Diamond-certified Grammy Award-winning band Imagine Dragons has been awarded the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award for being among one of the most-streamed creators in the organization’s 20-year history. “Imagine Dragons is one of those bands that you know will be around a long time,” said Michael Huppe, President and CEO of SoundExchange. “Since their 2012…… read more »
Shaky Knees 2024 will be headlined by Foo Fighters, Weezer, Noah Kahan and Queens of the Stone Age. The festival is set to take place at Central Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 3-5. The lineup also features Arcade Fire, Interpol, Yves Tumor, Metric, All Them Witches, The Offspring, Girl in Red, Miike Snow, Sunny…… read more »
IMAX and Pathe Live in partnership with Mercury Studios and Queen Films have announced that Queen Rock Montreal is headed to IMAX Theaters early next year. The concert film, based on the rock band’s 1981 live concert in Montreal, will be released in more than 400 IMAX theatres globally for four days beginning January 18.…… read more »
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has seemingly denied rumors that Jeramie Kling is replacing Jay Weinberg as the masked band’s new drummer. Earlier this month, the iconic metal band announced the departure of Weinberg, who had joined Slipknot in 2014 following the departure of Joey Jordison a year earlier. Weinberg, who is the son of longtime Bruce…… read more »
Shane MacGowan, the lead singer of Celtic punk band The Pogues, has died at 65. Announcing the news of his demise on social media, MacGowan’s wife Victoria Mary Clarke said, “Shane… has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese.” She said her husband breathed his last on Thursday after a…… read more »
The Jesus And Mary Chain have announced a new album, Glasgow Eyes. The Scottish alternative rock duo also shared new single “jamcod.” Glasgow Eyes will drop on March 8th via Fuzz Club. The album will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the duo, comprised of brothers Jim and William Reid. The album announcement arrives alongside news…… read more »
Pop punk icon Avril Lavigne has announced two outdoor shows in the U.K. for the next summer. The “Sk8er Boi” singer will perform at Cardiff Castle on Tuesday, July 2, and at Manchester Castlefield Bowl on Wednesday, July 3. Simple Plan will be the special guest at both concerts. “UK!” says Avril. “I’m playing at…… read more »
Dolly Parton’s Rockstar has debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums charts. Rockstar marks her ninth country topper and her debut on top of the Rock & Alternative Albums chart. The legendary country singer-songwriter’s latest album earned 128,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the November…… read more »
Rock band Evanescence’s Amy Lee says that rapper 50 Cent “hates her guts.” “50 Cent hates my guts,” Amy Lee said in a recent interview with The Daily Beast. “It’s just one of those things. I mean, truthfully, we thought he was going to win, too. It was such a wild night. “People are like,…… read more »
French hard rock festival Hellfest has announced a huge lineup for the next year’s edition, including Foo Fighters, Metallica, Machine Head and Avenged Sevenfold as headliners. Hellfest 2024 will feature over 175 bands performing across six different stages. The rock and metal festival is set to take place from June 27-30, 2024 in Clisson, France.…… read more »