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Tool is number one on the first Billboard Boxscore chart in 2022.

Maynard James Keenan and company had the highest grossing tour to start off the year, raking in more than $13 million over the course of 10 reported shows in January.

Elton John was second, with just over $10 million from five shows, followed by country stars Reba McEntire, Kane Brown and Eric Church.

Billboard notes that January is traditionally a slow month for concert ticket sales, adding that the Omicron surge of late 2021 and early 2022 postponed a number of high-profile shows, including Adele‘s much-hyped Las Vegas residency, paving the way for Tool to take the top spot.

Tool is currently on tour in support of the band’s 2019 comeback album, Fear Inoculum. Their show in Washington, D.C. earlier this week was briefly halted due to a fan in the crowd experiencing a medical situation. Rock Feed obtained footage of Keenan pausing the show and instructing the audience to make way for EMTs. The show continued after the situation was addressed.

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Jason Aldean has sold 90 percent of his catalog of recorded music to independent publishing company Spirit Music Group. Variety reports that the sale yielded upward of $100 million.

Included in the sale are Jason’s first nine albums, beginning with his self-titled debut from 2005 and encompassing every release through 2019’s 9. The singer, who retains income interest on the music, says he’s excited to place his music with a publishing company where it’ll be well cared for.

“It’s something really important to me, so I’m glad it’ll be looked after,” he notes.

Notably, Jason’s 10th studio album, the double project Macon, Georgia, isn’t included in the Spirit Music Group acquisition. The first half of that album, Macon, dropped last November, with Georgia set to follow in April.

Jason’s newest single off Georgia is “Trouble with a Heartbreak,” which came out last month.

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Foo Fighters have made some special announcements ahead of the premiere of the band’s Studio 666 movie.

Dave Grohl and company will be making a “special appearance” during select Los Angeles-area screenings of the film this Friday. The specific showings will take place 7 and 7:15 p.m. at the AMC Promenade 16 at Woodland Hills, and 8:30 p.m. at the Regal Sherman Oaks Galleria.

Director BJ McDonnell will also join the Foos at the screenings.

Meanwhile, Foo Fighters have teamed up with Coors Light to create their own signature, Studio 666-themed beer: Coors Almighty Light. Apparently, the brew includes “blessed” water, which the fine print tells us was “blessed by a non-denominational ordained minister.”

“Coors Almighty Light is the first spiritually-enhanced beer developed specifically to ward off demons while viewing the Foo Fighters’ dangerous new film Studio 666,” the Coors website reads.

In other news, Grohl’s Studio 666 promotional duties took him to CBS’ The Late Late Show Wednesday, where he and fellow guest Hilary Duff played — or, one might say, were subjected to — host James Corden‘s “James That Tune” game.

As Corden explained, the point of the game is to guess the name of the famous song he’s playing on a keyboard. Crucially, however, Corden does not know how to play the keyboard, which led to him banging away at random notes as Grohl and Duff looked on in confusion.

After failing to guess Corden’s interpretation of the Foo Fighters songs “Learn to Fly” and “My Hero,” Grohl was able to discern the host’s take on “Best of You,” though didn’t want to admit it “for fear that people will think it sounds like that.”

For all your Studio 666 needs, visit Studio666Movie.com.

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Metallica has added a pair of U.S. stadium shows to the band’s summer schedule.

The metal legends will headline Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, New York, on August 11, and PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 14. Both shows will feature support from Greta Van Fleet and Ice Nine Kills.

Tickets to both concerts go on sale next Friday, March 4, at 10 a.m. ET, though if you’re a member of Metallica’s Fifth Member fan club, you’ll have access to a pre-sale beginning Monday, February 28.

For all ticket info, visit Metallica.com.

Tonight, Metallica is set to play Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Their other current 2022 U.S. tour plans include headlining sets at the BottleRock Napa Valley and Boston Calling festivals.

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Da Brat is officially a newlywed!

The rapper and her fiancée, Jesseca Dupart, tied the knot in a fairy tale-like ceremony in Georgia on Tuesday.

