Freddie Mercury would have turned 80 today.
An iconic vocalist and performer whose extraordinary voice, songwriting and legendary work with Queen cemented his place as one of the greatest artists in music history.
Stevie Nicks’ younger brother, Chris Aaron Nicks, has passed away following a long battle with cancer, according to an announcement shared by his daughter on IG.
Our deepest condolences go out to the entire Nicks family, and all who knew and loved Chris. May he rest in peace.
AC/DC's Brian Johnson with Dolly Parton in an episode of his TV series "Life on the Road."
Brian had great respect for Dolly. He considered her a great artist and person.
🚨 "Billie Jean" is now the 50th most streamed song of ALL TIME on Spotify, surpassing "Thinking out Loud" by Ed Sheeran!
#50. (+1) Billie Jean – 3,210,154,371
#51. (-1) Thinking out Loud - 3,210,086,370
The Ultimate Fighter to Save the Earth.
Watch the new Super Surge Trailer for Dragon Ball Super: Beerus! 💥
Goku and the God of Destruction, Beerus, stand face-to-face as an unprecedented crisis begins to unfold on Earth! 🌎⚡
Premieres in Japan this October 11, 2026 🔥
"Tainted Love" is not a Soft Cell original. The song was written by Ed Cobb and first recorded by Gloria Jones (later the partner of Marc Bolan of T. Rex) in 1965 as the B-side of the single My Bad Boy's Comin' Home. Although it initially went unnoticed, it became a cult favorite on the UK's Northern Soul scene during the 1970s.
Inspired by that version, Marc Almond and Dave Ball reimagined the song with a minimalist, dark synth-pop arrangement for their 1981 debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. Recorded in just a day and a half in a small London studio, it became #1 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks and peaked at #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it spent a then-record 43 consecutive weeks on the chart.
Paul McCartney is one of the greatest musicians in the history of music.
He was the driving force behind the Beatles and by far the most technically skilled of the four; later, he went on to lead one of the most successful stadium bands of the 1970s, played on and produced several of his own albums, inadvertently invented indie pop, and was the only featured artist on the best-selling album of all time (Thriller).
A multi-instrumentalist, he masters the bass, electric and acoustic guitar, drums, piano, and trumpet, among others.
Not to mention that he’s one of the most virtuosic songwriters of all time, a chameleon across a ton of genres, and that today, at 84, he continues to fill stadiums.