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Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford said he was rocked by Ozzy Osbourne’s death last month, admitting he “just curled up in a ball and bawled my eyes out for hours” after receiving the devastating news.

“I just couldn’t believe it,” Halford said in an interview with Detroit radio station Wrif’s Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown. “I still can’t believe it now. I’m still grieving, like so many people.”

Osbourne died of a heart attack aged 76 on July 22. Fans filled the streets of the Black Sabbath singer...

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford was extremely saddened to learn of Ozzy Osbourne’s passing, revealing, “I just curled up in a ball and bawled my eyes out for hours.”

The singer spoke about his reaction to Ozzy’s death in a new interview with Detroit radio station Wrif (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), recalling, “Oh, man. I got a call the day [Ozzy’s death] happened. I just put the phone down in my hotel room in — I think I was in Leeds, in England, and I just curled up in a ball and bawled my eyes out for hours. I just couldn’t believe it. I still can’t believe it now. I’m still grieving, like so many people.”

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He continued, “And then we had a show the next day. So, God, how do you process all of this tragedy, all of this love, because I...

About a decade ago, Nashville was breathlessly trying to find the next Chris Stapleton, who had just vanquished “bro country” and resurrected a more authentic country sound with his debut album, Traveller. Alex Williams, an Indiana native with a mesmerizing, Stapleton-like baritone and a steely gaze, found himself in the middle of that search.

Big Machine Records signed Williams in 2017 and issued his debut album, Better Than Myself, that same year. He played a sold-out showcase at Nashville’s Basement East and hit the road with Aaron Lewis, another Big Machine signee.

Goodbyes are bittersweet, but they don’t all have to be permanent, at least not as far as Dolly Parton is concerned. In an exclusive video for Rolling Stone, the country star shared a heartfelt send-off to Ozzy Osbourne, who performed his final concert of Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning farewell performance run this past weekend. Parton’s video message played on screens in between sets at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.

“I know you’re at home and what a wonderful place to be, right? Now, are...

Judas Priest have released a cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” ahead of the latter band’s final concert.

Priest will not be among the many metal bands performing at the gig on Saturday (July 5th) at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, as they had already signed on to support Scorpions’ 60th anniversary concert in Hannover, Germany that night. Instead, they offered up a fiery studio-recorded cover of the Sabbath classic — a song used by Priest as walk-out music at their own shows — paying their respects to their fellow British metal legends.

Shared Priest in a statement, “We are honored to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath with our homage of ‘War Pigs’, a song we play at every show around the world that fans sing along to, reinforcing their love as well for the legendary Prince Of Darkness!”

With Judas Priest already booked to play the gig Scorpions gig,...

Mötley Crüe and Dolly Parton have teamed up to record a new version of the band’s 1985 power ballad “Home Sweet Home.” The new track appears on their upcoming singles collection From The Beginning, which arrives just in time for the launch of their Las Vegas residency at the Park MGM on September 12.

“For an icon like Dolly Parton to sing on a song that has not only meant so much to us but to all the fans through the years, is a career high that means a lot to us,...

Dustin Lance Black not only directed the new documentary “Rock Out” about the queer influence on heavy metal, punk and rock n’ roll, but he’s also in it.

For good reason.

The feature pulls inspiration from a New York Times article by Jim Farber that examined the queer influence on rock, as wells as a question that Black’s late brother Marcus asked before he died 14 years ago: “Are there any gays like me?”

Marcus was a queer punk rock n’ roller. But unlike Lance, who won an Oscar for screenwriting for the Harvey Milk biopic “Milk” and is one of Hollywood’s most outspoken LGBTQ advocates, Marcus was closeted for most of his life. He passed away in 2012 from cancer.

“My brother was black leather-clad almost his entire life and not until later in his life did he cut his long rocker hair,” Black tells me. “He was...

As the world awaits the upcoming Spinal Tap sequel (due this September), the creators of the beloved fake band have announced a new behind-the-scenes book, titled A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap (pre-order here).

Written by director Rob Reiner with stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer, A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever will be released on September 9th via Simon & Schuster. Content-wise, the book will feature first-hand stories about the creation of the 1984 film and its iconic one-liners — including “None more black,” “You can’t dust for vomit,” “These go to eleven,” and more.

