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ABC/Randy Holmes Metallica is set to perform at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix.The metal legends will take the stage on Yas Island to headline the day's after-race concert on Dec. 6. Other after-race performers include pop stars Benson Boone and Katy Perry on Dec. 4 and Dec. 7, respectively.For more info, visit AbuDhabiGP.com.Metallica has also announced their first-ever show in the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain, taking place […]

Photo by Norman Seeff James Taylor is set to make an appearance on Sunday’s American Idol live show, where he’ll mentor this year’s contestants.Taylor’s appearance will coincide with a special Rock & Roll Hall of Fame themed-show, in which the top 14 will perform songs from current members of the Rock Hall. In addition, the episode will feature the live announcement of the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees.Taylor […]

Courtesy of Big Machine Rock Sammy Hagar is getting ready to share new music with fans.The rocker is set to release the new single “Encore, Thank You, Good Night” on Friday, which he wrote with guitar great Joe Satriani.The tune was inspired by a dream Hagar had about his late Van Halen bandmate Eddie Van Halen. It is described as "a celebration and expression of appreciation” of his time in Van Halen.“This […]

Al Pereira/WireImage Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Patti Smith has paid tribute to Pope Francis, who passed away Monday at the age of 88.Smith shared a photo on Instagram of a dandelion growing between some cobblestones, with the caption, “This is a little flower a dandelion humble yet strong. I saw it this morning and was moved.”“Farewell dear Pope Francis," she added. "Nature and poetry and the suffering shall miss their champion.”Pope Francis […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images There was a mini R.E.M. reunion in the band's hometown of Athens, Georgia, on Sunday.R.E.M.’s Peter Buck was headlining a show with Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ singer Kevn Kinney at the Rialto Room when Buck’s bandmate Mike Mills decided to join in on the fun.According to a post on Instagram, Mills sang lead on a performance of R.E.M.’s Reckoning track “(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville" and also accompanied […]

Samir Hussein/Getty Images The late Tom Petty is featured in the new video for Snoop Dogg’s song “Last Dance with Mary Jane,” which reinterprets Petty’s classic track “Mary Jane’s Last Dance.”The clip, directed by Dave Myers, celebrates Snoop’s love of marijuana, and features an animated Petty playing guitar and harmonica, and singing along to the hook of the song.Snoop’s “Last Dance with Mary Jane" appears on his most recent album […]

ABC/Randy Holmes Like EA Sports, the grand prize winner of Metallica's marching band competition will also be in the game.The metal legends have announced that the school that takes home the college Division 1 title will be included in a future edition of the EA Sports College Football video game series. They will get to record a rendition of a Metallica song for the game's soundtrack, as well as the EA Sports College […]

Disney/Eric McCandless Fan voting for the 2025 class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame closes Monday, and Billy Idol is making a case for why you should vote for him.In a new interview with U.K. outlet The Independent, Idol, who is currently #3 in the fan vote behind Phish and Bad Company, argues that folks should vote for him “because I’m just f****** incredible.”“It’s pretty amazing that I went from […]

Matthew Baker/Getty Images Alice Cooper is releasing a new album and it marks a reunion with his original bandmates.According to Billboard, Cooper is set to drop The Revenge of Alice Cooper on July 25. It features guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neil Smith, who he hasn’t worked with since 1973’s Muscle of Love.“It was very much like this was our next album after Muscle of Love, just […]