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It looks as though Neil Young's return to the stage last month at Stephen Stills' "Light Up The Blues" benefit in L.A. gave old "Shakey" the itch to perform. The April 22nd show at the Greek Theatre marked Young's first…

The lineup of performers for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards continues to grow with the additions of HARDY and Ed Sheeran, along with duet partners Carly Pearce and Trisha Yearwood, Cole Swindell and Jo Dee Messina, and Ashley…

HARRY STYLES COMIC BOOK AVAILABLE NOW: Harry Styles is getting his own comic book series, featuring One Direction. Billboard reports that Fame: Harry Styles, from Tidal Wave Comics, chronicles the stars biggest accomplishments and the story of how he rose…

Happy Birthday to singer-songwriter Donovan, who turns 77 today (May 10th)!!! Donovan, whose last name is Leitch, is best known for his string of 1960's hits including "Mellow Yellow," "Hurdy Gurdy Man," "Jennifer Juniper," "Atlantis," "Catch The Wind," "Colours," "Riki…

Imagine Dragons showed support for striking writers in Hollywood by performing some of their biggest hits for picketers outside of Netflix headquarters in Los Angeles Tuesday (May 9th). TMZ reports that lead singer Dan Reynolds and Guitarist Wayne Sermon brought…

Pantera is the latest metal band being accused of using pre-recorded tracks onstage. TheMetalDen.com posted a clip from the group's May 6th show in Panama City Beach, Florida in which during the song "Becoming" -- according to some viewers --…

Only days away from launching his spring All Starr Band tour -- Ringo Starr has just rolled out the dates and cities for the band's fall run. As it stands now, Ringo and the band will kick off their 19-date…

Taylor Swift refused to cancel her Sunday (May 7th) night concert in Nashville despite heavy rains and a four-hour lighting delay. An attendee told Page Six that the crowd how to remain under covered areas of the outdoor stadium while…

Beyonce is on track to have the highest grossing tour of all time with her upcoming Renaissance tour. According to Forbes, the singer could earn nearly $2.1 billion from her "Renaissance" World Tour — which is $500 million more than…

Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth WVH has just released the lyric video for "Like A Pastime" from its upcoming second album, Mammoth 2, which drops on August 4th. Blabbermouth quoted Van Halen describing "Like A Pastime" by explaining, "It centers around…

A man claiming to be the secret illegitimate son of Jay Z is accusing the music icon of abusing the legal system for more than a decade in order to avoid taking a paternity test. According to The Daily Mail,…

The life and times of late-Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones is the subject of a new documentary. Arena: The Stones And Brian Jones will air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on May 15th. Director Nick Broomfield recalled to The…

Paul McCartney has uploaded a new 10-song Spotify playlist on his official PaulMcCartney.com site. Every month McCartney's team posts a new Sticking Out Of My Back Pocket tracklist sporting a specific theme -- with May tipping its hat to fans…

REPORT: BRITNEY SPEARS' BOOK PUT ON HOLD: Britney Spears' "brutally honest" memoir has reportedly been put on hold over concerns from some A-listers mentioned in the book. According to the US Sun, "Strongly worded legal letters have been sent to…

Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil has signed on as a guest judge for the music competition series Banded: The Musician Competition. Blabbermouth posted the series, hosted by Brandon Jenner, will air on all of AXS TV's digital channels beginning this…

Happy Birthday to Billy Joel, who turns 74 today (May 9th)!!! In addition to his ongoing monthly Madison Square Garden residency, Billy Joel has been doing incredible business out on the road with a string of select joint stadium dates…

Def Leppard has just released their new version of "Hysteria" with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as a teaser for their upcoming Drastic Symphonies set, which will be released on May 19th. The new track features new elements added to the classic 1987 track -- including frontman Joe Elliott duetting at points with his younger self.