The book will also feature musings and real-life “Spinal Tap moments” from actual rock stars from the era, including Slash of Guns N’ Roses, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads, Rob Halford of Judas Priest, and Don Henley of the Eagles.

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Judas Priest found out too late that Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath would be playing a star-studded farewell concert this summer to join in on the festivities, frontman Rob Halford recently told Metal Hammer. A talent agent in Germany recruited the band to perform at the 60th anniversary concert for another venerated metal band, the Scorpions, on July 5, and despite Sharon Osbourne offering to fly the band to and from Birmingham, England for Ozzy’s final bow in time to honor their Scorpions commitment, Judas Priest declined.

“It all got...

Les Binks, former drummer of Judas Priest, has died at the age of 73.

The band confirmed Binks’ passing in an official Facebook statement on Monday (April 14th): “We are deeply saddened about the passing of Les and send our love to his family, friends and fans. The acclaimed drumming he provided was first class — demonstrating his unique techniques, flair, style and precision. Thank you Les – your acclaim will live on…”

Following numerous drummers to play in Priest during the band’s formative years, Binks was a member from 1977 through 1979 and recorded two studio albums while behind the kit: Stained Class (1978), and Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather (1978).

Binks also performed on Judas Priest’s iconic 1979 live album Unleashed in the East, which eventually led to his departure from the band due to royalty disputes with the group’s manager at the time.

Speaking on his exit from the band...

Slayer have added a pair of high-profile UK headlining gigs with a stacked support bill featuring Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon, Hatebreed, and Neckbreakker. The shows mark the legendary thrash band’s first non-festival concerts since reuniting last year.

The newly announced shows are set for July 3rd at Blackweir Fields in Cardiff, Wales; and July 6th in Finsbury Park, London. In addition, Slayer also recently announced that they will be performing at Festival d’été de Québec in Québec City on July 11th with direct support from Mastodon. Get tickets here.

The UK shows surround Slayer’s appearance at Black Sabbath’s final concert on July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham. In an interview with Spin, guitarist Kerry King revealed that the thrash pioneers will celebrate Ozzy and company by performing a Sabbath cover during their set — the gig marking only the third time Slayer have shared a bill...

Country superstar, Dolly Parton will be collaborating with Sabrina Carpenter right on the heels of the latter winning her first two Grammys. Dolly has always been open to working with other artists that she admired and respected. So, what has brought these two blonde bombshells together? Keep reading for more details.

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Over the decades, Dolly Parton has collaborated with some of the greats. She worked with Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, and many more. Then, she began work on her first rock album, Rockstar which was an immense success. On that, she collaborated with the best of the best, pulling out all of the stops. Dolly brought in Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sting, Peter Frampton, Steve Perry, John Fogerty, Richie Sambora, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, Steven Tyler, Lynyrd Skynyrd, P!nk, Rob Halford, and Nikki Sixx. This became her highest-ranking album to...

Some old-school metalheads may blast the Grammy Awards for supposedly having no rock cred, but that absolutely isn’t the case for Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, an unimpeachably credible rock legend and possibly the jolliest man in metal. Priest are nominated this year alongside “a great kind of broad demographic of all these different generations of metal maniacs” — Metallica, Gojira, Spiritbox, and Knocked Loose featuring Poppy — for Best Metal Performance for “Crown of Horns,” a track off the band’s 19th studio album, Invincible Shield. And Halford could not be more brimming with more “absolute shock and excitement and feelings.”

“We treasure every opportunity and every moment of recognition,” gushes the 73-years-young metal god, grinning over Zoom from his home in Phoenix. “You feel like it’s a win already. The nomination is a win. … This is like a pinnacle. … We’ve had multiple nominations, but to get one...

Rob Halford, Alice Cooper, and singer-songwriter Brandon Jenner recently teamed up for the children’s holiday song “My Christmas List,” and a new animated lyric video for the track has been unveiled.

The tune is a joyous rock-and-roll romp with a shared vocal effort from the three singers. Halford sounds amazing on his verses, singing with as much passion and professionalism as he would on a Judas Priest song.

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The charming video also sees Alice Cooper in cartoon-form delivering a positive holiday message for all the kids out there listening.

