Rock

The pop charts have always been ruled by the young, but some of classic rock’s most enduring acts don’t seem to have gotten the memo. Nearly 10% of the current Billboard Top 200 album sales chart slots are taken up by classic rock albums, some of which are closing in on their 50th birthdays. The

The BBC has announced a new documentary, Girlbands Forever, which focuses on some of the UK’s biggest girl bands from the 1990s onwards. Following the success of Boybands Forever, which first aired in November last year, Girlbands Forever is set to air on BBC Two later this year. The documentary will feature in-depth interviews with

Rumors about who will headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show are heating up as the NFL preseason gets underway. If the oddsmakers at Kalshi are correct, rock bands probably need not apply. Of course, betting lines are constantly changing. But as of mid-day, Kalshi was giving Jay-Z the best headlining odds at the big

Matt Cameron has addressed his exit from Pearl Jam, and given an update on a new Soundgarden album featuring vocals from the late Chris Cornell. Cameron also expressed his gratitude for “the crew, staff and fans the world over”, adding: “It’s been an incredible journey. More to follow. Thank you all from the bottom of

Ozzy Osbourne‘s son Jack has shared a video tribute on YouTube,titled “Some Memories of My Father.” The video begins with a clip of Jack as a child on Howard Stern‘s radio show, followed by photos of Jack and Ozzy together over the years. Ozzy’s “So Tired” can be heard throughout the video. “I haven’t really

Foreigner have offered their services to be the wedding band for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. Last week (August 26), the couple, who have been in a relationship since 2023, announced their engagement. They shared a series of photographs showing the singer and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end embracing in a garden. “Your

A new trailer for David Gilmour‘s upcoming concert film Live at the Circus Maximus, Romehas arrived. The movie will open in theaters on Sept. 17. The live film is one of three new projects on the horizon for Gilmour, taken from his 2024 tour in support of his most recent album,Luck and Strange. A live

Jessie J has made an emotional return to the stage following a first round of breast cancer surgery, which saw her joined by her two-year-old son. READ MORE:“There are so many more layers to my emotion”: how Laufey defied expectations on her third album ‘A Matter Of Time’ On Saturday (September 6), the singer performed

Metallicawill play an intimate show in the Hamptons this month to celebrate the launch of their “Maximum Metallica” SiriusXMchannel. Drummer Lars Ulrich shared the news onThe Howard Stern Show on Wednesday. The thrash giants will storm the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, Long Island, on Thursday, Aug. 28, with Maximum Metallica launching the following day on

Lizzo has said that there’s no “song of the summer” this year because artists are struggling to break through social media algorithms. READ MORE:Lizzo – ‘Special’ review: joyful superstar uplifts with self-assured, self-empowering bops The singer took to TikTok to offer advice to emerging artists on Friday (September 5), telling them that “the music industry

PinkPantheress gave her first performance without vocal tuning on NPR Tiny Desk – check it out below. READ MORE:PinkPantheress – ‘Fancy That’ review: gearing up for her boldest chapter yet Her set went live on Friday (September 5), although the musician admitted that she had considered backing out, as NPR didn’t allow her to useautotune

Young Thug has apologised to GloRilla after an alleged phone call from his time in jail leaked, in which he calls her ugly. The Grammy-winning rapper and founder of the Young Stoner Life (YSL) label was indicted by Georgia prosecutors along with dozens of others in May 2022 under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations

Rubber Soul is often marked as the turning point in the Beatles‘ career, the moment where they transcended the pop confines of Beatlemania and became serious artists. The first steps toward that independence came a few months earlier on Rubber Soul‘s predecessor Help!, a soundtrack of sorts to the Beatles’ second movie and their first

Charli XCX has responded after fans on social media called Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights the “matcha dubai chocolate labubu of film”. READ MORE:Emerald Fennell is well aware of her own privilege: “Class is such a fixation in this country” TheSaltburnfilmmaker’s next project is an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob

Who are the “Big 4” of hair metal? It’s a tricky question, not least of which because anybody who claims to be afan of “hair metal” knows it’s not actually a real subgenre. More accurately, it’s a catch-all term that was retroactively applied to the pop-infused hard rock that dominated the Sunset Strip and commanded

AIR have announced ‘The Virgin Suicides Redux’ to mark the 25th anniversary of their cult soundtrack. READ MORE:Air live in London: a refreshingly future-facing celebration of ‘Moon Safari’ The 2000 album was AIR’s second LP and also the soundtrack to Sofia Coppola’s directorial debut The Virgin Suicides. Now, to celebrate its milestone anniversary, the album

Rock ‘n’ roll history includes a long and colorful tradition of contractual obligation albums, one that’s brought us a handful of unintentional classics as well as a number of records that are so bad — or so bizarre — that they simply have to be experienced. Few if any artists, however, have elevated malicious compliance

The Jonas Brothers brought out John Legend to perform ‘All Of Me’ in Los Angeles – check out the moment below. The brothers are currently road for their 20th anniversary ‘Jonas20: Greetings From Your Hometown’ tour, which hit the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California on Saturday (September 6), and saw them play a series of

Geezer Butler recalled the moment Tony Iommi played the song “Paranoid” to his Black Sabbath bandmates, and they initially refused to work on it. The band’s breakthrough single was a last-minute addition to their second album in 1970. Guitarist Iommi previously described it as a “filler,” notingthey had“never done a three-minute song before.” In a