Diamond-certified Grammy Award-winning band Imagine Dragons has been awarded the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award for being among one of the most-streamed creators in the organization’s 20-year history. “Imagine Dragons is one of those bands that you know will be around a long time,” said Michael Huppe, President and CEO of SoundExchange. “Since their 2012…… MORE
Shaky Knees 2024 will be headlined by Foo Fighters, Weezer, Noah Kahan and Queens of the Stone Age. The festival is set to take place at Central Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 3-5. The lineup also features Arcade Fire, Interpol, Yves Tumor, Metric, All Them Witches, The Offspring, Girl in Red, Miike Snow, Sunny…… MORE
IMAX and Pathe Live in partnership with Mercury Studios and Queen Films have announced that Queen Rock Montreal is headed to IMAX Theaters early next year. The concert film, based on the rock band’s 1981 live concert in Montreal, will be released in more than 400 IMAX theatres globally for four days beginning January 18.…… MORE
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has seemingly denied rumors that Jeramie Kling is replacing Jay Weinberg as the masked band’s new drummer. Earlier this month, the iconic metal band announced the departure of Weinberg, who had joined Slipknot in 2014 following the departure of Joey Jordison a year earlier. Weinberg, who is the son of longtime Bruce…… MORE
Shane MacGowan, the lead singer of Celtic punk band The Pogues, has died at 65. Announcing the news of his demise on social media, MacGowan’s wife Victoria Mary Clarke said, “Shane… has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese.” She said her husband breathed his last on Thursday after a…… MORE
The Jesus And Mary Chain have announced a new album, Glasgow Eyes. The Scottish alternative rock duo also shared new single “jamcod.” Glasgow Eyes will drop on March 8th via Fuzz Club. The album will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the duo, comprised of brothers Jim and William Reid. The album announcement arrives alongside news…… MORE
Pop punk icon Avril Lavigne has announced two outdoor shows in the U.K. for the next summer. The “Sk8er Boi” singer will perform at Cardiff Castle on Tuesday, July 2, and at Manchester Castlefield Bowl on Wednesday, July 3. Simple Plan will be the special guest at both concerts. “UK!” says Avril. “I’m playing at…… MORE
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…… MORE
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,…… MORE
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.…… MORE
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…… MORE
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…… MORE
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…… MORE
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…… MORE
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…… MORE
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…… MORE
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…… MORE
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…… MORE
Tool guitarist Adam Jones recently announced he has joined Gibson for a new signature Flying V Collector’s Edition guitar. The new model has been designed and built to reflect Jones’ preference for physically heavier guitars, with the axe featuring a non-weight relieved mahogany body, string-through ferrules, a Futura-style split headstock design, a truss rod cover…… MORE
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…… MORE