Dana Kamide penned the music for the song, which can be found on the Rock for Children debut album, Solid Rock Revival. We previously reported on another fun song from the album, “Freewheelin,'” featuring Alice alongside his daughter Calico Cooper and Slash.

Rock for Children is a music collective featuring Alice, Calico, Kamide, Sharon Aguilar-Kamide,...

Alice Cooper, his daughter Calico Cooper, and Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash have unveiled a lyric video for their song “Freewheelin’,” a track off the recently Grammy-nominated Rock for Children album Solid Rock Revival.

Rock for Children is a music collective featuring Alice, Calico, Sharon Aguilar-Kamide, Dana Kamide, Ms. Meka Nism, Recker Eans, Conrad Varela, John David Williams, and Rubén Salas. The Solid Rock Revival LP, which benefits Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers, is nominated for Best Children’s Music Album at the upcoming 2025 Grammy Awards.

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“Freewheelin'” is a song about the joys of bike riding, with lyrics like, “Gotta get on the road/ ‘Cause I’m ready to go/ It’s time to take these training wheels off, yeah!”

Interestingly, Alice Cooper has never won a Grammy despite multiple nominations. When asked about the nod by the Arizona Republic, the shock rock legend responded,...

Judas Priest are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their debut album Rocka Rolla with a newly remixed and remastered edition.

With fresh mixing work from longtime Priest producer Tom Allom, the reissue is set to release digitally on September 13th and on vinyl and CD on November 22nd.

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Released in 1974, Rocka Rolla pre-dated Judas Priest’s heavy metal sound and saw the young British band playing a brand of bluesy hard rock with elements of psych and prog. It was recorded on a small budget during cheap overnight studio sessions by the group’s then-lineup of singer Rob Halford, guitarist Glenn Tipton, bassist Ian Hill, guitarist Kk Downing, and drummer John Hinch.

As Halford explained in the press release for the new reissue, the members of Priest were mostly satisfied with their work in the studio, but upon receiving the first pressing of Rocka Rolla,...

Rob Halford has reassured fans that he has no plans of retiring while Judas Priest are still going strong.

The UK legends are coming off the release of one of 2024’s best metal albums, Invincible Shield, and have been touring relentlessly in support of it.

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Ahead of the band’s forthcoming Fall North American tour (get tickets here), the 73-year-old metal icon spoke with Iowa’s Rock 108 about Priest’s current momentum and the future of his own career.

“I think if your desire is still there,” Halford said [as transcribed by Classic Rock], “if your passion is still there, if you can still deliver the [goods] — to quote a Priest song — if you’re moving along and the machine’s not too wobbly, you can still get from A to B on one wheel, as long as it looks good and sounds good and all the other pieces are in place,...

As one of the most revered thrash metal axemen of all time, Slayer’s Kerry King is a guitarist first and foremost. But he can sing, too.

Aside from the occasional backing vocals, King sticks to the guitar — especially in Slayer. However, like many songwriters, he demos material with his own scratch vocals to lay down his ideas.

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In the case of his solo debut, From Hell I Rise, those scratch demos were then handed over to Death Angel’s Mark Osegueda, who performed vocals on the final recordings and assumed the role of frontman in King’s solo band.

In a new interview with The Sdr Show, King was asked about those demos and what his singing voice sounds like.

“I just sound like an angry white punk kid… I think it sounds kind of adolescent,” King admitted [as transcribed by Blabbermouth], adding that most of the demos were first takes.

A generational moment took place during Turnstile‘s performance this past Friday (June 28th) at the Tons of Rock festival in Oslo, Norway.

While the hardcore band was in the midst of its typically raucous set, a member of Turnstile’s social media team captured two heavy metal legends taking in the action together from the sidestage: Metallica’s James Hetfield and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford.

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Hetfield was particularly excited, fist pumping and shouting along to the lyrics, while Halford stood in stoic observance as he appeared to mouth the words to the song.

The clip was first posted to Turnstile’s Instagram Story and was eventually reposted on Reddit and other platforms, gaining some viral traction.

“Actually so sick to see some of the most iconic dudes in heavy music still appreciating the next generation,” read the top comment on the post in the r/hardcore subreddit.

