New Wave Greats The B-52s to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame: Now That’s a ‘Cosmic Thing’

With the sky-high price of real estate in Los Angeles, there aren’t many Love Shacks on Hollywood Blvd. these days.

Even so, the B-52s , who made “Love Shack” a smash hit in 1989, will be honored with the 2,861st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday Oct.

29 at 11:30 a.m.

PT.

Related Chart Rewind: In 1982, The Go-Go’s Got the ‘Beat’ to a Historic No.

1 The B-52’s ‘Cosmic Thing’ at 30: How the Band Overcame Loss and Found Catharsis at the ‘Love Shack’ Best 30 Wedding Songs of All Time SiriusXM radio personality Richard Blade (who received his star in 2024) will emcee the event.

The Go-Go’s , fellow survivors of the new wave scene of the 1970s and 1980s (who received their star in 2011), and musician/actor/comedian Fred Armisen are set to speak at the event, which will be streamed live at www.walkoffame.com.

The group’s star is located at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Amoeba Music.

The B-52s reached their peak with their 1989 album Cosmic Thing , which reached No.

4 on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 65 weeks.

The album spawned back-to-back hit singles, “Love Shack” and “Roam.” Each of those hits reached No.

3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received a Grammy nomination for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal.

The group’s follow-up album, Good Stuff , reached No.

16 on the Billboard 200 and received a Grammy nod for best alternative music album.