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When the star-packed lineup of the RockIsland Fest 2023 event was unveiled last week, one headliner wasn’t announced but has since been revealed — Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil.

As previously reported, next year’s RockIsland Fest will take place January 17-21 in Key West, Florida. The bill also includes Styx, Loverboy, Tesla, 38 Special, Queensrÿche, Quiet Riot, Extreme, Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy, Stryper, ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler, Enuff Z’Nuff, Honeymoon Suite and Autograph.

Tickets, passes and packages for the five-day rock extravaganza will go on sale to the general public Wednesday, July 6, at 10 a.m. ET. Presale passes are available now.

The main venue for the event is the 4,000-seat Truman Waterfront Park Amphitheater, located on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico.

The first edition of the festival was held earlier this year and included performances by Cheap Trick, Night Ranger, Poison‘s Bret Michaels, Twisted Sister‘s Dee Snider, Skid Row, Warrant, Winger, Dokken, Lita Ford and many others.

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When the star-packed lineup of the RokIsland Fest 2023 event was unveiled last week, one headliner wasn’t announced but has since been revealed — Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil.

As previously reported, next year’s RokIsland Fest will take place January 17-21 in Key West, Florida. The bill also includes Styx, Loverboy, Tesla, 38 Special, Queensrÿche, Quiet Riot, Extreme, Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy, Stryper, ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler, Enuff Z’Nuff, Honeymoon Suite and Autograph.

Tickets, passes and packages for the five-day rock extravaganza will go on sale to the general public Wednesday, July 6, at 10 a.m. ET. Presale passes are available now.

The main venue for the event is the 4,000-seat Truman Waterfront Park Amphitheater, located on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico.

The first edition of the festival was held earlier this year and included performances by Cheap Trick, Night Ranger, Poison‘s Bret Michaels, Twisted Sister‘s Dee Snider, Skid Row, Warrant, Winger, Dokken, Lita Ford and many others.

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Iggy Pop has postponed a pair of upcoming European shows due to a “problem with his voice.”

In a statement posted to Facebook, the Godfather of Punk shares that he’d been dealing with vocal issues earlier on during the tour.

“If you were there, you know I croaked my way through my last show in Greece and my voice is still recovering,” Pop writes.

“I have not taken this decision lightly,” he adds of the postponement. “I love my fans. But I must protect my voice. I’m so sorry, but I’ll come back and make it up to you.”

The affected shows were set to take place in Italy on July 5 and Austria on July 7. They’ve already been rescheduled for August 30 and September 2, respectively.

Pop will be back in the U.S. to play California’s Desert Daze festival, taking place September 30 to October 2.

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Pink teased that she has new music on the way after tangling with online haters. She landed in a firestorm after telling those who support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade to never listen to her music again. “When they tell you to ‘shut up and sing’…. Okay then,” Pink tweeted while sharing a snap of a microphone and piano.

Michael Bublé is a major Marvel fan, but he was disappointed to learn his wax figure at London’s Madame Tussauds isn’t part of the Marvel display. “I’ve submitted a formal request to be placed beside Iron Man….. like a sidekick or a personal assistant,” he captioned the comical video. Once he finds his wax figure, he tests its likeness by seeing if it can unlock his smartphone. Spoiler: he pretends it does and later admits he was acting.

Sara Bareilles celebrated three new RIAA certifications over the weekend. Her debut album Little Voice is officially twice Platinum, while her breakout hit “Love Song” is six times Platinum; single “Gravity” is also twice Platinum. She received the plaque from the RIAA and, in an Instagram Story, jokingly inflated how many copies you have to sell to reach Platinum status — think trillions. Sara just celebrated the 15th anniversary of her debut album.

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Ellie Goulding is ready to release new music. She announced her new song “Easy Lover,” which features Big Sean, will come out July 15. “This wee song has been a long time coming. It has had many lives and moments behind the scenes,” she teased.

BTS‘ J-Hope shared a creepy teaser for his debut album, Jack in the Box. The video, which shows the toy cranking away before a jester-like doll springs up, contains a new song snippet. “Are you just going to stay in the box?” he captioned it.

Speaking of BTS, Jungkook shared a behind-the-scenes video of how he made “Left and Right” with Charlie Puth. The singer revealed his “main concern” was that their voices wouldn’t mesh together — and he’s very happy his fears were proven wrong.

