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NIKKI SIXX: Why MÖTLEY CRÜE Decided To Blow Up 'Cessation Of Touring' Agreement

Nikki Sixx says that he and his MÖTLEY CRÜE bandmates "missed each other" in the four years since they played their last show. CRÜE fans who shelled out for the band's 2014/2015 "farewell" tour were led to believe that the group would never return after playing its final concert on December 2015 at...

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DEF LEPPARD, MÖTLEY CRÜE, POISON And JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS: 'The Stadium Tour' Details Revealed

The world's most iconic and celebrated rock legends will hit the road together next summer for a coheadlining tour so massive that it could only be held in America's biggest stadiums. "The Stadium Tour" featuring DEF LEPPARD, MÖTLEY CRÜE, with POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS will hit sele...

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JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS To Open For MÖTLEY CRÜE, DEF LEPPARD And POISON On 2020 Tour

JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS will serve as the opening act for MÖTLEY CRÜE, DEF LEPPARD and POISON on their upcoming North American stadium tour. According to 97 Rock Online, Jett will perform with the three hard rock acts at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington on September 2, 2020. Tickets will...

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CHERIE CURRIE On THE RUNAWAYS Reunion: 'I Just Don't Think It's Going To Happen'

In a new interview with NME, Cherie Currie spoke about the possibility of a reunion of iconic rockers THE RUNAWAYS. The first true girl band of the 1970s, THE RUNAWAYS — which also featured Lita Ford, Joan Jett, Jackie Fox and Sandy West — toured internationally and made a dent in the charts before...

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NANCY And ANN WILSON On Future Of HEART: 'A New Song Or Two Would Be A Beautiful Thing'

HEART — Ann and Nancy Wilson — triumphantly returned to the road for their first tour in more than three years. "Love Alive" featured a stellar all-female lineup with JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS joining the majority of shows. The tour lineup varied from date to date, with Sheryl Crow and Brandi...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Praises Teenage Climate Activist GRETA THUNBERG: You Are 'Our Modern-Day JOAN OF ARC'

HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale has praised Greta Thunberg as "our modern-day Joan of Arc," saying that the teenage climate activist is "sitting at a round table of young women who have inspired and shaped humanity." The Swedish teenager has gained international media attention in recent months for her outspo...

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MILEY CYRUS Covers LED ZEPPELIN, PINK FLOYD At iHeartRadio Music Festival (Video)

Miley Cyrus performed cover versions of LED ZEPPELIN's "Black Dog" and PINK FLOYD's "Comfortably Numb" during her concert Saturday night (September 21) at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Video footage of her renditions can be seen below. Cyrus had played "B...

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HEART's ANN And NANCY WILSON And ELLE KING Chat About 'Love Alive' Summer Tour (Video)

With the "Love Alive" tour hitting Ann and Nancy Wilson's Washington-area hometown tonight, the HEART founders and tourmate Elle King chatted about the summer tour in the video below. The critically acclaimed trek, which kicked off July 9 and wraps October 13, marks the band's first tour in three y...

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JOAN JETT To Join CARRIE UNDERWOOD For Performance Of 'Sunday Night Football' Opener

NBC's "Sunday Night Football", primetime television's No. 1 program for an unprecedented eight consecutive years, will unveil an all-new show open with Carrie Underwood this season, with a nod to the first-ever NBC "Sunday Night Football" open in 2006 featuring a new rendition of the original "Waiti...

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Watch HEART Perform Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'Stairway To Heaven' In Columbia, Maryland

Fan-filmed video footage of HEART performing the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway To Heaven" on August 13 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. Back in December 2012, HEART's Ann and Nancy Wilson delivered a moving rendition of "Stairway To Heaven", LED ZEPPELIN's sign...

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Watch HEART Perform In Tinley Park, Illinois

Fan-filmed video footage of HEART's July 11 concert at the Hollywood Casino Ampthiteater in Tinley Park, Illinois can be seen below. HEART — Ann and Nancy Wilson — recently extended its massive "Love Alive" cross-country summer tour into the fall with dates now taking the group through October. New...

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CHERIE CURRIE Looks Back On THE RUNAWAYS' 'Cherry Bomb'

Former THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie recently spoke to "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" about the band's classic song "Cherry Bomb", which was written by RUNAWAYS manager Kim Fowley and guitarist Joan Jett for the group's self-titled debut album. The title is a play on Cherie's name, who was just 16...

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JOAN JETT Gets New Guitar From GIBSON, 'Joan Jett ES-339'

By leveraging its iconic past and leaning into the innovative future, Gibson, the legitimate leader in professional instruments proudly presents the Joan Jett ES-339 in Wine Red. Calling on nearly two years of touring research and development with Joan, the signature Joan Jett ES-339 guitar premiere...

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Y&T Frontman DAVE MENIKETTI Reacts To Fire Loss Of His Band's Master Tapes

Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti has responded to reports that his band was among the Universal Music Group (UMG) artists who had their master recordings destroyed a fire more than a decade ago. Earlier this month, a report by The New York Times revealed for the first time that recordings by many of musi...

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SOUNDGARDEN Among Artists Suing UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP Over 2008 Vault Fire

According to Billboard, SOUNDGARDEN and HOLE are among the artists who have filed a class action lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) on Friday (June 21) over a 2008 fire that reportedly destroyed up to 500,000 master recordings in the record company's archive vaults. The lawsuit seeks to re...