Malibu’s celebrated Shangri-La recording studio miraculously survived the Palisades fire that recently decimated much of that area. The space is now owned by legendary producer Rick Rubin, but the studio was originally built in the mid-70s under the creative guidance of the Band and Bob Dylan. The Band’s 1975 record, Northern Lights – Southern Cross, was the first album to be recorded at Shangri-La’s renovated studio, with Eric Clapton’s No Reason To Cry soon following, along with classic albums from Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Crosby Stills and Nash, Jackson Browne, Mark Knopfler, and Keith Richards. Since Rubin took over the studio, legendary artists like Adele, U2, Pearl Jam, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Eminem, Harry Styles, and many others have recorded there. In 2019, the iconic studio was the subject of a four-part Showtime documentary series titled, Shangri-La. While over 200 musicians and producers throughout the Los Angeles area have sadly lost everything in the recent fires, Shangri-La has thankfully survived so a new generation of artists can record there. (Ultimate Classic Rock)

In a new interview with the Miami Herald, Sammy Hagar revealed that he doesn’t want to do any more full scale tours. The 77-year-old singer wants to focus on residencies instead, like his upcoming 9-show run in Las Vegas this spring. “I don’t think I want to go on tour anymore,” he told the publication. “I hate to say that, because I don’t want to piss my fans off. I’ll go out and do a one-off show and do things like that, but the residency is going to give me a good extension of my career.” Hagar is pushing for future bookings like his Best Of All Worlds Vegas residency that kicks off on April 30, which he hopes will “squeeze a few more years out of my career.” “I keep telling my manager, ‘Don’t take any tours, let me do this residency,’” Hagar says. “If I like it enough, I’ll do another one.” (Consequence of Sound)

In a new interview with Classic Rock, guitarist Alex Lifeson says that he doesn’t want to take part in a Rush reunion tour despite his close friendship with bassist Geddy Lee. The legendary prog rock band finished their final R40 Tour in 2015, and following drummer Neil Peart’s death in 2020, Lifeson is content to let the band’s legacy end there. He continues to play with his old bandmate, “Once a week I go to Ged’s — it’s in the calendar,” and admits, “some days I wake up wanting to go out and tour again and some days I don’t.” But Lifeson is proud of how Rush ended their run. “For forty years Rush included Neil, and I don’t think putting some new version together would have the same magic,” he says. “Rush went out on a high note playing as well as ever with one of our best stage shows on R40. I guess I’d rather be remembered for that legacy than returning as the top Rush tribute band.” (Rolling Stone)

Ringo Starr took to the stage at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium for two celebrated shows this week (January 14-15), where he was joined by an impressive array of fellow music superstars. The Beatles legendary drummer was celebrating the release of his new country album, Look Up, and was also recording a forthcoming TV special titled, Ringo and Friends at The Ryman, which will air this spring on CBS and stream on Paramount+. Look Up co-writer and producer T Bone Burnett stood side-stage serving as the emcee for the festivities, which also honored Sun Records icon Carl Perkins. The shows featured guest performances by Jack White, Billy Strings, and Sheryl Crow, as well as Country Music Hall of Famers Paul Franklin, Emmylou Harris, and Brenda Lee. The pair of concerts also featured appearances by the War and Treaty, Jamey Johnson, Rodney Crowell, Mickey Guyton, Sarah Jarosz, and Larkin Poe, and helped raise funds for the American Red Cross while aiding those impacted by the California wildfires. (The Tennessean)

In a new interview with Guitar World, Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson shared the reasons why he quit playing live with the band he co-founded. Linkin Park is currently touring behind their first album in seven years, From Zero, but Delson decided that he wouldn’t take part in their live shows. Delson said the group’s down time following the 2017 death of frontman Chester Bennington gave them “the opportunity to really think qualitatively about the band – what energizes us, where we feel most fulfilled, and where we thrive.” Delson realized that, “I really thrive in the studio. I love making new things. That’s why I decided to focus my energy on that area.” Delson revealed he still plays a role in LP’s live show. “Even though I’m not onstage, I put a lot of my creative love into it,” he shared. “I’ve always been obsessed with the setlist, the concept of the show, and how it flows. I worked really hard on it; that’s no different than the past.” (NME)

