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Getting to the top of any chart is difficult but staying there is even harder. The following is a list of songs that stayed at #1 for five weeks or more the on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock chart. Below the title and artist is the date the song reached #1. 5 Weeks: Unforgettable – Godsmack May…
“Blue Electric Light,” the twelfth studio album by Lenny Kravitz, is out. It is his first album since ’18’s “Raise Vibration.” Kravitz recorded the album in his studio in the Bahamas and played most of the instruments with contributions from frequent collaborator, guitarist Craig Ross. The lead single was “TK421.” “Blue Electric Light” Track Listing: ###
Bring Me The Horizon have released its seventh album, “Post Human: Nex Gen.” “It’s a real concept album,” explained BMTH frontman Oli Sykes (pictured above). “For some people it could be like a self-help book. There’s a lot of things in there, some of it’s quite clear, but a lot of it cryptic and hidden. People…
The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment accusing the concert and ticketing giant of exerting monopolistic power through its exclusive ticketing agreements, its promotions business and its ownership of many popular amphitheaters, among other claims. The lawsuit, joined by 30 states, claims that Live Nation’s 2010 merger with Ticketmaster created a dominant…
Babymetal/Electric Callboy: Ratatata A standalone single from two genre blending bands: Babymetal’s Japanese Dance-Pop + Heavy Metal and Electric Callboy’s Thrash-Dance. Hellacopters: Stay With You This is the band’s first new original song since the release of their ’22 comeback album “Eyes Of Oblivion.” “It was originally intended to be included on the upcoming LP but…
Following last fall’s release of “Jailbreak,” Nervosa fifth full-length album, the band will launch a North American tour beginning in late August. “We’re excited to be coming to North America with an awesome lineup of new wave Thrash Metal,” stated Nervosa’s guitarist/vocalist Prika Amaral. The tour will feature support from Lich King and Hatriot. The…
Hoobastank’s “The Reason” has surpassed one-billion streams on Spotify. Last year, the song passed a billion views on YouTube. Hoobastank’s most commercially successful single “expresses regret and rebirth after hurting a loved one.” “What an amazing moment,” Hoobastank guitarist, Dan Estrin shared. “Knowing how much ‘The Reason‘ means to so many people in the world…
The Struts will perform during a special June 5th edition of the Soho Sessions concert series supporting Everytown for Gun Safety. Actress Julianne Moore, a founding chair of the Everytown Creative Council, and singer Karen Elson will host to raise awareness and support for Everytown’s work combatting and preventing gun violence across the country. The…
Some 600 songs have garnered more than a billion streams on Spotify. Here are the Top 5 Rock acts with the most songs that have crossed the billion threshold. 5. Guns N’ Roses Sweet Child O’ Mine Welcome To The Jungle Paradise City 4. AC/DC Back In Black Thunderstruck Highway To Hell You Shook Me…
The Warning: Keep Me Fed Tour Following the U.S. leg, the band will support Evanescence on a Candian trek. The tour will launch on 9/13 in Boston (following a Rocklahoma Festival appearance two weeks earlier) and will wrap up 10/30 in Toronto. Dates/Locations/Ticket Information Sevendust: “Seasons” 21st Anniversary Tour Note: “Seasons.” released in ’03, was…