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Last year, fans were both excited and disapointed that although Peter Gabriel was in the audience for the final Genesis concert -- he held off from joining his former-bandmates onstage. This week marks the one-year anniversary of the band's last gig, held on March 26th, 2022 at London's O2 Arena.

During a chat with Uncut to promote his upcoming album, titled I/O, Gabriel was asked about watching the gig in the audience: "Ultimately, there were human relationships underneath. With Tony (Banks) and Mike (Rutherford), these were people I was at school with, when I was 13-years-old. There's a lot of history there. It was lovely to see Phil (Collins) again, even though he wasn't as strong as I remember him. But it brought back a lot of memories. I was very glad I was there. I had been there at the beginning, so I should be there at the end."

He went on to say, "I don't see them very often, but I enjoy my relationships with those guys. I love the freedom of being able to do what I want, when I want, how I want. That's fine to give up on a particular project, but as a state of living, I don't want to be having arguments again."

Peter Gabriel passed on attending Genesis' 2010 induction due to being in the middle of rehearsals for an upcoming tour. At the time we caught up with Tony Banks and asked him if the band felt slighted that Gabriel wouldn't be accepting the honor alongside the rest of Genesis: "He rang up and said, 'Look, y'know everyone's going to say I'm trying to snub you . . . and all the rest of it,' I said, 'Well, you just tell them we didn't want you to come, so we're snubbing you, y'know?' No -- it's none of those things at all. I mean, it would've been lovely if he could've come, but I understand his problems. It is very difficult, he's right in the middle of something and (if) he takes a day out, and the flying and everything involved, and his voice and he's supposed to be doing stuff. . . I mean, it's a fair-enough thing but it would've been nice for him to come because this is for the group through all its periods, y'know rather than just being just the latter part. Then, obviously Peter's a vital part of that, and he should be there."

Bruce Springsteen, Gladys Knight, and Jose Feliciano are among the notables tapped by President Biden to receive the 2021 National Medal of Arts on Tuesday (March 21st). Rolling Stone reported the other honorees are actors Mindy Kaling and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, fashion mogul Vera Wang, artists Judith Francisca Baca and Antonio Martorell-Cardona, philanthropist Fred Eychaner, and film producer Joan Shigekawa.

The National Medal of Arts bestowment is the highest honor given to artists by the United States government. The event has been postponed several times due to the pandemic. Back in 2016, Bruce Springsteen received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama.

Def Leppard's Rick Allen took to social media to thank fans for their "overwhelming support" afer he was assaulted last week in front of the Four Seasons Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The 19-year-old suspect was arrested lastand is facing a chaege of abuse to an elderly or disabled adult without great harm. He has since bonded out of jail.

Allen wrote via social media,"Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support. Your love and prayers are truly helping. My wife Lauren was thankfully not with me at the time of the incident. We are together now, and working on recovering in a safe space."

He continued, "We are focusing on healing for everyone involved. We ask you to join us in our effort to move from confusion and shock to compassion and empathy. We understand this act of violence can be triggering for so many people. To all of the fans, veterans, and first responders in our global community we are thinking of you all. Together with love, we can all get through these difficult times."

Set for release on June 2nd is Hollywood Vampires' first live album, titled, Live In Rio. The band, which features Alice Cooper, Aerosmith's Joe Perry, and Johnny Depp, was captured live back in 2015 -- only days after the release of their debut album -- performing in front of a whopping 100,000 fans.

Ultimate Classic Rock reported the collection includes such Alice Cooper standards as "School's Out" and "Billion Dollar Babies" along with covers of the Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar," the Who's "My Generation" and "I'm A Boy," T. Rex's "Jeepster," the Doors' "Five To One," Spirit's "I Got A Line On You," the Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Manic Depression," and John Lennon's "Cold Turkey" -- with Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale joining the band for a take on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love."

Alice Cooper told us that opposed to his infamous image back in the 1970's -- he hasn't been considered dangerous or outside the mainstream for years: "I'll be walking down the street -- 'Hey, Coop! How's it going, man? How's the game? How's your swing? Hey, love the album!' I used to be the outer fringe. I think 'Alice' now is woven in as much as Simon & Garfunkel, as much as Tom Petty, as much as anybody that's in the fabric of American music. I'm Americana."

It was 42 years ago today (March 21st, 1981) that REO Speedwagon first hit Number One with "Keep On Loving You." The single was the first to be issued from the band's ninth album, Hi Infidelity, and replaced Eddie Rabbitt's "I Love A Rainy Night" at the spot for a single week before being toppled a week later by Blondie's "Rapture."

