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Getty ImagesU2 has announced a surprise new album, titled Songs Of Surrender, which re-imagines 40 songs from across the band’s catalogue. The new set, which drops on St. Patrick’s Day — March 17th — is a companion piece to frontman Bono’s memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. Although the band posted a teaser via YouTube,…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters, Korn, Kendrick Lamar, and Sheryl Crow are all set to will perform the 2023 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, running from June 15th through 18th. The Foos’ performance on the festival’s final night marks their third officially announced concert since the death last year of drummer Taylor Hawkins. The…

Getty ImagesIt was 66 years ago today (January 10th, 1956), that Elvis Presley recorded his first Number One hit, “Heartbreak Hotel.” The song, its B-side “I Was The One,” and several other tunes were recorded in Nashville at Elvis’ first RCA recording session, just two days after his 21st birthday. The previous November, RCA Records…

Getty ImagesOzzy Osbourne admitted he’s nervous for his family’s big to return to TV. Following the massive success 20 years ago of the MTV hit The Osbournes, the clan will be featured once again in the upcoming ten-part 30-minute BBC reality series, Home To Roost, which focuses on the family’s move back to Britain. The…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen fans were surprised to hear that “The Boss’s” ongoing archival series is being put on hold due to his upcoming E Street Band tour dates. Backstreets magazine — the unofficial source for all Springsteen news — shared the official message stating: “With opening night of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s…

Getty ImagesBilly Joel and Stevie Nicks have just announced their eighth 2023 joint stadium show. The pair of Rock Hall of Famers will now play on November 10th at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium. As it stands now, in addition to the just-announced Minnesota gig, Billy and Stevie are set for major stadium shows in California,…

Getty ImagesIt was 60 years ago today (January 9th, 1963) that the late, great Charlie Watts joined the Rolling Stones replacing drummer Tony Chapman. Watts — who was strictly a jazz drummer — held a day job as a graphic designer for the ad company Charles, Hobson and Gray when he took the gig drumming…

Getty ImagesThe completed inner-workings of Journey continue to make headlines as former-frontman Steve Perry has dropped his legal claim against the band’s corporate entity for trademarking the titles to 20 of its songs. Guitarist Neal Schon posted on a social media the letter he’d received from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which states, quote,…

Getty ImagesMetallica has brought back its archival online streaming service. The band has begun running rare performances from its “Black Album” era via nugs.net. Metallica sent an email to fans announcing the revamped series, writing, “With help from the archivists at The Metallica Black Box, our friends at nugs.net are bringing back the ‘Wherever We…