News about Gene Simmons

Katy Perry dazzles in a shimmering turquoise dress as she playfully sticks out her tongue with KISS legend Gene Simmons on set of American Idol

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 22, 2024
Katy Perry had a bit of fun as she playfully stuck out her tongue with KISS legend, Gene Simmons, on set of American Idol on Sunday. The Fireworks songstress, 39 - who recently flaunted her cheeky ensemble while attending Coachella - posed with the rock singer during Sunday's episode where contestants performed songs from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. During the special night, the official names for the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were also announced, including Mary J. Blige, Cher and Dave Matthews Band.

JoJo Siwa, 20, claims she spent $50K to make her teeth look better in bid to make it in her newly made up 'gay pop' genre

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 9, 2024
JoJo Siwa revealed she has had at least one cosmetic tweak. The singer, 20, who said she's created a 'gay pop' music genre , opened up about her new and improved look at the 2024 GLAAD Media Awards in March. When asked by BuzzFeed what the most expensive thing she was wearing, the Dance Moms alum answered 'My teeth. 'These motherf***ers cost me 50 grand.'

With plans for a movie and an ABBA-style avatar show, KISS sells name, back catalogue, and likeness in a $300 million contract.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 4, 2024
In an epic $300 million (£270 million) contract, rock band KISS has sold off their name, back catalogue, and likeness. After the Swedish entertainment company co-founded by ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus, plans for a film and an ABBA-style avatar show are 'already in the works.' KISS, which was founded in the 1970s by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss, became glam metal icons thanks to their iconic face paint, stage theatrics, and hard rock riffs.

After her VERY bold iHeartRadio Awards look drew comparisons to the KISS rocker: she looks cool, Gene Simmons praises JoJo Siwa.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 3, 2024
After the spirited ensemble she wore to the iHeartRadio Music Awards left fans divided, Gene Simmons lauded JoJo Siwa. JoJo, 20, was mocked online and compared to Simmon's iconic KISS look when she arrived on the red carpet on Monday in a sheer unitard and goth makeup. But Simmons, 74, was a fan of JoJo's outfit.

With his 12-year-old daughter, this member of a legendary rock band, who was born deaf in a single ear, was seen on a sweet outing. Is that who he is?

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 16, 2024
This legendary rocker, who is best known for assisting in the creation of one of a rock band's most popular pictures, was instrumental in the development of one of the most popular anthems on the road to superstardom. However, he had to fight the odds in life and tap into his inner strength in order to succeed right from the start. He was born in Manhattan in the early 1950s with a birth defect in his right ear dubbed microtia, leaving him deaf on the right side of his entire life. Despite being mocked by other children for his deformed ear, this young musician was still able to perform and frontman of a band that helped bring back theater to the big rock stage in the 1970s, resulting in a six-decade run. Can you guess who this man is from a couple of photos taken from his recent afternoon out with his 12-year-old daughter?

These are their ten biggest money mistakes that I've seen

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 1, 2024
I've been consistently surprised by how candid my interviews have been, and wealthy people make exactly the same mistakes as the rest of us. Here's a rundown of the ten worst performers.

After completing the final show of End of the Road World Tour, KISS has announced an avatar band that will perform for fans virtual performances

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 3, 2023
Millions of viewers around the world are set to welcome a new era to the rock band KISS. The four members enjoyed virtual versions of themselves after the final appearance of their End of The Road World Tour, which spanned many years. Gene Simmons, 74, Paul Stanley, 65, Eric Singer, 65, and Tommy Thayer, 63, all attended their Madison Square Garden shows over the weekend, as well as viewers watching from home, got a glimpse of four avatars that would effectively fill in for band members Gene Simmons, 74, 71, and Tommy Thayer, 63, 63.

EXCLUSIVE: Sean 'Diddy' Combs pressured Cassie to get breast implants only to demand she reverse the surgery the NEXT DAY despite health risks because they were 'too big'

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 21, 2023
According to DailyMail.com, rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs begged the singer to have breast implants years before being accused of raping Cassie and requiring her to have sex with prostitutes. Cassie, a day after surgery, was screaming but not silent as the Bad Boy founders ordered Dr. Frank Ryan to delete the implants despite the severe health risks. 'Diddy thought they should go right back to surgery, like now, and exclude them out,' the observer told DailyMail.com, 'Diddy thought they should go right back to surgery and pull them out.'