Hi Infidelity hit Number One on February 21st, 1981 ending John Lennon & Yoko Ono's eight-week run with Double Fantasy. The album stayed at Number One for 15 nonconsecutive weeks, spent 30 weeks in the Billboard Top 10, and was on the Billboard 200 album chart for a total of 101 weeks -- an unprecedented feat for an American rock band at the time. Three more singles were pulled from Hi Infidelty -- "Take It On The Run" (#5), "Don't Let Go" (#25), and "In Your Letter" (#20).

Hi Infidelity was the best-selling rock LP of 1981 and has sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. since its release. REO Speedwagon returned to Number One in 1985 with the three-week chart-topper, "I Can't Fight This Feeling."

In concert, REO Speedwagon covers most of its hits -- including a healthy dose from Hi Infidelity. Bandleader and frontman Kevin Cronin told us that forget about the band painstakingly crafting their masterpiece -- the only game plan behind the album was to not get dumped by their record label: "Basically, we were in the studio and we had the guillotine hanging above our necks. Y'know, the record company was like, 'Something better happen (laughs) with this next record, or you guys are history,' y'know? Pretty much every record we made, we were on the brink of having our contract canceled. But looking back on it, it probably helped motivate us in some way."

Cronin explained that Hi Infidelity remains one of those key albums in rock that managed to seep into everyone's musical DNA at precisely the same time: "The record just got under people's skin; and I was saying that anyone who was in junior high through college in 1981, y'know, people couldn't help but have this record kind of drilled into 'em -- whether they (laughed) liked it or not. And so for us to kind of look back fondly and with humor and think back (to) what we were going through, that seems surreal because I remember it so vividly as though it were last week, or something."

REO Speedwagon performs tonight (March 21st) at Bemidji, Minnesota's Sanford Center.

Bobbi Ercoline, the woman who appeared hugging her future husband on the cover of the Woodstock movie soundtrack has died, according to Best Classic Bands. She and then-boyfriend Nick Ercoline, were cuddling under a quilt when the iconic photo was shot by Life magazine photographer Burk Uzzle, and the couple remained unaware of it until they saw they later saw the Woodstock album cover. The pair married in 1971.

Nick Ercoline posted a message on Facebook, which reads:

It's with beyond great sadness that I tell my FB family and friends, that after 54 years of life together, of the death of my beautiful wife, Bobbi, last night surrounded by her family. She lived her life well, and left this world in a much better place. If you knew her, you loved her. She lived by her saying, 'Be kind.' As a School Nurse she always championed the kids … ALWAYS! As a person, she always gave. 'How much do you really need if you have all you need or want?' So she gave and gave and gave. She didn't deserve this past year's nightmare, but she isn't suffering from the physical pain anymore and that brings some comfort to us.

Back in 2009, photographer Burk Uzzle recalled taking the shot of the unsuspecting couple, telling Smithsonian magazine, saying, "Gracie Slick of Jefferson Airplane was singing, bringing up the dawn. And just magically this couple stood up and hugged. They kissed, smiled at each other, and the woman leaned her head on the man's shoulder. I just had time to get off a few frames of black and white and a few of color, then the light was over and the mood was over."

During a performance on BBC Radio 2, Bono let everyone know that he and U2 are all big fans of ABBA. He said "I didn't have the courage to own up to it when I was 16 and in the middle of punk rock." He went on to thank ABBA for their music.

And before doing a slow version of "S.O.S." The Edge called them "great songwriters," and said their music "grew on him over the years."

TL;DR:

• During a performance on BBC Radio 2, Bono let everyone know that he and U2 are all big fans of ABBA.
• And before doing a slow version of "S.O.S." The Edge called them "great songwriters," and said their music "grew on him over the years."

Duran Duran's John Taylor revealed the band is reuniting with co-founding guitarist Andy Taylor for their next album. Andy was absent from the band's Rock Hall inductions last year and revealed he has been battling stage 4 prostate cancer for five years. John Taylor told MSN.com, "When he dropped the bomb two days before the Hall of Fame, it was really shocking and terribly sad. We're working on an album right now that is going to be coming out at the end of the year and he's playing guitar."

Andy Taylor was in Duran Duran throughout its original classic run through 1985 and a brief reunion in the 2000's.

