On Tuesday (February 25), over 1,000 artists, including Damon Albarn, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, and Tori Amos, joined forces to release a 47-minute silent album titled, Is This What We Want?, to protest AI using their work illegally due to proposed changes in the UK’s copyright laws. The titles of the 12-tracks on the album…… read more »
Paramount+ has just announced that they have added over 100 episodes of iconic music shows like MTV Unplugged, VH1 Storytellers, and CMT Crossroads to its streaming platform. The 125 newly added episodes feature classic performances from seasons 1-8 and 10-13 of these celebrated music programs, which includes legendary MTV Unplugged sets from Nirvana, Neil Young,…… read more »
In a heartfelt Instagram Story posted over the weekend, Tony Hawk expressed his desire that Kurt Cobain would have had the opportunity to meet their shared grandson. Hawk’s son Riley and Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean had a baby boy, Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk, back in September. In the post, the skateboarding icon reflects on the…… read more »
A documentary titled, Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, will premiere on Paramount+ later this year, with the film chronicling the heavy metal icon’s six-year struggle to recuperate from a series of health issues. The rock doc is directed by BAFTA-winner Tania Alexander, who began filming in 2022 during recording sessions for Ozzy’s double-Grammy-winning Patient…… read more »
While Buddy Guy is set to retire from the road following his 2025 Damn Right Encore Tour this summer, the 88-year-old blues legend continues to create new music and seek out special appearances. Guy was recently added to the final show of the spring “Experience Hendrix” tour, where he will perform alongside other renowned guitarists…… read more »
A Day To Remember, Silverstein, and Motion City Soundtrack are among the new additions to the Vans Warped Tour 2025 lineup, which marks the festival’s return for its 30th anniversary after a six-year hiatus. Other previously announced performers include All Time Low, 3OH!3, Bowling For Soup, Hawthorne Heights, Of Mice & Men, Avril Lavigne, Atmosphere,…… read more »
On a recent appearance on the Basement Talk podcast, Korn bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu revealed that he has not spoken to his bandmates in over five years. In 2019, Fieldy announced that he was taking a hiatus from the group in order to get “bad habits out of my system,” and he has not been…… read more »
On Monday (February 24), Pantera announced the dates and details of their 2025 U.S. summer amphitheater tour. The self-proclaimed “Heaviest Tour of the Summer” will hit 29 cities throughout the country from July through September, kicking off on July 15 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and finishing up on September 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Swedish…… read more »
Neil Young and his new band, the Chrome Hearts, are embarking on a world tour this summer in support of their upcoming album, Talkin’ to the Trees. The 24-date trek starts in Rättvik, Sweden on June 18, and concludes in Los Angeles on September 15. “Music unites!” Young wrote of the tour on his website.…… read more »
On Monday (February 24), the American Music Awards announced that they are making a comeback this year after being on a hiatus since 2022. The 2025 AMAs are set to take place on Memorial Day, May 26, at 8 p.m. ET. The award show will be relocating to Las Vegas this year for the first…… read more »