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Getty ImagesSammy Hagar revealed he got starstruck the first time he met Rod Stewart. The “Red Rocker” spilled the beans on his Storytime With Sammy video series, recalling, “Have I ever been a fanboy? Me? Absolutely! . . . I just remember I was always a Rod Stewart fan when I first started Montrose. I…

PRPhotos.comVicki Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell and the Soundgarden have settled a legal battle that will allow release of new music the band had been working on up to the time of the singer’s death from suicide in 2017. A statement by relevant parties told Variety, “The reconciliation marks a new…

Getty ImagesStephen Stills has just released his vintage 1971 live team-up with David Crosby on the late-singer’s “The Lee Shore.” The tune serves as the latest teaser from Stephen Stills Live At Berkeley 1971, the new archival release, which drops on April 28th. Crosby was also on hand that night to join Stills in singing…

Getty ImagesFans are already raving about Metallica’s just-released new album, 72 Seasons. Guitarist Kirk Hammett spoke to Guitar World magazine and gave a track-by-track breakdown of the entire set for fans. When discussing the tune “Chasing Light,” Hammett revealed his love and deference to his early inspirations: “Players like Jimmy Page mean so much to…

Getty ImagesActor Timothee Chalamet will star as Bob Dylan in the upcoming biopic, titled A Complete Unknown. The movie is based on Elijah Wald’s 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric, which focused on Dylan’s historic July 25th, 1965 electric set at the Newport Folk Festival. A Complete Unknown, which begins shooting in August, will feature Chalamet…

PRPhotos.comMegadeth’s Dave Mustaine still has more than a few issues with his former bandmates in Metallica — yet, despite that, he still wants the bands to play together. Dave Mustaine was an early member of Metallica in 1982 and early-’83 — but did not play on any albums by the band before he was fired.…

Getty ImagesA new dance mix of Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson’s 1983 chart-topper “Say Say Say” is back on the charts. The officially-sanctioned and reimagined track by Kygo debuts at Number 16 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Billboard reported the track garnered “905,000 official streams and 400 downloads sold in the United States (between)…

Getty ImagesGraham Nash has written a new song about Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. Nash will release his latest solo set, titled Now, on May 19th, which marks his first new music since David Crosby’s death this past January 18th. Nash spoke about the new song “I Watched It All Come Down,” telling Variety, “It…

PRPhotos.comSting has expanded his upcoming “My Songs” fall tour by tagging on nine new stops on to the itinerary. The legendary singer/songwriter and Police leader has new dates on the books — now hitting New York, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada. The trek kicks off over two nights — September 1st and 2nd…