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Dave Grohl recently weighed in on the future of rock music, and, according to him, the future is Billie Eilish. In a recent interview with the Foo Fighter, he compared Eilish to his old band and pointed to her as evidence that rock and roll is not dead. “My daughters are obsessed with Billie Eilish,” he said. “The same thing is happening with her that happened with Nirvana in 1991. […]

Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan took to their social channels to share the news! On Thursday, February 14th, the couple got married for real this time. In perhaps the ultimate Valentine’s Day gesture, the Mötley Crüe drummer and social media star tied the knot on the anniversary of their engagement. Furlan, 32, made the announcement by sharing an adorable photo of her pet dogs wearing a wedding dress and suit […]

Ghost grabs its third consecutive #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart as "Dance Macabre" rises 2-1 on the ranking dated Feb. 16. This is the second single from the band's 2018 album Prequelle follows "Rats," which led for seven weeks beginning last July. Prequelle is the Swedish rockers' first set with multiple No. 1s on Mainstream Rock Songs. They first led, for two weeks, in 2017 with "Square Hammer," […]

On Tuesday, February 12th, Weezer released a video for their cover of “Take On Me”. The video stars Stranger Things actor, and Weezer superfan, Finn Wolfhard and his band Calpurnia, in an homage to a-ha’s classic hit. The teen actor, and budding rocker, plays a young Rivers Cuomo in the clip and was more than thrilled to step into the Weezer frontman’s shoes. “This video was an absolute blast to film […]

The 2019 Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky (July 12-14) is packed with an eclectic roster of rock, pop and hip-hop, from headliners The Killers, Avett Brothers and Anderson .Paak to Chvrches, Nelly, Lucious, Chromeo and Anderson East. The lineup for the 17th annual bourbon-spiked party in Waterfront Park on the banks of the Ohio River was released on Monday, February 11th, also promising sets from Portugal. The Man, Maggie Rogers, […]

Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain, by Danny Goldberg will hit shelves on April 2. Goldberg managed Nirvana from 1990 to 1994, and will share his memories of serving the iconic punk rock band during the peak of their success, as well as his account of Cobain’s personal life highs (including his marriage to fellow musician Courtney Love and birth of their daughter, Frances Bean) and his devastating lows, which […]

The hardrock group Five Finger Death Punch has just been signed by Artist Group International, which brings the "Sham Pain" band from Las Vegas into the same agency that's home to Metallica, Def Leppard and Rammstein. Veteran rock agent Peter Pappalardo, whose roster includes Mötley Crüe, Megadeth, Daryl Hall & John Oates and comedian Andrew Dice Clay will represent the five-man rock outfit created by singer Ivan Moody and guitarist […]

Bring Me The Horizon's sixth album Amo (RCA/Sony) becomes their first No. 1 in the U.K., as Ariana Grande's “7 Rings” (Republic/Universal) starts a second week atop the singles chart. Amo delivered combined first-week units of 27,000, according to the Official Charts Company, with 61% of its sales on CD or vinyl. The band's previous best album chart showing was No. 2 with their last release, 2015's That's The Spirit. […]