After one week away, Post Malone returned to the top of the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart as the Weeknd cracked the Top Five for the week of November 29th through December 5th. Post Malone garnered 105.8 million song streams as his latest album, Hollywood’s Bleeding, landed at Number Three …
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Ozzy Osbourne has offered $25,000 as a reward for the return of stolen instruments previously owned by his late guitarist Randy Rhoads. “As many of you have heard, the Musonia School of Music in N. Hollywood, CA (the school where Randy Rhoads famously taught guitar) was viciously robbed on Thanksgiving …
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UPDATE: Post Malone, BTS, Sam Hunt and Alanis Morissette will perform in Times Square in New York City for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest, which will air on ABC. Meanwhile, Fox’s New Year’s Eve With Steve Harvey will feature LL Cool J, Lauren Alaina and the …
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In the new book 1973: Rock at the Crossroads, writer Andrew Grant Jackson gives a comprehensive account of the year of 1973 and its legendary music and momentous social change. He breaks down the iconic year chronologically, from the release of Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy in March to …
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Chris Young and Gavin DeGraw go way back to 2003 and offer a rock-forward rendition of DeGraw’s song “I Don’t Want to Be” for the latest installment of CMT Crossroads. Originally appearing on DeGraw’s debut album Chariot, “I Don’t Want to Be” is particularly heavy and vibrant in this live …
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Come all ye Catholic school rejects, New Age earth mothers, gender rebels and jilted ex-lovers: Alanis Morissette has room around the campfire for you. “It’s like a family reunion,” she said Monday night, beaming onstage at the sold-out historic Apollo Theater in New York City. Accompanied by guitarists Jason Orm …
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Although Megadeth had hoped to record the follow-up to their 2016 album Dystopiathis year, frontman Dave Mustaine’s cancer diagnosis sidelined their progress. But despite the medical setback, the singer-guitarist is promising to release a handful of new tracks ahead of the band’s winter European tour. Before Megadeth paused work on …
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Keith Urban was the headlining performer at the 2019 Grey Cup, the championship game of the Canadian Football League, on Sunday night. And his nearly 13-minute medley of hits proved more exciting than the lopsided game itself: the Winnipeg Blue Bombers walloped the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33 to 12. With guitar …
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Not a lot of people can get away with uttering the word “puppet” sans laughter. Leonard Cohen was not “a lot of people.” Perhaps because he had a voice that would have gravitas even while ordering a burger and fries. Perhaps because he was both a musician and a seer. …
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The Doobie Brothers have added 23 additional dates to their 50th anniversary tour. The news follows the band’s announcement earlier this month — during their show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium —that former member Michael McDonald will be once again joining their lineup. The singer-keyboardist will be joining Tom Johnston, Pat …
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