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Roger Waters performing in front of a red sign

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Sam Smith performs "Unholy" with Kim Petras during the 65th Grammy Awards.

How Are People Still Mad About Sam Smith’s Grammys Performance?

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Tony King at Elton John event

Rock Music Insider Shares His Secrets in a New Memoir

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Citing High Ticket Prices, Long-Running Springsteen Fanzine Backstreets Announces Closure

It's the end of a 43-year-long run

Beyoncé accepts the Best R&B Performance award during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

Senate Judiciary Committee Warns Ticketmaster About Beyoncé Tour Sales

Can the company avoid another disastrous pre-sale after the Taylor Swift debacle?

(L-R) Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Corgan and Jeff Schroeder of the Smashing Pumpkins are honored with a Hand and Footprint Ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre on May 11, 2022.

The Smashing Pumpkins Belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

One small Chicago band will not be getting its flowers

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Warren Zevon performs onstage at the Park West, Chicago, Illinois, October 17, 1982.

Warren Zevon Is Finally Nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Thanks to Billy Joel

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Tom Verlaine

Musicians Pay Tribute to Television's Tom Verlaine

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Remembering Television's Tom Verlaine, Who Subtly Reshaped Rock Music

Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart Offers to Pay for Hospital Scans in U.K.

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Guests buy merchandise at the merch booth during a private concert for SiriusXM at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on October 21, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

Ticketmaster Hearing Inspires One Venue Group to Nix Artist Merch Fees

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