The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and guitarists Keith Richards, right, and Ronnie Wood perform during their Hackney Diamonds tour at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)
The Rolling Stones have teamed with DJ producer Fatboy Slim for an official mash-up of their 1965 classic “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and Fatboy Slim’s 1998 track “The Rockafeller Skank.”
“Satisfaction Skank” is out now via digital outlets, with the artists also releasing an official video for the track.
“Big thanks to @therollingstones for just being the Rolling Stones (…and also for making this happen),” Fatboy Slim wrote on Instagram.
While this is the first official release of the song, the mash-up certainly isn’t new. An unofficial version of the remix has been circulating during DJ sets and on bootleg recordings for years, but had been kept from official release because The Stones’ management wouldn’t agree to let the “Satisfaction” sample be used.
George Michael’s debut solo album, Faith,is getting reissued on vinyl for the first time in more than a decade.
The album will be released on Feb. 20 in several limited-edition variants, including red and black marble vinyl, picture disc, one-LP and two-LP vinyls, as well as audio Blu-ray.
Originally released in 1987, Faith hit #1 in over 100 countries, including the U.S. and the U.K. It contained four #1 singles — “Faith,” “Father Figure,” “One More Try” and “Monkey” — making Michael the only British male solo artist to have four #1 singles from one album. It also included the iconic tune “I Want Your Sex,” which peaked at #2 in the U.S.
Faith earned George Michael a Grammy for album of the year and has sold over 25 million copies worldwide.
Artwork for The Speaker Wars holiday single ‘Brighten the Corner’ (Frontiers Music SRL)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch and his new band The Speaker Wars are getting into the holiday spirit with the release of a new Christmas song.
The band — made up of Lynch, singer-songwriter Jon Christopher Davis, Jay Michael Smith on guitar, Brian Patterson on bass, Steve Ritter on percussion and Jay Brown on keyboards — has just released the holiday song “Brighten the Corner.”
“The Speaker Wars are wishing y’all a soulful, joyful and peaceful holiday season,” says Lynch.
The Speaker Wars released their self-titled debut album in May. For the holidays, fans who purchase the album through the band’s web store will get the Christas single, along with a Christmas card signed by Lynch, as an extra bonus, while supplies last.
Marianne Faithfull in Liverpool, 8th June 1965. (Photo by Terry Mealy/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
A documentary about the late singer and actress Marianne Faithfull is set to screen at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
Broken English, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 2025, is set to have its U.S. premiere at Sundance as part of its Spotlight program.
The film, from co-directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, is described as a “hybrid, genre-bending piece.” It has Faithfull being interviewed about her life and career by Tilda Swinton and George MacKay, who play employees of the fictitious Ministry of Not Forgetting.
The film features archival footage and performances by Faithfull, as well as Courtney Love, Nick Cave and others.
Faithfull, best known for her hit “As Time Goes By” and for her association with The Rolling Stones, passed away Jan. 30 at the age of 78.
Sundance 2026 takes place Jan. 22 to Feb. 1 in Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah.
Elvis Costello on the MGM+ series ‘Words + Music’ (Photo credit: Jessica Perez MGM+)
Elvis Costello is the subject of a new episode of Words + Music, which will air Sunday on MGM+.
Words + Music is based on the Audible audio series of the same name. Each episode has artists sharing the stories behind their most iconic songs, followed by performances of those tunes. There will also be an immersive video experience, courtesy of a stage that includes a large LED screen and 105 motion capture cameras.
Costello’s episode will have him backed by his band The Imposters, along with multi-instrumentalist Eleanor Whitmore and Seán McKeon on uilleann pipes. He’ll perform songs from his catalog, with the video experience featuring Elvis’ artwork, family photographs and more.
Words + Music premiered in November. The debut season also featured performances by Sheryl Crow, John Legend and Alanis Morissette.
Joe Jackson is giving fans their first preview of his upcoming album, Hope and Fury.
The “Is She Really Going Out With Him” singer has released the first single from the record, “Welcome to Burning-By-Sea,” which was inspired by two cities in England: Brighton and his hometown of Portsmouth. According to the press release, the fictional seaside town in the song “becomes a microcosm of the whole country, with all its contrasts and contradictions.”
“Welcome to Burning-By-Sea” is available now via digital outlets.
Hope and Fury, Jackson’s first studio album since 2019’s Fool, will be released digitally and on CD and 180g vinyl on April 10. It is available for preorder now.
