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Bright Eyes planned to tour extensively in support of their just released new album, Five Dice, All Threes. But the Omaha-based rock band was forced to cancel all their remaining live dates in 2024 due to the ongoing vocal problems of frontman Conor Oberst. This news follows the band’s prior cancellations of their three planned…

Billy Joel has more stadium shows planned for 2025, as the Piano Man just announced a series of one-night-only stadium performances scheduled for next year. Joel’s new five-show run will once again feature co-headliners Sting and Stevie Nicks on select dates. The brief stadium tour will get started in Indianapolis on February 8th with Sting…

On Saturday (September 28), Frances Bean Cobain and her husband Riley Hawk announced the arrival of their firstborn child, a baby boy named Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk. The 32-year-old Frances Bean is the only child of rock icons Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, while the 31-year-old Riley is the eldest son of skateboarding legend Tony…

Kris Kristofferson, country music icon and celebrated Hollywood actor, died on Saturday (September 28) at the age of 88. Kristofferson died peacefully at his home in Maui while surrounded by his family. No cause of death has been disclosed. Kristofferson was a native of Brownsville, Texas, who wrote classic country songs like “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’…

Thom Yorke is reworking and orchestrating Radiohead’s Grammy-winning 2003 album, Hail to the Thief, that will be incorporated into a new theater production of Shakespeare’s classic play, Hamlet. The Radiohead frontman is reimagining the album for a cast that will include 20 musicians and actors, who will be performing the new work titled, Hamlet Hail…

On Thursday (September 26), the Cure released the single, “Alone,” the first new song from the UK goth rock legends in 16 years. The moody, atmospheric track will be featured on the Cure’s upcoming full-length LP, Songs From a Lost World, which the band confirmed will be released on November 1, 2024 via Capitol Records…

Patti Smith is set to be honored with a planned tribute concert at New York City’s historic Carnegie Hall on March 26, 2025. The benefit show has been dubbed, People Have The Power: A Celebration Of Patti Smith, with 100% of the proceeds from the concert going towards music education for underserved youth. The special…

U2 announced on Instagram on Thursday (September 26) that they are releasing a 20th anniversary reissue of their multiple Grammy-winning album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. The reissue will also be accompanied by what the band is referring to as a “shadow album” called How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb, which will feature 10…

On Thursday (September 26), Foo Fighters announced on Instagram that they will no longer be headlining this weekend’s Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The band was scheduled to perform on Sunday (September 29), and they released the following statement announcing their last-minute cancellation: “Foo Fighters will no longer be appearing at this weekend’s Soundside…

The lineup of performers and special guests has been revealed for The American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special. The show will feature music from Brad Paisley, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Green Day, Jennifer Hudson, Kane Brown, Mariah Carey, RAYE, and Stray Kids, along with appearances by Carrie Underwood, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, and Jimmy Kimmel.…