Around the time of his 2010 death, Ronnie James Dio was writing his autobiography, recounting how he had broken out of central New York State’s regional rock scene to front three mold-breaking heavy-metal groups: Rainbow (with former Deep Purple guitar hero Ritchie Blackmore), Black Sabbath, and his own eponymous Dio …
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Rico Nasty has teamed up with fellow emo-trap act Love Ghost and contributed a guest verse to their new song “Wolfsbane.” “‘Wolfsbane’ wanted to get me in my rock bag,” Rico said in a statement. “I love when bands want to bring me into their world and let me rock …
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Blackpink have released a new trailer for their upcoming documentary, Blackpink the Movie, which is set to screen in theaters worldwide on August 4th and 8th. The film’s arrival coincides with the fifth anniversary of Blackpink’s debut as a group in August 2016. As the trailer shows, The Movie will …
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In September of 1996, a reporter asked Tony Thomas, the musical director at Seattle’s KMPS Radio, what he thought about LeAnn Rimes’ Blue. Released 25 years ago this month, the title track had become one of the biggest selling singles in the past decade, and in a few short months …
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J. Cole and Bas have tapped Lil Tjay for their new joint single, “The Jackie.” J. Cole’s label Dreamville Records teased the collaboration earlier this week, writing, “Summer anthem on the wayyyyy.” On the hard-hitting track, J. Cole joins his mentee Bas, and then hands the vocals over to Lil …
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Metallica has released another trio of tracks from their upcoming The Metallica Blacklist, a tribute album celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band’s classic LP The Black Album. Biffy Clyro and Off! each take on “Holier Than Thou,” while the band has also released a version of that song recorded …
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Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Good 4 U” tops the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs Chart for a sixth straight week, surpassing Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B (“WAP”) and Mariah Carey (“All I Want For Christmas Is You”) as the female artist with the most consecutive weeks at Number One. “Good 4 …
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The latest episode of CMT’s new series Campfire Sessions featured artists performing intimate acoustic versions of cover songs. Kelsea Ballerini had a standout performance on the July 1st episode, adding a little country twist to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” a 1977 song that went viral last year thanks to a TikTok …
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The Beach Boys will celebrate their favorite season with a summer-only Sirius XM channel dedicated to the band. Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys Channel — which launched July 1st on the satellite radio’s channel 105 — will broadcast the band’s biggest hits and solo songs, as well as rarities that …
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Singer-songwriter Richard Marx shares a surreal and scary story of a concert gone dangerously awry in Taiwan in a new excerpt from his upcoming memoir, Stories to Tell, out July 6th via Simon and Schuster. In the chapter, “The Tale of Taipei,” Marx recounts his adventures in Southeast Asia, where …
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