Rock
Adam Levine Says There Are No Bands Anymore & Hayley Williams Has Questions
One of the people who took issue with his statement was Hayley Williams, who has fronted the band Paramore since their first album in 2005 — not too long after Maroon 5’s breakthrough. “adam levine thinks paramore broke up :(,” Williams tweeted. To be fair, some fans thought the same, given that Williams has released two solo albums in the last two years, including last month’s Flowers for Vases/Descansos. But she reassured worried fans on New Year’s Day, replying to a fan’s message of “Omg I thought paramore was breaking up,” tweeting, “lol y’all been worried about that too long. aint happening.” A band that predates Maroon 5 had something to say about Levine’s comment too, with Garbage tweeting in response:&nbs...
Roc Nation Wins $12M Insurance Claim Over Maroon 5 Manager’s Death
Feldstein died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism, with the Los Angeles Medical Examiner declaring his cause of death as natural. But HCC denied paying out Roc Nation’s claim and Roc Nation responded by suing in U.S. District Court Southern District of New York on Jan. 18, 2019, for wrongfully denying insurance coverage. HCC argued in court papers that Roc Nation was precluded from any recovery because the company failed to cooperate with HCC’s investigation of the claim — a contention that Roc Nation denied. HCC also argued that the policy language required the insurance payment be reduced by all future profits that could have been traceable to Feldstein’s services. To this, Roc Nation’s legal team argued that the policy’s plain language outlines that it was entitled to recoup...
Papa Roach and Jeris Johnson on Creating Shorter Songs for TikTok
Kyle Meredith With… Papa Roach and Jeris Johnson Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix and up-and-coming rocker Jeris Johnson sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about their new releases and “Last Resort” collaboration. The two discuss what the 2000 hit has come to mean with regards to mental health, with Shaddix diving back in time to talk about Infest’s 20th anniversary, while Jeris is dropping his first EP. Jacoby also talks about alcohol abuse and getting clean and how Jeris sees that while navigating new fame. Johnson, who broke out within TikTok, also takes us into the songs that make up My Sword, why turn-of-the-millenium rock is meaningful to h...
Machine Gun Kelly Visits His Drummer in the Hospital After He’s Attacked, Robbed & Hit by Car
Machine Gun Kelly‘s longtime drummer JP Cappelletty, who goes by Rook, was recently attacked, robbed and hit by a car, TMZ reports. Rook posted a picture of him raising his left arm cast on his Instagram Story on Wednesday (March 3), reassuring fans with the message, “Don’t worry I’ll bounce back.” Rook’s second picture featured MGK flipping off the camera while taking the selfie with his bedridden drummer in the hospital. TMZ broke the news, saying Rook was walking down a street in the Hollywood Hills on Tuesday around 8 p.m. when two men jumped out of a vehicle and robbed him. Law enforcement told the publication that a physical altercation ensued, and thousands of dollars worth of property was stolen from the drummer. He ...
Bruce Springsteen Dedicates ‘I’ll See You In My Dreams’ to Michael Gudinski
On it, Springsteen sings, “The road is long and seeming without end/ The days go on, I remember you my friend/ And though you’re gone And my heart’s been emptied it seems I’ll see you in my dream.” Gudinski, chairman of the powerhouse Mushroom Group of Companies, died Monday (March 1) at his home in Melbourne, aged 68, sending shockwaves through the Australian music community and around the globe. News of Gudinski’s passing prompted an outpouring of grief on social media and was reported in newspapers stretching the world, including Ireland’s top-selling daily, The Independent. Springsteen led tributes to Gudinski, who he described as “first, last, and always a music man.” The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee continued, “I’ve toured the world for the last f...
10 Artists Worth Bringing Back VH1 Storytellers For
Kendrick Lamar photo by Amy Price; St. Vincent photo by David Brendan Hall; Janelle Monáe photo by Philip Cosores VH1 Storytellers was such a cool show. It borrowed the idea of MTV Unplugged — a hugely popular act performing a stripped-down set in front of an intimate audience — and took it one step further. Audiences could see and hear artists in a more relaxed setting, dishing on their careers and telling stories about creating the songs we know and love. Storytellers first aired 25 years ago in late February 1996; Kinks mastermind Ray Davies was the first performer. It ran for 97 more episodes, the last starring Ed Sheeran in 2015. In between, there was a veritable Who’s Who of talent, from classic rock gods like David Bowie and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to ‘90s stars like Pearl ...