Isekai Metaller, a new manga by Ryo Kasuga, Hero's, and Comiplex in Japan captivates metal fans with unique fantasy and references. The manga pays homage to metal icons like Ozzy Osbourne while maintaining originality in fantasy. Aleki in Isekai Metaller embraces the metal genre, evolving into a Level 999 Metaller with a love for all things metal.

An isekai fantasy adventure is the last thing heavy metal guitarist Yamada, stage name Aleki, may have expected in the new manga, Isekai Metaller. As the young headbanger nearly thrashes into his thirties, he faces an unprecedented opportunity to use his gift elsewhere without surrendering his passions. To quote Megadeth, "Moving on is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard." So, when he is transported to a fantasy realm where his musician status is a novelty, Aleki is ready to rock and roll in Ryo Kasuga's new manga, Isekai Metaller.

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More than five decades into their career, Judas Priest have always been one of metal’s most reliably great bands, likely because the responsibility they feel to the genre weighs just as heavily as the music they make. They never want to let down their fans, the “heavy metal maniacs,” as lead shrieker Rob Halford dubbed them long ago, even as they’ve pressed forward in the face of adversity in recent years. Guitarist Glenn Tipton, a bona fide metal icon known for his electrifying solos, revealed he’d been...

Judas Priest continue to unveil tracks from their forthcoming album Invincible Shield ahead of its March 8th release date.

“The Serpent and the King” is the fourth single from the LP so far, and it’s another scalding ripper from the British metal legends.

Rob Halford’s falsetto vocals are front and center — yep, he can still hit that vaunted Painkiller register — and the guitar tone sounds like it’s scratching the speakers from the inside. Under the hood, the guitar work and riff arrangements are densely composed — enough for both thrash and prog heads to feast on.

Regarding the album’s musical direction, guitarist Richie Faulkner told Audio Ink Radio that Invincible Shield “is progressive in the sense that it’s not like verse-chorus-verse-chorus-solo-chorus-finish,” likening it to Priest’s ’70s output.

“It’s musical part-verse-musical part,” he added. “It might do a few twists and turns, musically. It veers from the path of it,...

Dolly Parton is celebrating her birthday Friday, January 19th, with a new deluxe edition of her November album Rockstar that includes fresh tracks.

“It’s my Birthday so I’m going to give you a present!” our November cover star wrote on Twitter. “I’m releasing four never released songs for my birthday, to go with the Rockstar album, and a few others that you may have heard before that were not on the album. I hope you enjoy them, and I hope you all have a happy birthday for me! Lol.”

Rockstar primarily comprised Parton’s renditions of rock classics like “Magic Man,” “Purple Rain,” “Stairway to Heaven,” and many more, plus a who’s-who of guest features. The deluxe edition of Rockstar continues the fun with originals “Mama Never Said” and a live version of “Rockin’ It,” plus the Sylvester Stallone-featuring “Stay Out of My Bedroom,” lifted...

Today marks Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday, and to celebrate, the country singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has shared a deluxe digital version of her latest LP Rockstar, with nine additional songs and covers.

“It’s my Birthday so I’m going to give you a present!,” Parton wrote on social media. “I’m releasing four never released songs for my birthday, to go with the Rockstar album, and a few others that you may have heard before that were not on the album. I hope you enjoy them,...

Judas Priest are gearing up to release a new studio album, Invincible Shield, on March 8th, but fans don’t have to wait that long to hear new music from the band. The metal legends have unveiled the video for “Trial by Fire” as the second single from the LP.

“Trial by Fire” features some classic metal riffage from guitarists Richie Faulkner and Glenn Tipton, along with singer Rob Halford’s anthemic vocals. It follows the album’s debut single, “Panic Attack,” which arrived last month.

“Trial by Fire” and “Panic Attack” follow the ’70s metal sound that Faulkner had hinted about the new album. During a recent interview with Audio Ink Radio, Faulkner said this album was “a bit more ’70s Priest, which I welcome as a guitar player.”

However, he added that it was “not a retro album, by any means. It’s the influence of ’70s Priest in the progressive sense,...

