Gilson Lavis, the renowned drummer for Squeeze and later a member of Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, has died at 74. Born in Bedfordshire, England, in 1951, Lavis began his music career touring with legends like Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Dolly Parton. He joined Squeeze in 1976, replacing the band’s original drummer Paul Gunn, and he played on all their classic albums from their 1978 self-titled debut through 1991’s Play, while contributing to the band’s biggest hits, such as “Cool for Cats,” “Tempted,” and “Black Coffee in Bed.” After leaving Squeeze in 1992 amid a personal struggle with alcoholism, he reunited with former bandmate Jools Holland, performing with his orchestra. Later in life, Lavis pursued painting, finding peace in art while continuing to perform music with passion. His death was announced by Holland on Facebook on Thursday (November 6), with the singer/pianist calling Lavis “my dear friend and long-standing drummer,” while also expressing his condolences to everyone in the music community who worked with him, as well as sending his “love and sympathy to Nikki and Gilson, his dear wife and son.” (Consequence of Sound)

Morrissey has canceled all remaining dates on his 2025 tour due to “extreme exhaustion,” which includes his entire South American tour that was scheduled to begin on Saturday (November 8). These cancellations follow the former Smiths frontman previously scrapping his two recent shows in Mexico – a Halloween night performance in Mexico City and a November 4 gig in Zapopan – for the same reason. Organizers of the five planned concerts across Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Santiago, Lima, and Bogota informed fans of the cancellations and ticket refunds, with reports also noting the Bogota concert organizers claimed “the event did not receive the necessary support or audience.” Morrissey has remained silent on social media about the cancellations, with the singer having canceled or postponed 22 performances in 2025 alone. Moz’s next scheduled shows are part of a North American tour in January 2026 that are making up for previously canceled dates from early 2025. (Rolling Stone)

Brandi Carlile has set a new record for the most No. 1 albums by a woman on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, after her latest release, Returning to Myself, debuted at No. 1 on the November 8 chart, earning 35,000 equivalent album units in its first week, including 32,000 in sales. This marks her fifth consecutive No. 1 on the tally, following the chart-topping success of 2015’s The Firewatcher’s Daughter, 2018’s By the Way, I Forgive You, 2021’s In These Silent Days, and 2025’s Elton John collaboration, Who Believes in Angels?. Returning to Myself also rules the Top Rock and Americana/Folk Albums charts, becoming her sixth No. 1 in the latter list, second only to Bob Dylan’s record total of eight chart-toppers. The album debuted at No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200, her fifth Top 10 entry of her career, and saw strong vinyl sales of 15,000, which pushed the album to No. 2 on the Vinyl Albums chart. (Billboard) 

On Thursday (November 6), Journey announced the details of their Final Frontier Tour, a 60-date North American farewell run beginning February 28, 2025, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and concluding July 2 in Laredo, Texas. Billed as “A Special Evening With Journey,” the tour will feature a new stage production and a career-spanning setlist featuring hits like “Don’t Stop Believin’,” and “Faithfully” alongside deep cuts, with the band celebrating over 50 years on the road. “This tour is our heartfelt thank-you to the fans who’ve been with us every step of the way,” said founder and guitarist Neal Schon in a statement. “It’s a full-circle celebration of the music that’s brought us all together.” Journey has sold over 100 million albums throughout their career, while scoring 18 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, leading to their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. Ticket pre-sales begin on Tuesday (November 11), followed by a general on-sale on Friday (Nov. 14). (Billboard)

Following Ozzy Osbourne’s death in July 2025, the heavy metal icon made a significant impact on TouchTunes’ Q3 charts, debuting at No. 2 on the TouchTunes Artists Chart, behind only country music superstar Morgan Wallen. This marked Osbourne’s first appearance since the charts’ inception, driven by three songs on the TouchTunes Catalog Chart: “Mama, I’m Coming Home” at No. 3, “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath at No. 21, and “No More Tears” at No. 24. These tracks, which span Osbourne’s early days as Sabbath’s frontman and his later solo career, reflect Ozzy's enduring appeal with a significant number of plays on over 60,000 jukebox locations worldwide. When Osbourne’s two TouchTunes charting solo songs were first released as singles in 1992, they both made an impact on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “Mama, I’m Coming Home” originally peaked at No. 28, while “No More Tears” reached No. 71, with both tracks featured on Ozzy’s 4x-platinum 1991 solo album, No More Tears, which peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. (Billboard)