My Morning Jacket announced on Wednesday (January 15) that they are releasing a new album titled, Is, on March 21, their first studio LP in nearly four years. MMJ also shared the album’s lead single, “Time Waited,” which features a sample from pedal steel legend Buddy Emmons' classic tune, “Blue Jade.” “I made a loop of that piano intro and listened as I went for a walk, and all these melodies started coming to me,” frontman Jim James said. Is was recorded at Los Angeles’ Henson Recording Studios by acclaimed producer Brendan O’Brien, marking the band’s first time working with an outside producer in nearly 10 years. “Up until now I’ve never been able to let go and allow someone else to steer the ship,” James says. “It almost felt like an out-of-body experience to step back and give control over to someone who’s far more accomplished and made so many more records than us, but in the end I was able to enjoy the process maybe more than I ever have before.” (Rolling Stone)

Bush took to Instagram on Tuesday (January 14) to announce dates and details of their forthcoming North American tour in the spring. The alt-rock band will be joined by special guest opening acts Rival Sons and Filter on select dates of the run, which continues Bush’s Loaded: The Greatest Hits Tour. The newly announced jaunt features a series of Canadian shows and East Coast gigs, and gets underway on April 21st in Victoria, British Columbia, and finishes up on May 13th in Silver Spring, Maryland. Bush is also scheduled to play two spring festivals, Welcome to Rockville on May 16th in Daytona Beach, and the Boardwalk Rock Festival on May 17th in Ocean City, Maryland. Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale has also revealed the title of Bush’s forthcoming studio album, I Beat Loneliness. “Well, it’s one of those weird titles,” Rossdale recently told iHeart Radio. “It’s an infinite title because you can never beat loneliness; you can just only beat it temporarily.” (Consequence of Sound)

The Eagles have announced that they have donated $2.5 million to the upcoming FireAid benefit concert taking place on January 30 at L.A.’s Intuit Dome. The show, organized by Eagles manager Irving Azoff, will aid victims displaced by the wildfires that have decimated Los Angeles over the past week, as well as help rebuild the parts of the city that have been destroyed. The official lineup has not yet been announced, and there is no word whether the Eagles, who are currently in the middle of a residency at Sphere in Las Vegas, will play the show. FireAid is being billed as “an evening of music and solidarity,” and will be produced by the Azoff family alongside ticketing and booking giants Live Nation and AEG Presents. Proceeds from the show will go towards supporting displaced families, funding an organization created to rebuild Los Angeles infrastructure, and advancing fire prevention technologies and strategies in the area. (Billboard) 

On Wednesday (January 15), the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival revealed its stacked 2025 lineup. The celebrated music festival will feature high-profile headlining sets from Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, hometown rap superstar Lil Wayne performing with The Roots, Lenny Kravitz, Kacey Musgraves, John Fogerty, Luke Combs, Santana, and Burna Boy. New Orleans Jazz Fest 2025 is set to take place over eight days this spring – from April 24th-27th and May 1st-4th – at the Fair Grounds Race Course in the Big Easy. The rest of the lineup includes notable acts like HAIM, Cage the Elephant, My Morning Jacket, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Kamasi Washington, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Harry Connick Jr., Margo Price, Irma Thomas, Branford Marsalis, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Morris Day & the Time, James Bay, Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, and many more. Tickets to both weekends of the festival are on sale now. (Consequence of Sound)

On Tuesday (January 14), Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl celebrated his 56th birthday by volunteering at Feed the Streets in Los Angeles. In Feed the Streets Instagram stories, the rock legend is shown stirring a large pot of chili for the local nonprofit organization, who were distributing meals to displaced families and firefighters following the wildfires that decimated the L.A. area over the past week. Grohl is a resident of the Los Angeles neighborhood of Encino, and has long been involved in a variety of philanthropic and charity missions in the area, even previously volunteering with Feed the Streets in the past. The L.A. music community is coming together to help the victims of the recent wildfires, with artists like Beyoncé, Eagles, and Miley Cyrus making sizable donations to fire relief charities, while a series of benefit concerts have been organized in the coming weeks to help raise money to support people displaced by the fires. (Rolling Stone) 

