KISS Played Their Final Show . . . But Their Holograms Will Live On
KISS wound up their End of the Road farewell tour Saturday night at Madison Square Garden . . . but after the show, they unveiled a new version of the band . . . a VIRTUAL version.
A video played of their AVATARS performing "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", with "Paul" telling the crowd, quote, "Your love, your power, has made us immortal. The new KISS era starts now!"
Digital KISS was created by George Lucas' special effects company in conjunction with the people who did that virtual ABBA show.
There's no word yet on any FAKE KISS shows, but the REAL Paul Stanley says, quote, "What we've accomplished has been amazing, but it's not enough. The band deserves to live on because the band is bigger than we are."
And the real Gene Simmons adds, quote, "We can be forever young and forever iconic by taking us to places we've never dreamed of before. The technology is going to make Paul jump higher than he's ever done before."
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My friend went to the Saturday Night Show and got one of these... They were handing them out after the show. He said it was a madhouse trying to get one.
Taylor Swift Will Make $100 Million Off Spotify This Year.
As a general rule, artists don't squat off Spotify royalties. But, like most rules, both natural and man-made, this one does NOT apply to Taylor Swift.
Taylor has streamed 26.1 billion times so far in 2023. This means she's on pace to pocket $100 MILLION in Spotify royalties.
She's also racked up 38.3 billion streams on platforms outside of Spotify.
And, just in case you're not finished hearing about what an awesome year Taylor's having . . . she just became the first artist in history to have five albums in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart at the same time.
"1989 (Taylor's Version)" is back at #1 . . . followed by "Midnights" at #3, "Folklore" at #5, "Lover" at #6, and "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" at #10.
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Ozzy Osbourne made it to 75 yesterday . . . somehow . . . and thanked everyone for their birthday wishes.
Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Gin Blossoms, and Everclear are among the acts setting sail for The '90s Cruise in January 2025.
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HALESTORM Says They're In "Infant Stages" of New Album
It’s only been (just over) a year since Halestorm released their “Back From The Dead” album… but there’s good news for fans. Drummer Arejay Hale revealed in a recent interview that the band’s already working on new stuff.
“We’re just kind of in the infant stages right now where we’re just kind of putting ideas out,” admitted the rocker. “Laying them down, tracking them, getting the songs and ideas together.” Hale outlined a creative process that doesn’t have a definite timeline, and when he considers the “promotion” of the new work, he thinks a new LP could take a minute.
“I’m hoping to get music out, if not next year, hopefully 2025,” said the drummer. “I was kind of hoping we could make up for lost time by putting the next album a little earlier… so just keep an eye out.”
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More Christmas Album Essentials to Add to Your Playlist
A few weeks ago, "Entertainment Weekly" put together a list of the best Christmas albums of all time. Now, "AV Club" just came out with theirs.
While they obviously have some of the same picks, here are some from the new list that "EW" didn't have, in chronological order:
1. "Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas", Ella Fitzgerald (1960)
2. "The Christmas Spirit", Johnny Cash (1963)
3. "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas", Burl Ives (1965)
4. "Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album", Tony Bennett (1968)
5. "A Motown Christmas", Various Artists (1973)
6. "Once Upon a Christmas", Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (1984)
7. "A Very Special Christmas", Various Artists (1987)
8. "A Very Kacey Christmas", Kacey Musgraves (2016)
9. "Christmas Christmas", Cheap Trick (2017)
10. "I Dream of Christmas", Norah Jones (2021)
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