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Mammoth WVH have canceled six dates of their Young Guns tour after members of their touring crew tested positive for Covid. “After an incredible weekend in Las Vegas with my family for the Grammys, I flew back yesterday to meet up with my band and crew in North Carolina to continue the Young Guns tour,”…

Deep Purple has announced that due to a family matter, Steve Morse will be taking a temporary hiatus from live shows but remains a full member of the band. Morse’s replacement for the upcoming live shows in May, June and July will be guitarist Simon McBride. He has previously toured with both Ian Gillan and…

The Doobie Brothers have added 11 more dates to their upcoming 50th anniversary tour. New concerts will now take place in cities including Chicago, Sacramento, Phoenix, Dallas and Nashville. All tickets will be available for purchase starting Friday, April 8. The 50th anniversary tour launched last summer, even though it was originally scheduled to take…

Heart singer Ann Wilson has revealed that she wants to make another album with the band and has denied rumors of a dispute with her sister Nancy. Since Ann’s husband was arrested during a Heart tour in 2016, the sisters have been pursuing solo careers. However, in a new interview with Rock Candy magazine, Ann…

Metallica have announced that they will donate $500,000 to World Central Kitchen to help feed Ukrainian refugees who fled the war. The donation is in addition to the rockers’ recent $100,000 grant – with the goal of bringing that number to a total of $1 million over the next two months. The aid is being…

Bobby Rydell, a teen idol from the 1960s who became popular for songs like “Wild One” and his role as Hugo Peabody in the 1963 film Bye Bye Birdie, passed away on Tuesday, April 5. He was 79. Rydell died from non-Covid-19 related pneumonia complications at Abington Jefferson Hospital in his hometown of Philadelphia, according…

Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Johnny Van Zant and his brother Donnie Van Zant of 38 Special recently released “Sweet Florida,” a campaign song for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. “He stands up for what he believes / So don’t come down here trying to change things / We’re doing alright in the Sunshine State / Stay out…

Recently unearthed video footage shows late musician Prince as an 11-year-old boy speaking his mind about the 1970 Minneapolis teachers’ strike. Reporters at WCCO, a local CBS affiliate, were working on a story involving recent educator strikes. As they went through an archived clip from April 1970, when a similar teacher’s strike occurred, they came…

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has released a new solo single, “Strange Game”, which is the theme track of Apple TV+’s new spy thriller series “Slow Horses.” “Strange Game” has been launched in two digital formats: an audio only recording as well as a lyric video that includes dialogue from the series. “Strange Game” was…

Eddie Murphy is reportedly in talks to star as Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic. According to Deadline, Murphy will co-produce the film with Davis Entertainment’s John Davis, Catherine Davis and John Fox. The report says that the producers are currently “tying down rights with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and…