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Rock Hall Gives Noms to 2 Late Stars

Whitney Houston, Notorious BIG among 16 possibles for the 2020 inductee class

(Newser) - The late musical icons Whitney Houston and the Notorious BIG are among the 16 acts nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2020 class. The prestigious organization announced Tuesday that Dave Matthews Band, Motorhead, Pat Benatar, Soundgarden, the Doobie Brothers, T. Rex, and Thin Lizzy join Houston...

You Can 'Attend' Lemmy Kilmister's Memorial Service

It's live-streaming on YouTube, or you can head to the Sunset Strip

(Newser) - Motörhead fans, you can attend Lemmy Kilmister's memorial service. Sort of. It's happening at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Hollywood on Saturday, but space is limited, so the band is asking that only friends and family actually attend in person, Rolling Stone reports. However, the service will...

Motörhead Frontman Dies 2 Days After Diagnosis

Lemmy Kilmister was 70

(Newser) - The rock world is mourning Lemmy Kilmister, the hard-living Motörhead frontman who once seemed almost indestructible. Lemmy, as his legions of fans knew him, discovered he had cancer on Saturday—just two days after his 70th birthday—and died on Monday, the BBC reports. The British-born rocker, a former...

'Excessive Headbanging' Could Kill, Say Researchers

But researchers assure us that 'rock 'n' roll will never die'

(Newser) - Researchers are warning of the dangers of seriously rocking out. Doctors in Germany treated a 50-year-old man last year who suffered from a brain injury tied to headbanging, they say, per Wired . "He had no history of head trauma, but reported headbanging at a Motörhead concert four weeks...

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