The KISS frontman slammed the institution for including rap and hip-hop artists: "I don't come from the ghetto, it doesn't speak my language." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Gene Simmons says ...

Longtime Rock & Roll Hall of Fame critic Gene Simmons — who was inducted as a member of Kiss back in 2014 — has once again blasted the organization for honoring hip-hop acts. “It’s not my music,” he ...

Gene Simmons criticized the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for inducting rap artists. In a recent episode of the Legends N Leaders podcast, the 75-year-old KISS bassist had some choice words about hip-hop ...

Donald Gene Watson, 73, passed away on Jan. 29, 2026. He was born on July 1, 1952, in Aberdeen, Washington, to James and Donna Watson. Don was raised in Grays Harbor County and was a lifetime local of ...

Jason Mast is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the science behind new medicines and the systems and people that decide whether that science ever reaches patients. You can reach Jason ...

Gene Watson still keeps his tools rolled up in the garage, just in case. The 82-year-old country music legend has spent over 60 years thrilling audiences with hits like "Farewell Party" and "Fourteen ...

Jason Mast is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the science behind new medicines and the systems and people that decide whether that science ever reaches patients. You can reach Jason ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — When Gene Simmons of the iconic rock band KISS appeared Tuesday in Washington, D.C. to speak to lawmakers in favor of the American Music Fairness Act, he also spent time with Rep ...

For any person who has researched the history of America, they know about the atrocities African Americans endured throughout slavery. Those wounds continue to heal today. But when the KISS frontman ...

Gene Simmons thanked President Trump for his "leadership" on music issues during a Senate hearing Tuesday. "I was happy to see many of you this Sunday where KISS, our little b… Ohio sheriff takes ...

Gene Simmons, the Kiss co-lead singer and bassist, is gearing up for a conversation on the Hill. The musician, known for his 55+ tenure in live music, will testify before a Senate panel on legislation ...

Gene Simmons, the bassist and co-lead singer of KISS, will testify before a Senate panel next week on legislation to require radio corporations to pay performers for playing their music, the ...