At the Outlaw Music Festival in Spokane, Washington, on Thursday (May 22), Bob Dylan surprised fans by inviting Billy Strings onstage to perform a stripped-down rendition of “All Along the Watchtower.” Strings has frequently worked Dylan’s songs into his own sets throughout his career, even covering “All Along the Watchtower” on October 29, 2022, in…… read more »
In a new biography about Freddie Mercury, a 48-year-old woman has revealed herself as his alleged secret daughter, providing personal diaries written by the Queen frontman for the book. According to the upcoming book, Love, Freddie, by Lesley-Ann Jones, the child’s conception occurred during an affair between Mercury and the wife of a close friend…… read more »
Lord Huron secures their second No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart with “Nothing I Need,” which follows their previous chart-topper, “Not Dead Yet,” in 2021. The band’s latest hit only took seven weeks to reach the top the chart, marking the second-fastest ascent to the summit in 2025, following The Lumineers five…… read more »
A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan hint at a potential new album, following the seven-year hiatus since their last release, 2018’s Eat the Elephant. In a new interview with Revolver that looks back at 25 years of A Perfect Circle, Howerdel and Keenan both discussed the possibility of a new album. Howerdel…… read more »
Linkin Park’s “Up From the Bottom” achieves a rare feat by reaching No. 1 on both Billboard’s Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock Airplay charts, marking the band’s 14th leader on Alternative Airplay and 13th on Mainstream Rock Airplay. The song is also spending its sixth week at No. 1 on Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.…… read more »
The 70th Ivor Novello Awards ceremony took place on Thursday (May 22) in London, with U2 receiving the organization’s highest honor, the Ivors Academy Fellowship, becoming the first Irish recipients of the prestigious distinction. Charli XCX was named Songwriter of the Year for her breakthrough album, Brat, admitting in her acceptance speech, “I’m sure you’ll…… read more »
On Friday (May 23), Billy Joel announced the cancellation of all 17 of his upcoming concerts after receiving a diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a brain disorder causing hearing, vision, and balance issues. “This condition has been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision, and balance,” reads a statement from…… read more »
The 2025 American Music Awards returned on Monday (May 26) after taking a two-year hiatus, with the ceremony for the “biggest fan-voted awards show in the world” taking place at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Billie Eilish was the night’s big winner, taking home Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Hit Me Hard…… read more »
On Wednesday (May 21), The Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando officially announced the upcoming release of his memoir, Rumors of My Demise, set to be published on October 7 by Simon & Schuster imprint Gallery Books. The 304-page autobiography details Dando’s journey through the trials and tribulations of his music career and personal life, from his…… read more »
On Wednesday (May 21), Twenty One Pilots took to social media to announce their upcoming seventh album, Breach, which is set to be released on an unspecified date in September. The band also revealed that they will share the project’s lead single, “The Contract,” on June 12. The new record will apparently mark a continuation…… read more »