “I became obsessed with this great song ever since I was inspired by the original version and felt an uncontrollable urge to mess with it! It carries a great positive message for rebellious kids of all ages. And, together, WE ROCK!!”

“Could Have Been Me” was released in 2013 in the U.K. before it became a hit in the U.S. in 2015 and appears on the band’s debut album, Everybody Wants. It was later featured in the 2021 animated movie Sing 2.

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Def Leppard made an appearance on NBC’s America’s Got Talent Wednesday night, treating the audience to a performance of their classic tune “Pour Some Sugar On Me.”

The band later shared some behind-the-scenes footage from their appearance on Instagram.

“We’re in Pasadena, California, the home of America’s Got Talent, because we are performing,” frontman Joe Elliott says in the clip. “We’re doing one song so that should be easy enough to do, we hope.”

Guitarist Vivian Campbell then jokes, “America’s Got Talent, which is good because we don’t, so we’ll have to borrow some.” Bassist Rick Savage quips, “Maybe even Simon Cowell might be impressed,” before mouthing “doubt it.”

The clip shows the band doing some run-throughs and sound check, and watching as crew test out the pyro that will be going off around them. 

“If I was next to that for too much longer I wouldn’t need to shave anymore,” drummer Rick Allen says of the shooting flames. “It’s really hot.”

Def Leppard’s appearance on AGT comes as the band is in the middle of a summer tour. Their next show is Tuesday at the Minnesota State Fair. A complete list of dates can be found at DefLeppard.com.

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