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Paramount+The Lollapalooza docuseries now has a premiere date.The three-part Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza will debut May 21 on Paramount+. It'll follow Lollapalooza's history from its formation in 1991 as a touring festival to becoming the Chicago destination event it is today, all while exploring the "exciting and strangely symbiotic 30+ year relationship" between Lolla… ... Continue Reading

Barry Brecheisen/WireImageWeezer has announced a surprise Southern California concert, taking place Monday, April 29, at the Observatory in Santa Ana."Word on the street is that we've got another tour warm up show coming your way," Rivers Cuomo and company tease in a Facebook post. Tickets are on sale now.Weezer previously played a last-minute Los Angeles… ... Continue Reading

Jamie McCarthy/WireImageOzzy Osbourne answers who he wants to induct him into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in a new interview with Rolling Stone.After replying "I don't know" and sharing that his wife, Sharon, is "working on that for me," Ozzy adds, "I think she'd like to have Jack Black from Tenacious… ... Continue Reading

Courtesy of The Rolling StonesKaleo and The Pretty Reckless are among the artists opening for The Rolling Stones' upcoming Hackney Diamonds North American tour.The Icelandic rockers will be on the bill for a June 11 date in Philadelphia, while Taylor Momsen and company will be taking the stage May 11 in Las Vegas.Other openers include… ... Continue Reading

Scott Legato/Getty ImagesShinedown will be among the performers at the 2024 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala.The inaugural event takes place May 21 in Los Angeles and will honor the incoming class of Grammy Hall of Fame recordings. Among the 2024 inductees is Guns N' Roses' classic 1987 debut, Appetite for Destruction.Shinedown name-checks a non-Appetite GN'R… ... Continue Reading

ABC/Randy HolmesArtists including Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Billie Eilish have signed an open letter supporting the proposed Fans First Act, which aims to "combat predatory resellers and the use of illegal bots" in the concert ticket industry.The letter was released by a coalition called Fix the Tix, organized by the National Independent Venue… ... Continue Reading

Artwork by Anton Corbijn/Sony MusicPink Floyd’s David Gilmour has given fans their first preview of his upcoming solo album Luck and Strange, which drops September 6. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just released the new tune “The Piper’s Call,” with the video set to debut on Friday, April 26.“It's been such a joy… ... Continue Reading

Fueled By RamenTwenty One Pilots have premiered a new song called "Backslide," a track off their upcoming album, Clancy."Backslide" is available now via digital outlets and is accompanied by a video directed by drummer Josh Dun. The clip, streaming now on YouTube, finds frontman Tyler Joseph biking through a neighborhood, similar to the "Stressed Out" video."Backslide"… ... Continue Reading

Reprise RecordsGreen Day's upcoming world stadium tour will include full album performances of 1994's Dookie and 2004's American Idiot each night in honor of their respective 30th and 20th anniversaries. The band has been warming up for the trek with smaller, last-minute club shows, including playing American Idiot in its entirety during a recent gig… ... Continue Reading

Medios y Media/Getty ImagesThe reunited Kittie has announced a batch of U.S. headlining dates.The run includes shows in New York City on July 19, August 2 in Atlanta, August 4 in Dallas and August 23 in Chicago.Tickets go on sale Friday, April 26, at 10 a.m. local time. A presale begins Thursday, April 25, at… ... Continue Reading

Don Arnold/WireImageAfter months of teasing, Mötley Crüe is getting ready to release their new single, “Dogs of War,” on Friday, April 26, and front man Vince Neil seems pretty happy with it.He tells Billboard that the band wants to continue to put out new music “so we don’t get stagnant,” revealing, “We recorded ‘(You Gotta) Fight… ... Continue Reading

XL RecordingsThom Yorke may feel that "I don't belong here" on Radiohead's breakout hit "Creep," but its video most definitely belongs to YouTube's billion views club.The clip has officially passed the 1 billion views milestone, making it the first Radiohead visual to achieve that feat."Creep" was released as Radiohead's debut single in 1992. It joins… ... Continue Reading

Roadrunner Records UKEmpire State Bastard, the Biffy Clyro side project featuring frontman Simon Neil and touring member Mike Vennart, has released a new EP called Silver Cord Sessions.The set includes three renditions of songs from the duo's 2023 debut album, Rivers of Heresy, recorded at Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier's Silver Cord Studios.You can listen to Silver… ... Continue Reading

Jeff Hahne/Getty ImagesThe Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan's reality show has a premiere date.The series, titled Billy Corgan's Adventures in Carnyland, will premiere May 14 on The CW app and CWTV.com.As previously reported, the unscripted show will follow Corgan as he navigates the different aspects of his life, including his family, the Pumpkins and his… ... Continue Reading

Artwork by Anton Corbijn/Sony MusicPink Floyd’s David Gilmour is set to release the new album, Luck and Strange, on September 6, his first album of new material in nine years. Recorded over five months in Brighton and London, the album features songs co-written by Gilmour’s wife, Polly Samson, who he’s been collaborating with for the past 30 years.“It’s… ... Continue Reading

SpinefarmThe U.K.'s Heavy Music Awards has announced its 2024 nominees, including Sleep Token, blink-182 and Bring Me the Horizon.Sleep Token will compete for the Best Album prize with Take Me Back to Eden, as well as in the Best U.K. Artist and Best U.K. Live Artist categories. blink's ONE MORE TIME... is also up for Best… ... Continue Reading

earMUSICVeteran rockers Deep Purple are back with new music. The band will release their new album, =1, on July 19, with the first single set to drop on April 30.According to the press release, the title, =1, “symbolizes the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down to a single,… ... Continue Reading

AtlanticDeath from Above 1979 has announced a North American tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2004 debut album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine.The headlining outing begins September 24 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and will wrap up in the duo's native Canada on October 5 in London, Ontario.For the full list of dates… ... Continue Reading

Nonesuch/Warner RecordsThe Black Keys' new album, Ohio Players, is out now, and the duo goes through some of its reviews in a new video posted to Facebook.The clip finds Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney nodding along and smiling as a voice-over reads a rave, such as Rolling Stone's declaration that "Black Keys strike mellow gold,"… ... Continue Reading

SixthmanThe Used is headlining the 2025 edition of the Emo's Not Dead concert cruise, taking place February 4-8.The bill also includes Boys Like Girls, Chiodos, Hawthorne Heights and Saosin, among others."The best band in the world on a boat?" The Used declares. "What more could you ask for?"Now in its third year, the Emo's Not… ... Continue Reading