John Lydon of Public Image Ltd performs live on stage during their This Is Not The Last Tour at Parr Hall. (Andy Von Pip/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
John Lydon has now been part of The Masked Singer on both sides of the Atlantic.
The former Sex Pistols frontman was revealed as the Yak character on the latest episode of the U.K. edition of the reality singing competition show, in which participants perform while hidden behind elaborate masks. His stint comes five years after he competed on the U.S. Masked Singer in 2021 as the Jester.
Despite being eliminated from The Masked Singer for a second time, Lydon seems to be taking it all in stride.
“John’s got the sad sack yak off his back,” reads a post to his Facebook page. “Now he’s off to record the new [Public Image Ltd] album!”
The Pistols, meanwhile, reunited in 2024 with original members Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook alongside singer Frank Carter in place of Lydon, who’s dismissed the reformed band as “karaoke.”
Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and the Allman Brothers Band were among the artists inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 10th annual induction ceremony, held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York.
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder handled the induction for Young, while Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry inducted Led Zeppelin. Willie Nelson inducted the Allman Brothers, and Melissa Etheridge led Joplin’s induction.
The evening ended with an all-star jam, where Young performed with Vedder and his Pearl Jam bandmates Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, as well as the surviving members of Led Zeppelin — Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones — who were also joined by Tyler and Perry, among others.
The ceremony was the first to be taped and broadcast by MTV.
Other inductees included Al Green, Frank Zappa and Martha and the Vandellas
(L-R) Mickey Hart and Bob Weir attend the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Mickey Hart, one of the last two surviving members of the Grateful Dead, has paid tribute to his bandmate Bob Weir, who passed away at the age of 78.
“Bob Weir was a little brother to me for almost sixty years. He was my first friend in the Grateful Dead,” Mickey wrote on Instagram. “We lived together, played together, and made music together that ended up changing the world.”
“Bob had the ability to play unique chords that few others could. Long fingers, that’s the difference,” he continued, noting their late bandmate Jerry Garcia “once told me that the harmonics Bob created became an inspiration for his own solos. When all of us were entrained, rhythm section, guitars, and voices… it was transcendent.”
“What was a lifetime of adventure boils down to something simple – we were family and true to the music through it all,” he added.
Hart also shared a carousel of photos, noting the shots “show the bookends of our lives together.” He ended the tribute saying, “Still cannot believe he’s gone. I miss you so much already, dear friend.”
Hart joined the Grateful Dead in 1967, two years after it was formed by Weir,Garcia, Phil Lesh, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan and Bill Kreutzmann,the only other surviving member of the band.
John Mayer, Weir’s bandmate in the Grateful Dead offshoot Dead & Company, which was formed in 2015, also paid tribute to Weir.
He posted a black-and-white photo of Weir on Instagram, writing, “Thanks for letting me ride alongside you. It sure was a pleasure. If you say it’s not the end, then I’ll believe you. I’ll meet you in the music. Come find me anytime.”
Parmalee’s ‘Fell in Love with a Cowgirl’ (BBR/BMG)
Thanks to their multiweek #1, “Cowgirl,” Parmalee ended 2025 and started 2026 at the top of the chart.
So how can you tell when a song’s on the way to becoming a hit? Most performers say they can trace it by how many fans are singing along.
“We dropped it in February (2025), we went out on tour — Fell in Love with a Cowgirl Tour — did that,” lead singer Matt Thomas recalls.
“I think about springtime,” his brother Scott Thomas interjects, “we started seeing some singing going on, and you’re like, ‘OK, we got something.’ And now, it’s just crazy.”
So crazy, in fact, the foursome can barely even sing “Cowgirl” anymore.
“We do a VIP meet and greet before the show, just acoustic guitars,” Barry Knox explains. “We had so many people show up for that the other night, it was amazing. We couldn’t even hear ourselves sing, they were all singing, kids and old folks, it didn’t matter.”
“I test it by once I know all the lyrics, it’s a hit,” Josh McSwain jokes.
