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Tina Turner topped this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame fan voting. The “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” earned more than 585,000 ballots in the fan vote. Fela Kuti came in second, securing more than 545,000 votes. The Go-Go’s, Iron Maiden and Foo Fighters round out the top five. There were a total of…

The nominees for Best Music Documentary at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards feature a star-studded list of choices. Taylor Swift’s Miss Americana; Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry; Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil; Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You; Shawn Mendes: In Wonder; Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell,…

The Dead Daisies have dropped a new music video for their latest single, “Like No Other”, which was created using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, a piece of software used by game developers. The new music video features Daisy, a gun-slinging animated character who was first introduced in Dead Daisies’ chart-topping music video “Bustle And Flow.”…

Iconic rock star Steve Miller says the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic helped him unearth his upcoming live album. “Back when I was a kid, when ‘The Joker’ was a hit and I was touring, I thought, ‘oh, when I get to be 50 years old, I’m gonna have all the time in the world [to go…

Styx have announced that their new studio album, Crash Of The Crown, will be released on June 18 on the band’s label, Alpha Dog 2T/UMe. The legendary rockers’ 17th album, which was written pre-pandemic and recorded during the pandemic, will be sold as clear vinyl, black vinyl, CD, and on digital platforms. Fans can pre-order…

Veteran Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood has become an ambassador for addiction recovery charity, Turn Up For Recovery. Wood announced his new position on social media on Wednesday (May 5). “Their mission is a subject very close to my heart and I am so honored to become an ambassador for this brilliant organisation,” he wrote…

Milwaukee music festival organizers have announced a star-studded lineup for the upcoming Summerfest 2021. Summerfest, presented by American Family Insurance, normally takes place from late June to early July. This year, the festival is scheduled to take place September 2 to 4, 9 to 11 and 16 to 18 at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater,…

A TV special as part of a cultural campaign to drive awareness and understanding of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community will feature performance by Jhené Aiko, Saweetie and Sting. On May 21, MTV Entertainment will broadcast “See Us Unite for Change – The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) in service of the AAPI Community”…

U2’s Bono and The Edge have teamed up with Martin Garrix to record the official song for Euro 2020. The track, titled “We Are The People We’ve Been Waiting,” will drop on May 14. The European soccer tournament is set to kick off on Friday, June 11. The tournament, to be held in 11 cities…

Heart’s Nancy Wilson is set to perform with the Seattle Symphony on July 9 at the Benaroya Hall in Seattle. They will be joined by singer Liv Warfield of Prince’s band as well as Nancy’s Roadcase Royale project, plus musicians from Heart. “It’s like, ‘Why don’t we just do a show and do a livestream…