John explained that had Andy actually showed up for the Rock Hall event, which led him to reveal his diagnosis, the reunion would probably never have come to pass: "Had he come to L.A. and just gone on the TV show, we probably wouldn't have even thought about it. That (the album) happened as a result of this. There's a lot of cover songs on the album, songs meaningful to us when we were kids. So having him be a part of that project is great. (Simon) LeBon is flying to Ibiza to work with Andy. I kind of wish I was there. I think it'll be great. It'll be really profound for them. They haven't been in the studio together in maybe 10 to 20 years."

John Taylor added that a documentary of the sessions might be in the works, saying, "Somebody will have an iPhone on it."

During his early-2000's stint in the band, Andy Taylor explained that Duran Duran always tried to embody the best of British pop: "That, sort of, British pop culture, it still happens in our country but doesn't export as much today. For some reason, British music doesn't export in the same volume and people don't have the same love for our culture now. Not just in this country but all over the world. It has demised in that sense, so we do, sort of, feel that we are flying the flag a bit for what's best about British."

Duran Duran's next North American date is set for May 27th at the BottleRock festival in Napa Valley, California.

After weeks of teasing of social media, BTS' Jimin has released his single, "Set Me Free Pt.2." The hip-hop track was described in a press release as Jimin's resolution to free himself by overcoming his pain, sorrow and emptiness.

The accompanying music video shows off Jimin's dance choreography. When the album comes out, Jimin has several events planned, where he will meet his fans face-to-face.

Later this week, his first official solo album, Face, will be released on March 24^th.

TL;DR:

• BTS' Jimin has released his single, "Set Me Free Pt.2."
• Later this week, his first official solo album, Face, will be released on March 24^th.

Def Leppard is going the orchestral route on May 19th with the release of their latest album, titled, Drastic Symphonies, featuring, "tracks dramatically reimagined by London's iconic Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" -- along with new vocals and instrumentation from the band.

Frontman Joe Elliott said in the album's official announcement, "When the offer to revisit some of our back catalogue with the Royal Philharmonic was presented to us, we all jumped at it. Although we're far from the first band to ever do this, working directly with an orchestra at Abbey Road on some of our more orchestrated songs seemed too good of an opportunity to pass up."

Guitarist Phil Collen added: "We decided to create something special where we would have something classic but present it in a brand new way that would involve making everything work in the context of Drastic Symphonies. Recording new parts, remixing previous sounds, taking some of our instruments out so the orchestra could breathe, and literally making a new album."

Joe Elliott remains amazed that bands with multi-decade histories are still able to move sizable numbers of new records and pack arenas and stadiums across the globe: "We were in the front end of a whole new way of doin' this and we're lucky that we've stayed together to be able to exploit that and enjoy it and all that kind of stuff. But even when we got together, we thought (we'd be around) maybe five or 10 years -- because that's all there was. There was an eight-year-old Led Zeppelin when we formed. The Beatles had only been split for seven, the Rolling Stones and the Who were essentially, maybe, 13, 14-years-old. So, there was no band that was around for 40 years. So, it's insane when you say it off the top of your head just like that."

Def Leppard and Motley Crue kick off their next set of joint North American dates on August 5th in Syracuse, New York at JMA Wireless Dome.

The tracklist to Def Leppard's upcoming Drastic Symphonies is:

"Turn To Dust"
"Paper Sun"
"Animal"
"Pour Some Sugar On Me (Stripped version)"
"Hysteria"
"Love Bites"
"Goodbye For Good This Time"
"Love"
"Gods Of War"
"Angels (Can't Help You Now)"
"Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
"Switch 625"
"Too Late For Love"
"When Love & Hate Collide"
"Kings Of The World"
"Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" - vinyl and Blu-Ray bonus track

Jonas Brothers announced on Friday (March 17) that they'll be headlining the first show of Today‘s 2023 Citi Concert Series this spring.

The special NBC concert is set to take place in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza on May 12, which is the release date for their new project simply titled… The Album.

Nick Jonas says that the new music does a good job of embodying where they are as fathers, husbands and just brothers.

Currently, the three are in the middle of an ongoing Broadway residency and also have a show scheduled at London's Royal Albert Hall next month.

TL;DR:

• Jonas Brothers will be headlining the first show of TODAY‘s 2023 Citi Concert Series on May 12.
• The same day, they'll release their new project, The Album.

In an interview with that aired on a Dutch television station, Shawn Mendes made it clear that romance rumors about Sabrina Carpenter are not true. When asked, he said, "We are not dating" and then reminded the interviewer that he was there to promote his Tommy Hilfiger campaign.

