Yahoo! Music — The sixth annual event, set for Sept. 23-24 in Las Vegas, also will feature performances from Sam Hunt, twenty one pilots, Billy Idol, Florida Georgia Line, OneRepublic, Sia, Cage the Elephant, Zedd, Tears for Fears, Pitbull and Usher. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The headliners at Taste of Chicago 2016 have some specific backstage requests, including Cuties oranges, a jar of honey and for some, a hefty paycheck. According to a story at dnainfo.com, performers’ contracts (obtained through the Freedom of Inf... more info

Consequence of Sound — South African rockers find the heartbreak hidden in a new wave classic. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The Taste of Chicago has hosted a wide-ranging selection of free concerts over the years. Headliners this year include indie rockers The Decemberists, soul legends the Isley Brothers, genre-spanning brothers the Kongos, and alterna-punk icon Billy Id... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Glenn Hughes spoke to the Danish metal magazine Metalized about BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION's plans to reunite for a fourth studio album in 2017. BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION was the Anglo-American rock supergroup featuring Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE), dru... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has shot down as "completely untrue" recent reports that the band was considering bringing in a guest vocalist while Steven Tyler is busy with his solo country career. The rumors of a new singer for AEROSMITH were reviv... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Even though AEROSMITH and Steven Tyler resolved the issues that almost broke them up a few years ago, there is still talk about bringing in a guest vocalist while Tyler is busy with his solo country career. Guitarist Brad Whitford tells Metal Rules:... more info

Discobelle.net — After the huge success of his track “Smokin’ Joe” (released via The Magician’s Potion imprint, with over 1 million streams across Soundcloud, YouTube and Spotify), Los Angeles producer Bobby Nourmand is releasing his new single “Sister” w... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Jason Bonham says that the reunited BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION will get together in January to begin work on a new album, to be released later next year. Bonham, along with BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and producer Kevin Shirl... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The City of Chicago today announced the complete music lineup for the Petrillo Music Shell at this year’s Taste of Chicago food fest and music extravaganza running July 6-10 in Grant Park. Headliners include: the Roots, KONGOS, the Decemberists, Bi... more info