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Dave Grohl will guest on the upcoming second season of The FADER Uncovered podcast, hosted by famed DJ and producer Mark Ronson.
On The FADER Uncovered, Ronson interviews musicians about their “lives, careers, and creative breakthroughs.” Along with the Foo Fighters frontman, other season two guests include My Morning Jacket, J Balvin, RZA, Charli XCX and Vince Staples.
New episodes premiere starting October 4.
The first season of The FADER Uncovered featured Tame Impala, HAIM, Damon Albarn, David Byrne and Questlove, among others.
Grohl, by the way, previously guested on Ronson’s Watch the Sound Apple TV+ documentary series.
Tory Lanez is facing more legal problems as he’s being sued for a hit-and-run accident that took place in Miami early this year.
A man named Barry Fine filed a lawsuit against Lanez stemming from an incident on January 23. According to XXL.com, Fine claims that a person driving the Canadian rapper’s 2016 Range Rover hit another car that was propelled into Barry’s 2020 Porsche. Fine says he sustained serious injuries, including disfigurement. He is suing Lanez for negligence, saying that the rapper is “vicariously liable under the dangerous instrumentality doctrine for the damages caused by the unknown driver.”
Meanwhile, Lanez is currently out on $250,000 bail and is facing a felony assault charge for allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot on July 12, 2020, in Hollywood Hills. Rolling Stone reports that he is discussing a plea bargain with the Los Angeles District Attorney in that case.
As Lanez copes with both cases, he just announced that he is dropping his sixth solo album, Alone at Prom, on December 1.
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The rapper many called the G.O.A.T. is dropping a joint album with Rich The Kid.
Lil Wayne has teamed with the “Plug Walk” rapper for a new project tilted Trust Fund Babies, which will be released October 1.
The Kid, who launched his career in 2013, has previously recorded with stars including Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, Gucci Mane, Future, Young Thug, Chris Brown and many more. His third and latest album, Boss Man, featuring Nicki Minaj, Post Malone, Lil Baby and YoungBoy Never Broke Again, was released in March 2020.
This will be Wayne’s first album since Funeral in January 2020. His singles this year include “Stunnaman,” with Birdman and Roddy Ricch, and “Lonely,” with DaBaby.
The Young Money Entertainment CEO has three more projects lined up: Tha Carter VI, I Am Not a Human Being III, and ColleGrove 2, with 2 Chainz.
The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber have real “Stay”-ing power. Their collaborative single, “Stay,” has just racked up a sixth week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Stay” has now spent the same number of weeks on top as “Say Say Say,” the 1983 duet by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. Only two other collaborations by two or more solo male artists have spent more time on top than those songs.
The champ is “Despacito,” by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber, which spent 16 weeks at number one in 2017, followed by “Ebony and Ivory,” by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, which was number one for seven weeks in 1982.
Meanwhile, Lil Nas X finds himself with three top 10s at the same time. “Montero,” the title track of his new album, has jumped from #13 to number nine. His other single, “Industry Baby,” featuring Jack Harlow, has jumped from number six back to number two, which was where it debuted in August. And the new track, “That’s What I Want,” debuts at number 10.
LNX’s album Montero debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Judas Priest is postponing the remainder of the North American leg of the band’s 50 Heavy Metal Years tour because guitarist Richie Faulkner has been hospitalized with a “major medical heart condition.”
“It is with deep regret that we have to postpone the rest of our [U.S.] tour,” Priest says in a statement. “Richie Faulkner has major medical heart condition issues which have landed him in the hospital where he is being treated. In the meantime, we are all sending love to our Falcon to wish him a speedy recovery.”
The tour was expected to continue Wednesday in Denver, and was scheduled run through a November 5 show in Hamilton, Canada.
“As soon as we have any updates from [Faulkner’s] doctors on when we can reschedule the dates, we will of course announce them,” Priest adds.
Judas Priest had just performed at the Louder than Life festival Sunday in Louisville, Kentucky. The set included a special version of their Fleetwood Mac cover “The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)” featuring a guest appearance by Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett.
J. Cole invited Drake and Future to join on stage Friday in Miami, and Drizzy praised him as one of the best MCs in history.
Cole was headlining the first night of The Off-Season tour, and he invited the duo to perform their hit, “Way 2 Sexy,” according to Complex.
Drake said to the “My Life” rapper, “You did that ‘Pipe Down’ freestyle the other day. You was sayin’ in the freestyle that they gave you the bronze or whatever, me and Kendrick…I just want you to understand something. You are genuinely, without a doubt, one of the greatest rappers to ever touch a mic.”
The Champagne Papi was referring to Cole, ranking himself behind him and Kendrick Lamar in his new single, “Heaven’s EP.”
