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SZA, Tyler, The Creator, blink-182, The Killers, Future X Metro Boomin will headline this summer’s Lollapalooza festival in Chicago. The August 1-4 throwdown in the Windy City will also feature headline sets from Hozier, Stray Kids, Melanie Martinez and Skrillex among the 170 bands that will perform on eight stages over four days.
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Among the other acts on the lineup announced on Tuesday (March 19) are: Deftones, Tate McRae, Laufey with the Chicago Philharmonic, Reneé Rapp, Lizzy McAlpine, Zedd, Fisher, Zeds Dead, Dominic Fike, Labrinth, Pierce the Veil, Victoria Monét, Sexyy Red, Teddy Swims, Faye Webster, Benson Boone, Jungle, Two Door Cinema Club, Killer Mike, Ive, Vince Staples, Kesha, Galantis, Kevin Abstract, Ethel Cain, Chappell Roan, Megan Mornoey, Teezo Touchdown and many more.
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Fans can sign up now for the 2024 presale, which will kick off on Thursday (March 21) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET; the presale is the only way to guarantee the lowest price on 4-day general admission, GA+, VIP and Platinum tickets. Ticket prices will increase at 1 p.m ET when the public onsale begins; click here for ticketing information. One-day tickets and the lineup-by-day rundown will be available at a later date.
This year will mark Skrillex’s first show in a decade and K-pop boyband Stray Kids will be making their Lolla Chicago debut.
Last summer’s event featured headlining sets from Billie Eilish, Lana Del Rey, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, Karol G, TOMORROW X TOGETHER and The 1975. The four-day extravaganza that sets up in Grant Park in downtown Chicago draws more than 400,000 fans to the massive party near Lake Michigan.
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If there’s anything as certain as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, it’s that Lenny Kravitz will take every opportunity to flaunt his perfectly sculpted body. Over the weekend (March 16), the Grammy-winning rocker shared a steamy shirtless picture to his official Instagram page, and his future son-in-law, one Channing Tatum, couldn’t resist the chance to crack some jokes on the “Fly Away” singer.
“Jesus Christmas Lenny wtf you’re gonna hurt someone on this platform,” Channing commented under the sultry flick of the rock star showing off his washboard six-pack abs as he posed in nothing but loose-fit denim jeans and a brown statement belt. In the caption of his post, Kravitz wrote, “Standing in love and gratitude.” The seductive picture brought a slew of celebs into Kravitz’s comment section, including Kelly Rowland, Vanessa Williams, Alex Rodriguez, Rosario Dawson, Tank and Cree Summer.
Tatum, of course, is more than just a fellow celebrity to Kravitz. After first being linked with actress Zoë Kravitz, the only child of Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, back in 2021, Tatum finally popped the question and got engaged to the Batman star in late 2023.
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In that time, the Magic Mike star has integrated himself into the Kravitz clan, making an appearance at Lenny’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony last week (March 12). He attended alongside his fiancée, who delivered a loving speech — as did Denzel Washington! — in honor of her father. “Lenny Kravitz, I’ve had the pleasure of knowing you for a long time,” she gushed. “And I must say, being your daughter has been one of the great adventures of my life.”
No stranger to showing off his body, Kravitz is currently in full promotional mode for Blue Electric Light, his forthcoming twelfth studio album. He introduced the new set — which is slated for a May 24 release — last fall with lead single “TK421,” a funky rock track that debuted alongside a NSFW booty-baring music video.
Lenny Kravitz has earned 16 career entries on the Billboard Hot 100, including the top 10 hits “Again” (No. 4) and “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over” (No. 2). On the Billboard 200, he has notched 12 entries, peaking as high as No. 2 with 2000’s Greatest Hits compilation.
Check out Lenny Kravitz’s steamy new Instagram post — and Channing Tatum’s hilarious response — below.
Mike Tyson has been chronicling his intense training in the lead-up to his fight with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on July 20. The bout, which will air on Netflix, will find the 57-year-old former undisputed heavyweight boxing champ taking on the 27-year-old Paul in Iron Mike’s first official fight in 19 years.
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Though the famously hard-hitting champ has always shown formidable skills in the ring, he’s been training for the Paul fight with a little extra help from Tool singer Maynard James Keenan. The rocker posted pics with Tyson, who he said has been getting in shape working out at his Cottonwood, AZ Verde Valley BJJ martial arts school; Keenan, who co-founded the gym, earned his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in January.
“Honored to have @miketyson grace our small town academy, @verdevalleybjj . His Training Camp for @jakepaul vs @miketyson began under our roofl,” Keenan wrote on Instagram alongside a pic of him with his arm around Tyson, with the singer’s wife, Lei Li Keenan, on the other side. “Gonna be bragging about that for a bit. Long after y’all are tired of hearing about it. Deal w it,” Keenan added. A second shot featured Tyson and Keenan posing in the middle of the gym floor.