Speaking on the significance of the date, Da Brat told People, “We’ve been calling each other twin flames for a while. So this date, 2/22/22, is a significant event. We just didn’t want to miss it because it comes once in a lifetime. It’s relevant. It’s just real significant to our relationship. It signifies angel numbers, and it also is reminiscent of twin flames.”

Among those present at the lavish nuptials were Real Housewives of Atlanta stars Kandi Burruss, Porsha Williams and Eva Marcelle, as well as record producer Jermaine Dupri, who walked Da Drat down the isle. LisaRaye McCoy served as a bridesmaid. 

The couple previously revealed their wedding date in September, showing off the date “2.22.22” tattooed on Da Brat’s back. “TWOSDAY 2•22•22,” Dupart captioned the pic, followed by the bride, chapel, and wedding ring emojis and the hashtags #BRATlovesJUDY #weddingdate.

In addition to being newlyweds, the pair are gearing up to welcome their first child together. Earlier this month, Da Brat shared snapshots of her embracing Dupart from behind and making a heart with her hands over her then wife-to-be’s stomach.

“We are EXTENDING the family,” she wrote.

This will be the first child for Da Brat, 47, while Dupart, 39, has three children from previous relationships.

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Long-running label Metal Blade Records is turning 40, and its celebrating with a bit of Metallica history.

Metal Blade has announced a vinyl reissue its debut release, a 1982 compilation titled Metal Massacre Volume One, due out April 22.

Metal Massacre Volume One was originally released to showcase unsigned metal bands in the Los Angeles area, including a very young Metallica. The future Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ contribution was “Hit the Lights,” notably the first song James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich wrote together.

You can pre-order your reissue of Metal Massacre Volume One, which hasn’t been available on vinyl since 1984, now via MetalBlade.com. A special edition clear vinyl variant will be released exclusively via Metallica.com.

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Maroon 5‘s Adam Levine must be tired of showing off all his tattoos on social media, because it appears as though he’s taking the next step…and getting into the tattoo business. 

Maroon 5’s and Adam’s Instagram Stories are both teasing something called “Electric Tattoo,” which is “coming March 1.”  Adam and tattoo artist Bryan Randolph are both tagged in the posting. Randolph, who seems to be the guy who’s done all Adam’s ink, has a similar posting in which he writes, “Been cooking something up for you.”  No word on exactly what “Electric Tattoo” is yet, though.

Meanwhile, Maroon 5 has just announced their first-ever shows in the Middle East. In early May, they’ll be performing in Giza, Egypt, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, and Tel Aviv, Israel. According to the Jerusalem Post, Adam, who’s Jewish, once said he had relatives in Israel.

Maroon 5’s World Tour 2022 gets started March 30 in Mexico City.

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Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are a power couple when it comes to artistic talent: He’s a superstar country performer and one of the genre’s most skilled guitarists, while she’s an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actor.

It’s no surprise that the couple’s two daughters, 13-year-old Sunday Rose and 11-year-old Faith Margaret, are already showing aptitude for the arts, too.

Faith is perhaps the most likely to follow in her dad’s musical footsteps, Keith explains. “[She] has a great musical ear,” he says. “I can tell ’cause she’ll hear a melody and go to the little piano and figure it out by singing it and matching the notes and stuff. She’s got a good ear.”

Meanwhile, Sunday’s the film director of the family. “Sunday, I think, has always been interested in filming and making little stories with her little iPad,” Keith continues.

He explains, “Even when she was five, six years old, she liked to film with her iPad. Kids from the neighborhood will come over for play dates, and I tell you, immediately, they will be roped into being in these mini-movies that she makes. They’ve got to learn their parts and everything.”

Like any proud parent, Keith is hoping to encourage both his children to pursue their artistic interests as they get older.

“It would be great if [Sunday] continues [making movies], ’cause I think she’s a storyteller — a good storyteller,” he notes.

Both Sunday and Faith also made their voice acting debuts in The Angry Birds Movie 2, which came out in 2019.

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