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Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has cancelled all remaining dates on his Las Vegas Residency. Slated to be the 67-year-old’s last-ever public performance, the residency at the House of Blues in Las Vegas have been called off due to “COVID-19 concerns.” A representative of the venue shared that the concerns primarily revolved around…

Dead & Company drummer Bill Kreutzmann has announced that he is pulling out of two weekend festivals in Mexico, slated for this month, after his doctor advised him to rest. In a post shared on social media, Kruetzmann wrote, “Playing in the Sand has become my favorite tour stop in recent years and there’s so…

A career-spanning documentary on the life and times of Ronnie James Dio will be released this year. The news was revealed by Dio’s wife and manager Wendy in a new interview. “It’s coming out [later this] year,” Wendy told Argentinian journalist Lucas Gordon. “I [recently] saw the first cut of it. It was very emotional.…

Iconic rock band Cheap Trick have announced a residency at The Strat Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, this year. The 4-night residency is set to take place on February 25-26 and March 4-5. Tickets are on sale now, with prices starting at $75. All attendees will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test within…

Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s “Merry Christmas” has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the Official U.K. Singles Chart. “Merry Christmas,” which replaces LadBaby’s “Sausage Rolls For Everyone,” earned its third non-consecutive week in the No. 1 spot, according to Official Charts. Meanwhile, the record-breaking “Sausage Rolls For Everyone” slumped from the top spot to…

Warner Chappell has acquired the global music publishing rights to David Bowie’s revolutionary song catalog. The deal between Warner Chappell Music and Bowie’s estate include songs from the 26 studio albums released during his lifetime as well as the posthumous studio album release, Toy. It also includes the two studio albums from Tin Machine, along…

Scorpions recently released the second part of their three-part Rock Believer docuseries. The docuseries, directed by Thomas Noehre, focuses on the making of Scorpions’ 19th studio album, Rock Believer, which is due out on February 25. “For our new album Rock Believer, we all came back together in the studio like in the old days…

Dead & Company have announced they will go ahead with their shows in Riviera Cancun, Mexico. However, the band is offering refunds to any fans who are having second thoughts about attending the events due to the rising cases of Omicron variant. “Any package holders no longer interested in attending Playing in the Sand for…

KISS drummer Eric Singer joined his former bandmate Bruce Kulick during the ex-KISS guitarist’s concert at Count’s Vamp’d in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, December 30. Singer was a last minute addition to the show as he replaced Kulick’s regular drummer Brent Fitz, who was unable to perform as he contracted COVID-19. Kulick’s group, which…

Stern Pinball, Inc. recently released a video teasing a new line of pinball machines based on the legendary Canadian rock band Rush and their music. The teaser video contains the owl featured on the cover of the band’s Fly By Night album and includes titles of songs from the group’s catalog that will likely be…