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Tyson, a legendarily hard-hitting boxer with a career 50-6 record (including 44 knockouts), has been posting sweat-drenched videos of his intense workouts in the lead-up to his first trip back to the ring since his controversial draw against fellow former champ Roy Jones Jr. in Nov. 202 in an exhibition match. Tyson is 21 years from his last win and both men are expected to take home major paydays for the headline-grabbing showdown.
Former Bizaardvark star Paul has gone from YouTube prank videos to making Forbes’ list as one of the world’s highest-paid athletes thanks to an improbable 2018 pivot to boxing. Since then, Paul has fought a series of MMA fighters, former professional boxers and basketball players that has boosted him to a 9-1 record (6 by KO), with his one loss coming at the hands of the only active pugilist he’s faced to date, Tommy Fury, in Feb. 2023.
Expert troller Paul has been doing his part to hype the fight, posting a video on Sunday in which he appeared to have gotten his own version of Tyson’s infamous tribal face tattoo while biting down on a fake plastic ear in a reference to Tyson’s 1997 fight where he bit off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear.
Check out the pics of Tyson and Keenan and the promo video for the fight below.
Don’t let the setlist of back-to-back pop hits, sparkly costumes or confetti cannons fool you — Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour is totally punk rock, as certified by Eddie Vedder in a recent piece.
The Pearl Jam frontman marveled at the magic of the pop star’s global trek, which he attended in July with one of his daughters, in a Mojo piece published Friday (March 15). “The craziest thing was it reminded me of punk rock crowds, of being aligned with all of the misfits in our town, back in the day,” he told the publication. “It was galvanizing and powerful.”
Vedder, who shares daughters Olivia and Harper with Jill Vedder, was spotted with his family at one of Swift’s concerts in Seattle last summer. The rock star’s wrists were filled with friendship bracelets from nearby fans, and he appeared to wear a shirt that said, “It’s me, hi, I’m the father it’s me.”
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“The run-up to it, making friendship bracelets with her and the generosity of these young girls and boys…,” he added. “Trading these bracelets with different messages on them – lyrics, song titles, just acts of good will on these little bracelets. They had found their tribe; they were all agreeing on something.”
The “Society” singer’s comments came just two days shy of the one-year anniversary of the Eras Tour‘s opening night in Glendale, Ariz. on March 17, 2023. Since then, Swift has taken her show all across North America, as well as through parts of Asia and Australia.
The “Anti-Hero” singer closed out a string of performances in Singapore earlier this month. She’ll now take a two-month pause from touring as she prepares to release her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19.
“Just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who traveled and put so much effort into being at our shows,” Swift wrote in an Instagram post March 10. “What an unforgettable way to end this leg of the tour!!”
She added, “In the meantime I’ve got an album to release…”
Jeff Lynne‘s ELO announced the dates for the power pop group’s final run of North American dates on Monday (March 18). The 27-date Over and Out Tour is slated to kick off on August 24 in Palm Desert, CA and keep the “Evil Woman” band on the road through late October, with stops in Seattle, Vancouver, San Francisco, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New York, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Phoenix and Sacramento before winding down on Oct. 25 with a show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
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Tickets for the tour by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rockers best known for such symphonic power pop AM radio stapes as “Strange Magic,” “Mr. Blue Sky,” “Do Ya?” and “Turn to Stone” will go on sale beginning with an artist presale kicking off on Wednesday (March 20) at 10 a.m. local time; the general onsale will begin on Friday (March 22) at 10 a.m. local time, click here for information.
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The original ELO released a dozen albums through 2001’s Zoom — plus the 1980 soundtrack to Xanadu featuring Olivia Newton-John — as well as two credited to Jeff Lynne’s ELO, 2015’s Alone in the Universe and 2019s’s From Out of Nowhere. The latter album’s 2019 outing was the last time Lynne, 76, was on the road.
Check out the dates for the 2024 Jeff Lynne’s ELO North American tour below.
August 24 — Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena
August 27 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
August 28 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
August 30 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center
Sept. 1 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
Sept. 6 — St Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
Sept. 7 — Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Sept. 9 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Sept. 10 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
Sept. 13 — Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center
Sept. 14 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Sept. 16 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Sept. 20 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 23 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Sept. 25 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
Sept. 27 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
Sept. 30 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Oct. 2 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
Oct. 9 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
Oct. 11 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Oct. 12 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
Oct. 15 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Oct. 16 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Oct. 18 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Oct. 21 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
Oct. 23 — Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
Oct. 25 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
Steve Harley, the frontman of British rock band Cockney Rebel, has died. He was 73.
The English singer-songwriter’s family confirmed the news of his passing through social media on Sunday (March 17).