Blabbermouth transcribed some of Joe Elliott's chat about the new album with BBC Radio 2's The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, where he explained, "We first discussed this -- it was put on our plate by some grownups about four years ago. And, obviously, because we were touring, we were sidetracked. And then with the Covid, we did the new record (2022's Diamond Star Halos). . . It's only nine months ago now (that it came out). We were actually under the radar. We were in Abbey Road (studios) recording this record without telling anybody. So we had it ready to go the following year, which is now."

Def Leppard, who are now dabbling in the orchestral, has always walked the fine line between pop and metal. Guitarist Phil Collen told us the band took great pride in its massive pop crossover success with the 1987 Hysteria album: "Hysteria was. . . We had seven singles off that album, and where we really got a lot of fans is when it went into the Top 40 realm. So yeah, the pop thing, we're not embarrassed about that or ashamed. That's what we do. We're the hybrid. We always try to be."

In early 1988, "Hysteria" was the fourth single released from the band's 1987 album of the same name and became Def Leppard's first U.S. Top 10 hit, peaking at Number 10.

Billy Corgan revealed that he enlisted the help of the FBI to keep the latest Smashing Pumpkins album from being leaked online, according to Stereogum. Released last week was the final release of the group's conceptual trilogy -- Atum: Act Three. The new works are directly linked thematically to the Pumpkins' 1995 double LP, Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness.

While appearing on Audacy's Klein Ally Show, Billy Corgan explained the back-story to the leak: "They were all probably the most catchy, single-y type songs. So it's like, not only is it six months too early, you're pretty much giving away the album before you even have a chance to set your feet into the ground. Somehow, some hacker was offering the files for money, and we were able to trace it and pay off and keep it from leaking. The FBI got involved. . . I don't know how they got what they got."

Corgan added he paid the ransom for the tracks out of his own pocked, adding, "It was a mercenary person who had hacked somebody -- I don't want to say who -- and they had other stuff from other artists. It wasn't like some Pumpkins fan who was hellbent on breaking it on Reddit. Somehow, they gave some information that allowed the FBI to track them."

A while back, Billy Corgan explained to FMQB how intense the recording process often is for him: "We were fiddling with stuff to literally the last second. I mean, I would take a lot of the blame. I'm more detail-oriented probably than anybody I've worked with. People commonly call it perfectionism, but I feel a little bit like a painter, because as the person who sort of generates the original idea and writes the song, I have to sort of put it all together. So it's like, if some element is not supporting another element that I'm intrinsically involved in, then there's some part of me getting disappointed."

Smashing Pumpkins next perform on May 25th in Napa, California at JaM Cellars Ballroom.

Taylor Swift announced Friday (May 5th) that Speak Now will be the next album to be re-recorded.

The superstar told fans attending the Nashville stop on her Eras Tour that she will release Speak Now (Taylor's Version), on July 7th. The original album was released in 2010 and featured songs like "Mean," "Ours," "Sparks Fly," and "The Story of Us."

Swift wrote on Instagram, "I always looked at this album as my album, and the lump in my throat expands to a quivering voice as I say this. Thanks to you, dear reader, it finally will be.

"I consider this music to be, along with your faith in me, the best thing that's ever been mine."

While in Nashville, Matt Healy, who is rumored to be dating Swift, appeared on stage with opening act, Phoebe Bridgers. According to E! News, the "Lavender Haze" singer's reported beau was also in the audience for her Friday night set.

Video of Katy Perry struggling to find her seat at King Charles' coronation Saturday (March 6th) went viral this weekend.

The American Idol judge took to Twitter later that day to show she had a sense of humor about the clip , writing, "don't worry guys i found my seat."

The "Firework" singer also joined stars like Lionel Richie, Andrea Bocelli, Take That, Nicole Scherzinger and the official Coronation Choir for the King's concert on Sunday (May 7th).