“I just want to let you know, there’s way too many people in the world that think and know that Cole is in the top position,” Drake continued. “I love you with all my heart, you’re my brother, one of my favorite artists. Always appreciate you having me out here.”
Cole continues his tour Monday night in Atlanta. He’s performing 19 shows, culminating with the Rolling Loud LA festival on December 11.
Additionally, on Monday, J. Cole announced that his Dreamville Festival will return in 2022 in Raleigh, North Carolina after being canceled this year and 2020 due to the pandemic. He’s expanding to two days: Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3.
SZA, Big Sean, 21 Savage, Nelly, Teyana Taylor and Ari Lennox were among the artists who performed at the inaugural festival in 2019. The 2022 lineup will be announced at a later date. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 1 at 10:00 a.m. ET at DreamvilleFest.com.
Alan Lancaster, original bassist of the veteran U.K. rock band Status Quo, died Saturday at age 72 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
Lancaster’s death was announced by Australian broadcaster Craig Bennett, who wrote on his Facebook page, “At the request of his loving and deeply cherished family, I am heartbroken to announce the passing of Alan Lancaster, British born music royalty, guitar God and founding member of iconic band, STATUS QUO.”
Lancaster played with Status Quo from the band’s 1967 inception until 1985.
A tribute to Alan posted on Status Quo’s official website notes that during his tenure with the band, “Quo opened Live Aid, sold countless tens of millions of records, appeared on [popular U.K. TV show] Top of the Pops dozens of times, and had around 30 hit singles and 30 hit albums, two thirds of which went Top 10, with five reaching Number One. That was just his UK track record.”
Lancaster also was featured on the group’s sole U.S. chart hit, the 1968 psychedelic gem “Pictures of Matchstick Men,” which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Lancaster reunited with the other members of Status Quo’s classic 1970s lineup — frontman Francis Rossi, guitarist Rick Parfitt and drummer John Coghlan — known as “The Frantic Four,” for major tours in 2013 and 2014.
In homage to Lancaster, Rossi wrote, “I am so sorry to hear of Alan’s passing. We were friends and colleagues for many years and achieved fantastic success together as the Frantic Four alongside Rick Parfitt and John Coghlan. Alan was an integral part of the sound and the enormous success of Status Quo during the 60s and 70s.”
Lancaster is survived by his wife of over 40 years, Dayle, three children and five grandchildren.
Silversun Pickups have announced a batch of headlining tour dates for this fall.
The outing is set to kick off November 1 in Minneapolis, and will wrap up November 21 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 1, at 10 a.m. local time.
Maybe this is the result of Adele dating a sports agent? One of her number-one hits is now being used by the NFL to promote an upcoming game.
The ad ran during Sunday night’s game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers, and promoted next week’s Sunday Night Football match up between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots. This is a big deal because it’ll mark the first time quarterback Tom Brady returns to Massachusetts’ Gillette Stadium as a member of an opposing team since he left the Patriots in 2020.
That’s why, evidently, the NFL picked Adele’s “Hello” as the music for the ad, which has been edited down to 45 seconds of appropriate lyrics.
“Hello, it’s me,” she sings, as we see images of Brady and Patriots coach BillBelichick.
“I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to meet,” she continues, as we see six Patriots championship banners unfurl.
“So hello from the other side,” she sings, as we see Brady running onto the field in his Bucs uniform. “At least I can say that I’ve tried.”
Then, more scenes of Brady in action as a Buccaneer are shown, followed by footage of Patriots fans, Gillette Stadium and Belichick. One Pats fan holds a sign that says, “We’re still here.”
“It don’t matter, it clearly doesn’t tear you apart anymore,” Adele finishes. Cue Brady looking up expectantly.
The showdown, which the NFL is calling “The Return,” happens this Sunday on NBC at 7 p.m. ET.
A federal jury has found singer R. Kelly guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking involving interactions with six women, among them the late singer Aaliyah, who died in a plane crash in 2001.
The verdict came in Monday afternoon after two days of deliberations following a six-week trial in Brooklyn federal court. Kelly’s face was concealed by a mask as the verdict was read, making it difficult to see what reaction he may have had.
Kelly, 54, whose birth name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, had pleaded not guilty to all charges and told a Brooklyn judge that he would not testify. Now, the singer could face up to 20 years in prison.
Kelly previously avoided prison in 2008 when he was acquitted on 14 counts in a highly publicized child pornography case. However, this time around, the jury believed Kelly was the ringleader of a criminal enterprise that bolstered his music, his image and his sexual gratification by recruiting women and girls for sex, holding them against their will and threatening them if they misbehaved.
