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Kneecap Won’t Face Criminal Charges Over Glastonbury Concert

U.K. police have announced that Irish rap group Kneecap will not be criminally charged for shouting “Free Palestine” and “‘F— Keir Starmer” during its politically-charged Glastonbury Festival set last month. Avon and Somerset Police said in a Friday (July 18) update that they’ve closed a previously announced investigation into Kneecap’s ...

Ken Casey Discusses Dropkick Murphys’ Legacy, New Album + More

Ken Casey joined Loudwire Nights on Thursday (July 17) to dive into For the People, the latest album from Dropkick Murphys. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. “Anytime you release new music and you’re about to go on tour, it’s exciting,” Casey ...

‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Ending After 2025-26 Season

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026 at the close of the 2025-26 broadcast season. Colbert announced the news during tonight’s taping at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York. “Before we start the show, I want to let you know something that I found out ...

Cake Geezer Butler Gave Ozzy Osbourne at Black Sabbath Farewell

See a close-up shot of the cake Geezer Butler gave Ozzy Osbourne at the end of Black Sabbath‘s “Back to the Beginning” farewell show earlier this month. The day featured performances from a long list of bands and musicians that have been inspired by the music of Osbourne and Sabbath, ...

Billy Strings Goes Death Metal With Cryptopsy Collaboration

Michigan bluegrass aficionado Billy Strings has showcased his diverse tastes and genre-shifting proficiency as part of a new collaboration with Canadian death metal outfit Cryptopsy. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news 32-year-old Strings – who scored his third No. 1 on the ...

Iron Maiden Epics – Their 8 Best Songs Over 8 Minutes Long

The eight best Iron Maiden songs over eight minutes long don’t just give you a double album’s worth of top-class heavy metal — they offer lessons on history and literature that span centuries. Iron Maiden have long been one of metal’s most verbose bands, given bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris‘ prog-rock ...

Olivia Rodrigo’s Guitarist on Playing With Robert Smith at Glastonbury

The surprise appearance of The Cure’s Robert Smith during Olivia Rodrigo’s Glastonbury 2025 set has been widely celebrated by fans and critics alike, but few were as overcome with emotion as Rodrigo’s own guitarist, Arianna Powell. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news ...

Does P.O.D. Get a Shoutout in the New Superman Movie?

Superman may be rekindling interest in a ’90s-era nu metal band after potentially referencing the act in a new movie. What Happens In The New Superman Movie? Yet another Superman movie landed in theaters on July 11. This time out, director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, The Suicide ...

Zac Brown Talks His Band’s Sphere Run and New Album Exclusive

If the immersive, state-of-the-art entertainment venue Sphere didn’t already exist, Zac Brown would have had to invent it. “I’ve been wanting to do a spectacle for a couple years,” he tells Billboard. “I’ve been planning to figure out how to do something where the production and the fan experience is ...

VOTE: Better ‘Big 4’ Band

Which is the better “Big 4” band – Anthrax or Megadeth? That is the battle at the heart of this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show. The two acts, along with Slayer and Megadeth, were essential in making thrash metal one of the most important metal ...

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