”Cowgirl” is Parmalee’s sixth career #1 and their fifth chart-topper in a row.
Cover of Warren Haynes’ ‘Tales of Ordinary Madness’ (Megaforce Records)
Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes has shared another song from the upcoming remixed and remastered version of his 1993 debut solo album, Tales of Ordinary Madness.
The latest release is “I’ll Be There One,” the second remixed track to be unveiled from the album, following “Fire in the Kitchen.” The song is now available via digital outlets.
The updated take on Tales of Ordinary Madness is set to drop Jan. 30 and includes the bonus song “Tear Me Down,” which did not appear on the original album.
The album, co-produced by Haynes and Allman Brothers Band‘s Chuck Leavell, was originally released in March 1993.
Since then, Haynes has released several solo records, his most recent being 2024’s Million Voices Whisper.
Haynes will support the Tales of Ordinary Madness reissue with the Winter of Warren 2026 Tour, which begins with a run of stripped-down solo shows starting Feb. 12 in Grass Valley, California, and concluding Feb. 26 in Pelham, Tennessee. He’ll then tour with the Warren Haynes Band beginning March 1 in Birmingham, Alabama, including a newly announced March 6 stop at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York.
Following that run, Haynes will hit the road with Gov’t Mule starting March 27 in Denver, Colorado, before embarking on a summer co-headlining tour with Joe Bonamassa,which kicks off July 29 in Vienna, Virginia.
Kid Cudi attends the 74 IST. Arts & Culture Festival 15th Anniversary Edition on October 11, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images for ISTANBUL 74)
From music and movies to comic books — and now art galleries — Kid Cudi is bringing his talents to the art world. He is set to debut a new exhibition, Echoes of the Past, under the moniker Scotty Ramon.
Scotty Ramon is a play on Cudi’s birth name, Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi.
According to the exhibition description, the project is the result of Ramon’s renewed interest in becoming a cartoonist, a childhood dream he revisited “a little over a year ago.” It started with a painting that eventually “awakened that childlike creative freedom, only now it coexists with layers of lived experience.”
Ramon’s artwork, the description notes, “riffs on the same juxtapositions of melancholy and happiness that define his music style” and “suggest[s] the pursuit of an empowered self.”
While the visuals include “graphic warnings and unsettling words, Ramon nonetheless leaves the ultimate interpretation ambiguous—perhaps not ‘trapped’ or ‘lost,’ but emerging from a nightmare and traveling towards the light.”
The exhibit will open in Paris on Jan. 31 and run through March 1. To further attract visitors, Cudi produced an original beat that will play throughout the gallery, designed to “enhance the experience and build the vibe.”
EJAE, winner of the Best Original Song – Motion Picture award for ‘Golden’ from ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ at the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills. (Frazer Harrison/WireImage)
A Golden Globe went, fittingly, to “Golden” on Sunday night.
The #1 hit from KPop Demon Hunters was named best original song, beating nominees including Miley Cyrus for “We Dream As One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash. While accepting the award, EJAE, who co-wrote the song and provides the singing voice of Rumi in the smash Netflix film, reflected on how perserverance through her early career disappointments led to her success.
EJAE recalled spending a decade training to become a K-pop idol, only to told her voice wasn’t “good enough.” “I was rejected and disappointed … and so I leaned on songs and music to get through it, so now I’m here as a singer and a songwriter,” she said proudly.
“It’s a dream come true to be part of a song that is helping other girls other boys and everyone from all ages to get through their hardships and to accept themselves,” she continued. “So thank you Golden Globes for accepting my voice and our voice.”
Becoming emotional, she concluded by quoting one of the lines from “Golden.”
“I just wanna say this award goes to people who’ve had their doors closed at them, and that I can confidently say rejection is redirection,” she said. “So never give up. And y’know, it’s never too late to shine like you were born to be.”
“Golden” and the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack are also nominated for five Grammy Awards.
Honoree Bob Weir of Grateful Dead accepts the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year award onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Following the announcement that Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir had passed away at age 78, a tribute to the rocker was shared on the Grateful Dead social media accounts, written by Dead archivist Dave Lemieux.
