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UPDATE: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have canceled their North American tour dates for 2020 because of ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The group said they plan to return to the U.S. and Canada in 2021 and will reveal details in the fall. Refunds will be made available …

In 1976, Rush practically lived on the road. Two years prior, the Canadian band had replaced their first drummer, John Rutsey, with Neil Peart, and they were hitting their stride as a touring band. “We were doing over 200 shows a year, probably in excess of that,” bassist-singer Geddy Lee …

From the hard-drinking sessions for Tuesday Night Music Club to the spiritual epiphanies she experienced while recording her latest — and probably final — album, the guest-star-packed Threads, Sheryl Crow goes in-depth about her entire career with host Brian Hiatt in the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now …

UPDATE 1/6/21: After being postponed due to Covid-19, Stephen Stills‘ autism benefit Light Up the Blues has been rescheduled to April 10th, 2021. Tickets can be found at the Greek Theater’s website. ** Stephen Stills and his wife Kristen are bringing their long-running autism benefit show Light Up the Blues …

Lamb of God return from a five-year hiatus with “Checkmate,” the first single from the metal group’s upcoming self-titled album. “‘Checkmate’ brings together all the components of the Lamb of God sound that we’ve been developing over the last two decades, but with the ambition and ferocity that comes with …

David Byrne and the Weeknd will serve as musical guests on upcoming episodes of Saturday Night Live, the series’ Twitter revealed Thursday. Byrne will join host and Sack Lunch Bunch co-star John Mulaney on SNL’s February 29th episode. The appearance — Byrne’s first solo visit to SNL since performing two …

Some of the leading voices in thrash metal recalled their earliest musical influences in an outtake from the documentary Murder in the Front Row. Metallica‘s James Hetfield names Jeff Beck as in inspiration and his bandmate, Robert Trujillo, talks about Stevie Wonder. Anthrax’s Charlie Benante remembers opera in his house …

Demi Lovato performed the National Anthem during the pre-game at Super Bowl LIV, hosted at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Before Lovato, Yolanda Adams kicked everything off with her soulful rendition of “America the Beautiful.” Dressed in a white paint suit, Lovato rousing performance the “Star-Spangled Banner” fairly …

Duck Sauce — the disco duo of A-Trak and Armand Van Helden — have returned with “Smiley Face,” their first song in six years. The track is a burst of pure dance floor joy, with euphoric vocal samples gliding across a quick-stepping groove. Over the course of the song, Duck …

Little Big Town’s just-released ninth album Nightfall opens with the atmospheric, gently rolling “Next to You.” It’s a song that’s tailor-made for late-night listening by a warm winter fire. Although the tune eventually builds to a more dramatic, powerful conclusion, the quartet’s performance during their Wednesday night appearance on Late …