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Watch JOURNEY Perform At ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2022′
JOURNEY performed last night (Friday, December 31) from New York City’s Times Square for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2022”. The show marked the 50th anniversary of America’s go-to annual New Year’s tradition that celebrates the year’s very best in music. The most-watched New Year’s Eve celebration nationwide which featured iconic performances of the year’s biggest songs aired live on ABC. According to ABC, JOURNEY played “a special collection of notable and celebrated hits” at the event, which was hosted by 17-time host and executive producer Ryan Seacrest (with co-host Liza Koshy). Also scheduled to perform were Avril Lavigne and Travis Barker (“Sk8ter Boi”, “Bite Me...
Rockers Mourn Passing Of Actress BETTY WHITE
DISTURBED members David Draiman and John Moyer, THE OFFSPRING guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman and ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello are among the rockers who have reacted on social media to the passing of Betty White. The beloved “Golden Girls” actress, comedian and American icon died peacefully in her sleep at her home early Friday morning (December 31) at the age of 99. She was just weeks away from celebrating her 100th birthday on January 17. “Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever,” her agent and close friend Jeff Witjas said in a statement. “I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much. I don’t think Betty ever feared passing because she always wanted to be with her most belo...
CRADLE OF FILTH Has ‘Many Exciting Things Planned For 2022’
Vocalist Dani “Filth” Davey of veteran British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH says that he and his bandmates have “many exciting things planned for 2022.” The 48-year-old musician looked ahead to the upcoming year while sharing a year-end message via Instagram. He wrote: “Firstly, in this festive address, I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. May it be a productive and fruitfully delicious one for each & every one of you! “Despite 2021 being another year of the plague & not seeing much action in the live department, it did bare witness to the release of our new album ‘Existence Is Futile’. It also enabled us to partially tour the album in the States, where we played the two video tracks alongside fan-faves, as we brough...
SHINEDOWN Releases First Teaser Video For Seventh Studio Album
SHINEDOWN has released a short teaser video for the band’s upcoming seventh studio album. The 42-second clip, which can be seen below, was accompanied by the message: “So it begins… #nowiknowmyabcs… Do you? #SD7”. Last month, SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith 95.9 The Rat‘s Carl Craft about the new LP’s more “stripped-down” approach: “We wanted to push everything to the front. And what I mean by that is we’ve proven that we can make these records that there’s a lot of musicianship involved in it, and we have layered our records over the years because we love music and we love sound and we try to make really cinematic records. So with that, you have a lot of instrumentation that is not just drums, bass, guitar and vocals — we use ...
22 No. 22 Hot 100 Hits for ’22: Selena Gomez’s ‘Love You Like a Love Song’ & More
New Year’s traditions haven’t gone exactly according to … well, tradition, the last couple years, but one of Billboard‘s still can: For 2022, let’s recap the 22 biggest hits ever to peak at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Following similar prior recaps, the list for ’22 below includes pop, rock, R&B classics and more, all of which reached No. 22 highs on the weekly Hot 100. Happy new year! … with a look at hits from older years. 22 No. 22 Hits for ’22 Rank, Title, Artist, Peak Year1, “Love You Like a Love Song,” Selena Gomez & The Scene, 20122, “Tough All Over,” John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, 19853, “Pamela,” Toto, 19884, “Shower the People,” James Taylor, 19765, “Love Walks In,” Van Halen, 19866, “Lonely Weekends,” Charlie Rich, 19607, “But It’s Alright,” ...
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts: The 5 Biggest Revelations of the Reunion Special
While Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts didn’t include any truly earth-shattering revelations, the reunion special now streaming on HBO Max did include plenty of details about what it was like to be a young person growing up in the Wizarding World. It’s a light and often charming look back at both the franchise and its impact — not on the world in general, though, but instead on the people whose lives were tangled up in it for years at a time. It is also an hour and 43 minutes long, so, if you don’t necessarily feel like committing to the full experience, here are some of the most surprising highlights of the special. The focus here is on the stories that might be totally brand new even to hardcore fans, because believe it or not, there are still some mysteries to be explor...
Joe Gatto Announces Departure from Impractical Jokers
Impractical Jokers co-star Joe Gatto has announced his departure from the long-running hidden camera prank show. In a statement released on New Year’s Eve, Gatto explained that he’s focused on co-parenting after separating from his wife. “Sorry in advance for the long and more-serious-than-usual note below, I just wanted to let you all know that I will no longer be involved with Impractical Jokers,” Gatto wrote. “Alongside my friends, I’ve devoted a decade of my life to building this franchise and couldn’t be prouder of what has been accomplished. However, due to some issues in my personal life, I have to step away. Bessy and I have decided to amicably part ways, so now I need to focus on being the best father and co-parent to our two incredible kids.” Advertisement Related Video Gatto sta...
