Metallica Funko POP! vinyl figures announced

The figures are available this summer This August, Metallica fans can take home the band as stylized POP! vinyl figures from Funko. James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo can be ordered separately or as an entire set.…

Aaron Lewis releases ‘Folded Flag’ single

The song was released in honor of Flag Day Staunch supporter of the United States Armed Forces, Platinum-selling entertainer Aaron Lewis released “Folded Flag” today (Wed, June 14th) across digital retailers. A patriot through-and-through, Lewis has spent much of his…

Alice Cooper reunites original band for UK tour

Alice Cooper is reuniting the the band’s original lineup for a UK tour this November. Bassist Dennis Dunaway, guitarist Michael Bruce and drummer Neal Smith will join Cooper for five dates throughout Europe November 11-16th. The news comes after a May…

Grammy Awards transitions to online voting

The Recording Academy has completed its annual review of awards rules and regulations and established a series of new amendments to guide the GRAMMY Awards process moving forward. All changes go into effect immediately, including the transition to online voting,…

Willie Nelson announces Outlaw Music Festival details

Willie Nelson, Live Nation and Blackbird Presents are proud to announce the full lineup of the Hersheypark Stadium Outlaw Music Festival event, now featuring the legendary singer/songwriter Van Morrison on Sunday, September 10th. The stellar lineup includes Willie Nelson &…

18th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards set for Nov 16th

The Latin Recording Academy and Univision Network have announced the 18th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will air Thursday, November 16th live on Univision from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with a three-hour star-studded telecast from 8–11 pm…

Jackson Browne announces Veterans For Peace concert

Singer songwriter Jackson Browne announces a benefit concert on Sunday, August 13th at the Copernicus Center in Chicago, IL to support Veterans For Peace (VFP). Showtime is 7:30 pm. The concert is scheduled for the final day of the Veterans…

Darius Rucker scores eighth No 1 hit

As Darius Rucker scores yet another No. 1 at country radio with “If I Told You,” the first single from his forthcoming fifth studio album on Capitol Records Nashville, he looks back on a banner week. “If I Told You”…

KIDZ BOP expands Best Time Ever tour

KIDZ BOP, the #1 music brand for kids, is extending its “Best Time Ever” tour this fall by adding 19 additional concert dates, following the success of initial spring dates. The second leg of the tour, in partnership with Live…

Make Music Day announces artist ambassadors

Make Music Day, the annual global celebration of music occurring each June 21st and featuring over 4,000 free, outdoor concerts, music lessons and jam sessions in over 60 U.S. cities, has announced its lineup of artist ambassadors. The all-day musical…

Beck joins U2 for North American fall tour

U2 has enlisted Beck as support for the North American fall run of The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 dates. Beck will open shows in Detroit, Buffalo, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Kansas City, St. Louis and San Diego this September. Mexico City and South…

Lady Antebellum plots ‘Heart Break’ TV appearances

Multi-Platinum trio Lady Antebellum “cement their place as legends of country” (Vulture) with the global release of their sixth studio album Heart Break (Capitol Records Nashville), available today, June 9th. Between CMA Music Festival activities, national television appearances and an intimate…

Shakira, Pharrell among Global Citizens Fest additions

International advocacy organization Global Citizen has announced that Grammy Award-winning artist Pharrell Williams and German superstar Andreas Bourani will perform at the Global Citizen Festival Hamburg, a free-ticketed concert on Thursday, July 6th at the Barclaycard Arena. The organization also…

Elton John adds Million Dollar Piano Vegas dates

Elton John will return to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace this Fall 2017 and early 2018 to perform his most iconic hits in The Million Dollar Piano, the critically-acclaimed Las Vegas residency that will end May 2018. Tickets for 27…

Harry Styles extends world tour into 2018

Due to overwhelming demand, Harry Styles has added 56 new show dates in 2018 to his sold-out world tour. The freshly added dates will begin in March 2018 in Basel, Switzerland and will conclude in Los Angeles, CA in July.…

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow releases new single

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow was moved to release a special version of “Land of Hope and Glory,” a reworking of “Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1” written in 1902. The renowned British patriotic anthem is available now via iTunes, Spotify, and…

U2 extends The Joshua Tree Tour 2017

Live Nation has confirmed that, due to incredible demand, select new stadium shows have been added to U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017. The newly announced dates include a limited return to North America with concerts announced in Detroit, Buffalo,…