The shortlist for Best Original Song at the 2025 Academy Awards is filled with A-list music superstars. Elton John and Brandi Carlile are shortlisted for co-writing “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late; Lainey Wilson for co-writing “Out of Oklahoma” from Twisters; Pharrell Williams for writing “Piece by Piece” from his Netflix biopic…… MORE
After an amazing show in May 2024, Hairball have announced that they’re coming back to the Stormont Vail Events Center on… MORE
In a new interview with NME, Slipknot co-founder and percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan takes a reflective look at the band’s 25th anniversary while revealing what the future holds for the alt metal group. Crahan says that Slipknot’s long-rumored and much-delayed album, Look Outside Your Window, will finally be released soon. “What I can tell you…… MORE
In a new interview with Billboard, REO Speedwagon vocalist/guitarist Kevin Cronin speaks out for the first time about the split of his classic rock band. The final performance under the REO Speedwagon moniker is set to take place on December 21 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Cronin will continue to tour, making his solo…… MORE
In a new interview with Sonic Perspectives, Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon explains why the band still tours non-stop 40+ years into their celebrated career. “We’re a lot older now and we have to tour a lot to make a living,” Hannon reveals. “We’re not rich. We never became millionaires.” The music industry changed dramatically over…… MORE
A holiday special hosted by Andrea Bocelli is set to air on CBS on Christmas Eve (December 24). Christmas with Andrea Bocelli and Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special will feature the legendary Italian tenor singing alongside pop superstars Dua Lipa, Jennifer Hudson, Josh Groban, and Sofia Carson. Bocelli’s wife Veronica and his daughter Virginia will…… MORE
Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second consecutive week. Carey’s Christmas classic tops the charts for a 16th total week, tying her longest rule at No. 1 in her celebrated career that was previously set by “One Sweet Day” with Boyz II…… MORE
In an interview with People, Ashley McBryde shared details of her most starstruck moment, when she first met Reba McEntire at the 2019 Academy of Country Music Awards. McBryde was doing a promotional interview, and was surprised when an unexpected guest joined in the discussion. “She snuck in when I was doing a radio interview,”…… MORE
Metallica held their annual Helping Hands benefit concert at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on Friday (December 13). The group dusted off some long-unplayed rarities, choice cover songs, and classic hits during their acoustic and electric sets. Metallica played Reload tracks, “Low Man’s Lyric” and “The Unforgiven II” for the first time in many…… MORE
Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison have announced the music lineup for their upcoming Above Ground 4 benefit concert set to take place on January 25th at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. The event will feature the two celebrated musicians joined by Billy Idol and his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens, Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell, Guns…… MORE
