Pop Evil Achieve Eighth #1

Pop Evil Achieve Eighth #1

Pop Evil have scored their eighth #1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 11/11) with “Skeletons.” It is the band’s first #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart since “Survivor” ruled in October, ’21. “Skeletons” is the title track and third single from Pop Evil’s seventh studio album (pictured), following “Eye Of The Storm” and “Paranoid…

Queen Rocks Spotify

Queen Rocks Spotify

Queen’s catalog has generated over 20-billion streams on Spotify.  That’s more streams than The Beatles, Linkin Park or Metallica. Not surprisingly, “Bohemian Rhapsody” accounts for roughly 10% of the total with 2.295-billion streams (an average of 869-thousand streams a day). Queen also has four songs that have exceeded a billion streams on Spotify. Don’t Stop…

2024 Grammy Rock Nominees

2024 Grammy Rock Nominees

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) have revealed the Rock nominees for the 2024 Grammys. BEST ROCK ALBUM Foo Fighters – “But Here We Are”Greta Van Fleet – “Starcatcher”Metallica – “72 Seasons”Paramore – “This Is Why” (pictured above)Queens Of The Stone Age – “In Times New Roman…” BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE Arctic Monkeys…

The Grammys Metal Up – As Best They Can

The Grammys Metal Up – As Best They Can

The nominees for the 2024 Best Metal Performance Grammy are out. BEST METAL PERFORMANCE Disturbed (pictured above) – “Bad Man“ The track is from the band’s eighth studio album, “Divisive.” Ghost – “Phantom Of The Opera” The cover of an Iron Maiden song appeared on the “Phantomime” EP. Metallica – “72 Seasons” It’s the title…

What’s The Beatles Most Streamed Song On Spotify?

What’s The Beatles Most Streamed Song On Spotify?

The Beatles have an incredible catalog but, according to recently released data from kworb.net, they have had only one song cross the billion streams threshold on Spotify. Is it the ballad “Yesterday”? No. It only has 559-million streams. Well then, it has to be The Beatles best-selling single, “Hey Jude.” Wrong again. Obviously, it has…

Red Hot Chili Peppers Songs With Over A Billion Streams On Spotify

Red Hot Chili Peppers Songs With Over A Billion Streams On Spotify

Three Red Hot Chili Peppers songs have generated over one-billion streams on Spotify. They are: Under The Bridge – 1.235 billion streams (average 909-thousand daily streams) Californication – 1.233 billion (average 859-thousand daily) Can’t Stop – 1.025 billion (average 798-thousand daily) “Under The Bridge” is off RHCP’s fifth studio album, “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” (1991)…

Linkin Park Sued

Linkin Park Sued

Bassist Kyle Christner — who claims he collaborated on and recorded numerous songs with Linkin Park in ‘99 — filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the group, seeking credit and unpaid royalties. Christner said he never received “a penny” for his work and asked a federal judge in Los Angeles to sort out ownership and authorship…

Foghat’s “Sonic Mojo”

Foghat’s “Sonic Mojo”

Foghat have released their 17th studio album, “Sonic Mojo” — their first in seven years. One music writer claimed Foghat “isn’t afraid of trying something new.”  What they should have written is Foghat isn’t afraid to rehash the past. While there is no reworking of “Slow Ride,” the band leans on three songs co-written by Savoy Brown’s late Kim…