Rumors have been swirling since the two were photographed walking down the street in Los Angeles. They were also spotted leaving a Miley Cyrus album release party together on March 9.

Mendes dated Camila Cabello for around two years before they announced their breakup in late 2021. Carpenter was previously linked to Joshua Bassett, star of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

TL;DR:

• Shawn Mendes made it clear that romance rumors about Sabrina Carpenter are not true. When asked, he said, "We are not dating."
• They were photographed walking down the street in Los Angeles and also leaving a Miley Cyrus album release party together.

Both Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders and Courtney Love have taken time out to slam the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Love, who posted a sprawling op-ed in London's The Observer, lambasted the institution for its lack of diversity regarding women and minorities -- with Hynde just reminding fans how lame she thought the Rock Hall was and remains.

Love, who has been eligible for induction with Hole since 2016, posted, in part:

If so few women are being inducted into the Rock Hall, then the nominating committee is broken. If so few Black artists, so few women of color, are being inducted, then the voting process needs to be overhauled. Music is a lifeforce that is constantly evolving – and they can't keep up. Shame on HBO for propping up this farce.

If the Rock Hall is not willing to look at the ways it is replicating the violence of structural racism and sexism that artists face in the music industry, if it cannot properly honor what visionary women artists have created, innovated, revolutionized and contributed to popular music -- well, then let it go to hell in a handbag.

Chrissie Hynde, who was inducted into the Rock Hall as part of the Pretenders back in 2005 posted on Facebook:

If anyone wants my position in the rock ‘n' roll Hall of Fame they are welcome to it. I don't even wanna be associated with it. It's just more establishment backslapping. I got in a band so I didn't have to be part of all that.

I was living a happy life in Rio when I got the call I was being inducted. My heart sank because I knew I'd have to go back for it as it would be too much of a kick in the teeth to my parents if I didn't. I'd upset them enough by then, so it was one of those things that would bail me out from years of disappointing them (like moving out of the USA and being arrested at PETA protests and my general personality).

Other than Neil Young's participation in the induction process, the whole thing was, and is, total bollocks.

It's absolutely nothing to do with rock ‘n' roll and anyone who thinks it is is a fool.

At the time of the Pretenders' Rock Hall induction Chrissie Hynde admitted that she was somewhat ambivalent about the honor: "Well y'know for me, I felt I was recognized because I got to be in a rock n' roll band. I didn't really want any more. I didn't want the fame particularly, I don't really like to be very big, I feel like we represent the losers in the world, y'know, I like to stay in the dark, I don't like too much exposure."

Matchbox Twenty released a new single called "Wild Dogs Running In A Slow Dream," their first in over a decade. At the same time they announced a new album in the works titled, Where The Light Goes, it will be out on May 26.

The band featuring Rob Thomas, Brian Yale, Paul Doucette, and Kyle Cook will be kicking off a North American tour as well. Between May and August, they'll make over 50 stops in cities such as Vancouver, Chicago, Phoenix, West Palm Beach, Nashville, and Dallas.

The outing is the band's first since 2017's A Brief History of Everything Tour which marked the 20th anniversary of their Diamond-certified debut album Yourself or Someone Like You.

Matt Nathanson and Ben Rector are set as opening acts.

TL;DR:

• Matchbox Twenty released a new single called "Wild Dogs (Running In A Slow Dream") their first in over a decade.
• New album, Where The Light Goes, will be out on May 26.
• Beginning in May, the band will be kicking off a North American tour as well.

Set for release on August 18th is the Talking Heads' soundtrack to their classic 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense. The critically acclaimed Jonathan Demme concert film will hit theaters globally later this year in a newly restored 4K version.

The new deluxe version of the soundtrack now includes the complete Stop Making Sense concert for the first time as a limited edition two-LP set, and digitally along with a Dolby Atmos mix of the complete concert, mixed by Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison and E.T. Thorngren, who also mixed the original release.

Highlights on the set features such Talking Heads favorites as "Psycho Killer," "Burning Down The House," "Take Me To The River," "Life During Wartime," and "Once In A Lifetime," among others.

Bandleader David Byrne told us a while ago that reliving the group's career required a bit of attitude adjustment for him: "I kinda had to set aside time for it -- psychological time, not just hours -- 'cause I knew that, 'OK, you're (laughs) gonna be delving into the past. Just allow yourself that kind of mental space.' And know that, kind of, 'OK, you'll get through it, and you can return to the present.'"

