PAUL MCCARTNEY did a virtual duet with JOHN LENNON on the first night of his “Got Back” tour. 

AXL ROSE joined country star CARRIE UNDERWOOD for a couple GNR tunes at the Stagecoach festival in Indio, CA this past weekend. Check out the videos here.

SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS will release Live At Studios 60, a double live album, for Record Store Day on June 18.

ALICE COOPER teamed up with ROB HALFORD of JUDAS PRIEST and CREED’s SCOTT STAPP to cover “Roadhouse Blues” at CoopStock 2, a benefit for the Solid Rock Foundation. And LARRY THE CABLE GUY joined in the fun. Read more and see the video here.

METALLICA guitarist KIRK HAMMETT has been sober for seven and a half years and he credits that for bringing his brain and memory back. He said he doesn’t even feel 59 years old, and still hasn’t peaked creatively or musically. Check out pro video of METALLICA doing “Spit Out The Bone” in Santiago, Chile on April 27.

ROBERT PLANT says he invented one of his classic stage poses because he was afraid of missing notes. 

SPINAL TAP drummer RIC PARNELL passed away on May 1 at the age of 70. He was “Mick Shrimpton”, the drummer who spontaneously combusted, in “This Is Spinal Tap”.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concluded their fan ballot on Friday.  DURAN DURAN came in first with over 930,000 votes, but this doesn’t guarantee their induction.  The official Class of 2022 inductees will be announced this month. 

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS paid tribute to late FOO FIGHTERS drummer TAYLOR HAWKINS when the they filled in for the Foo at the New Orleans Jazz Fest.