Bonnie Tyler, the raspy-voiced Welsh singer behind some of the most powerful pop anthems of the 1980s, has died at 75. Her family confirmed she passed away unexpectedly in a Portuguese hospital, where she had been receiving treatment following emergency intestinal surgery in early May. Tyler first found success with 1976’s “Lost in France” before breaking into the U.S. with 1977’s “It’s a Heartache.” Her signature hit, 1983’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” written by Jim Steinman, reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100. “I poured my heart out singing it,” she said in a 2023 Guardian interview. Her 18th studio album, The Best Is Yet to Come, was released in 2021. Story URL
Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward, 78, wants fans to know he is doing just fine. In a recent Instagram post, Ward explained that he has increasingly needed a wheelchair in public settings like airports and events. “I can still walk, let there be no doubt, but I can’t walk very far without needing to rest,” he wrote. Ward began using a wheelchair about a year and a half ago, before performing alongside his Sabbath bandmates at Ozzy Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning farewell concert in 2025. He stressed he remains active as a musician. “I’ll keep rocking until I’m dead,” Ward declared. He also encouraged fans to say hello if they spot him. Story URL
Original Foreigner vocalist Lou Gramm will retire from live performing by the end of 2026. His Lou Gramm Allstars have dates scheduled from July 10th in St. Charles, Illinois, through December 19th in Des Plaines, Illinois, which currently stands as his final show. “I’ve been doing this over 54 years,” Gramm said. “I just feel like there’s some other things that I want to do. I want to spend more time with my children.” He added, “I wanna go out with a bang, and I think that this summer tour is it.” Gramm left Foreigner in 2003 but made periodic appearances with the band, including at their 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. His latest solo album, Released, dropped in March. Story URL
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, 82, says the key to his longevity is simple, noting in a recent interview with Zane Lowe that it comes down to healthy living, going to bed early, and being a good boy. Richards, once notorious for extreme substance abuse, has embraced sobriety in recent years. The interview, which also featured separate chats with Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood, coincide with today’s release of the Stones’ 25th studio album, ‘Foreign Tongues.’ The band already has a 26th album in discussion and plans to launch a supporting tour in 2027. Story URL
Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward, 78, wants fans to know he is doing just fine. In a recent Instagram post, Ward explained that he has increasingly needed a wheelchair in public settings like airports and events. “I can still walk, let there be no doubt, but I can’t walk very far without needing to rest,” he wrote. Ward began using a wheelchair about a year and a half ago, before performing alongside his Sabbath bandmates at Ozzy Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning farewell concert in 2025. He stressed he remains active as a musician. “I’ll keep rocking until I’m dead,” Ward declared. He also encouraged fans to say hello if they spot him. Story URL
The official Bon Scott YouTube channel, curated by his estate, has been uploading rare AC/DC footage to mark what would have been the singer’s 80th birthday. Two newly shared clips were filmed during AC/DC’s 1976 Lock Up Your Daughters tour in London. The first, broadcast in July 1976, shows a shirtless Bon Scott in Covent Garden toying with a banana before the band moves between two pubs. The second features the band at Piccadilly Circus before heading to the Marquee Club. AC/DC played an extraordinary 27 London shows that year. Additional uploads include four live clips of Bon Scott fronting his pre-AC/DC band Fraternity, a short 1977 Tasmania interview, and a 15-minute 1977 Countdown interview. Story URL