Dolly Parton isn’t done rocking yet. After sharing her new album Rockstar last week, our November cover star has returned with two new bonus tracks: Her rendition of the Eddie Money’s “Two Tickets to Paradise,” plus a new version of her classic “Jolene” featuring Måneskin.

The Måneskin-assisted version of “Jolene” is available exclusively with the digital download version of Rockstar on Parton’s website, though the country icon did share a preview of the duet on Instagram. It sounds like the new recording stays fairly faithful to the original, with Måneskin’s Damiano David taking on co-lead vocals with Parton.

“Jolene” appears on the deluxe edition of Rockstar, which also features guest features from Sting, Steve Perry, Joan Jett, Mick Fleetwood, Pat Benatar, Brandi Carlile, and many, many more. See a preview clip of Måneskin’s take on “Jolene” below.

Måneskin bassist Victoria De Angelis also recently teamed...

Judas Priest have endured in one form or another for more than 50 years, and on their new single, “Trial by Fire,” they recognize their own fortitude. “Bound and abused, branded a liar/I have endured trial by fire,” frontman Rob Halford sings in the chorus, growling the word “fire” a little more each time he sings it.

The track, which naturally features some pyrotechnic guitar playing by Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, will feature on the band’s upcoming Invincible Shield album, due out March 3, 2024.

The group released the first single from the new album,...

Rockstar, the star-studded rock’n’roll album by our November cover star, Dolly Parton, has arrived. Stream it below.

Inspired by her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, Rockstar is the 49th full-length release from Parton, and features a variety of new originals and classic rock covers, as well as a heap of guest appearances by artists like Paul McCartney, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, Ringo Starr, Miley Cyrus, Chris Stapleton, Debbie Harry, Nikki Sixx, and many more.

Speaking with Paramore’s Hayley Williams for Consequence’s most recent cover story, Parton explained that when she found out she was voted into the Rock Hall, she “didn’t feel like [she’d] earned it.” To make up for that, she got into the studio and cut a proper rock album, without cutting any corners. “That was important to me: not to half-ass do a record that’s a country girl singing some rock,...

Dolly Parton is arguably the most beloved living American. How many people are alive today because Dolly told them to get the Covid vaccine back in early 2021? Of course, she’s a paragon of country music, but her reach goes far beyond Nashville, from the disco pop of her working-woman masterpiece “9 to 5” to the soft-rock bliss of her classic Kenny Rogers duet “Islands in the Stream.” And the crossover love has been reflected back; one of the most popular cover songs of all time is Whitney Houston’s...

Dolly Parton will officially launch her Rockstar era with a special “first listen event” for her new rock album, set to screen in movie theaters on Nov. 15.

Dolly Parton Rockstar: The Global First Listen Event will offer fans the chance to hear a selection of songs from Parton’s new album, Rockstar, a couple of days before its official release on Nov. 17. The music will be accompanied by an exclusive interview with Parton, behind-the-scenes footage, a previously unseen performance of a holiday song “Circle of Love,” and a rare performance of Parton’s classic,...

Dolly Parton has returned with the latest single from her forthcoming album, Rock Star: an anthemic cover of “Wrecking Ball” featuring Miley Cyrus herself. Stream the song below.

Beginning with a soft piano intro, the song crescendos into a full-on pop ballad by its first chorus, with Parton and Cyrus harmonizing the signature hook. Cyrus then takes on the second verse, as a drum part drops, and thick, distorted rock guitars add an extra layer of oomph. By the bridge, orchestral strings carry the progression, and Parton and Cyrus belt together in a call-and-response fashion, with Parton impressively taking on the higher parts.

When the song reaches its grand conclusion, the two throw in a last-second interpolation of Parton’s hit, “I Will Always Love You,” singing one round of that song’s iconic hook before finally landing on a sweet, major chord resolution. Stream the single below.

Last year,...

From 1969 to 2011, K.K. Downing was a member of Judas Priest, and alongside Glenn Tipton made up one of metal’s all-time greatest guitar tandems. The pair helped power such classic albums as British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance, and Painkiller, along with headbanging anthems like “Breaking the Law,” “Living After Midnight,” and “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’.”

