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THE DARKNESS's JUSTIN HAWKINS: 'I Think An Interactive OZZY OSBOURNE A.I. Is A Bit Of Fun For Fans'

In a new video on his YouTube channel Justin Hawkins Rides Again, THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins addressed the recently announced Ozzy Osbourne A.I. avatar, which is coming to life through a partnership between the Osbourne family, Hyperreal, the digital human technology company behind the pat...

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THE WHO's ROGER DALTREY: 'We Were The First Heavy Metal Band'

Roger Daltrey has made the claim that THE WHO was "the first heavy metal band", having laid the groundwork for the genre more than six decades ago. The 82-year-old rock legend made the comments during a new interview with Rolling Stone. Asked how he sees THE WHO's legacy and what he and his bandmate...

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See BILLY IDOL's 'Lifetime Achievement Award' Acceptance Speech And Performance At 2026 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS

Rock legend Billy Idol received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd American Music Awards this past weekend. Idol celebrated the honor with his first-ever AMAs performance with longtime collaborator/guitarist Steve Stevens, playing a medley of his biggest hits, including "Eyes Without A Face"...

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Watch: Ex-SKID ROW Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL Plays First Solo Concert In Stockholm

Former SKID ROW frontman Erik Grönwall played his first full solo concert last night (Monday, May 25) at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden. The setlist for the show was as follows, according to Setlist.fm: 01. Born To Break (live debut) 02. Headless Cross (BLACK SABBATH cover) 03. Bad Bones (live debut) 0...

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Watch: LORDI And Irish singer JOHNNY LOGAN Perform New Version Of 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' On German TV Show 'ZDF Fernsehgarten'

On May 24, Irish singer and three-time Eurovision Song Contest winner Johnny Logan and Finnish hard rockers LORDI, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2006, performed the band's metal rock anthem "Hard Rock Hallelujah" on the long-running German television show "ZDF Fernsehgarten". Official...

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MIKKEY DEE Looks Back On MOTÖRHEAD: LEMMY, WÜRZEL And PHIL CAMPBELL, 'They're All Gone. It's F***ing Weird.'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, Swedish drummer Mikkey Dee reflected on his 25-year run as a member of MOTÖRHEAD, which ended in 2015 with the death of the band's iconic frontman Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, it w...

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JACK OSBOURNE Says OZZY 'Would Be Into' The Idea Of A.I. Avatar: 'It's Gonna Be So Tasteful What We're Doing'

During a May 22 livestream on his YouTube channel, Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack addressed some of the negative feedback he and the rest of the Osbourne family have received to the recently announced Ozzy A.I. avatar, which is coming to life through a partnership between Hyperreal, the digital human tech...

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Ex-SKID ROW Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL Releases Music Video For 'Who's The Winner' Single From 'Bad Bones' Solo Album

Former SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall has released the official music video for "Who's The Winner", a powerful track from his latest solo album, "Bad Bones", which came out on May 22. After years of fronting some of rock's most iconic acts, Erik returns with his first fully original solo LP. Known wo...

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ALBERT BOUCHARD, Founding Member Of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, Releases Second Interactive 'Imaginos II' Graphic Novel

Albert Bouchard is best known as a founding member of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. The band's original lineup sold millions of albums for Columbia Records, with such classic songs as "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and the No. 1 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart "Burning For You". Bouchard contributed to s...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's A.I. Avatar To Appear In 'Proto Luma' Units In U.K. And U.S. Beginning Late Summer

On Wednesday (May 20),Sharon and Jack Osbourne announced the creation of an A.I. avatar of Ozzy Osbourne during a talk called "The Enduring Legacy Of A Rock Icon And His Family: Ozzy Osbourne And The Osbournes" on the License Global main stage at Licensing Expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center...

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A.I.-Powered OZZY OSBOURNE To Go 'All Around The World' And Talk To Fans: 'He Will Answer You In His Own Voice', Says SHARON OSBOURNE

According to License Global, Jack and Sharon Osbourne confirmed at this week's Licensing Expo 2026 in Las Vegas that the Osbourne family has partnered with a company called Hyperreal to create what Jack called "the digital DNA of Ozzy Osbourne, voice, image [and] movement." "The things that you can...

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THE WESTERN FRONT, 1980s Project Featuring THIN LIZZY's SCOTT GORHAM, Releases 'Rain' Single From Upcoming 'Eureka' Album

THE WESTERN FRONT has revealed the latest single "Rain", taken from the near-mythical album "Eureka", which will be released on July 10 via Music Theories Recordings / Artone Label Group. THE WESTERN FRONT was conceived by rock luminaries Scott Gorham (THIN LIZZY, BLACK STAR RIDERS),Marty Walsh (SU...

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THE HU Announces New Album 'Hun'

Innovative Mongolian rock group THE HU — Galaa (morin khuur, throat singing); Jaya (tumur khuur, tsuur, throat singing); Enkush (morin khuur, throat singing); and Temka (tovshuur, throat singing) — will release its third full-length album, "Hun", on July 24 via Better Noise Music. Alongside the albu...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Shares Official Lyric Video For Latest Single 'Something Wicked'

Hard rock giants BREAKING BENJAMIN have released the official lyric video for their brooding and haunting new single, "Something Wicked", signaling the latest chapter for the band and the tease of a forthcoming full-length album. Marked by their signature blend of atmospheric tension, thunderous ins...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist SIMON MCBRIDE Says Simple Songs Like 'Smoke On The Water' Are 'Most Challenging Ones' To Play

In a new interview with Rob Cass of the  dopeYEAH talk podcast, DEEP PURPLE guitarist Simon McBride, who officially joined the band in 2022 as the replacement for Steve Morse, was asked about the rumor that it took him only 40 minutes to learn the PURPLE set before he first played with the group. He...