On Wednesday (January 15), the Recording Academy announced significant changes to its annual Grammy Week festivities. The Academy canceled most industry events leading up to the awards show on Sunday, February 2, while shifting the focus of the remaining events towards raising relief efforts for the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. “We understand how devastating this past week has been on this city and its people,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement. “This is our home, it’s home to thousands of music professionals, and many of us have been negatively impacted. Grammy Week 2025 will not just be about honoring music, it will be about using the power of music to help rebuild, uplift and support those in need.” The Academy confirmed that the MusiCares Person of the Year Charity Gala honoring the Grateful Dead will take place as scheduled, with MusiCares already raising $2 million in wildfire relief funds. Clive Davis’ annual Pre-Grammys Gala will also now be a fundraising event. (Rolling Stone)

Ringo Starr announced on Tuesday (January 14) that he is leading benefit concerts for L.A. wildfire relief at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. Ringo’s event is also being recorded for a TV special titled, Ringo & Friends at the Ryman, which will air this spring on CBS and Paramount+. The two-hour special will feature Starr performing songs from his new country album, Look Up, which was released on January 10. He’ll be joined by an impressive array of music superstars on the Ryman’s legendary stage, including Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle — who were both featured on the drummer’s new LP — as well as Jack White, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, the War and Treaty, Rodney Crowell, Mickey Guyton, Sarah Jarosz, Jamey Johnson, Brenda Lee, and Larkin Poe. T

aping for Starr’s special takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday (January 14-15). “It is always a thrill to play the Ryman and this time we are going country!” Starr said in a press release. “I’m excited to hear my songs done in a country vein and to play with this incredible group of musicians. It will be two nights of peace, love and country music.” (Billboard)

Coheed and Cambria announced on Tuesday (January 14) that they are embarking on a joint co-headlining North American tour with Taking Back Sunday this summer. Coheed also shared a new track, “Someone Who Can” – as well as a Mason Mercer-directed music video – which is lifted from their forthcoming album, The Father of Make Believe. The 25-show run with Taking Back Sunday – where they will be joined by opener Foxing on all dates – follows Coheed’s previously announced spring tour with Mastodon. The newly announced dates start up on August 16 in St. Louis, and winds down on September 21 in Seattle, while hitting major music markets like Minneapolis, Toronto, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, and Los Angeles along the way. “We are excited as all get out to let you hear and see “Someone Who Can” from the new album and to announce our big summer tour with our friends in Taking Back Sunday and Foxing!” Coheed wrote on Instagram. “Thanks for your neverending support!” (Consequence of Sound)

Following numerous leaks of possible tour dates surfacing online, Nine Inch Nails took to Instagram on Monday (January 13) to confirm rumors that they are indeed launching a 2025 world tour soon. But the industrial titans are delaying an official announcement of tour dates because of the ongoing wildfires that are currently decimating the Los Angeles area. “Since some dates and information about our world tour have leaked we are confirming that yes we will be touring and will provide more details soon,” reads a statement from Nine Inch Nails. “We are all watching the devastation that is unfolding in California and have paused our announcement while people try to deal with all that is happening.” According to the leaks, the upcoming jaunt is apparently dubbed the Peel It Back World Tour, with possible dates on August 23 in Toronto, August 31 in Cleveland, and September 10 in Tampa. These shows would mark NIN’s first gigs since a 2022 VetsAid benefit in Columbus, Ohio.(Consequence of Sound)

Metallica is doing their part to help with fire relief efforts in the band’s hometown of Los Angeles after the city was decimated by wildfires. The heavy metal legend’s philanthropic foundation, All Within My Hands, announced on Monday (January 13) that they are “granting $500,000 to relief efforts carried out by the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Recovery Fund and the Pasadena Community Foundation’s Eaton Canyon Fire Relief and Recovery Fund,” according to their press release.