Ariana Grande is the first female artist to have seven songs reach one billion Spotify streams each after “Positions” reached that milestone. “Thank you my sweets,” Ari raved when a fan shared the news. “i love you i’m thinking of you.”

Noah Cyrus revealed she was addicted to Xanax and has been recovering since 2020. She told Rolling Stone she was 18 when her then-boyfriend got her hooked and her career made it easy for her to get more.  Noah said she wanted to sober up in 2020 so she could put her family first. 

Pink teased that she has new music on the way after tangling with online haters. She landed in a firestorm after telling those who support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade to never listen to her music again. “When they tell you to ‘shut up and sing’…. Okay then,” Pink 

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The lineup has been unveiled for the 2023 Monsters of Rock Cruise, which is scheduled to set sail from Port Canaveral, Florida, on April 29 and run through May 4.

The 11th annual edition of the seagoing hard-rock festival, which has been dubbed “They Came from Outer Space,” will feature over 35 acts, including Tesla, ex-UFO/Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker, Queensrÿche, Winger, Extreme, Vandenberg, Autograph, Great White, Saxon, Faster Pussycat, Whitesnake guitarist Joel Hoekstra, Kix, Loudness, Rose Tattoo, Stryper and former Mötley Crüe singer John Corabi.

The cruise will make stops in Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic, and the private isle of Labadee in the Bahamas before returning to port.

In addition to the many performances, the cruise will feature Q&A sessions, karaoke, a “So You Think You Can Shred” contest, “Cooking with Rock Stars” and “Painting with Rock Stars” events, a basketball game where select rockers will face off against cruise attendees, comedy sets, theme nights, photo ops and the chance for fans to have dinner with some of the performers.

Other onboard activities include a surf simulator, a rock-climbing wall, hot tubs and pools, a world-class spa, a bungee trampoline experience called the SkyPad, waterslides, laser tag and an escape room.

Cabins can be reserved now, with prices stating at $1,699 per person, double occupancy. Visit MonstersofRockCruise.com for more details.

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Mickey Guyton performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” and her original songs “All American” and “I Still Pray” on CBS’ A Capitol Fourth Monday. Jake Owen also performed his hits “Down to the Honkytonk” and “American Country Love Song.” 

Members of Luke Bryan‘s fan club now have priority access to his Raised Up Right Tour, which includes exclusive access to pit tickets, the merch booth and more. 

Kylie Morgan has released her debut single, “If He Wanted to He Would.” It’ll hit radio airwaves on July 25. 

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Miranda Lambert is embarking on a glamping trip across the country. 

After completing her co-headlining tour with Little Big Town on the Bandwagon Tour, the singer is using some of her downtime this summer to venture across the U.S. with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, and best friend Gwen Sebastian and her husband, drummer Louis Newman, on a nearly three-week excursion. 

Miranda and Brendan are in their Airstream, known as “The Sheriff,” while Gwen and Louis are traveling in their camper, called “Toodle Lou.” Their trek began in Colorado, with the singer sharing a photo of her and Gwen sitting in front of a mountainside lake with beers in hand. The trip also includes hiking and mountain biking. 

“Time off touring means it’s time to hit the dusty trail! There is no better way to spend summer than glamping with your best pals,” Miranda says in an Instagram post. “We’re out on a 20 day run of adventures out west. We kicked it off in beautiful Colorado. Stay tuned for more tales from the road. Happy trails y’all!” 

Miranda and Brendan previously ventured out in a cross-country road trip in their Airstream in 2020, covering four states in six days. 

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Luke Bryan released a sizzling new summer anthem, “Country On,” on Friday, and it’s no accident that it’s the latest in a long line of warm-weather bangers from the singer.

Speaking to Today’s Country Radio With Kelleigh Bannen on Apple Music, Luke says that it stresses him out when he doesn’t have a great summer party track in the holster.

“I was having tremendous anxiety about not having a song out in the summer,” he says, talking about the lead-up to the release of “Country On.” “I just always love having a summer song out. And not actually always pointed at summer, but to know that people are out on the lake and on their boats [playing the song.]”

Mission accomplished: “Country On” is the perfect soundtrack to a carefree day out on the boat. Luke has also hinted that it’s the first of a lot of new music ahead. He says he’s currently working on a new album that’s about halfway done.

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