As she walked to a rock band-themed performance, pole dancer Gene Simmons revealed 'road rage' as a result

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 2, 2023
When she parked her car, a pole dancer dressed as KISS singer Gene Simmons for an erotic rock show was confronted. Charlotte Wood, 22, was on her way to a show with her face painted like the American musician when it all began on Saturday. She was driving along Sutherland Road, Longton, when she claims a middle-aged man in a Skoda suddenly stopped in front of her.

KISS legend Gene Simmons was featured in the AFL grand final day's longest kick competition, according to Footy's bizarre mistake

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 30, 2023
Daniel Gorringe (pictured right) from Carlton and Gold Coast has turned heads after dressing as legendary KISS frontman Gene Simmons (left) for the Fox Footy Longest Kick tournament. Every AFL Grand Final Day on Melbourne's Yarra River since 2015.

KISS's expectations are split as footy followers accuse the rock band of lip syncing... and criticize Channel Seven for missing the'money shot.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 30, 2023
On Saturday, rock band KISS received a mixed reception as they headed to the AFL Grand Final stage to headline the pre-game show. The rock stars, led by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, put on an amazing show of pyrotechnics as they belted out their biggest hits. Although many followers sung their praises, others were less ecstatic when they accused the musicians of 'lip syncing' and'miming' their songs.

When Delta Goodrem joins Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons for a special Sunrise broadcast live from Melbourne, she sports a KISS T-shirt

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 29, 2023
She's known as a pop star, but Australian hitmaker Delta Goodrem revealed her inner-rocker on Friday during a Seven's Sunrise appearance. Delta, 38, was joined by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS for a special broadcast from Federation Square in Melbourne, ahead of the AFL Grand Final on Saturday. The Aussie singer wowed the American music veterans by rocking a retro KISS T-shirt for the occasion.

After a tense joke to KISS legend Paul Stanley that falls on deaf ears, Sunrise host Natalie Barr was left red-faced

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 29, 2023
During an interview with KISS legend Paul Stanley, Natalie Barr discovered herself in a tumultuous situation on Friday morning when her joke fell flat. When she made the cringe-worthy gaffe, Sunrise's 55-year host Samantha 'Shirvington' Shirvington, and KISS bassist Gene Simmons spoke with the frontman, 71, co-host Matt 'Shirvington' Shirvington. As the breakfast show anchors presented gifts to the American rockstars, Shirvo, 44, was led to lean over Paul in an uncomfortable situation, sparking a lewd laugh from Nat.

KISS promises to produce a game-changing spectacle at AFL Grand Final this weekend, as footy supporters slam the old rockers

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 28, 2023
On AFL Grand Final Day this year, KISS is poised to dominate the MCG. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, the American rock stars, have promised to put on a spectacular display ahead of the Magpies' match against the Brisbane Lions on Saturday. Stanley predicted that 'Bombastic would be the word of the day.'

Fans slam the AFL for hiring ageing rockers KISS to play at the grand final after Crowded House bowed out

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 4, 2023
Gene Simmons and the rest of the legendary Detroit rock band KISS are officially in the AFL grand final, but some fans are bracing for the worst and preparing for a repeat of the 2011 Meatloaf tragedy.

As another top executive stepman resigns, a revolving door at billionaire Andrew Forrest's mining empire is revolving

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 29, 2023
Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's mining empire has shattered Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's mining empire just days after the billionaire businessman held an extravagant outback bash to commemorate his company's 20th anniversary. On Tuesday, Harvest Road CEO Paul Slaughter resigned as the head of Mr Forrest's private investment group, Tattarang's agribusiness group. He is the second executive to step away from Fortescue Metals' empire within two days after Fortescue Metals chief Fiona Hick resigned on Monday.

Gene Simmons spits his CHEWING GUM into Susanna Reid's hand

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 8, 2023
He is known for his controversies. On Thursday morning, Gene Simmons was causing a riot of shockwaves as he spat out his used chewing gum while on Good Morning Britain. The Kiss frontman, 73, spoke on the breakfast show about the fact he once sold his gum for $245,000 (£196,614) at a charity auction,

Gene Simmons, a leather-clad Kiss rocker, appears in Commons for PMQs, a bizarre, obnoxious sight

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 7, 2023
Oliver Dowden defeated Angela Rayner in the United Kingdom, while Rishi Sunak is in the United States visiting Joe Biden. The 73-year-old, who is currently touring the UK with the band, watched Oliver Dowden face Angela Rayner. Although some viewers of the debate suspected it was a poor, dour affair, Mr Simmons branded the spectacle 'insane' after leaving the chamber, dressed in leather trousers and shades. The hard rocker, who was in the United Kingdom for the band's End Of The Road tour, was a guest of DUP MP Ian Paisley (North Antrim) and was given a private tour before heading to the Commons chamber for the first time. As he toured the building, he was met with MPs requesting selfies.