Wolfmother will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a 23-date North American tour that will stretch from June 7 to July 12, 2026. The Australian rock band will perform Wolfmother in full at each show, with the tour set to kick off in Austin, Texas, and conclude in San Diego, hitting major cities including Dallas, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Toronto, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles along the way. The 2005 debut, known for hits like “Woman,” “Joker & the Thief,” and “Dimension,” remains the band’s most successful release, certified gold in the US and five-times platinum in their native Australia. Frontman Andrew Stockdale – the band’s sole original member – leads the current lineup, joined by bassist James Wassenaar and drummer Christian Condon. Tickets go on-sale starting Friday (November 7), with an artist pre-sale already underway. (Consequence of Sound)

On the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Wolfgang Van Halen addressed David Lee Roth’s 2024 YouTube rant that insulted him and dismissed him as “this fu**in’ kid.” Without naming Roth directly, Wolfgang called the two-hour monologue of unfounded accusations, including claims of nepotism and misbehavior, totally unwarranted, while adding, “I’ve always been a punching bag. It is just whatever…. I’m a 34-year-old married man with a third album. I’m not a kid.” Wolfgang also confirmed tensions between Roth and Alex Van Halen over failed Van Halen reunion plans, which stems from DLR not wanting to pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen during the shows. “Unfortunately, some people just can’t get it working,” Wolfgang said in reference to Roth. Wolfgang is currently touring in support of his new Mammoth album, The End, which debuted in the Top 20 of Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums and Independent Albums charts following its release on October 24. (Consequence of Sound)

Yo Gabba Gabba!‘s new holiday album, A Very Awesome Yo Gabba Gabba! Christmas!, is set to be released on November 14 via BMG. The holiday album compiles 20 festive tracks from throughout the show’s Christmas episodes over the years, featuring host DJ Lance Rock and the Gabba friends alongside special guests such as My Chemical Romance, Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Leslie Hall, Cults, James Huggins from of Montreal, Ricky Fitness of The Aquabats, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, and Grammy-winning producer Cameron Webb. Yo Gabba Gabba!‘s upcoming Christmas album arrives following this summer’s debut of the Yo Gabba Gabba! library on Apple TV+, and the recent announcement that season 2 of Yo Gabba GabbaLand! will premiere on the streaming service on January 30. (Billboard)

Former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven is suing the band over their efforts to block the publication of his memoir, Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories. Niven is arguing that a confidentiality clause in an old buyout agreement – which the band claims the book violates – is void because not all band members, including Axl Rose, signed it. Niven alleges that Guns N’ Roses members, including Slash, Duff McKagan, and Rose, have themselves breached the agreement by making inflammatory remarks about him, and that he was under severe distress when signing the buyout, which he claims was unfair. Despite prior encouragement from band members to write the book, the group sent a cease-and-desist to his publisher, delaying the memoir’s release, which is now scheduled for 2026. Niven seeks a legal judgment declaring the agreement unenforceable and claims breach of contract and interference with contract. (Rolling Stone)

Paul McCartney once sent baby poo to a deceitful music journalist who falsely reviewed a Wings concert he never attended, as revealed by drummer Denny Seiwell in the new oral history book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run. The journalist had claimed he was only writing about the band’s family life on tour, but later published a scathing review critiquing their live performance even though he flew home before the show. To retaliate, Seiwell claims that, “Paul and Linda took one of those little plastic soap dishes from the hotel we were in and they got one of Stella’s turds, put it in the soap dish, wrapped it up and sent it to him.” Seiwell called the shocking gesture a “perfect response to a crude British pressman." The book, which was published on Tuesday (November 4), includes many anecdotes, photos, and contributions from the band and their circle, and coincides with the upcoming release of a Wings music anthology personally overseen by McCartney. (NME)

