In a new interview with Billboard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bill Medley shares the inspiration behind his new release, Straight From the Heart, a country album featuring duets with iconic artists like Michael McDonald and Vince Gill. Despite initially believing his recording days were over, the 84-year-old, known for his memorable hits…… MORE
The legendary Loretta Lynn’s life story is set to hit Broadway in a new musical titled, Coal Miner’s Daughter. The production is set to star Sutton Foster, and is based on the iconic country singer’s film and book of the same name. People close to Lynn have been directly involved in bringing the musical to…… MORE
Vampire Weekend has just announced a new series of 2025 US tour dates for late May to early June 2025, following their festival performances at Just Like Heaven and Boston Calling. The 11-date tour kicks off with a show in Burlington, Vermont on May 27, and from there the band will hit Portland, Maine, a…… MORE
Father John Misty has just announced dates and details of his summer 2025 North American tour in support of his 2024 album, Mahashmashana. The 14-date tour follows FJM’s current winter run with Destroyer, with the just announced shows featuring special guest opening acts Lucinda Williams and Hamilton Leithauser. The North American tour kicks off in…… MORE
Red Hot Chili Peppers are reportedly seeking to sell their recorded music catalog for approximately $350 million. This new deal would be in addition to the $140 million they received from Hipgnosis Songs in 2021 for the publishing rights to their music. The band currently owns the rights to all 13 of their studio albums…… MORE
On Wednesday (February 19), Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus announced his plans to embark on a book tour that he has dubbed, “An Evening With Mark Hoppus,” in support of his upcoming memoir, Fahrenheit-182. The book, which was co-authored with Dan Ozzi, is set to be released on April 9. Hoppus’ seven-city tour begins in New York…… MORE
Sabrina Carpenter had a fangirl moment over Dolly Parton during the behind-the-scenes peek of their collaboration on Carpenter’s track “Please Please Please.” In a TikTok video shared by Parton, the two blonde singers bonded on set as they filmed the music video for their country version of Carpenter’s Billboard No. 1 hit. The footage captured…… MORE
Queen’s Brian May has collaborated with Gibson to unveil a limited-edition SJ-200 12-string acoustic guitar, with only 100 models available. Handcrafted by Gibson’s luthiers, the guitar incorporates design and sound modifications personally specified by May, including the unique feature of mounting the strings in reverse order to achieve his distinctive sound. “The idea for this…… MORE
The unpublished writings of late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley, which features “never-before-seen poetry, raw handwritten lyrics, intimate scribblings, and heartfelt notes,” will be published in an upcoming 176-page book titled, This Angry Pen: The Lost Journals of Layne Staley. The book will be released on November 11th via Weldon Owen Publishing and distributed…… MORE
During a recent appearance on Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast, Sharon Osbourne revealed that she once turned down a film audition for her husband Ozzy Osbourne to appear in Pirates of the Caribbean. Sharon, who is also the heavy metal legend’s manager, called the huge missed opportunity “the biggest mistake I ever made for…… MORE
