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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for PJ Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready is putting together a one-off supergroup for an upcoming benefit show. Mike McCready and The Casual Acquaintances will feature Beck, St. Vincent, Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar, Tenacious D's Jack Black, Dave Matthew Band bassist Stefan Lessard, Cindy Blackman Santana and Fred Armisen. The event, dubbed Best Night of Your Life, will be hosted by Will Ferrell and will support the organization […]

Geffen/UMe Steely Dan has announced the latest album in their vinyl reissue program, which will likely excite fans.  The band’s classic Aja will be reissued on vinyl September 29, the first time the album has been released on vinyl in more than 40 years. The reissue is remastered from an analog tape copy of the album and will be released on 180-gram black vinyl, along with a premium 45 RPM version on Ultra […]

David Corio/Redferns Sinéad O'Connor was laid to rest in Ireland Tuesday, August 8, in a private ceremony attended by fellow musicians like Bob Geldof and U2’s Bono and The Edge, as well as Irish president Michael D. Higgins, The Independent reports. Fans lined the streets of Bray, County Wicklow, to pay their respects to the singer outside her former home, Montebello, which she lived in for 15 years. Fans also left notes, flowers […]

Embracing a journey of self-discovery, Wayne Brady announced Monday that he identifies as pansexual. In an interview with People, the 51-year-old opened up about his evolving understanding of his sexuality and his battle with a "love addiction." "I am pansexual," Brady shared, clarifying that his attraction extends beyond gender or sex, adding, "Bisexual—with an open mind!" In his quest to comprehend his identity, the Let's Make A Deal host grappled with the term "bisexual," feeling it didn't […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Campbell Soup Company is expanding its presence on grocery store shelves with a new deal to acquire Sovos Brands Inc., the maker of Rao's pasta sauces and noosa yogurt. At $23 per share, the total enterprise value of the acquisition is approximately $2.7 billion, the companies announced in a joint press release on Monday. The premium pasta sauces first hit shelves in 1992 to bring home […]

Jordi Vidal/WireImage Van Halen’s post David Lee Roth years could have looked a lot different, according to Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes. In an interview with The Classic Rock Podcast, Hughes revealed that Eddie Van Halen told him he had considered asking him to join the band to replace the departing Roth. "Well, you know, Eddie was newly sober at that time," he told the podcast regarding the discussion. "This would have been ... I don't know, 22 years ago.” He […]

King Calaway has teamed up with Hailey Whitters on their romantic new song, "Let It Flow." The buoyant track is off the group's sophomore album, Tennessee's Waiting, which arrived August 4.Chris Lane's new song, "Find Another Bar," will drop August 18 and is available for presave now.Mason Ramsey's "She Got It Outta Me" is out now. "I’m having so much fun singing this and can’t wait to take it on the road," Mason says of the track. "It’s even got a little yodel […]

Harry Herd/Redferns Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde is still rocking out at age 71, and while some artists may dread getting older, she seems to be embracing it. “I don’t mind getting older. I do mind getting uglier,” she shares in a new feature in The Guardian. “Come on, there’s only one thing we know of that is definitely going to happen to us. That’s all the information we have in this life.” She adds, […]

BMG Stewart Copeland is giving fans yet another way to enjoy The Police’s music. Earlier this year, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer released Police Deranged, featuring orchestral versions of the band’s classic tunes. Now, he’s announced the upcoming release of Police Beyond Borders, an album of the band’s greatest hits interpreted by musicians from around the world. He teamed with Ricky Kej for the project, a collaborator on the Grammy-winning album Devine Tides.   "The flavors of all these amazing […]