Often left out of discussions of the great rock guitarists of the '70s, Ronnie Montrose had little interest in chasing hits ...

Burns said the band deliberately provoked Malaysian authorities in 2023 by smuggling a bottle of wine on stage, and through Healy's "obscene speech” and the kiss. He said the band also performed ...

Members of the British band The 1975 cannot be held personally ... at the Kuala Lumpur show in July 2023. Footage of the kiss sparked a backlash in the predominantly Muslim country, where ...

FILE - Matty Healy of the 1975 performs at the Reading Music Festival, England, Aug. 28, 2022. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File) ...

A judge in England has spared the members of the 1975 any individual liability in their ongoing dispute with a Malaysian festival over an onstage kiss between Matty Healy and bassist Ross MacDonald.

Footage of the kiss sparked a backlash in the predominantly Muslim country, where homosexuality is a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison and caning. Some LGBTQ+ groups also criticized the ...