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Dolly Parton's Rockstar has debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums charts. Rockstar marks her ninth country topper and her debut on top of the Rock & Alternative Albums chart. The legendary country singer-songwriter's latest album earned 128,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the November… ... Continue Reading

Rock band Evanescence's Amy Lee says that rapper 50 Cent "hates her guts." "50 Cent hates my guts," Amy Lee said in a recent interview with The Daily Beast. "It's just one of those things. I mean, truthfully, we thought he was going to win, too. It was such a wild night. "People are like,… ... Continue Reading

French hard rock festival Hellfest has announced a huge lineup for the next year's edition, including Foo Fighters, Metallica, Machine Head and Avenged Sevenfold as headliners. Hellfest 2024 will feature over 175 bands performing across six different stages. The rock and metal festival is set to take place from June 27-30, 2024 in Clisson, France.… ... Continue Reading

Billy Joel announced during a preview of Billy Joel: My Life - A Piano Man's Journey that he will continue to tour after the end of his residency at Madison Square Garden in July 2024. "I'm not leaving [touring]. We'll still do the work - we're just not going to keep working in the same… ... Continue Reading

KISS' Paul Stanley has revealed that his recent bout with the flu made him wonder whether "it was my time." KISS recently cancelled their End of the Road Tour shows in Ottawa, Toronto and Knoxville due to "unforeseen illness" within the touring party. The band returned to the stage on Saturday, November 25, at the… ... Continue Reading

Heavy metal legends Metallica have announced their first-ever show in Saudi Arabia. On December 14, they will become the first hard rock band to perform at the Soundstorm Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. "We're not done with 2023 just yet, as an amazing opportunity has just come our way to perform at a major festival… ... Continue Reading

Canadian rock band Nickelback have announced the U.K. and European leg of their "Get Rollin' World Tour." Nickelback will play arena shows in Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham before travelling to Europe and performing across Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Cologne, Zurich, Bologna, Vienna, Prague and Munich. Support will come from special guests Lottery Winners. Tickets go on… ... Continue Reading

A new music video for the late Jimmy Buffett's "Like My Dog" has been released, celebrating love for animals and promoting pet adoption. The video features never-before-seen footage from Buffett as well as videos hashtagged #likemydog and posted on social media by his fans. The music video was created in collaboration with the American Society… ... Continue Reading

Blink-182, Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Fred Again..., Gerry Cinnamon and Catfish & the Bottlemen have been announced as headliners for next year's Reading & Leeds festivals. The pair of festivals are scheduled to take place at Little John's Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds from August 21 through 25. The festivals will… ... Continue Reading

Neil Young recently released a new video, called "Stand for Peace," featuring his performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on electric guitar. The video, which was directed by Young's wife Daryl Hannah, features footage of Young performing next to an American flag and concludes with the written message "Be Brave" and "Stand For Peace." Although Young… ... Continue Reading

A handwritten lyric sheet by David Bowie is set to be auctioned this week and is expected to fetch up to 100,000 pounds. The document contains Bowie's corrections, drafts and notes for the Ziggy Stardust tracks "Rock'n'Roll Suicide" and "Suffragette City." It will be displayed at the Omega Auctions showcase sale on November 28. The… ... Continue Reading

Foghat's Sonic Mojo has debuted atop Billboard's Blues Albums chart, giving the band its first No. 1 on the tally. Foghat released the 12-track Sonic Mojo, their 17-th studio album, and the first new record in seven years, on November 10th via their own label, Foghat Records. The album features original new tracks and iconic… ... Continue Reading

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has revealed the reason why the American pop-punk icons have returned to political songwriting with their upcoming album. The band, comprised of Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool, recently announced their 14th studio album, Saviours, due out January 19, 2024. It's the band's first LP since 2020's Father of All… ... Continue Reading

During a recent episode of "The Osbournes Podcast," a segment featuring the Osbournes discussing their MTV reality series "The Osbournes" saw the family saying that they would never want to revive the series. When asked by Jack Osbourne whether the series, which ran from 2002 to 2005, had a "positive or negative effect on everyone's… ... Continue Reading

The Beatles' Red and Blue compilation albums have re-entered Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart. The compilation album 1967-1970, also known as the Blue album, is ranked 5th on the chart dated November 25. 1962-1966, also known as the Red album, follows closely at No. 6. The Red album sold 22,000 units and the Blue album… ... Continue Reading

Daryl Hall has been granted a restraining order against his longtime musical partner, John Oates, as a legal dispute plays out between Hall & Oates. However, the dispute between the pair isn't clear, as the court documents are sealed. The case summary on the Nashville Chancery Court website classifies it as a "Contract/Debt" dispute. Hall… ... Continue Reading

SZA, Noah Kahan have joined Green Day as headliners of next year's Osheaga Festival. The three-day festival is schedule to take place at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Ile Sainte-Helene, Quebec, from August 2-4. Kahan will headline on Friday, August 2, Green Day on Saturday, August 3, and SZA on Sunday, August 4. Green Day will be… ... Continue Reading

The Orb and David Gilmour, the guitar and voice of Pink Floyd, recently released Metallic Spheres In Colour, a visionary re-interpretation of their classic 2010 album Metallic Spheres. Now, in a new use of artificial intelligence led by major recording artists, they are stretching the creative possibilities of the remix project even further by inviting… ... Continue Reading

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its list of nominees to be voted upon for induction at its 2024 Induction & Awards Gala. Nominees in the Performing Songwriters category include Bryan Adams, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings, Blondie's Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and Clem Burke, Tracy Chapman, George Clinton, the Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston,… ... Continue Reading

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed by a former Penthouse model. Attorneys for Sheila Kennedy filed a complaint in a New York court Wednesday, alleging that the actress and model was "sexually assaulted" in a New York City hotel room in February 1989, and that… ... Continue Reading