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Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Heart/(Photo Credit: Criss Cain) Heart is extending their Royal Flush tour into next year.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just announced a set of 2026 tour dates kicking off Feb. 15 in Duluth, Georgia, and wrapping March 15 in Fishers, Indiana, with Lucinda Williams on board as special guest for select dates.Heart wrapped the summer leg of their tour in Bethel, New York, on Aug. 30. […]

Matt Cameron performs live on stage at Madison Square Garden on September 03, 2024 in New York City. (Jim Bennett/Getty Images) Drummer Matt Cameron has opened up regarding his departure from Pearl Jam in an interview with Billboard.Cameron, who played in Soundgarden before joining up with Eddie Vedder and company, announced in July he was leaving the grunge rockers after 27 years in the group."I definitely gave them a lot of notice," Cameron says. […]

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason/(Photo Credit: Chris Jensen) Dave Mason, best known for his work with Traffic, has announced his retirement from touring after 60 years in the business.The 79-year-old artist says “ongoing health challenges” are the reason behind his “difficult decision” to give up the road.In September 2024, Mason canceled his Traffic Jam tour due to an urgent heart condition. He was supposed to launch a new […]

On This Day, Sept. 16, 1977 ...Talking Heads released their debut album, Talking Heads: 77, featuring the now-classic “Psycho Killer,” as well as “Uh-Oh," "Love Comes to Town” and “Don’t Worry About the Government.”Jon Bon Jovi’s cousin Tony Bongiovi was credited as one of the album’s producers, though the band disliked him and later claimed the engineer, Ed Stasium, did most of the work.While the album never got higher than #97 on the Billboard 200 chart, Rolling Stone included it […]

A view of Spectra art installation, Coachella ferris wheel and art installations in the nighttime during weekend 2, day 3 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 20, 2025 in Indio, California. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella) David Byrne and Devo are among the artists booked to play the 2026 edition of Coachella, happening April 10-12 and April 17-19 in Indio, California.Byrne is scheduled to play both Saturday nights, while Devo is […]

Cover of 'Rolling Stone's' October issue with Paul Mescal on the cover/(Photo credit: Ryan McGinley) Actor Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney in director Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopics, and he talks to Rolling Stone about the work he's putting in to get it right.He and his castmates will be performing live for the film, and Mescal tells the mag he’s been learning to play guitar left-handed for the role."It would just be crazy to not play it left-handed, you know?" he […]

oe Perry, Steven Tyler, and Yungblud attend the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV) After teaming up for their Ozzy Osbourne tribute at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry are once again collaborating with Yungblud, this time on a new song.The artists first teased that […]

Gov't Mule New Year's shows artwork/(Courtesy of Gov't Mule) Gov’t Mule has announced details for their annual year-end shows.The Warren Haynes-led group is set to play three shows in New York at the end of the year, starting Dec. 28 at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York.Following the upstate show, Gov’t Mule will return to the Beacon Theatre for their annual New Year’s Eve stand, playing on Dec. 30 and 31. The New Year's […]

Metallica on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) Count Usher among those who want to see Metallica shred Super Bowl halftime.The R&B star, who headlined the big game's halftime show in 2024, named the metal legends as his pick to play Super Bowl 60 in 2026 when asked by TMZ.Beyond being endorsed by Usher, Metallica has another reason to headline the Super Bowl 60 halftime. The game will be held at Levi's […]