Detroit Free Press — More than a dozen acts also will perform at MusiCares Person of the Year event in February.             more info

Consequence of Sound — Heartbreakers frontman will be celebrated as 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year with all-star concert. more info

Stereogum — Tom Petty is this year’s MusiCares Person Of The Year, and the initial lineup for the accompanying tribute concert has been announced: Foo Fighters, Don Henley, Norah Jones, Kings Of Leon, Randy Newman, Stevie Nicks, Lucinda Williams, Gary Clark Jr... more info

Chorus.fm — Green Day have grabbed their 10th number one song on the Billboard alternative charts with “Bang Bang.” With the coronation, Green Day ties Foo Fighters for the third-most leaders in the chart’s 28-year history. Red Hot Chili Peppers lead with ... more info

Stereogum — For about 20 years, Taylor Hawkins has played drums for the Foo Fighters. And he’s also made some music outside the band — two albums with the side project Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders, in which he plays drums and sings, and another wit... more info

Consequence of Sound — KOTA arrives November 11th. more info

Chorus.fm — Foo Fighters returned from hiatus and performed over the weekend for a special charity show in Los Angeles. Set List Learn to Fly My Hero Stay (I Missed You) (Lisa Loeb cover) (with Lisa Loeb) Moonage Daydream (David Bowie cover) (with Lisa Loeb) Tim... more info

Stereogum — Foo Fighters ended their 11-month hiatus with a huge surprise concert in Los Angeles last night to benefit area schools. As CoS points out, the gig featured an all-star cast of performers doing some of their most famous songs with Foos as their backi... more info

Consequence of Sound — The 25-song set featured appearances from Paul Stanley, Perry Farrell, Sammy Hagar, Stewart Copeland, Steve Jones, and Jason Bonham. more info

NME — Band had filed court case against insurers Lloyds of London and Robertson Taylor more info