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  • Scott Weiland Guitarist Jeremy Brown Dies One Day Before 'Blaster' Release

    Jeremy Brown, guitarist for The Wildabouts and frequent Scott Weiland collaborator, has died. The musician passed Monday, March 30, of causes that have yet to be determined. Brown, 34, was only a day away from seeing the release of his new album with Weiland, Blaster. The former Stone Temple Pilots singer announced the loss of his friend on Facebook.

  • Slash and Myles Kennedy Announce 'Live at the Roxy' Album

    Slash released his third solo effort with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, 'World on Fire,' in September. The album performed well on the charts, hitting No. 10 on the 'Billboard' 200, and the group hit the road to celebrate its release. Slash and Co. will follow the album up with a live LP that was recorded at The Roxy in West Hollywood last year. It is called 'Live at The Roxy.' The live album, out June 15, will come in a variety of formats, 'Ultimate Classic Rock' pointed out, including DVD, CD and vinyl LP. The tracklist spans Slash's entire career from Guns N' Roses to his most recent album.

  • Justin Bieber Comedy Central Roast: Recap & Review Of Six Great Moments From Show

    Comedy Central executives had to be salivating when Justin Bieber agreed to be the victim in their signature Roast series. Biebs has been the butt of many jokes and the source of much envy since being discovered on YouTube in the mid-2000s. His personal life hasn't fared well in recent years, making it the ideal time for a good old-fashioned roast.

  • Noel Gallagher Claims He Lost Millions as a Solo Act

    After Oasis broke up in 2009, Noel Gallagher took some time off before he released his first solo album, 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.' He released the effort on his own label, Sour Mash, because he did not want to put up with majors anymore. The result was more independence and less money. "Everything I've done since I left Oasis has come from my own pocket," Gallagher told 'Loaded' recently. "You've got to pay for the tour, got to pay for the wages and you don't really break even for about nine months. I don't mean I lost money. I mean I lost a f**king s**tload of money. It was a few million, like. I had to lie to Sara [MacDonald, his wife] at first, and when I eventually did tell her, she freaked out -- I mean freaked out."

  • Rihanna Talks Sam Smith Collab: He's a 'Beautiful Songwriter'

    Rihanna is one of the biggest names in pop music, and she recently revealed that she wants to work with another big name: Sam Smith. The "Umbrella" artist sang Smith's praises to 'The Sun,' via NME, getting fans and pop enthusiasts excited in the process. But any collaboration in the future will have to wait until Rihanna drops her highly anticipated eighth album. "He is so talented. It would be amazing to work with him," she said of the "Stay with Me" singer. "No matter how busy we are, when two artists want to work together they make it happen. He is such a beautiful songwriter, but more important than that, he is an absolutely beautiful person, and that comes across in his songs."

  • 1D Prepping Next Album: Niall Horan Confirms 'Four' Follow-Up

    Niall Horan of One Direction has confirmed that the group is working on the follow-up to 'Four' despite recently losing member Zayn Malik. The group met with its record label to discuss the planning of the next album, scheduling a few writing sessions for the fifth LP. Horan sent the tweet from South Africa, where 1D is currently touring.

  • Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose Working on Joint Custody

    Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose filed for divorce last year and have since been critical of eachother on social media. The pair is working together amicably, though, to figure out the custody situation with their 2-year-old son, Sebastian. According to TMZ, Rose wanted to work with Khalifa on setting up a joint custody agreement after hearing the rapper's new Furious 7 track "See You Again."

  • Freddie Mercury Biopic: Sacha Baron Cohen Will Write, Direct and Star in Film About Queen Singer

    Queen's manager, Jim Beach, recently confirmed that comedian Sacha Baron Cohen will not only portray deceased frontman Freddie Mercury in a biopic, but he will also write and direct the film. Cohen and the surviving members -- guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor -- have sorted out their differences and will move forward with the movie. Beach made the announcement during a speech at the Artist and Manager Awards earlier this week.

  • Lee Brice Announces College Tour Dates

    Lee Brice recently announced a short college tour that begins at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina, April 8 and ends at the University of New Hampshire in Durham May 2. The singer is touring in support of his September release I Don't Dance. The new dates are surrounded by a slew of other shows including Virginia Beach's Patriotic Festival May 29, Columbus's Buckeye Country Superfest and Harrington's Delaware Junction Festival.

  • 'American Idol' Caleb Johnson Announces Tour Dates

    Last year's American Idol champ, Caleb Johnson, is hitting the road in May for a brief tour. The singer is making stops in Atlanta, Birmingham and Nashville through the end of the month. As Billboard notes, Johnson does not have gigs scheduled for May 12 or 13 when the finale of Season 14 of American Idol will premiere, so we'll most likely see the singer on the show.

  • A$AP Mob and Ferg Sued for Crowd Surfing Incident from 2013

    The members of A$AP Mob are being sued for a stage diving incident from 2013. According to TMZ, Tammy Nguyen suffered some injuries when A$AP Ferg jumped into the VIP section at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood a few years ago. Nguyen limped out of the venue and said that security did not help her.

  • Zayn Malik Quits One Direction: Watch Kevin Hart and T.I. React to the News

    One Directioners everywhere continue to mourn the musical loss of Zayn Malik. The singer decided to part ways with the group earlier this week, leaving a big hole in the beloved boy band lineup. Kevin Hart heard the news at a premiere event for his new movie, "Get Hard," and he immediately recruited T.I. to join him in commiserating.

  • Paris Hilton: Summerfest Fans Launch Petition to Remove Hotel Heir's DJ Set From the Lineup

    Music lovers planning on attending Summerfest in Milwaukee were so unhappy to see Paris Hilton on the bill that they launched a petition to get the amateur DJ taken off the roster. More than 4,000 people have supported the effort, calling Hilton's involvement "a middle finger to anyone who paid to go to this festival." Some of the more established acts for the event include Kings of Leon, Zac Brown Band and Kendrick Lamar, among many others.
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