“We are devastated to announce that Steve, our wonderful husband, father and grandfather, has passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side,” reads the statement on Facebook. “The birdsong from his woodland that he loved so much was singing for him. His home has been filled with the sounds and laughter of his four beloved Grandchildren.”
A cause of death was not provided, but Harley noted on his website earlier this year that he would not be touring in 2024 “due to on-going treatment for cancer.”
“Steve took enormous comfort from all of his fans’ well wishes during his battle, and we know he would want to thank you all deeply for your love and support throughout his career, and during his battle to the end,” his family’s statement said. “We know he will be desperately missed by countless friends, family and devoted fans all over the world, and we ask that you respectfully allow us privacy to grieve.”
Harley is perhaps best known for Cockney Rebel’s 1975 hit “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” which topped the U.K. charts. The London-born musician joined Cockney Rebel in 1972 and the glam rock band released its debut album, The Human Menagerie, the following year. The group went on to release The Psychomodo in 1974 and later renamed itself Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel following lineup changes.
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Although “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)” was not a hit in the U.S. (the song peaked at No. 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1976), the track has been covered more than 100 times by artists including Duran Duran, Erasure and Robbie Williams.
After Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel parted ways in 1977, Harley enjoyed a solo career, with his final release being the 2020 covers album, Uncovered, which featured renditions of songs by David Bowie, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan and others.
See the announcement from Harley’s family about his passing on X below.
Cage the Elephant tops Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart for the first time in nearly four years, as “Neon Pill” rises to No. 1, from No. 2, on the survey dated March 23. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Neon Pill” is the act’s first No. 1 […]
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Jon Bon Jovi is opening about whether he’ll be able to tour after undergoing vocal cord surgery in 2022.
In a recent radio interview, the iconic Bon Jovi frontman, 61, said that he’s still recovering from the medical procedure and can’t confirm if he’ll be able to hit the road in support of the New Jersey band’s forthcoming album, Forever, which arrives this summer.
“I don’t know about a tour,” Bon Jovi told Mix 104.1 Boston. “It is my desire to do a tour next year, but I’m just still recovering from a major surgery.”
The “Livin’ on a Prayer” singer underwent surgery in 2022 after one of his vocal cords was “atrophying” — with one being “thick as the thumb” and the other being “thick as a pinky,” according to People.
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“Although I’m well on the road to recovery and was able to take my time and do a song a day when I made the record, my need, want, desire is to be able to do two-and-a-half hours a night four nights a week for months on end,” Bon Jovi told the radio outlet. “And so I’m working towards that goal.”
Earlier this year, Jon Bon Jovi was honored at the MusiCares 33rd Person of the Year annual gala in Los Angeles. During the Feb. 2 event, he performed “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” with Bruce Springsteen. Other performers included Melissa Etheridge, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Pat Monahan, Shania Twain and the Goo Goo Dolls.
Bon Jovi’s 16th album, Forever, is scheduled for release on June 7. The Jersey giant’s dropped the LP’s first single, the upbeat rock bop “Legendary,” on March 14.
“This record is a return to joy. From the writing, through the recording process, this is turn up the volume, feel good Bon Jovi,” Jon Bon Jovi said in a statement.
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon is a compelling look at one of the America’s greatest songwriters. Directed by Oscar winner Alex Gibney, the two part documentary, which premieres March 17 on MGM +, follows Simon as he makes his latest album, 2023’s Grammy nominated Seven Psalms, while chronicling the 16-time Grammy winner’s seven-decade career as a solo artist and as half of Simon & Garfunkel.
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The concept for the latest album came to him in a dream and during the process of making the set, he lost hearing in his left ear, which affected his ability to hear himself sing.
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Gibney follows him through that ordeal, but also goes back to Simon’s school boy days when he and Garfunkel met in grade school when they were 11. By the time they were 16, they had a record deal as Tom & Jerry in 1957 with the hit “Hey Schoolgirl.” Their first album under Simon & Garfunkel, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., came out on Columbia in 1964.
After the first album tanked, Simon dropped out of law school and moved to London to pursue a solo career. It was only after producer Tom Wilson remixed the album’s “Sounds of Silence” as a rock song that it became a hit and the pair reunited and went on to have a tremendously successful partnership, despite personal conflicts.
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While making their fifth (and last) album, 1970’s landmark Bridge Over Troubled Water, the duo, with producer Roy Halee, recorded “Cecilia,” a chugging, clapping tale of love gone wrong that included a taped loop long before they were common in songs.
In this exclusive clip above, Simon marvels at the original tapes, which he thought were lost, as he listens to them today and looks back on the recording.
“Roy, he really was an innovator” he says of Halee. “We kept tumbling into adventures and discoveries.”
Halee continued working with Simon into his solo career, producing the groundbreaking Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints.