Category: Music
The rumors have been hot and heavy this week about multiple iconic hard rock and metal bands heading to Indio, California this fall for a new festival event known as the Power Trip Festival. Earlier this week, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and Tool all posted teasers for Power …
Provident Entertainment has signed five-time Grammy winner Brandon Lake to its artist roster. Lake’s song “Gratitude” is in its 11th week atop Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart and previously reached No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart (where it currently resides at No. 3). “I couldn’t be more excited to …
Fridge, the experimental rock band in which Kieran Hebden cut his teeth before launching Four Tet, are reissuing their fourth and best-regarded album, Happiness, for its 20th anniversary. Hebden has “restored, reconstructed, and remastered” the LP, according to a press release. The reissue comes out May 26 through Temporary Residence …
Dua Lipa has joined the cast of Barbie as a blue-haired mermaid. Greta Gerwig’s big-screen story based on the Mattel toys stars Margot Robbie and Gosling, with Issa Rae, Simu Liu, Michael Cera, and Kate McKinnon elsewhere in the cast. Helen Mirren is the film’s narrator. In 2021, Dua Lipa …
The last time film and TV screenwriters went on strike, for a hundred days in the winter of 2007 and 2008, production on shows and movies abruptly shut down, advertising plunged and pink slips were passed out. Freelance music supervisors like Julie Glaze Houlihan, whose credits include Malcolm in the …
Post Malone Kicks Off His Next Era with New Song “Chemical” Post Malone, photo by Matthew Baker/Getty Images April 14, 2023 | 12:05am ET Post Malone is back with a new song called “Chemical.” Check it out below. “Chemical” marks Post Malone’s first song since last year’s Twelve Carat Toothache. According …
Alanis Morissette has recorded a new version of the Yellowjackets theme song “No Return.” Morissette’s version debuted in the fourth episode of season two, which aired on Friday. “I love the original version of ‘No Return,’ It’s just a perfect song,” Morissette said in a statement. “It was a little …
This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago. Our 2003 Week continues here with the story of the Diwali dancehall riddim — and the Jamaican producer who originally created it — which became as crucial a part of the year’s sonic identity as anything …
Metallica‘s “Master of Puppets” is a classic, and you expect to hear it a certain way. But that doesn’t mean that after 37 years that guitarist Kirk Hammett hasn’t tired of playing the song’s revered guitar solo. The guitarist expressed as much during an upcoming Total Guitar interview, while revealing …
Black Sabbath bass icon Geezer Butler has written his first memoir. The autobiography titled Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath and Beyond is out June 6, as the 73-year-old British rocker and founding Black Sabbath member revealed this week. “After spending my entire life creating memories, to eventually set aside how reserved …
Witch: 06-03 Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle **06-04 Columbus, OH – Natalie’s **06-06 Troy, NY – No Fun **06-07 New Haven, CT – Space Ballroom **06-09 Portland, ME – Portland House of Music **06-10 Burlington, VT – Burlington Discover Jazz Festival06-11 Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall **06-13 Charleston, …
Billboard has more than 200 different charts on its roster, encompassing numerous genres and formats. While A-list artists often compete for a spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and Billboard 200 albums ranking, which track the most popular songs and albums of the week, respectively, up-and-coming talents typically …
Lucinda Williams has announced a new album, her first since recovering from a stroke in 2020. Her next LP is titled Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart, and it’s out June 30 (via Highway 20/Thirty Tigers). Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s Patti Scialfa join Williams on the …
Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter is facing another sexual abuse lawsuit, this time from Melissa Schuman – a former member of teen-pop group Dream who has long claimed that she was assaulted by the singer. In a complaint filed Tuesday in Los Angeles court, Schuman formalized her longstanding accusation that …
Tyler, the Creator has shared yet another new video for a track from Call Me If You Get Lost. The latest is “Hot Wind Blows,” and, as with the four other videos he’s recently released, Tyler directed the video himself. Take a look below. Tyler announced Call Me If You …
Are you dying to go to one of America’s biggest rock festivals in 2023 without breaking the bank? Well, you’re in luck! Loudwire have teamed up with Danny Wimmer Presents to give one (1) lucky winner the trip of a lifetime, including two (2) VIP passes, round-trip airfare (up to …
If there’s one thing that Fred Durst is not, it’s predictable. Now, the Limp Bizkit frontman has surprised fans again, this time with another new look that amusingly rivals his recent “Dad Vibes” style. Limp Bizkit performed their first live show since May 2022 on Thursday (March 30th) in Munich, …
There may be nothing cooler than receiving a lifetime all access pass to see your favorite band, but with privilege also comes great responsibility, and actor Owen Wilson revealed on The Late Late Show With James Corden how his lifetime pass to see the Rolling Stones got revoked after he …
Lana Del Rey is the type of musician that fans of any genre can appreciate, especially because she has a rock ‘n’ roll soul. There have actually been quite a few times where she referenced rock artists in her songs, too. The singer-songwriter rose to fame in 2011 after her …
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “California Dreamin” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, April 11th, at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in …
Flatbush Zombies member Zombie Juice is back with “Dizzy,” the second single from his upcoming debut solo album, Love Without Conditions. “Dizzy” reunites Zombie Juice with longtime collaborators The Underachievers, the rap duo who are also part of the Brooklyn supergroup Beast Coast with Flatbush Zombies and Pro Era. Produced by …
Yaeji’s new album, With a Hammer, is out this Friday, April 7. Today, she shared a video for the new single “Passed Me By.” Directed by Enayet and Zanzie, the video features the titular hammer in a song where Yaeji addresses her younger self. Watch it below. “Passed Me By” follows the …
Florence Pugh has revealed that she “definitely abused” herself in order to deliver her performance for Ari Aster’s 2019 horror film, Midsommar. Speaking on Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, the 27-year-old actor explained that she put herself in a dark state of mind in an effort to …
LCD Soundsystem will headline Format Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas, on Friday, September 22, with Jamie xx, Little Simz, and Digable Planets playing downbill the same day. The three-day arts and music festival, which takes place in forest-enclosed land in the Ozark Mountains, also features headliners Alanis Morisette and Leon Bridges. …
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy has announced a solo tour of intimate shows. It takes place across North America this summer. Le Ren is supporting for most of the shows. Check out the tour itinerary below. Tweedy recently sat down for an interview with Seth Meyers on Late Night With Seth Meyers …
Pack your sunscreen and shades in the go-bag, cuz’ we’ve got lots of music festivals to get ready for. Although it’s still the dead of winter, there have been a slew of spring and summer rock + metal festivals announced for 2023, and everything we know so far is packed …
Those who metal together, stay together! In that spirit, Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian was joined by his wife Pearl Aday and 11-year-old son Revel onstage to perform Black Sabbath’s “Symptom of the Universe” and Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” at a recent gig. The performance, which also featured guitarist Zach …
Song of the Week delves into the fresh songs we just can’t get out of our heads. Find these tracks and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist, and for our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Metallica treats us to the dizzying title …
Milwaukee’s beloved Summerfest festival will celebrate its 55th anniversary this summer with the usual jam-packed lineup of 100 artists taking the stage over three weekends in June and July, including headliners Eric Church (with Elle King), the Zac Brown Band (with Marcus King) and James Taylor & His All-Star Band …
Chai are back with a new song, “We the Female!,” and an accompanying music video that pays homage to 1980s television shows. In the visual, directed by Cezan Iseda, all four band members dance their way through an audition tape and live band performance while a board of judges, also …