The post noted that the band was “defined by each of the unique musicians and voices these guys brought to the stage,” adding, “And Bobby was as unique as they come.”
“A guitar player unlike any other, and a songwriter who created some of the most interesting, exciting, and oddly-timed songs in rock history, Bobby was also the unabashed rock star in the Grateful Dead,” the post continued, noting his “list of contributions to the Grateful Dead repertoire is way too long to list.”
“For 60 years, Bobby has been a huge part of the soundtrack to our lives,” the post concluded. “His kindness, generosity, and musical contributions have made our world a better place.”
Several artists also took to social media to remember Weir, including Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes, who posted a long tribute on Instagram.
“Bob was an enigma— a beautiful enigma,” he wrote, noting Weir was “genuinely a beautiful human being and I am honored to have known him as a friend and to have played together the many, many times that we did.” He added, “I will cherish those memories and the world of music will keep his spirit alive.”
Phish’s Trey Anastasio, who joined Weir and Dead & Company on stage during their August shows at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, also shared a long tribute to Weir, writing, “I really loved him. He was a sweet, kind, gentle friend, and I never believed this would happen so soon.”
He added, “Thank you for all the gifts you brought into the world, and for all the love you gave to so many of us. Your spirit lives on forever.”
Honoree Bob Weir of Dead & Company and of the Grateful Dead performs onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Bob Weir, rhythm guitarist, co-vocalist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78.
His death was announced in a post on Instagram, which revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer in July, and had started undergoing treatment just weeks before Dead & Company would take the stage in August for three shows at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir,” read the statement. “He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues.”
“For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road. A guitarist, vocalist, storyteller, and founding member of the Grateful Dead. Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music,” the statement continued. “His work did more than fill rooms with music; it was warm sunlight that filled the soul, building a community, a language, and a feeling of family that generations of fans carry with them.”
The post noted that the San Francisco shows “were not farewells, but gifts,” adding, “Another act of resilience. An artist choosing, even then, to keep going by his own design.”
“There is no final curtain here, not really. Only the sense of someone setting off again,” the post concluded. “He often spoke of a three-hundred-year legacy, determined to ensure the songbook would endure long after him. May that dream live on through future generations of Dead Heads. And so we send him off the way he sent so many of us on our way: with a farewell that isn’t an ending, but a blessing. A reward for a life worth livin’.”
Weir co-founded Grateful Dead with Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan and Bill Kreutzmann in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1965, with drummer Mickey Hart and lyricist Robert Hunter joining the group in 1967.
He co-wrote many of the band’s songs including “Sugar Magnolia,” “Playing in the Band,” “Jack Straw” and “One More Saturday Night.”
After Garcia’s death in 1995, Weir continued the Grateful Dead legacy by performing in various Dead offshoots, including the Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur and Dead & Company, the latter of which he formed in 2015 with Hart, Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti. He also formed the band RatDog in 1995, and had been touring with Wolf Bros since 2018.
Weir was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Grateful Dead in 1994. The band also received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2024, and was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year in 2025.
“The Reason” remix artwork. (DJ Kid Millionaire Ltd)
We just want you to know, there’s a new remix of Hoobastank‘s “The Reason.”
Star DJ Steve Aoki has put his spin on the 2004 hit in collaboration with Dutch duo Sound Rush.
“We’ve always been fans of what Steve has done and continues to do,” Hoobstanks says. “He’s such an iconic DJ and incredible performer. When the opportunity arose to collaborate with him it just seemed like a no brainer to us. Combine that with Sound Rush’s unique style and sound designing talents.”
The band continues, “It just gave us a rare chance to have one of our songs reimagined and shared with an entirely new audience. One that we honestly never dreamt of reaching.”
You can watch the video for “The Reason” remix on YouTube. The track is also included on Aoki’s new album, HiROQUEST 3: Paragon Remixed.
Hoobastank’s most recent album is 2018’s Push Pull.
