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ABC/Randy Holmes Foo Fighters' upcoming concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, looks to be just as rowdy as their shows anywhere else in the world.Promoter Ravel Junardy tells the Jakarta Globe that Dave Grohl and company have "asked for the freedom to curse on stage, as well as permission to smoke and drink during the show.""As long as it doesn't touch on sensitive topics like race, religion, or Indonesian cultural values, we'll allow it," […]

Ethan Miller/Getty Images Billy Joel has canceled all scheduled concert dates after revealing he was recently diagnosed with a health condition.In a statement posted to his social media Friday, the singer shared he has been dealing with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a disorder where fluid builds up in the brain.“This condition has been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision, and balance,” the statement reads.The post goes on to say that […]

Reprise Records Neil Young has shared the title track off his upcoming album, Talkin to the Trees, recorded with his Chrome Hearts band.You can listen to the song now via digital outlets. The album, which also includes the previously released cuts "big change" and "Lets Roll Again," is due out June 13.Chrome Hearts consists of organist Spooner Oldham, guitarist Micah Nelson, bassist Corey McCormick and drummer Anthony LoGerfo.Young will take the Chrome Hearts out […]

Gary Miller/Getty Images There definitely was a reason to get excited during Bob Dylan's latest performance on Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival tour.During Thursday's show in Spokane, Washington, Dylan was joined onstage by acclaimed bluegrass musician and fellow Outlaw performer Billy Strings for a rendition of "All Along the Watchtower."As seen in fan-shot footage, Dylan sang the track from behind a piano while Strings strummed and picked an acoustic guitar in his […]

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ABA Along with hearing Tony Iommi play on a song with English pop star Robbie Williams, you can now watch him do that, too.Williams has premiered the video for "Rocket," his collaborative single with the Black Sabbath guitarist. Iommi pops up in the clip while rocking the track's guitar riff and standing back-to-back with Williams on the streets of England."Rocket" the song dropped on Wednesday. It will […]

On This Day, May 23, 2024 ...Bruce Springsteen was celebrated in London as he was honored as an Academy Fellow of The Ivors Academy.He was the first international songwriter to receive the honor by the U.K. organization, which presents The Ivor Novello Awards, celebrating excellence in British and Irish songwriting. Paul McCartney, an Academy Fellow himself, was on hand to give Springsteen his honor. During his speech, The Boss recalled his […]

ABC/Michael Yada It's been eight years since the last U2 album, but Bono and the boys are back.The BBC reports that backstage at The Ivors ceremony in London on Thursday, where the band was given a prestigious fellowship of The Ivors Academy, they said they were in the studio making new music, complete with drummer Larry Mullen Jr. He'd been sidelined due to a neck surgery and was absent from […]

Photo by Criss Cain Heart returned to the road earlier this year with their Royal Flush tour, and fans who caught their show saw a set that was filled with more than just Heart classics.The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band is known to cover Led Zeppelin in concert, and Nancy Wilson says there’s a good reason they include those songs in the set."We're kind of built to play Zeppelin," she […]

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Deadline reported in March that pop star Lizzo would star as rock 'n' roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in an upcoming biopic. But now, news comes that Mick Jagger, in partnership with Live Nation Productions among others, is producing a feature film on Tharpe. This film appears to have no connection to the Lizzo project.Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue [ingenue] Ellis-Taylor has been tapped to write the movie, which has been granted the rights […]