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Neil Young has openly criticized ticketing giant Ticketmaster, blaming them for killing concert touring. Early this month, The Cure announced a North American tour. Even after the band opted out of Ticketmaster’s “dynamic” pricing structure, fans were charged exorbitant service fees. Young responded to the developments in a recent post on his website, titled “Concert…

Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx recently revealed that he has contributed to Dolly Parton’s upcoming rock album. Sixx revealed the news on Twitter: “Played bass on a song for Dolly Parton yesterday,” he said among other things. In January, Parton revealed that her upcoming rock album, titled Rock Star, will also feature Paul McCartney, Stevie…

Linkin Park recently shared a previously unreleased song, “Fighting Myself,” ahead of the 20th anniversary reissue of their sophomore album Meteora. The song features vocals from Mike Shinoda and late lead singer Chester Bennington. Shinoda describes the song as the “definitive Linkin Park track.” “Fighting myself I always lose,” Bennington sings in the chorus, giving…

U2’s Songs Of Surrender has debuted on top of the official U.K. Albums Chart. This marks the Irish rock band’s 11th U.K. No. 1 album. U2 is now tied with David Bowie, with each having 11 chart-topping LPs to their credit. Songs of Surrender also becomes U2’s first chart-topping LP in over a decade; the…

Foo Fighters, Lana Del Rey, Green Day and many more have been announced as headliners of the 11-day annual Festival D’été de Québec. The annual music festival is scheduled to take place between July 6th and 16th in Quebec City, Quebec. Over 200 artists will perform across five venues during Festival D’été de Québec 2023.…

Demi Lovato recently released a “rock version” of her hit song “Heart Attack,” in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the track. Lovato re-recorded the vocals of the song, with the help of her original collaborators Warren “Oak” Felder and Mitch Allan. “I’m so happy to be able to give a new life to ‘Heart…

Darius Rucker and The Black Crowes are among the artists named to perform at the 2023 CMT Music Awards that will air live from Moody Centre in Austin, Texas, on April 2 on the CBS Television Network. The Black Crowes will team up with “CMT Performance of the Year” nominee and longtime friend Rucker for…

Eric Church, James Taylor and Imagine Dragons are among the headliners named for the upcoming Summerfest festival, scheduled to take place over three weekends in June and July. The festival, which will celebrate its 55th anniversary this year, will see performances from over 100 artists. Church, Taylor and the Zac Brown Band (with Marcus King)…

The Original Misfits have announced three U.S. shows with Megadeth, AFI and more. The Misfits currently consist of Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein along with second guitarist Acey Slade and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo. The punk legends will perform their first show in Tampa, Florida, on June 24. They will…

The Smile, Big Thief and Bon Iver are set to headline Pitchfork Music Festival 2023. The festival will also feature Alvvays, Perfume Genius, Weyes Blood, King Krule, Kelela, and Koffee. The festival is set to take place at Union Park in Chicago from July 21 to 23. Tickets are on sale now. Prices start at…