After Downing’s exit, Priest carried on with guitarist Richie Faulkner. But when it was announced in 2018 that Tipton was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and would no longer tour (aside from special appearances), it seemingly opened the door for Downing to return. But ultimately, the vacated slot went to Andy Sneap, the co-producer of Priest’s 2018 album, Firepower.

Despite a brief performance with Judas Priest at the band’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year, Downing says the door is now shut on a reunion.

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Despite being a country legend in her own right, Reba McEntire doesn’t have much of a leg up on the average person when it comes to contacting the one and only Dolly Parton. In a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, McEntire revealed that she can only reach Parton via fax.

“Dolly does not text,” McEntire said in a segment called “Textual Behavior.” When asked whether Parton uses email or can be reached on a landline, McEntire said her only option is through “fax.”

She continued, “I don’t have her telephone number and I asked Kenny Rogers one time. I said, ‘Do you have Dolly’s number?’ He said, ‘No.’ Maybe he said that because he didn’t want to give it to me. I don’t know.

This isn’t a situation where McEntire and Parton are complete strangers. Back in 2011, Dolly inducted...

Judas Priest have unleashed “Panic Attack” as the first single from their recently announced upcoming album, Invincible Shield. The song marks the band’s first new music since 2018’s Firepower LP.

The legendary metal act announced Invincible Shield during their set at the Power Trip festival this past weekend. The band’s 19th studio album will arrive on March 8th.

“Panic Attack” proves that Priest are still on top of their game after more than 50 years as a band. Following a thrilling minute-plus instrumental intro, singer Rob Halford’s familiar voice kicks in on the initial verses. The chorus evokes some “Breaking the Law” vibes, as Halford repeats the phrase “panic attack” multiple times.

As mentioned, Judas Priest just played the historic Power Trip festival in Indio, California. They filled in for Ozzy Osbourne, who had to bow out due to health reasons. Along with Priest, the three-day fest featured AC/DC,...

AC/DC played their first show in seven years on Saturday night (October 7th) at the Power Trip festival in Indio, California. The evening also featured a set by fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Judas Priest.

For this Power Trip gig, AC/DC’s lineup featured classic members Brian Johnson (vocals), Angus Young (lead guitar), and Cliff Williams (bass) alongside Stevie Young (rhythm guitar) and drummer Matt Laug.

Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden set the bar high at Power Trip the night before, but AC/DC were up to the challenge, showing no signs of rust as they ripped into “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It),” marking the first time they’ve ever kicked off a set with the Highway to Hell song.

From there, the 24-song set featured one classic after another, with the very next tune being the iconic “Back in Black,” followed by other favorites like “Thunderstruck,...

Dolly Parton has released the latest cover from her upcoming rock album, a rendition of the ’90s staple “What’s Up?” by 4 Non Blondes. As with many of the reimagined hits on Rockstar, Parton recruited one of the original artists: vocalist Linda Perry. Stream the track below.

Rather than trying to mimic Perry’s original vocals, Parton leans into her strengths on “What’s Up?” and sings “from the top of my lungs” as only she can. Three decades later, the song’s theme of intense societal pressures remains universal. Directed by Steve Summers, the video for the song was filmed at Eakin Elementary School in downtown Nashville. Check it out below.

“First of all, I love Linda Perry. Second of all, I love this song written by Linda,” the always gracious Parton said in a statement. “Third of all, I love being a part of this video to try...

For her latest rock cover, Dolly Parton takes a deep breath and gets real high on a cover of 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up?” She even gets a little help from the song’s writer and original singer, Linda Perry.

In Parton’s hands, the tune has a country swing to the rhythm and a little twang in the way she sings “peculiar,” that’s anything but peculiar. There’s also a special weight to the song’s final words: “After years and my life is still tryin’ to get...

Dolly Parton has joined with surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on a new cover of the band’s 1970 hit, “Let It Be.”

The song is part of Parton’s upcoming album, Rockstar. Peter Frampton and Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood also appear on the track.

Rockstar (out Nov. 17) will be Parton’s 49th studio album, and features 30 tracks, including a few new Parton songs, including “World on Fire” and the promotional track “Bygones,” featuring Rob Halford of Judas Priest.

Parton has also already released covers of Queen’s “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions” and Heart’s “Magic Man,” featuring Ann Wilson.

