*Metallica on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)* Metallica has announced the eighth year of its Metallica Scholars Initiative through the band’s All Within My Hands charity foundation. The workforce education program will distribute more than $3.3 million in grants to over 90 community and technical colleges during the 2026 campaign. This year’s expansion also includes […]
*‘The Canyon’ album artwork. (Mushroom Music/Virgin Music Group)* Alt-J frontman Joe Newman is set to release The Canyon, his debut album under the JJerome87 solo moniker, on Friday. Newman said the project came together following the birth of his daughter, which influenced both his songwriting and his decision to record music outside of Alt-J. “That […]
*Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s performs during the 2022 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 23, 2022 in Indio, California. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Coachella)* Plain White T’s recently performed their hit song “Hey There Delilah” aboard a Southwest Airlines flight as part of the airline’s Live at 35 program. The initiative […]
*Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, and Bill Berry of R.E.M. attend the 2024 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Joy Malone/Getty Images)* R.E.M. fans now have a new place to share personal stories about the impact […]
The Rolling Loud 2026 livestream is here — and hip-hop fans around the world no longer need a plane ticket to Florida to experience it. Amazon Music has confirmed its return as the exclusive livestreaming partner for the festival, making this year’s edition one of the most accessible in the event’s history. What Is Rolling […]
AFI Decemberunderground is back on vinyl for the first time since 2006. The band has announced a 20th anniversary reissue of their landmark album via Interscope, with three variants available for pre-order now. The flagship edition is a D2C exclusive: the album pressed on a black-and-white A-side/B-side split LP, housed in a gatefold jacket that […]
Slayer is marking 40 years of Reign in Blood with a small run of headlining shows in 2026, performing the 1986 thrash landmark front to back. The band confirmed two initial dates — September 4 at Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee, Minnesota, and November 13 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, their first Los […]
*Deryck Whibley of the Group Sum 41 Perform on November 17, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Roberto Panucci – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)* Sum 41 Fat Lip is hitting a major milestone, with frontman Deryck Whibley looking back on a quarter-century of the band’s breakout anthem in a candid Instagram reflection marking the track’s 25th anniversary. […]
*Violet Grohl attends the 68th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala at The Beverly Hilton on January 31, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)* Violet Grohl solo concert debut marked a major milestone over the weekend, with the singer performing her first official live show on Saturday in honor of Record Store Day. Dave Grohl’s daughter […]
*Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage performs at Columbiahalle on November 22, 2026, in Berlin, Germany. (Andrea Friedrich/Redferns)* Killswitch Engage’s 2026 tour dates are here, as the band has announced an additional run of North American shows behind their album This Consequence. The new leg opens in August 2026 with a Canadian run, then shifts to […]
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