It was 54 years ago today (March 20th, 1969) that John Lennon and Yoko Ono married in Gibraltar -- only eight days after Paul McCartney wed first wife Linda Eastman in London. Directly after the wedding, the couple opened up their hotel room to the world's press during their Amsterdam honeymoon, and launched their first "Bed In" for peace.

The couple had met in London in 1966 at one of Ono's avant garde art shows and became romantically linked sometime between mid-1967 and mid-1968. By the spring of 1968, the pair, whom Lennon took to calling "Johnandyoko," began a long-standing artistic partnership with the recording of their debut album, called Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins. The album included experimental sounds recorded in Lennon's home studio and featured an album cover showing them nude.

Yoko says that throughout the years, Lennon was always easy to work with: "When I was an avant garde artist, already I was a control freak, okay? And John understood it. John was a very good person to work with, a good husband as well, y'know, in that sense. A good partner, that he would allow me to be myself kind of thing."

George Harrison's first wife Pattie Boyd says that the days of all the Beatle wives being a close-knit group pretty much ended with Yoko entering the inner circle: "John fell in love with Yoko and that was that. She was more a man's woman than a woman's woman. She would never have girlfriends, I don't think, anyway. Y'know that was fine, so I knew I'd never get close to her. She was quite friendly toward me. I mean, she and John once stayed in our house and she was just so intent on John all the time. John was her only focus, really and truly."

John Lennon recalled that linking with Yoko as his partner ultimately meant that his days as a Beatle were fading fast: "But I presumed that I would just be able to carry on and bring Yoko into our lives, but it seemed I had to be married to them or Yoko. And I chose Yoko. y'know? And I was right."

Although Paul McCartney has never blamed Yoko for the Beatles' split, he explained that Lennon ultimately chose his work with her to be the outlet needed to fully liberate his creativity: "It was very difficult for me. Yeah, it was my whole life, I think the others in their minds. . . I think John was lucky 'cause he got this new direction now with Yoko. I think John, all his life had wanted to cut loose. He'd been an art student, he sort of buckled down for the Beatles -- 'cause it was democratic, (and) I think he wanted to cut loose, he wanted to do all these things he'd read about artists in books doing and I think Yoko gave him that opportunity. And a lot of what they did together was very fine stuff, but I think when it came to the Beatles, it meant that he kinda had to leave the group. He couldn't do it within the group."

During a 2012 chat with the late-David Frost, McCartney spoke about Yoko's influence on Lennon: "I think John, in particular, was ready to do something else. When Yoko came along, part of her attraction, I think, was this, sort of, avant garde side of things, which she was famous for -- and still is. So, she showed him another way to be that was very attractive to him -- and I could see that. Y'know, she just sort of said, 'Well, no, look -- how 'bout this? Don't you like this? Are you just a rock and roller?'"

John and Yoko shared an intense and symbiotic relationship, and after five years of non-stop time together in which they recorded, performed, and worked together on various political and creative pursuits, they separated for 14 months.

Upon reconciling in January 1975, Ono became pregnant, and on October 9th, 1975, which was Lennon's 35th birthday, she gave birth to the couple's only child, Sean Taro Ono Lennon.

After Lennon's murder on December 8th, 1980, Ono inherited complete control of the Lennon estate and has commemorated most of his posthumous birthdays with numerous projects, including previously unreleased music, a radio show, an album of interviews, and a clothing and housewares line, to a mixed response from fans.

According to numerous reports, in 2020, her son, Sean Lennon, was officially appointed a director at eight companies linked to Yoko and the Beatles -- including the group's company, Apple Corp. Sean has also joined the board of Lensolo, which administers his father's solo works.

Yoko Ono, who just recently turned 90, has been wheelchair-bound for several years, is rumored to have suffered from a stroke, although no illness has been publicly revealed.

In a candid Instagram post this week, Ed Sheeran wrote that his next single, "Eyes Closed," is about his friend Jamal Edwards who died last year. He explained that the song is about losing someone and "feeling like every time you go out, you expect to just bump into them."

He went on to say that "You sorta have to take yourself out of reality sometimes to numb the pain of loss, but certain things just bring you right back into it."

Jamal was a music entrepreneur and DJ, who helped launch Sheeran's career in its early days. He died of cardiac arrest following recreational drug use. He was 31.

"Eyes Closed" is from Sheeran's next album, Subtract, which will be out on Mary 5.