Other collaborations: “Every Breath You Take” with Sting, “Wrecking Ball” with Miley Cyrus, “Heart of Glass” with Blondie’s Debbie Harry, “Stairway to Heaven” with Lizzo, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” with Pink and Brandi Carlile, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” with Elton John,...

As if the idea of Dolly Parton taking on The Beatles’ “Let It Be” wasn’t cool enough, she recruited Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to play on her version of the song.

In addition to the surviving members of The Beatles, Parton’s cover features two other classic rock legends: Peter Frampton and Mick Fleetwood.

Parton’s version of “Let It Be” will appear on her upcoming album, Rockstar, which drops in full on November 17th via her own Butterfly Records in conjunction with Big Machine Label Group. Thus far, we’ve also heard the lead single, “World on Fire,” “Bygones” featuring Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, a cover of Heart’s “Magic Man” with Ann Wilson herself, and Parton’s take on Queen’s classic “We Are the Champions.”

The 30-track album features nine original songs and an absolutely stacked guest list, which also includes Stevie Nicks, Elton John,...

When Josh Kiszka publicly came out in June, he admits he was apprehensive about the reaction he might get to his heartfelt Instagram post about the “loving, same-sex relationship” he’s been in for eight years. “I was really concerned. I felt like, ‘Well, I’m going to have a target on my back,’” the singer of hard-rock revivalists Greta Van Fleet tells Rolling Stone. “You really feel that way, which is unfortunate, but it’s true.”

But the 27-year-old frontman with an operatic voice straight from the Misty Mountains had nothing to worry about.

London, Aug 4 (Ians) Frontman of Iconic rock band ‘Queen’ Freddie Mercury’s belongings, including T-shirt, cloak, piano, will be auctioned at Sotheby’s auction house, here.

Of the 1,400 belongings, some of the biggest items include his ‘Flash’ T-shirt, which he used in the 1981 Queen World Tour. This will be sold alongside his red vinyl trousers for an estimated 25,458 pounds .

Other items include jewel laden crown and cloak worn in his final stage appearance in 1986 which are expected to be sold for as much as 1,01, 835 pounds and some of his big stage dresses, furniture, old photographs, and lyrics for songs that never made it to the board as well as some more interesting items such as letters and books that reflected Freddie’s eclectic tastes and flair for grandeur.

It is unknown how much these will fetch, but it is safe to say that music enthusiasts, hardcore ‘Queen’ fans and collectors...

German metal singer Doro has shared a cover of the Judas Priest classic “Living After Midnight” featuring guest vocals from Priest frontman Rob Halford himself.

Considering the heavy metal pedigree of both singers — Doro as the frontwoman of the iconic German band Warlock in the ’80s and as a longstanding solo artist, and Halford as the Metal God — “Living After Midnight” comes as a natural choice for a cover version. It’s a confident and rebellious track, and the duo sings it with conviction. Obviously, Halford has performed the song countless times, but still sounds as triumphant as ever delivering the boastful lyrics alongside Doro.

“Judas Priest and Rob Halford have always been one of my biggest inspirations and continue to be my heroes,” remarked Doro in a press release. “It was so great working with Rob. ‘Living After Midnight’ has always been one of my favorite songs and I...

Dolly Parton is in her rock ‘n’ roll era, and she’s ready to become the champion of the genre. To that end, she shared her cover of Queen’s “We Are the Champions” on Friday as the latest single from her forthcoming, aptly-named album, Rockstar.

With a dynamic, guitar-driven arrangement reminiscent of Queen’s original version from 1977, Parton’s take on the song is stadium-ready. At 77 years old, she still belts with goosebump-inducing power, soaring through the anthemic melody. Add in the tinge of twangy wisdom she brings to lines about how fame and fortune have been “no bed of roses,” and the tune is elevated to a new level of insight.

Parton also closes the song with a brief interpolation of “We Will Rock You” — complete with the legendary beat, crowd chanting, and some vocal ad-libs from Parton that unmistakably confirm the fact that she will, indeed, rock you.

Greta Van Fleet have shared their third album, titled Starcatcher. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below.

