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Eric Church fans in San Antonio can breathe a sigh of relief. The country superstar, who drew the ire of some fans for his controversial decision to cancel a scheduled performance to attend a basketball playoff game with his family on April 2, has announced a new show date to make up for that canceled gig — and the new date will be free.Church turned to social media to announce the news on Friday (April 1), thanking the fans in San Antonio for allowing him the chance to take his family to a game...

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith is paying tribute to his late friend Taylor Hawkins with a touching compilation video, soundtracked by Foo Fighters’ “My Hero,” filled with images of the two drummers over the years. “Taylor is my good buddy who I’ve known forever,” says Smith in an interview, before cutting to clips of the two rocking out onstage. Foo Fighters opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers during the Californication tour in 1999, where the musicians would play pranks on each other during the shows. “I wanted to be...

Jason Aldean is sharing his thoughts on Eric Church's controversial decision to miss a scheduled performance to attend a basketball playoff game. The country superstar says it's not something he thinks he could do."I don't know that I could cancel a show to make it to a game," Aldean tells Loni Love and Melissa Peterman from E! News' Daily Pop. "I feel like people buying a ticket to come see your show, you kind of have to hold up your end of the deal on that.""I don't know if I...

When Wilco invited Neal Francis to join them onstage at their Sky Blue Sky destination festival in Mexico this past January, they asked the Chicago piano-rocker what song of theirs he’d like to play. It was a tough question for the longtime Wilco fan, but eventually Francis landed on “Theologians,” with some help from his girlfriend. “I liked that choice because it has a great piano part, and the lyrics really resonate with me as someone who continues to contemplate spirituality,” Francis said in a statement. Francis went further; taking over...

With just over a week left until he releases his new album, Cole Swindell says he couldn't wait to release the title track. "Stereotype" arrived on Thursday, March 31.The song is a declaration to the love of his life, and it's hard not to assume his girlfriend Courtney Little was his muse. After all, Swindell had a hand in writing the song alongside Michael Hardy and Jordan Schmidt.Each verse paints the picture of a woman who seems pretty predictable. You can count on a "Diet Coke can rollin' around in...

Harry Styles has dropped his hotly anticipated new song “As It Was.” It’s the lead single and video from his upcoming third album, Harry’s House, due May 20 — the first music he’s released since his 2019 blockbuster, Fine Line. It’s one of the most emotionally powerful songs he’s ever done. He sings about facing up to personal transitions, with the chorus “In this world it’s just us/You know it’s not the same as it was.” It’s a daring change-up for Styles, unlike anything he’s done before musically. He kicked...

Ever wondered how nominees and winners get selected at the Grammy Awards? Lucky for our readers, The Boot has some intel on how the voting process, both to determine the year's nominees and to crown each year's winners, works.We consulted the Recording Academy's official Grammy Awards voting rules to explain how nominees and winners for the annual Grammy Awards are determined. Read on for a quick primer.Who Makes Up the Recording Academy?Recording Academy members are classified as either voting, professional or student members. In short, voting members are artists, producers, musicians --...

The BBC will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rolling Stones with an extensive season of programming this summer. Billed as ‘The Rollin’ Stones’ in a nod to the Muddy Waters track ‘Rollin’ Stone’, the legendary rockers played their first-ever show at London’s Marquee Club on July 12, 1962. They’ve already announced plans for a tour of European stadiums this summer to celebrate 60 years together, but now, the BBC have announced plans to mark the occasion across TV, radio and digital platforms. The centrepiece will be a new series of four...

Garth Brooks is taking his Stadium Tour to Alabama.The country superstar has announced that he will head to Birmingham for a show at the city's Protective Stadium on Saturday, June 4. The show will mark the first-ever concert at the stadium and Brooks' first return to Birmingham in seven years. The concert will be Brooks' only tour date in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi for the tour.Tickets for the Birmingham show go on sale Friday, April 8, at 10AM CT. Fans may purchase up to eight tickets by visiting ticketmaster.com/garth brooks,...

Brian Wilson’s ex-wife Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford is suing the Beach Boys founding singer and songwriter following a $50 million deal Wilson made with Universal Music Publishing Group to sell song rights to the publisher, according to recently filed legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone. Wilson-Rutherford first sued Wilson in February at Los Angeles Superior court, two months after the deal with UMPG closed. The case was moved to federal court on Friday. According to her suit, UMPG paid Wilson nearly $32 million for his songwriter share, and another $19 million for...

Elliah Heifetz (pronounced "High-fits") knows the value of a good song. He wouldn't be here without one. The New York-based lyricist is releasing his debut country album, First Generation American, this Friday, April 1. Produced by Andrija Tokic, the album defiantly claims country music on behalf of people whose authenticity within the genre are questioned.Heifetz's grandfather, a musician, was also a Holocaust survivor. His previous life as a mandolin orchestra band leader enabled him to curry favor with one of the Nazi guards. Bored and tinkering with instruments looted from...

Prince and the Revolution’s legendary 1985 concert at Syracuse, New York’s Carrier Dome — one of the standout shows of the Purple Rain era — will receive a standalone release for the first time this June. The oft-bootlegged show was previously officially released on DVD as part of the massive Purple Rain reissue in 2017, but Prince and The Revolution: Live marks the first time the concert film will be released on vinyl, CD, and Blu-ray formats. Since the Purple Rain reissue, the concert has undergone a complete digital restoration,...

Parker McCollum is officially married! After telling Taste of Country at the 2022 ACM Awards on March 7 that his nuptials were just three weeks away, he and fiancee Hallie Ray Light tied the knot on Monday (March 28).The "To Be Loved by You" singer shared a photo of the newly-minted McCollums on his Instagram stories on Tuesday (March 29).InstagramInstagramloading...He also posted a photo of the couple's rings. While Mrs. McCollum's rings look like a classic, single-stone emerald cut engagement ring and diamond-encrusted wedding band, Mr. McCollum's is both unique and on-brand....

Barbara Gustern seemed invincible. At 87 years old, the Manhattan vocal coach had more stamina than the average college student. Nearly every day, she would teach students in her Chelsea apartment for eight hours before attending their concerts at night. Over the years, her clientele included Blondie’s Debbie Harry, avant-garde heroine Diamanda Galás, Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna, Broadway performers, downtown firebrands, and anyone who wanted to learn to sing. When it was time to hit a show to see her pupils, she’d walk up to a mile and a half....