Jackson is set to head out on a new tour in support of the album, which will have him playing more than 80 shows and visiting 14 countries. North American dates kick off May 11 in Poughkeepsie, New York, and wrap July 18 in New York City. He then heads to the U.K. and Europe in September.
A complete list of dates can be found at JoeJackson.com.
David Bowie performs at Air Canada Centre. (Photo by Vince Talotta/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
A trailer for a new U.K. documentary on David Bowie‘s final years has just been released. David Bowie – The Final Act is a production of U.K. Channel 4, Dogwoof and Rogan Productions.
“Ten years after David Bowie’s passing, his final chapter comes to light,” reads the trailer’s description. “Discover how the legendary artist transformed life, death, and creativity into his haunting masterpiece, Blackstar. … Bowie’s own words reveal a resurrection that continues to inspire.”
The doc, directed by Jonathan Stiasny, will feature interviews with Bowie insiders who knew and worked with him, along with famous celebs who were fans and inspired by his work.
The film is due to open in U.K. theaters on Dec. 26. So far there’s no word on whether it will open in the U.S.
Bowie died Jan. 10, 2016. His final album, Blackstar, was released two days prior to his death, on Bowie’s 69th birthday.
Mariah Carey performs during opening night of ‘Mariah Carey’s Christmastime In Las Vegas’ at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 (Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas)
When Mariah Carey released her first holiday album, Merry Christmas, in 1994, she probably never thought that one of the songs on that album would go on to become a chart-topping Christmas standard — or did she?
Mariah reposted an interview clip of herself from 1994, in which she talks about the album and the fact that she’s written three original songs for it. The interviewer asks, “Do you have the hope that one of your songs would be considered a classic one day? Wouldn’t that be nice, to have a classic Christmas song?”
“I would love it,” Mariah smiles. “I mean, I’m not gonna be that arrogant as to say, well, you know, ‘This’ll become a classic’ or ‘that’s a classic,’ but I’m very happy with them. I had a great time writing the Christmas songs.”
Mariah captioned the video, “How it started! So grateful,” adding a heart emoji.
Of course, Merry Christmas contained “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which is now the very definition of a “classic Christmas song.” Ironically, the song wasn’t allowed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1994 because it wasn’t available as a commercial single.
That rule ended in 1998, and the song appeared on the Hot 100 at #83 in 2000. But then it wasn’t allowed to reenter the chart in subsequent years because it wasn’t “new.” Finally, in 2012, Billboard changed its rules again and “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was back on the Hot 100, peaking at #21 in January 2013.
It made it into the top 10 in 2017 and hit #1 in 2019. It’s returned there each year since, recently racking up its 19th week on top overall.
Sir Roger Daltrey after he was made a Knight Bachelor at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on December 10, 2025 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Andrew Matthews – Pool/Getty Images)
The Who’s Roger Daltrey has officially received his knighthood.
The rocker was recognized in June as a Knight Bachelor as part of the King’s Birthday Honours, and on Wednesday he was officially knighted by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle.
Daltrey was recognized for his contributions to music and his charity work, including raising funds for causes like Teenage Cancer Trust, a nonprofit dedicated to providing specialized treatment and support for young people with cancer. Daltrey is a patron of the organization.
“It is a wonderful honour for me and especially for Teenage Cancer Trust,” Roger said in a statement when the honor was first announced. “I accept this award not only for myself but on behalf of all the unsung heroes who have given their energy towards making the Teenage Cancer Trust the success it has become.”
This isn’t the first time the 81-year-old Daltrey has been honored by the royal family. In 2004 he was recognized with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to music, entertainment and charity.
Musicians Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley at Walt Grace Vintage on January 27, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Weiss/Getty Images)
KISS’ Gene Simmons is apologizing for comments he made about the death of his bandmate Ace Frehley.
In a recent interview with the New York Post, Simmons blamed Frehley’s death on his own “bad decisions.”
“He refused [advice] from people that cared about him – including yours truly – to try to change his lifestyle,” Simmons said. “In and out of bad decisions. Falling down the stairs — I’m not a doctor — doesn’t kill you. There may have been other issues, and it breaks my heart.”
He added, “The saddest thing – you reap what you shall sow, unfortunately.”
Simmons is regretting his comments and has posted an apology on X.
“On reflection, I was wrong for using the words I used. I humbly apologize,” he wrote. “My hand to God i didn’t intended to hurt Ace or his legacy but upon rereading my words, I see how it hurt everyone. Again, I apologize. I’ve always loved Ace. Always.”
