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Iconic heavy metal band Disturbed’s rendition of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” has surpassed one billion views on YouTube. The milestone marks the metal band’s first entry into the Billion Views Club. Originally, “The Sound of Silence” was a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon.…

Lenny Kravitz has announced he will headline an exclusive residency, “Blue Electric Light Las Vegas,” at Dolby Live at Park MGM. According to the announcement from the four-time Grammy Award-winner, the run will include performances on October 18, 19,23, 25 and 26. “You better Believe it-@lennykravitz will be rocking the #DolbyLive stage this October ??”…

Violent Femmes have announced a fall leg of their tour celebrating the anniversaries of their first two albums. The trek kicks off on September 26 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and concludes on October 8 in Birmingham, Alabama. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 24. Each show will feature front-to-back performances of their 1983 self-titled…

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder recently slammed Harrison Butker, taking a shot at the Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s recent controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College. The rocker expressed his feelings about Butker’s beliefs in no uncertain terms during Pearl Jam’s concert at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday (May 18). He was strongly against the…

Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna is paying homage to the late Ronnie James Dio by launching a new tribute band. The new group will play four shows in Florida in August, performing music from Dio, Black Sabbath and Rainbow. Belladonna recently took to social media to announce that he and his wife Krista have formed the…

Australian rock band Jet have announced their first U.K. and Ireland tour in 15 years. The tour, to mark the 20th anniversary of the band’s debut album Get Born, will kick off at The Academy in Dublin on October 3. The brief tour will conclude on October 12 after staging shows in Belfast, Glasgow, Birmingham,…

Wynonna Judd and Lainey Wilson have teamed up for a cover of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ classic “Refugee.” The track, produced by Cactus Moser, arrives as the fifth single shared from the highly-anticipated Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty. The cover is also accompanied by a video featuring behind-the-scenes footage of…

Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum rock band Kings of Leon have shared a video for “Seen,” the final song from their recently released ninth full-length album, Can We Please Have Fun. For the visual, Kings of Leon worked alongside their long-time creative director, Casey McGrath. It shows the band toying with spotlights and shadows. They shape their…

Slipknot have confirmed their first song with new drummer Eloy Casagrande, called “Long May You Die.” In an Instagram post, the band shared, “Slipknot fans are talking amongst themselves about ‘Long May You Die’ being a new song written during the recent recording sessions. You’re right. You’re absolutely right.” The phrase “Long May You Die”…

The Rolling Stones are set to issue a 30th anniversary edition of their 1994 album Voodoo Lounge in July. The band’s first album without bass player Bill Wyman features Stones favorites “You Got Me Rocking, “Out Of Tears” and “Love Is Strong.” The album went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.…