Miley Cyrus Rings in 2022 With a Wardrobe Malfunction
Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party was a party in the USA for everyone except the executives at NBC. Prior to the clock striking midnight on Miley Cyrus’ NYE bash with Pete Davidson, the pop singer experienced a wardrobe malfunction. As she performed “Party in the USA” during the NBC telecast, Cyrus was seen clenching onto her silver top. After turning her back to the camera and covering her chest with her hands, Cyrus made her way backstage and grabbed a red overcoat. “Everybody’s definitely looking at me now,” Cyrus quipped, in a nod to the lyrics to the 2009 song. “I’m still in the most clothes that I’ve ever worn on stage,” she added. “Miley Cyrus playing thru a wardrobe malfunction and coming back to hit the chorus of ‘Party in the USA’ is a good start to 2022,” tweeted The Detroit News fil...
Concerts’ Comeback Brought a Record Year for Latin Tours
In February, when Maluma unveiled details of his 24-city Papi Juancho tour, at the time it was the biggest and most ambitious announcement yet, for any genre, as concerts began returning from the pandemic shut down in the United States. “It was difficult to go back on stage during COVID,” the Colombian artist told Billboard earlier this year, after completing a few shows. “You have to be brave to announce a tour after all the things that happened, but I feel like everyone is just looking forward to feeling normal — and this type of concert will give that back to them.” Soon after, a wave of Latin artists announced North American tours, including Banda MS, Marc Anthony, Rauw Alejandro, Camilo and Karol G. Since, Latin acts have set a new record for the genre, accounting for n...
Drum Set Once Owned By Late KISS Drummer ERIC CARR Can Now Be Yours
A Ludwig 12-piece drum set made for and owned by late KISS drummer Eric Carr is being sold via Reverb. The set comes with a certificate of authenticity from the Eric Carr estate. In the Reverb listing, the seller of the Carr kit writes: “While I was playing in a KISS tribute band in 2005, my dream came true when I bought this kit from Paul Orofino, one of Eric‘s closest friends and the one who recorded Eric‘s audition demo tape for KISS. Paul told me Eric gifted him this drum set, Simmons pads and, I believe, his chrome Chikara set, and Eric had it sent freight right after his video shoot for ‘God Gave Rock ‘N’ Roll To You II’ song by KISS, from Los Angeles to Paul‘s recording studio in Milbrook, NY. Paul said he recorded albums by BLUE ÖYSTE...
ERIC SINGER Joins Ex-KISS Bandmate BRUCE KULICK For Set Of Group’s ’80s/’90s Songs In Las Vegas (Video)
KISS drummer Eric Singer joined his former bandmate, ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, during Bruce‘s concert last night (Thursday, December 30) at Count’s Vamp’d in Las Vegas, Nevada. Singer was filling in for Kulick‘s regular drummer Brent Fitz who was apparently unable to make the gig because he contracted COVID-19. Kulick‘s group, which also features singer and guitarist Todd Kerns and bassist and singer Zach Throne, performed mostly songs from Kulick‘s 1980s and 1990s KISS era. The setlist was as follows: 01. Creatures Of The Night 02. Unholy 03. Uh! All Night 04. Domino 05. Heaven’s On Fire 06. Watchin’ You 07. Tears Are Falling 08. I Love It Loud 09. Detroit Rock City 10. King Of The Night Time World 11. God Gave Rock And Roll To You 12....
OZZY OSBOURNE’s Son JACK OSBOURNE Gets Engaged
Jack Osbourne, the 36-year-old son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, is engaged to his girlfriend of over two years, Aree Gearhart. Osbourne broke the news of the engagement in an Instagram post on Thursday (December 30). “Today I asked the most beautiful and loving woman I’ve ever met to marry me. She said yes!!” he captioned a selfie of himself and his fiancée. “Life is a series of doors and I’m so excited to walk through this one with her. She’s truly a magical being with a heart bigger than anything I could have imagined,” Osbourne continued, adding, “Her step-mom skills make my heart so full. I couldn’t be happier than I am right now.” Gearhart, who is an interior designer, shared the same photo on her Instagram and wrote: “...
