On an appearance on the January 28 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Ringo Starr was asked about the legend that he smoked weed for the very first time with Bob Dylan. “Yeah,” Starr confirmed, before clarifying that Dylan himself “didn’t personally hand it to me, he had a friend of his in the room who…

The 2025 American Music Honors are set to take place on April 26 at Monmouth University in New Jersey, hosted by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music. The event celebrates the influential contributions to American music by honorees Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello, and Joe Ely. Presenters for the…

Dave Matthews has dropped out of his scheduled appearances at FireAid and the MusiCares Grateful Dead Tribute events this week due to a family emergency. Matthews made the last-minute announcement on the band’s official Instagram account on Wednesday (January 29), saying he would be unable to perform at either upcoming event “due to a critical…

On Wednesday (January 29), the Recording Academy announced twelve new live performers that will be taking part in the upcoming 2025 Grammy Awards ceremony. The night’s star-studded live lineup now includes Stevie Wonder, Cynthia Erivo, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Lainey Wilson, Herbie Hancock, Brittany Howard, Brad Paisley, Janelle Monáe, John Legend, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, and…

Dave Matthews Band has announced a 35-date US tour for the spring and summer of 2025. DMB’s new run of shows will kick off at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 27, and conclude with the band’s traditional Labor Day Weekend residency at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington on August 29-31. Highlights…

On Monday (January 27), Give a F**k LA unveiled a star-studded lineup for their “Benefit and Auction for LA Wildfire Relief” set to take place on February 5 at the Hollywood Palladium. The one-night-only event will feature live performances by Hayley Williams, Lucy Dacus, MUNA, and Finneas. The benefit will be hosted by John C.…

Bob Dylan has announced the initial dates for the 2025 leg of his Never Ending Tour, with a series of stops in small music markets not frequently visited by high-profile acts. The tour begins on March 25 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and continues to Wichita, Kansas on March 29; Mankato, Minnesota on April 4, Dylan’s first…

On Monday (January 27), Blink-182 announced a special one-night-only benefit concert at the Hollywood Palladium on February 13th that will raise money for Los Angeles wildfire relief. The California pop-punk band will be joined at the show by special guest opening act Alkaline Trio, which features former Blink-182 guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba. All proceeds from the…

Coldplay’s highly successful Music of the Spheres Tour became even more monumental this weekend in Ahmedabad, India. On Saturday, January 25 and Sunday, January 26, the celebrated British rock band put on record-breaking performances at the Narendra Modi Stadium, drawing a crowd of over 220,000 people for the pair of shows. These were not only…

On Monday (January 27), the Teenage Cancer Trust announced their 2025 lineup of benefit shows taking place at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall at the end of March. The reunited Sex Pistols – featuring original members Paul Cook, Steve Jones, and Glen Matlock, with Frank Carter on vocals – kick off the festivities on March…