TL;DR:

• Ed Sheeran's new single, "Eyes Closed," is about his friend Jamal Edwards who died last year.
• "You sorta have to take yourself out of reality sometimes to numb the pain of loss, but certain things just bring you right back into it."
• Jamal was a music entrepreneur and DJ, who helped launch Sheeran's career.

Meghan Trainor invited Kris Jenner to appear in her new video for "Mother." And it's not just a cameo.

The cute video shows the two of them all glammed up in jewels and evening dresses as Kris lip syncs the song back and forth with Meghan. In one segment of the clip, the two are wearing long black dresses with pearls and the other they are dressed in all white with diamonds.

Kris Jenner posted to her after the shoot and wrote: I will never forget how you made me feel on this day! One of my favorite and best days ever!"

People.com reports that Miley Cyrus is the "happiest she's been in a long time."

Though her ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth is not directly referenced on her new album, Endless Summer Vacation, fans seem to think there are several references to the Hunger Games actor.

As one source told People, "She's not trying to bash Liam, but she feels like she has every right to own the narrative," after everyone was picking her apart after the breakup."

The couple first met in 2009 while filming The Last Song, and dated off and on for several years before tying the knot in December 2018. They officially divorced in February 2020. According to People.com, their relationship and marriage was "toxic."

Cyrus is currently dating musician Maxx Morando.

TL;DR:

• People.com reports that Miley Cyrus is the "happiest she's been in a long time."
• Though her ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth is not directly referenced on her new album, one source told People, "She's not trying to bash Liam, but she feels like she has every right to own the narrative," after everyone was picking her apart after the breakup."

Shawn Mendes is sharing his Tommy Hilfiger spotlight with some of his friends and family. The promotion ad includes his sister Aaliyah Mendes, his friend and songwriter Jon Vinyl, producer Mike Sabath, and artist Ahmad Cissé.

The 28-piece men's and womenswear collection launched this week and focuses on sustainable and recycled materials.

To mark the launch of the global campaign, Mendes is hosting a series of events in London, Berlin, Milan and Mexico City. The clothing is now available in stores and online.

TL;DR:

• Shawn Mendes is sharing his Tommy Hilfiger spotlight with some of his friends and family.
• The promotion ad includes his sister Aaliyah Mendes, his friend and songwriter Jon Vinyl.
• The clothing is now available in stores and online.

Viewers of Canada's Juno Awards got a big surprise this week, as a streaker walked on stage while Avril Lavigne was introducing an act.

Wearing pink pants and a matching pink bandana, a topless woman calmly walked onstage, with phrases like "Land Back" and "Save the Green Belt," written all over her body in black marker. Apparently protesting a highly controversial development deal in Canada's greenbelt region.

At first, Lavigne tried to ignore her, then finally turned and yelled, "Get the f**k off," and with a laugh, she flicked the protestor's breast and said it again. It was at about that point during the broadcast that a security guard finally walked calmly on stage and lead the woman away.

As for the awards portion of the show, Lavigne picked up a Fan Choice award for her album, Love Sux.

TL;DR:

• A streaker walked on stage while Avril Lavigne was introducing an act during Canada's Juno Awards.
• She turned and yelled, "Get the f**k off," and with a laugh, she flicked the protestor's breast and said it again.

Guns N' Roses, Avenged Sevenfold, Tool, Korn and Godsmack are all set to perform at this year's Aftershock Festival, which is scheduled for October 5th through 8th at Discover Park in Sacramento, California.

Godsmack frontman Sully Erna shared in a statement, "Godsmack is coming in hot this year. Come join us and Guns N' Roses! Tool! Korn! and so many other killer bands at this year's massive AFTERSHOCK! We can't wait for everyone to hear our new album Lighting Up the Sky, which just came out! LET'S DO THIS!!!"

Metallica has acquired Furnace, one of America's largest vinyl-manufacturing companies. According to Variety, the acquisition formalizes a long-standing relationship between the band and the company, which has produced more than five million pieces of Metallica vinyl since 2014.

The projects include the deluxe boxed-set editions of Metallica's "Kill ‘Em All," "Ride the Lightning," "Master of Puppets," "…And Justice for All," "S&M2" and self-titled albums.

Jimin unveiled the first teaser for his "Set Me Free Pt.2" music video on Tuesday (March 14).

In the 30-second clip, the BTS performer is joined by a troupe of dancers before a Friday (March 17th) release date for the single is revealed.

"Set Me Free" is the lead single from Jimin's forthcoming debut solo album FACE, which is slated for release March 24th.