The album was recorded in Nashville by the band and Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb over sessions that guitarist Jake Kiszka described in a statement as “very instinctual.” For Starcatcher, the Michigan quartet aimed to strike at big questions like “What is this consciousness that we have, and where did it come from?” as posited by bassist Sam Kiszka, while also digging deeper into their mythical lore by revisiting concepts from their previous work, including 2021’s The Battle at Garden’s Gate.

“We had this idea that we wanted to tell these stories to build a universe,” drummer Danny Wagner shared. “We wanted to introduce characters and motifs and these ideas that would come about here and there throughout our careers through this world.”

In advance of the LP’s release, the band...

Health permitting, Dolly Parton has no plans to retire. The country legend rebuffed the idea of hanging up her hat in a recent UK radio interview, proclaiming that she intends to perform until the end of her life.

“I’m not one to sit around doing nothing,” Parton told host Ken Bruce, discussing her upcoming rock album and fashion book. “I would never retire. I’ll just hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song on stage someday.”

“Of course, we don’t have much of a choice in that,” Parton conceded. “But as long as I’m able to work, as long as my health is good and my husband is good, the only way that I would ever slow down or stop would be for that reason. But in the meantime, I’m gonna make hay while the sun shines.”

That hay includes Rockstar, an album comprised...

Ozzy Osbourne has decided to call off his headlining set at the inaugural Power Trip festival this fall, admitting his health is still shaky and he’s not willing to have his first show in almost five years be “half-assed.” Judas Priest will take his place instead, the band announced Tuesday.

“As painful as this is, I’ve had to make the decision to bow out of performing on Power Trip in October,” Osbourne wrote on social media Monday. “My original plan was to return to the stage in the...

A day after Ozzy Osbourne announced that he was bowing out of the Power Trip festival in Indio, California, fellow legendary metal act Judas Priest have been named his replacement.

In revealing that he isn’t physically ready to play the October gig, Ozzy stated, “The band that will be replacing me on Power Trip will be announced shortly. They are personal friends of mine and I can promise that you will not be disappointed.”

That led to wide speculation that Judas Priest would be filling the slot, as Osbourne and Priest frontman Rob Halford are very close friends.

On Tuesday (July 11th) it was officially announced that Judas Priest have indeed been tapped to play the Saturday (October 7th) bill, alongside AC/DC.

“Power Trippers, are you ready for some Judas Priest style heavy metal?,” asked the band in an enthusiastic statement. “We are excited and ready to raise...

Don’t expect to see an AI hologram of Dolly Parton performing live once she’s gone. In a recent press conference, the country legend (via The Independent) said she has no desire to leave her “soul” behind.

“I think I’ve left a great body of work behind,” Parton said. “I have to decide how much of that high-tech stuff I want to be involved [with] because I don’t want to leave my soul here on this earth.”

She continued, “I think with some of this stuff I’ll be grounded here for ever… I’ll be around, we’ll find ways to keep me here.” According to The Independent, Parton also quipped that “everything” about her — including “any intelligence” — was artificial anyway.

Last year, Abba launched their “Abba Voyage” London residency (grab tickets here) featuring the (very much alive) Swedish pop icons in hologram form as they looked...

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford sent a message of support to Greta Van Fleet singer Josh Kiszka after the latter came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

The metal legend simply commented, “I love you Josh,” along with a number of supportive emojis, on the Instagram post in which Kiszka revealed his sexuality.

As reported on Tuesday (January 20th), Kiszka wrote, in part, “I’ve been in a loving, same-sex relationship with my partner for the past 8 years. Those close to me are well aware, but it’s important to me to share publicly.” He added that it was important for him to share his truth in the wake of new anti-lgbtq+ legislation in Tennessee, where he has “settled a home.”

Halford came out as gay in a 1998 interview with MTV. In the 25 years since, he has embraced his status as an icon of the LGBTQ+ community.

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In 1980, Dolly Parton was ruling the pop and country charts with “9 to 5” while Judas Priest were “Breaking the Law” and the members of Mötley Crüe weren’t even wearing leather. At that point in time, none of those artists likely ever thought they’d cross paths. Now, Parton has teamed with Priest screamer Rob Halford and Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx and guitarist John 5 on a new song, “Bygones,” one of two new tracks Parton released from her upcoming Rockstar album, out Nov. 17.

Over crunchy guitars, Parton asks...