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“We’re in for nasty weather,” prophesied David Byrne 42 years ago on his band Talking Heads‘ biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit. He probably wasn’t making specific predictions about 2025’s Governors Ball festival in New York, but that’s certainly what was in store for attendees Saturday (June 7), as heavy rain ...

Guns N’ Roses have added 13 new dates to their 2025 tour schedule. The band is currently on tour in Europe and have 20 shows of the leg remaining. The newly-announced concerts will take place in Latin America starting in October, kicking off with an Oct. 1 performance in San ...

Sony claims in a new lawsuit that streaming platform LiveOne and its subsidiary Slacker Radio owe $2.6 million in unpaid licensing fees yet are refusing to stop playing the label’s music, including tracks by Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus and Tate McRae. The allegations come in a federal lawsuit Sony filed Friday ...

In this week’s brand new episode of How I Learned to Scream, we present Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach. Loudwire had the opportunity to attend Ohio’s Sonic Temple festival last month, and while we were there, we captured a whole season’s worth of new How I Learned to Scream (and ...

The Billboard Canada Screen Composers of the Year Award has its inaugural shortlist. The award, presented by SOCAN, is shining a light on five talented composers who have made a global impact, scoring some of the most powerful moments in film and television. Together, these musicians are responsible for the ...

Alex Terrible has addressed backlash that Suicide Silence and Dying Fetus have received over their 2026 tour plans with Slaughter to Prevail in a statement on social media. Suicide Silence and Dying Fetus were just announced as the supporting acts for Slaughter to Prevail’s 2026 European tour yesterday. According to Terrible’s ...

Clive Davis was honored with the Legacy Award at the 2025 Apollo Theater Spring Benefit on Wednesday (June 4). The legendary music industry executive hit the red carpet of the star-studded gala wearing a metallic suit coat, and posed for photos with attendees like Busta Rhymes, Larry Jackson, Sherri Shepherd, ...

In this week’s brand new episode of Gear Factor, Hatebreed‘s Wayne Lozinak plays his favorite riffs. Loudwire had the opportunity to attend Ohio’s Sonic Temple festival last month, and while we were there, we captured a whole season’s worth of new Gear Factor episodes. We’re launching this next batch with ...

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Despite being one of the biggest rock bands of all time, Guns N’ Roses don’t have many albums. Consequently, the list of Guns N’ Roses Album Opening Songs Ranked is small but mighty. Axl Rose and Co. have always known how to make an entrance. On their star-making debut album Appetite for ...