Kelly Clarkson Could ‘Use Somebody’ & You Could Use This Kings of Leon Cover
Clarkson was joined by a full band and a harmonizing backup singer for the rocking cover, with appropriately epic lights flashing all around to the song’s driving beat. KoL’s latest single, “The Bandit,” is the lead track from When You See Yourself, Kings of Leon’s eighth full-length and first since 2016’s Walls, the band’s first Billboard 200 No. 1 album. The new set is due Friday via RCA Records. Watch the Kellyoke cover below: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet rev...
Kings of Leon on the Stories Behind When You See Yourself
Kyle Meredith With… Kings of Leon Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill gives a ring to Kyle Meredith to talk all about the band’s new album, When You See Yourself. It’s a record that finds Followill with his most poetic lyrics to date, and he explains why. The Tennessee-born songwriter also gets into the impact that Western movies and TV shows have had on him, and how they find their way into the album, with nods to Pancho & Lefty and Johnny Guitar. He also talks about recalling the band’s classic sound on this set, creating his own language during their early songs, and raising money for road crews during the pandemic. Kyle Meredith With…&nbs...
David Crosby Sells Legendary Catalog to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group
Irving Azoff‘s newly-launched venture Iconic Artists Group has partnered with David Crosby on a wide-ranging deal to monetize the California singer-songwriter’s life work in the digital era, the two parties announced today (March 3). Under the agreement, Iconic has purchased the publishing and recorded music rights to Crosby’s catalog, which includes his solo work as well as his output as a member of The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and the later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The deal also includes Crosby’s songs as a duo with Nash. “I’ve known David as a friend and have admired him as a great artist since our earliest days at Geffen Roberts Management shortly after I moved to Los Angeles,” Azoff said in a statement. “This is an incre...
In Demand: Rostam Talks New Album, Haim’s Grammy Nod and Why Clairo ‘Gave Me Hope For a Generation’
He’s equally picky when it comes to his own work, saying he’ll often spend months thinking of lyrics to sing on top of beats he’s made. But last year, while recovering from COVID-19, Rostam rather quickly wrote what became the lead single on his upcoming second album, Changephobia, out June 4 on Matsor Projects (via Secretly Distribution). “That one came right out of me,” he says of the spacious alternative-rock song, titled “These Kids We Knew,” which is broadly about global warming. “I also felt certain that it wasn’t going to be on my album, but I think that’s a classic situation. I remember the first time Frank Ocean played me ‘Nikes,’ he was like, ‘This is not for my album, this is not from my album.’ And then when the album came out...
Will Smith opens up about running for president
Will Smith has opened up about possibly running for president at some point in his career, and we wouldn’t put it past him. The 52-year-old has taken on some of the biggest roles in Hollywood, but he may be turning his attention to politics next. Appearing on the Pod Save America podcast, hosted by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor, the Bad Boys actor teased that the Smith family could be headed for the White House. When asked what he thinks about entering politics and running for office himself, he laughed: ‘I think for now, I’ll let that office get cleaned up a little bit and then I’ll consider that at some point down the line. ‘I don’t know, it’s like, I absolutely have an opinion, I’m optimistic, I’m hopeful, I believe in understanding between people. I believe in ...
New Zealand’s Six60 to Stream TikTok’s First Stadium Concert
With New Zealand cleared for touring and concerts by local health officials, New Zealand band Six60 has become the de facto world’s last touring band. Six60 will make history Saturday when they livestream their Hamilton concert to the world on TikTok at 10:15 p.m. in New Zealand, which is 4:15 a.m. ET. The concert can be viewed by searching Six60 on the app. The local chart-toppers will close out their sold-out national tour in Hamilton, New Zealand, at the Claudelands Oval with a performance that will be streamed on TikTok marking the first time a live stadium concert is streamed through the popular social media platform. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back ...