Gene Simmons' former estate increases in price by $32 MILLION

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 16, 2023
Gene Simmons, the lavish Beverly Hills estate that sold two years ago, is back on the market – but with a significant price increase. According to TMZ, the nearly two-acre property, which boasts seven bedrooms and 11 bathrooms, is now being auctioned for $48 million, more than double what Simmons sold it for in 2021. In 2021, the 73-year-old rocker sold the house to Max Nobel of Nobel Development Group for $16 million, and since then the house has undergone significant upgrades.

Paul Stanley, a 71-year-old Kiss co-founder, criticizes parents who 'confuse' their children about gender identity

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 1, 2023
The 71-year-old, who with Gene Simmons helped create the legendary rock n' roll band in the 1970s, contributed to the discussion about gender-affirming care in a piece titled 'My Thoughts On What I'm Seeing.' The blog was posted on a social media platform as debates about the controversial issue have erupted in the United States, with several states weighing laws that would limit or protect the rights of transgender individuals. It had gained millions of views within hours of posting it on social media platforms, prompting praise and criticism from followers from both political parties alike. Stanley's argument was applauded for releasing it, with several people responding to his tweet thanking him for participating in the discussion and taking a stand. Critics, on the other hand, pointed out that the musician and his bandmates spent their entire career wearing flamboyant makeup and clothing.

After Gene Simmons goes ill onstage, KISS' pause concert in Brazil has been postponed... but he returns minutes later

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 14, 2023
Legendary rockers KISS had to halt their performance in Manaus, Brazil, due to some unforeseen tragedy. The band's performance, which is brimming with pyrotechnics and theatrics, came to a halt on Thursday when bassist and singer Gene Simmons became sick onstage. According to fan videos shared on social media, 'Hold on, hold on,' singer and guitarist Paul Stanley, 71, told the audience about the mid-show.' We're going to have to stop,' he says. Stanley, a long-time bandmate, sounds ill, and he's obviously sick.' We know how much you love Gene, but he's obviously sick.' We're gonna have to stop to take care of him, because we love him, right?' He addressed the audience. 'Let's give Gene a really loud, 'Gene!'One, two, three - Gene!'

This lead singer of the iconic 1970s rock band seems unrecognizable... can YOU guess who it is?

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 29, 2023
In a new snap posted to his Twitter on Tuesday, this lead singer of a legendary 1970s rock band seems unrecognizable. In the 1970s, the 71-year-old singer rose to fame. His band shocked the audiences with their wild live performances starring smoking guitars, fire-breathing, and blood-spitting. In a sweet selfie with his daughter, the rocker, who is also known for face paint and wild stage costumes, looked almost unrecognizable in the latest snapshot.

Shout It Out Loud, a Kiss biopic, is likely to have a huge hit on Netflix in 2024

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 24, 2023
After the emotional conclusion of Kiss's farewell tour this year, the kiss is finally getting the biopic treatment. Shout It Out Loud, Netflix's 2024. During an interview with Mike Brunn of his podcast The Rock Experience, the legendary band's longtime manager Doc McGhee announced that pre-production would soon be underway. McGhee said, "It's a biopic about the first four years of KISS.' We're just getting off, right now. We've already sold it; it's already done, we've got a director, McG. That's going to keep the thing going, and it will appear in '24.'

Gene Simmons and wife Shannon Tweed FINALLY sell stunning Las Vegas mansion for $11MILLION

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 22, 2023
Gene Simmons and his Playboy model wife Shannon Tweed have decided to sell their stunning Las Vegas mansion for $11 million after originally listing it for $11 million in 2021. According to TMZ, the 73-year-old frontman and the 66-year-old Canadian actress and model have finally closed the deal on the massive house after slashing the asking price by $4 million. It's interesting to note that the couple were supposed to have found a buyer in February 2022 but the contract does not seem to have gone through. The musician had received an offer in the $13.5 million ballpark after lowering the price of the trophy house in November 2021 by $1.45 million, according to TMZ at the time.