Foreigner lead singer Kelly Hansen announces departure from band during performance on The Voice season finale Hansen joined the rock band as the third lead singer in 2005 The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
"At the end of the summer, a new great voice will sing these songs for you": Foreigner lead singer Kelly Hansen just announced his departure from the band on live TV in the middle of a performance, then handed straight over to his replacement We're used to band line-up changes, but we've never seen anything quite like this MusicRadar · May 21, 2025
“Mick told Freddie Mercury who he was. As Mick walked away, Freddie shouted: ‘We’ll be bigger than you one day’”: The epic story of Sweet, the 70s glam icons who burned bright and refused to fade away Sweet were one of the original 70s glam bands – and more than 50 years later, guitarist Andy Scott is keeping the flag flying Louder · May 21, 2025
Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen steps down Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen has confirmed he's stepping down from the role of frontman with guitarist Luis Maldonado taking over vocal duties. BANG Premier · May 21, 2025
“I was in a club and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon came up to me and said, ‘I hear we’re in the running for the prize for spending the most time and money in a studio!’”: The epic story of Foreigner 4, the AOR masterpiece that helped shape 80s rock Foreigner 4 is one of the greatest rock albums of the 80s – and one of the most expensive Louder · May 18, 2025
“He went into this trance state as he played. I’d be sitting there at the console and he would lean on me while he was playing. And it was kind of weird – it was like it was coming through me”: A close encounter with the genius of Eddie Van Halen The insider's view of how EVH reinvented himself on the 5150 album MusicRadar · May 15, 2025
Everyday people: the parking wardens, estate agents and more who inspired classic songs After the death of Joe DePugh, the high school baseball player hymned in Springsteen’s Glory Days, we look at the ordinary inspirations for extraordinary hits The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025
The greatest gig I've ever seen: 24 writers pick the most memorable live show of their lives 24 life-changing live shows from 60 years of gigs Louder · Mar 27, 2025
Foreigner's farewell tour will visit Canada with a singer and actor from Nova Scotia as frontman "He is not only a consummate vocalist, but a verified Broadway actor to boot" - Mick Jones Louder · Mar 25, 2025
"He built a campfire in the middle of his hotel room. It was kinda cute…" The mad, bad and dangerously daft story of The Damned A fast history of punk legends The Damned. Includes: spit, vomit, cider, sulphate, haunted mansions, and "serious amounts of lunacy". Louder · Mar 7, 2025
“The song was an expression of my tempestuous private life. This stuff is real!”: The emotional ’80s ballad that’s just reached one billion streams It was No 1 in 1984 MusicRadar · Jan 31, 2025
"The Boston Symphony hasn't changed its name, so why should Foreigner?": Mick Jones looks back on 50 often fractious years with one of rock's most successful bands Mick Jones steered Foreigner to instant success, but with a self-confessed "bit of a control freak" at the helm it was often far from plain sailing Louder · Jan 20, 2025
“An album drenched in musical innovation that proves quality is not defined by quantity”: The Clash used the musical language of prog to make the statement that is Combat Rock Even as they began spiralling out of control, the cut-down double album delivered 46 minutes of creativity, complexity and power Louder · Dec 2, 2024
“What am I doing there singing a ballad? I’m a rock singer!”: Lou Gramm, the original voice of Foreigner, blasts the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame He snaps: “Whoever is responsible, I’m not happy!” MusicRadar · Nov 18, 2024
Guitar World · Nov 7, 2024 “It sold for $937,000 to an anonymous buyer who, we assume, doesn't play punk rock for a living”: From Joe Strummer’s Tele to Johnny Ramone's Mosrite, here are the iconic guitars behind the sound of punk – and the modern-day equivalents you can buy today The filth, the fury, and '80s Fernandes Strat copies – these guitars, amps, and effects defined the sound of some of rock's greatest, and most rebellious, bands
MusicRadar · Oct 24, 2024 "He came and asked for some money, but it was alright... if it’s a hook, or I feel like I’ve taken their idea, then I'd always try and pay for it": Fatboy Slim on sampling's "Wild West" origins - and nicking the bassline from The Clash's Guns of Brixton “My record company and my management absolutely hated it, but I kind of liked the thrill of the chase”
Louder · Oct 22, 2024 "Yeah man, we blew 'em off the stage": Sammy Hagar on the time he trash-talked Foreigner, the band he's just inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame The Red Rocker also reveals he wanted to audition for Foreigner, but Mick Jones couldn't afford it
Louder · Oct 20, 2024 "Not even Zeppelin or the Stones had ever done what we did": How Mick Jones invented Foreigner and paved the way for the multi-million-selling albums that dominated the next decade Against all expectations, Foreigner's debut album sold millions. This is the real story behind one of the biggest debut albums ever
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony has a poignant vibe this year The Rock & Roll Hall Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night promises to be starry, jamming — and bittersweet
MusicRadar · Oct 18, 2024 “We were finally given the schedule last night, and it is not to our satisfaction. So we are staying home”: Foreigner drummer decides to skip Rock & Hall of Fame induction Foreigner drummer decides to skip his group's Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame induction
Louder · Oct 18, 2024 "Don’t look too hard, we will not be there": Foreigner's original drummer backs out of Hall Of Fame induction - and Mick Jones won't be there either The Hall Of Fame is having another interesting year
MusicRadar · Oct 17, 2024 “John Lennon’s death had a huge effect on me. He was the one who invited me to drink with The Beatles”: How Foreigner’s Mick Jones connected with a hero The guitarist experienced Beatlemania first-hand
MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2024 “You had Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck and all these great guitar players, but Jimi blew everybody’s socks off!”: Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones on the genius of Hendrix The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductee witnessed the power of Hendrix up close
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024 After years of finding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame cold as ice, Foreigner now knows what love is The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is about to rectify a wrong that some rock fans may celebrate with their lighters up in the air — the band Foreigner will be finally welcomed in
Louder · Aug 2, 2024 "Joe Elliott knows more about Mott than I do. You just have to sit back and listen to him": Ian Hunter's stories of Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Bob Dylan and more He’s Ian Hunter, solo artist and former Mott The Hoople frontman, and these are some of his stories