Reports say that Usher and Chris Brown got into an altercation on Friday night (May 5th)in Las Vegas. According to TMZ, Usher threw a birthday party for Chris Brown at the Skate Rock City roller rink in Las Vegas. Sources say that Chris Brown got upset when he saw Teyana Taylor at the party and wanted her to leave. Sources say that Chris is upset with Teyana because she was involved in his canceled American Music Awards' Michael Jackson tribute.

Apparently, Teyana pulled out at the last minute due to other obligations and Chris feels like this was the reason the performance was cancelled. When Chris saw Teyana, he approached her and told her to leave. Teyana told Chris that his behavior was out of line and told him that he was "on one." At this point, the argument escalated and it caused Usher to step in to defend Teyana. Chris and his crew decided to leave. Usher decided to follow Chris and his crew out to the parking lot.

Sources say that "CB Chris Brown and his crew beat Usher's ass" on Chris' tour bus. The original report said that Usher had blood and/or broken nose, but that he also had bruised/injured ribs.

USHER POSTS FOOTAGE AFTER ALLEGED INCIDENT

Meanwhile, Usher and Chris both performed at the Lovers And Friends Festival the next day and Usher posted footage of himself live from the festival without a scratch, lump or bruise on his face.

Neither Usher, Chris, nor Teyana have publicly acknowledged the altercation.

Roger Daltrey maintains that his and Who co-founder Pete Townshend's relationship is centered around the band and nothing more. In a new chat with Record Collector, Daltrey revealed, "Me and Pete don't socialize at all. It's a working relationship. We're two different people, very much so. And may it remain that way."

Despite the lack of connection apart from the group, the two bandmates -- who met in middle school -- have recently scored their first U.S. chart-topper with their latest concert collection, The Who Live With Orchestra At Wembley Stadium, which hit Number One on the Billboard Classical Album Chart.

Daltrey knew that upon hearing the raw tapes that the London concert needed to see an official release: "I listened back to the live recording and thought we should put this out there. Pete's guitar tech, Alan Rogan, had just died the previous day, so it was a very traumatic time again for us. And the whole day just had an atmosphere about it. Mostly what I remember is that the audience were fantastic. We hadn't played Wembley since 1979 and we were absolutely gobsmacked to have sold it out. It was the only show we played with the orchestra in the UK, and they were great."

He went on to say, "I think the live recording is a memory of a particular pre-pandemic time in 2019, because we were due to bring that tour to the UK in 2020, but it was cancelled. I'm proud of that show. And you have to listen to it on vinyl, of course. Digital just won't do it for you!"

Pete Townshend told us that his relationship with Roger Daltrey has finally bloomed into the partnership that eluded them during the Who's most turbulent periods: "I think Roger has grown in a whole number of different ways and one of the ways that he's grown is, in a sense, in learning to conduct a power struggle within a band. Because it's just he and I. It's not four people, he's not in a corner fighting to express himself -- it's just him and me now. So, if he and I sit down to talk, if we sit to discuss music or projects, or albums, or songs that we might do, it's much more equal than it ever has been in the past. And I think for the both of us that means a complete reappraisal of the way that we work together."

The Who kicks off its European tour on June 14th in Barcelona, Spain.

Miley Cyrus' "Flowers" has become the fastest song to ever reach a billion streams on Spotify.

Spotify announced Friday (May 4th) that the single, which was released January 12th, had already reached the impressive milestone.

Cyrus thanked fans, writing on Instagram, "Thanks a billion. I love you."

Ed Sheeran told CBS Sunday Morning that getting sued "comes with the territory" of being a big pop star.

The singer addressed his recent victory in the "Thinking Out Loud" copyright lawsuit, saying, "There's like four chords that get used in pop songs. And if you just think mathematically the likelihood of this song having the same chords as this song—there's multiple, multiple songs—it's all the same four chords … you are going to get this with every single pop song from now on. Unless it just stops, which I don't think it does because it's a big money business to take things to court. But you can only get caught out if you've done something wrong, and I have not done something wrong. I used four chords that are very common cords to use."