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As Neil Young prepares to tour the U.S. this summer, he’s invited President Donald Trump to attend one of his shows as a way to remind him of “American values.” Young’s comments appeared in a new post on his Archives website on Monday (June 2), which saw him ruminating on ...

Guns N’ Roses‘ Monday show in Istanbul, Turkey, featured two major set list changes — one of them being a choice they haven’t made in over 30 years. The rockers performed at the BJK Tupras Stadyumu in the Besiktas district of Istanbul on their ongoing tour, titled Because What You Want & What You ...

Australian music trailblazer Marcie Jones has died at the age of 79, just days after publicly revealing a leukemia diagnosis. The beloved vocalist first rose to fame in the late 1960s as the powerhouse lead singer of Marcie & The Cookies, an all-female vocal group that helped break ground in ...

Which is the better Metallica album – Load or Reload? We’re entering some divisive territory this week for Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show and we’re looking to you to give us the answer. The ’80s provided some of thrash metal’s finest work in Metallica’s catalog up ...

The Roots apologized to fans for the delayed opening of Saturday’s (May 31) first day of their 2025 Roots Picnic festival. According to Philadelphia magazine, fans complained that they waited hours in very long lines to enter the fest on its first day. Roots drummer Questlove responded to the complaints ...

Hair metal is often remembered for its larger-than-life style. Between the big hair, flashy clothes, and high-energy anthems about sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, the genre wasn’t taken very seriously. But, behind the glitz and all the glam, there was a surprising layer of complexity. Some artists used the ...

BTS has shared new details about its upcoming 2025 FESTA, marking the K-pop group’s 12th anniversary. This year’s offline celebration is set for June 13–14 at KINTEX Exhibition Center 2 in Goyang, South Korea. The event will be open to the public and feature interactive activities, including a FESTA-themed game ...

Refused admittedly considered boycotting some upcoming festival appearances after learning that one of the financial backers had invested in Israeli Cyber Security amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. But rather than doing so, they detailed some of the thought provoking conversations that took place in deciding how to ...

Robin Thicke and April Love Geary have officially tied the knot. On Friday (May 30), the longtime couple exchanged vows in a romantic beachside ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, six years after getting engaged in 2018, People reports. Thicke, 48, and Geary, 30, shared glimpses of the special day ...

In our interview with ICP — Insane Clown Posse — we ask Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope about their favorite rock and metal bands. And we chat about nu-metal from the subgenre’s best rapper to why they like the new school bands more than the classic ones. Elsewhere, the ...