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Pitbull, a rapper, singer, and party starter from Miami, has released a new song called “Reach for the Stars,” which draws directly on one of KISS‘s iconic tunes, “Rock and Roll All Nite“, as per UCR. A bachelorette party in full flow is shown in the accompanying lyric video, which is posted below. However, it lacks the pyrotechnics, makeup, and blood spitting that are typical of a Kiss concert. The song starts Pitbull’s recently released 13th studio album, “PITCOIN”, and it’s not the only classic rock collaboration available. The 2024 song “Now or Never,” which was centred around Bon Jovi‘s “It’s My Life.” Lil Jon, Enrique Iglesias, Akon, and Jason Derulo are other partners on “PITCOIN”. “Reach for the Stars” comes after Kiss‘s recent rush of catalogue activity.
A 50th anniversary box set edition of “Rock and Roll Over” will be released in November, after the official release of the long-bootlegged live CD “Kiss Destroys Anaheim ’76” in August. Simmons, Stanley, Tommy Thayer, and Eric Singer, the band’s current lineup, will get back together for two unmasked performances that same month as part of “Kiss Kruise: Landlocked in Vegas ’26”. An all-star tribute to original guitarist Ace Frehley, who passed away in 2025, will also be included in the weekend celebration, which will take place at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.
On November 14, 2025, at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, the renowned rock stars began the 2025 “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” with an unplugged outdoor performance. In remembrance of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, who passed away in October 2025 at the age of 74, Stanley urged audience members to raise the electric candles that had been distributed to everyone before the performance. The same weekend, Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, and Tommy Thayer performed an electric “unmasked” event, which was KISS‘s first joint performance since they stopped touring in December 2023.