“The fires raging in the Los Angeles area have relentlessly wreaked havoc and widespread destruction since January 7 and, sadly, do not show signs of slowing down,” reads the statement from All Within My Hands. “In the past week, the community has suffered at least 24 lives lost, nearly 100,000 people under evacuation orders, 40,000 acres burned, and more than 12,000 structures—commercial and residential—destroyed.” Metallica’s foundation also included links for fans to join them in their relief efforts by donating to CCF and PCF. (Billboard)

Coldplay announced on Tuesday (January 14) that they are releasing, A Film For The Future, a visual companion to their recent Billboard No. 1 album, Moon Music. The 44-minute film will premiere on the band’s YouTube channel on January 22, along with special 360-degree screenings taking place at Lightroom locations in London, Manchester, and Seoul. A trailer for the project discloses that in 2024, over 150 visual artists from 45 countries around the world were presented with audio clips from Moon Music, and “they were given no artistic direction other than to follow their inspiration.” The film is a combination of their creations, with a fan-led remix of the movie powered by Microsoft AI launching after the premiere. The film’s executive producer Ben Mor called the movie a “kaleidoscopic patchwork quilt — a 44-minute multimedia tapestry.” Coldplay said in a statement: “We’re very grateful to all the amazing artists who lent their genius to this film. They’ve created something very beautiful and we’re extremely proud of it.” (Billboard)

Jon Bon Jovi has written an expansive new Bon Jovi anthology titled, Bon Jovi: Forever. The 264-page, limited-edition book – which comes in 1,500 handmade copies personally signed by Bon Jovi himself – will be published in June by Genesis Publications. Bon Jovi: Forever is bound in black vegan leather, and is housed in a black clamshell box. The book features Jon Bon Jovi’s 35,000-word biography of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, alongside interviews and memorabilia from throughout the New Jersey group’s 40-year career.

The anthology includes 1,300 total images, featuring handwritten lyrics, tour passes, gig posters, stage costumes, guitars, studio track lists, plus hundreds of photographs from the private collections of the musicians as well as the band’s personal archives. Bon Jovi: Forever will also include a chrome-colored 7-inch vinyl record that will include two specially selected recordings from the band’s multi-platinum back catalog. You can pre-order the $325 book via Genesis Publications. (Consequence of Sound)  

The Governors Ball announced their festival lineup on Tuesday (January 14), which features headlining sets from Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, and Hozier over the course of the three-day music fest in New York this summer. Governors Ball 2025 is scheduled to take place from Friday, June 6, through Sunday, June 8 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. Tyler, the Creator leads Friday’s lineup, joined by Benson Boone, Mk.gee, T-Pain, Tyla, Role Model, the Backseat Lovers, JPegMafia and more. Rodrigo gets top billing on Saturday, where she will be joined by Feid, Conan Gray, Young Miko, Wallows, Marina, Mariah the Scientist, Car Seat Headrest, Artemas, and more. Hozier leads the Sunday lineup, alongside Mt. Joy, Clairo, Raye, Royel Otis, The Japanese House, Amaarae, and more. Ticket pre-sale starts at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday (January 16), with general on-sale starting at 11 a.m. that day. (Billboard) 

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Chicago have just announced dates and details for their 2025 summer tour of the US. The newly announced 36-show run follows Chicago’s ongoing winter and spring tour, which is highlighted by an upcoming 7-night residency at the Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas from March 5-15. The summer tour kicks off on June 13th in Waite Park, Minnesota, and winds through the US before finishing up on September 10 in San Diego. This continues an active period for the classic rock legends, who recently finished a 2024 co-headlining tour with Earth, Wind & Fire. Chicago also dug into their vaults to release a classic live album last year titled, Chicago at The John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. (9/16/1971). Fan club tickets for the new tour dates go on sale at 10 a.m. on January 14th, with general on sale beginning at 10 a.m. on January 17th. (Consequence of Sound)

In the new docuseries by filmmaker Jeff Finn, Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison, the brother of the legendary Doors singer, Andy Morrison, reflects on his brother’s final days in a rare public interview. Morrison died in Paris in 1971, and Andy provides insight about what drew Jim to France at the time, and the addiction that ultimately led to his death. “His lifestyle [killed him]. Obviously he drank too much,” Andy says. “I think by that time he was overweight and, you know, if you’re not in good health and you drink too much and dabble in some drugs, it’s not that hard to do.” Morrison had grown tired of the rock lifestyle when he left for Paris, with Andy speculating about what his brother wanted to do next. “I think he actually wanted to get back into some serious writing. And maybe he’d outgrown the Doors thing, had been enough,” he says. “Whether he was 100% done, I think not. I think he just needed a break.” (People)