GNR’s Sweet Child O’ Gru

Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of Smash Mouth, died at his home in Boise, ID (on 9/4) “surrounded by family and friends.” Harwell, a co-founder of Smash Mouth, was in hospice care for final stage chronic liver failure.  He was 56. Smash Mouth has sold over10-million albums worldwide-wide, scored two major pop and Rock chart…

Primary Wave Music has partnered with the estate of Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver). The singer and songwriter’s catalog, including publishing copyrights and recording royalties for Weiland’s repertoire recorded for STP and Velvet Revolver, as well as all songs and recordings from his solo career (four albums). “There are few Rock artists that had the impact that Scott Weiland did on music,”…

“Paradise City” is now the third Guns N’ Roses song to join Spotify’s “Billions Club.” Launched in ’20, the “Billions Club” includes all songs that have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify.  “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “Welcome To The Jungle” previously surpassed one billion streams. All three songs were on GN’R’s debut album, “Appetite For Destruction.” The set…

 Sum 41 has announced its “Tour Of The Setting Sum” farewell trek to celebrate the upcoming release of their final album “Heaven :x: Hell.” The band will be making stops in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Mexico with a slate of European stops. Sum 41 plans to play its final show as a band in Toronto, Ontario, at Scotiabank Arena…

KittiePIG, a non-alcoholic beverage, was the brainchild of We Are Pigs frontwoman Esjay Jones and the Canadian Heavy Metal band Kittie. The partnership grew out of a musical collaboration between We Are Pigs and Kittie leader Morgan Lander on the song “Moot.” “KittiePIG was born out of a passion for heavy music and a desire to provide alternative beverage options at shows and…

Poison drummer Rikki Rockett will participate in The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride on May 19th to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer and men’s mental health on behalf of Movember. “Men die on average six years earlier than women and for largely preventable reasons,” said Rockett. “The number of men that are suffering is growing, and we need to…