During his American Heart World Tour stop at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday night (November 4), Benson Boone reunited with Queen guitarist Brian May for a surprise encore. The duo performed “Bohemian Rhapsody” together, alongside Boone’s hit “Beautiful Things,” continuing a collaboration that began at Coachella earlier this year. Boone and May also took part in the viral “What’s Up?” TikTok trend after the show, with the young singer affectionately captioning the clip, “Guess who’s back,” as the video highlighted their growing camaraderie. Following their Coachella collab, Boone praised May as “one of the most legendary musicians of all time,” while the 78-year-old guitar legend returned the compliment by calling Benson a “truly golden 22-year-old prodigy,” Boone is currently on a European tour that extends throughout November, and he quickly recovered from vocal issues that forced him to cancel a show in Birmingham, England over the weekend. (Rolling Stone)

Hardcore legends Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye have teamed up for a new music project. The duo recently recorded four songs at Inner Ear Studios in Washington, D.C., the iconic studio where they first made landmark punk records decades ago. Joined by producer Don Zientara and guitarist Eddie Janney, the session marks Rollins’ return to music after nearly 20 years away, during which time he focused on other creative pursuits like writing, spoken word, and acting. MacKaye, meanwhile, has sporadically released music in various projects including The Evens and Coriky, since Fugazi went on an indefinite hiatus in 2003. While details about the project from the Black Flag and Minor Threat icons remain scarce, Rollins shared on his website that he had the new material “mastered several days ago, and I’m now working on the layout and design for the record," while adding that, "When it’s ready, I’ll let you know. We are extremely excited by this one.” (Consequence of Sound)

Noah Weiland, son of the late Scott Weiland, will honor his father’s memory with a special performance of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver songs on December 3rd – the 10th anniversary of Scott’s passing – at the Garden Amp amphitheater in Orange County, California. The double-bill will also feature a set by Jakob Nowell, son of Sublime’s Bradley Nowell, who will also be paying tribute to his late dad’s music and legacy. Noah plans to surprise fans with a setlist featuring hits and deep cuts from his dad’s catalog, while backed by a band including guitarist Carr Reed, bassist Miles Christian Davis, and drummer Connor J Sears. Noah has embraced his father’s music after years of a “tough posthumous relationship,” and looks forward to celebrating his legacy, while also revealing that he has had little contact with Stone Temple Pilots members and expressed openness to reconnecting with them. (Consequence of Sound)

Radiohead played their first show in seven years on Tuesday night (November 4) at Movistar Arena in Madrid, Spain. The six-time Grammy-winning British group kicked off their 2025 European comeback tour with a dynamic, in-the-round performance featuring a “busking approach” to setlists drawn from rehearsing over 65 songs. Opening with their recent viral TikTok hit, “Let Down,” the band also performed “Sit Down. Stand Up” live for the first time in 21 years, alongside a 25-song set that featured fan favorites and deep cuts primarily from 2003’s Hail To The Thief, 1997’s OK Computer, 2007’s In Rainbows, and 2000’s Kid A. Radiohead have three more shows scheduled for the same venue in Madrid this Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday (Nov. 5, 7, 8), before they head to Bologna, Italy for a four-night stand at Unipol Arena that begins on November 14. (NME)

On Monday (November 3), Deftones announced that they have officially partnered with workwear brand Dickies to release a collaborative merch capsule featuring designs that incorporate the Deftones name with Dickies’ iconic logo. The collection includes hoodies priced at $80 in black or green, and T-shirts at $45 available in a variety of colors. The items went on-sale at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on Tuesday (Nov. 4), and are available exclusively through Deftones’ webstore at shopdeftones.com. This authorized release follows years of unofficial bootlegged versions of merch featuring a similar design, and arrives shortly after the band headlined their annual Dia De Los Deftones festival in San Diego on Saturday (Nov. 1). Deftones have also just been announced as headliners at the inaugural Texas edition of the Sick New World festival in October 2026. (Consequence of Sound)

Bob Dylan has accepted an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, the first such honor he has received from an American institution since Princeton awarded him one in 1970. “Thank you, Berklee College of Music, for bestowing on me this prestigious honor. What a pleasant surprise,” Dylan said in a statement. “Who knows what path my career might have taken if I’d been fortunate enough to learn from some of the great musicians who taught at Berklee. It’s something to think about.” Berklee honored the 84-year-old icon for his extraordinary influence on modern music and lifelong creative exploration, with President Jim Lucchese praising Dylan’s enduring evolution and pursuit of truth through sound and language. Although Dylan will not attend any events related to the honor, Berklee is hosting a concert on Wednesday evening (November 5) entitled, Watching the River Flow: A Roots Salute to Bob Dylan, featuring performances of his classic songs by students, faculty, and alumni. (Rolling Stone)

On Saturday (November 1), Dave Grohl teased a surprise Foo Fighters pop-up show in Korn’s hometown of Bakersfield, California, by posting an Instagram photo of himself wearing an Adidas Korn tracksuit. Grohl captioned the post, “This time of year always makes me think of Kornfields,” which prompted playful replies from various Korn members in the comments, including frontman Jonathan Davis, who wrote, “🔥🔥🔥 I'll send you one of mine ❤️😂.” The next morning, Foo Fighters quickly announced the intimate show at the Nile Theater planned for Monday night (October 3), with tickets immediately selling-out. This surprise gig follows a series of recent Foos' pop-up shows featuring new drummer Ilan Rubin, which precedes their 2026 North American stadium tour with Queens of the Stone Age. Additionally, Foo Fighters just released their second new single of 2025, “Asking for a Friend,” with Grohl promising the track is “one of many songs to come.” (Consequence of Sound)

On Monday (November 3), AC/DC announced 21 additional dates for their 2026 Power Up Tour, extending their global run with major stadium shows across South and North America. AC/DC – featuring the current lineup of Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Stevie Young, Matt Laug, and Chris Chaney – continues to promote their chart-topping, Grammy-nominated 17th studio album, Power Up, which was released in November 2020. The new leg of the tour begins on February 24 in São Paulo, Brazil, followed by stops in Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Mexico City in early April. After a lengthy break in the spring, the band resumes touring in July with a U.S. stadium circuit that includes stops in San Antonio, Denver, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Houston, alongside several shows throughout Canada, with the tour concluding on September 29 at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Tickets go on sale on Friday (November 7). (Billboard)

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the beloved vocalist who sang with the Grateful Dead throughout the 1970s and contributed backup vocals on iconic ’60s hits by Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge, has died at 78 after a long battle with cancer. Joining the Grateful Dead in 1971 with her husband Keith, she became a distinctive part of the band’s classic era, appearing on landmark albums like Europe ’72, Wake of the Flood, and Terrapin Station, and countless legendary live recordings including the fan-favorite Cornell ’77 performance and the Dead’s memorable shows at the Giza pyramid in Egypt in 1978. Before that, she was a sought-after session singer in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, lending her voice to classics like Sledge’s "When a Man Loves a Woman" and Presley’s "Suspicious Minds," while also singing on tracks by Duane Allman, Cher, Neil Diamond, and Boz Scaggs.

After the Godchauxs left the Dead in 1979, the couple continued making music together until Keith’s tragic death in a car accident in 1980. Donna then continued her musical career with her own bands and various collaborations, releasing her final album, Back Around, in 2014. Grateful Dead paid tribute to Godchaux with a heartfelt post on Instagram, writing in the caption: “Her unmistakable voice and radiant spirit touched the lives of countless fans and immeasurably enriched the Grateful Dead family. Her contributions will forever remain part of the tapestry that continues to be woven.” (Rolling Stone)

On Monday (November 3), Sting announced the dates and details of his spring 2026 U.S. tour with his “Sting 3.0” power trio. The 12-date run kicks off on May 9 in Durant, Oklahoma, and includes stops in major cities like Austin, Houston, Atlanta, and a three-night run at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia, before concluding on May 25 in Richmond, VA. An artist presale starts on Tuesday (November 4), followed by a general on-sale beginning on Friday (November 7). These newly announced dates follow Sting's six remaining 2025 US shows throughout November, and continues his acclaimed tour featuring guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas. Meanwhile, Sting faces a royalties lawsuit from his former Police bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, which the 74-year-old bassist and his legal team are contesting, claiming that the two musicians have actually been “substantially overpaid” throughout the years. (Consequence of Sound)