On Tuesday (May 27), Grizzly Bear took to Instagram to announce their first live shows in six years. The beloved indie rock band will embark on a brief, seven-date US tour, which is set to kick off with a three-night stand in the band’s hometown of Brooklyn on October 13-16, 2025. The jaunt will also…… read more »
A Virginia family are crediting their survival to Metallica after a truck crashed into their home on May 6, the night before they were set to attend a concert by the heavy metal legends at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg. While speaking with local TV station WDBJ7, Kristin McKee said her husband David and their daughter…… read more »
Rick Derringer, the singer of the 1965 No. 1 hit, “Hang on Sloopy,” and writer of “Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo,” passed away at the age of 77 in Ormond Beach, Florida. The news of the musician’s death was shared by his caretaker, Tony Wilson, who said Derringer died Monday evening (May 26), though no…… read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »