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The late Jeff Beck, onstage at London's Royal Albert Hall in 2014

"An outstanding, iconic, genius guitar player": Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi lead rock world tributes to Jeff Beck

By Classic Rock published 11 January 23

Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian May, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi and more salute the life and legacy of the late Jeff Beck

Adam Lambert in the video for Ordinary World

Listen to Adam Lambert's atmospheric cover of Duran Duran's Ordinary World from forthcoming covers album High Drama

By Classic Rock published 13 December 22

Queen's Brian May encourages his social media followers to purchase Adam Lambert's first ever covers album

Def Leppard's Joe Elliott nominates Demi Lovato's Holy Fvck as the best rock album of 2022

By Classic Rock published 13 December 22

Interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock magazine, Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott selects his albums of the year

Slash’s son’s band have just released a single and it sounds nothing like Guns N’ Roses

By Classic Rock published 9 December 22

Listen to All I Do, the brand new single from S8nt Elektric – the band featuring Slash’s son London Hudson

London neighbours Robbie Williams and Jimmy Page

Robbie Williams might just have ruined Jimmy Page's Christmas by re-igniting their 'Mansion Wars' feud

By Classic Rock published 5 December 22

Just when we thought all was peace and love in West London, there may be fresh trouble brewing between Led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page and his least favourite neighbour

Webcam image of rocket flying over Glastonbury

Glastonbury teases Elton John appearance in 2023 with webcam image of rocket flying above the Pyramid Stage

By Classic Rock published 1 December 22

Elton John adds fuel to rumours of a Glastonbury performance in 2023 by revealing he has “one final date to announce” on his farewell tour

Brian May targets summer 2023 for box set re-release of the Star Fleet Project EP he recorded with Eddie Van Halen

By Classic Rock published 29 November 22

Brian May promises that the box set reissue of his Star Fleet Project EP will be worth the wait

Watch: Man begins singing Bon Jovi anthem in London park, sparks massive feel-good singalong

By Classic Rock published 25 November 22

Watch Londoners conduct a spontaneous singalong of Bon Jovi classic Livin' On A Prayer: "This might be the closest humanity has gotten towards world peace" notes one commentator

Bush's Gavin Rossdale recalls David Bowie's advice on how he should deal with music critics savaging his band

By Classic Rock published 25 November 22

David Bowie gave Bush's Gavin Rossdale advice on dealing with critics

Freddie Mercury at The Omni Coliseum - February 21, 1977

Queen release trailer for News Of The World 40th Anniversary Edition

By Classic Rock last updated 2 November 22

The previously unavailable footage of Queen's News Of The World Tour comes from the Queen: The American Dream documentary

The 50 best Queen songs of all time

By Classic Rock last updated 2 November 22

We asked, you voted: here are the 50 songs Queen fans deemed champions of them all

Mikko von Hertzen picks his 10 favourite Queen songs

By Classic Rock last updated 2 November 22

Von Hertzen Brothers frontman Mikko von Hertzen picks his 10 favourite songs from a band he calls "the love of my life," Queen

Five of the best songs by Queen's Roger Taylor

By Classic Rock last updated 2 November 22

Five of best songs Roger Taylor wrote... with or without Queen

Jerry Lee Lewis dead at 87

By Classic Rock last updated 28 October 22

Rock'n'roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis has died, it has been confirmed

Every Led Zeppelin album ranked from worst to best

By Classic Rock published 19 October 22

Led Zeppelin albums ranked in the order you should set fire to them if held at gunpoint by a disgruntled ex-lover

Greta Van Fleet vocalist Josh Kiszka has ruptured his eardrum

By Classic Rock published 18 October 22

Michigan quartet forced to postpone three shows on North American tour

Guns N' Roses tease snippet of never-performed Use Your Illusion song during soundcheck

By Classic Rock published 12 October 22

The band were preparing for a show at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá, Colombia on October 11

AC/DC with a special silver coin (inset)

Here's that AC/DC money you've always wanted

By Classic Rock published 10 October 22

The Australian government has minted special coins to celebrate band's 50th anniversary

The conspiratorial story behind The Beatles' Abbey Road album artwork

By Classic Rock last updated 26 September 22

How a stroll across a North London zebra crossing became one of the most iconic album shots of all time – and fuelled a macabre conspiracy theory