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Elvis Costello has dismissed plagiarism claims against rising pop star Olivia Rodrigo. Social media users have claimed that the primary guitar riff in Rodrigo’s “Brutal” plagiarized the riff from Costello’s 1978 classic “Pump It Up.” Billy Edwards, a British teenager, took to Twitter to comment, “First song on the album is a pretty much direct…

Rob Halford, Sammy Hagar, Sebastian Bach, Tenacious D and Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan are all set to feature in a virtual tribute event for late metal icon Ronnie James Dio. “Stand Up and Shout for Ronnie James Dio’s Birthday” is scheduled to take place on July 10 at 5 pm ET. The event will…

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson recently revealed that he has worked with Metallica’s Kirk Hammet and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello on a new song. Lifeson, who told Ultimate Classic Rock that the song is for a project Morello is working on, added, “He’s working with a bunch of different musicians. I don’t really know…

Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH have announced the dates for their first headlining tour. Mammoth WVH, who are embarking on the tour in support of their newly released self-titled album, will be supporting some of Guns N’ Roses shows during the upcoming tour. In fact, the first show of their trek will see them open…

American rock band Bon Jovi have joined the One-billion club on YouTube after their hit “It’s My Life” crossed a billion views on the video streaming service. “It’s My Life” was the lead single from the band’s seventh studio album, Crush. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Max Martin, and co-produced…

Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson and Paul Simon will headline a mega-concert to be held in New York’s Central Park in August. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the first batch of headliners for the city’s planned “homecoming concert,” marking a weeklong celebration of the city’s reopening. “Three amazing artists have stepped forward and said they want…

U.K. brand Hero Collector has launched a new Beatles-themed Advent Calendar, a special calendar that allows you to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. The limited-edition set features an outer box, four inner boxes and 24 mini gift boxes for each day leading up to Christmas. Although Hero Collector has not revealed…

H.E.R., Lil Wayne and The Isley Brothers have been confirmed as headliners of Atlanta’s ONE Musicfest, the Southeast’s largest two-day urban progressive music festival. The 2021 event will take place October 9-10 at Centennial Olympic Park. Tickets are on sale now. Other acts in the lineup include Ari Lennox, Burna Boy, Ty Dolla $ign, Kirk…

Legendary singer-songwriter Jon Anderson has announced a month-long tour with The Paul Green Rock Academy starting July 30. The tour, titled “Jon Anderson with The Paul Green Rock Academy,” is a resumption of the tradition started in 2005 when Anderson toured with the original School of Rock all stars. Anderson returns to the road with…

ZZ Top have announced an extensive North American Tour spread across 2021 and 2022. The rock band will kick off their return to the road with a show in Manchester, Iowa, on July 16. The tour is titled “A Celebration of ZZ Top.” “To say we’re looking forward to getting back out on the road…