Mike Mangini performs at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas at The Linq Promenade on January 17, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Former Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini is now drumming in Godsmack.
Mangini made his debut with the “Voodoo” outfit Friday for the kickoff of the band’s The Rise of Rock tour with Stone Temple Pilots and Dorothy.
“Ladies & Gentlemen, the one and only Mike M’Fkn Mangini!” frontman Sully Erna wrote in an Instagram post welcoming the new drummer. “S***’s about to get real.”
Mangini takes the place of Wade Murff, who’s currently manning the kit for Black Veil Brides’ European tour while filling in for Christian “CC” Coma, who dropped off the trek due to a personal matter. Murff had joined Godsmack in place of Evanescence’s Will Hunt, who had taken the gig following the retirement of longtime drummer Shannon Larkin in 2024.
Mangini played in Dream Theater from 2010 to 2023 during original drummer Mike Portnoy’s absence from the band.
Rod Stewart performs during the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, honouring military service members, at the Royal Albert Hall on Nov. 8, 2025 in London, England. (Jack Taylor – WPA Pool / Getty Images)
Rod Stewart canceled his show in San Diego, California, on June 12 due to illness — which is why fans weren’t happy to see him flying to the World Cup in Boston less than 24 hours later.
According to SanDiegoVille.com, the show was scrapped the day of the event. A statement by Rod’s team and Live Nation said he was suffering from an acute upper respiratory infection that has resulted in laryngitis. While his reps said that he had traveled to the venue in hopes of performing, Rod himself posted an update on his Instagram Story less than an hour before the show was going to start.
“Following treatment, I’m feeling much better, but my voice is not,” he wrote. “I’m very disappointed and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience to my fans. I did everything I could to make the show happen tonight, but unfortunately it just wasn’t possible.”
Hours later, Rod posted a video of himself flying to Boston with his sons Liam and Alastair Stewart to catch Scotland play in the World Cup. As he explained that he had attended six World Cups while his sons had never been to one, he sounded somewhat congested but was still able to talk.
One fan commented, “Hard to believe you really had laryngitis! You sound like you have a voice to me! i used to really like you, but when I say I lost a little respect, I mean a LOT of respect!”
Another wrote, “This feels rather disingenuous, especially after your cancellation last night. Too ill to perform but okay to fly across the country for soccer?”
A third fan added that the situation seemed “tone deaf,” and his video “comes across as incredibly dismissive of the fans who support your career.” After one angry fan expressed their disappointment, they added, “You suck.”
(L-R) Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush perform during the opening night of their first American tour in 11 years at The Kia Forum on June 07, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
Rush wrapped their four-night stand at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles Saturday by treating their fans to a song they haven’t played live in almost 50 years.
According to setlist.fm, towards the end of the second set, Rush surprised the crowd with a performance of “A Farewell to Kings,” the title track off their 1977 album, a song Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson haven’t played live since 1979.
As for the rest of the show, Rush once again performed all seven parts of “2112.” They also played the Presto track “The Pass” for the first time since 2013, and Clockwork Angels’ “The Anarchist” for the first time since 2015.
“Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making this week so effin’ amazing! For embracing Anika and Loren so profoundly,” Rush wrote on Instagram, referencing drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold.
They then thanked Aimee Mann for joining them all four nights for the song “Time Stand Still,” which was a tribute to their late drummer Neil Peart.
“To you, our fans, your steadfast support is what has made this a reality,” they concluded the post. “We are forever grateful.”
Rush’s Fifty Something tour is their first tour since 2015’s R40 Live, and their first since the death of Peart in 2020. The tour now heads to Mexico City for two nights, June 18 and 20. A complete list of dates can be found at Rush.com.
George Birge & Luke Bryan (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
CMA Fest 2026 may have wrapped a little more than a week ago, but George Birge is one of many people who are still riding the Fan Fair high.
His euphoria comes from getting to play his top-15 hit “Ride, Ride, Ride” with Luke Bryan during his set on the main stage in Nashville.
“It was my first time performing in a stadium,” George reveals. “Seventy thousand people out there and it was just electric. Luke leaned into me right before we walked onstage and he said, ‘Man, don’t let this freak you out and go out there and get weird or nothing. Just go out and crush it, man.'”
For the “Mind on You” hitmaker, Luke’s encouragement helped.
“I gotta admit, I did have a little bit of nerves, but we went out there and it was electric,” he tells ABC Audio. “The crowd ate it up, and [it] may be one of the best nights of my life, easily, of my musical journey, getting to play that song with Luke Bryan at Nissan Stadium to close out CMA Fest.”
Not only was George part of Luke’s closing Sunday night set, he got to be part of the final CMA Fest performance at the original Nissan Stadium. Next year CMA Fest will be in the new home of the Tennessee Titans, which is currently being built.
The 2026 CMA Fest special premieres Thursday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu.
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Alicia Keys attends the ‘Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen’ Premiere during the 2026 Tribeca Festival on June 13, 2026 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)
Alicia Keys had the honor of closing New York’s Tribeca Festival Saturday night with the premiere of her new documentary Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen. The film is both an examination of her life and career, and a look at how she put together her hit musical Hell’s Kitchen, loosely based on her own experiences.
With the musical, the film and a 25th anniversary edition of her debut album Songs in A Minor, Alicia’s spent a lot of time looking back lately. On the red carpet ahead of the film’s premiere, she shared with ABC Audio what all that looking back tells her about her future.
“It tells me that there is such a consistency, actually, between who I have always been and the growth is continuous. It never ends, it never stops,” said Alicia, who posed on the red carpet with her mother, Terria Joseph. Her mother’s own story is a major part of the film, as is Alicia’s relationship with her father, Craig Cook.
“I feel really grateful every step along the way,” Alicia continued. “I’m learning more and I’m becoming more brave and courageous. So, I mean, I’m really just getting started.”
Following the screening, Alicia and the film’s director, One 9, sat for a Q&A in which they discussed how, above all, the film was inspired by “the spirit of each of us as dreamers.” They also talked about how important it was to show the “diversity and the danger” of Hell’s Kitchen, the area of New York where she grew up, which shaped and continues to shape her music.
Alicia also headlined the Festival’s closing night party, playing an hour-long set featuring surprise guest Nas, and ending — fittingly, on the night the Knicks won the NBA Finals — with “Empire State of Mind.”
Musician Bob Seger speaks onstage during the 2015 Billboard Touring Awards at The Roosevelt Hotel on November 19, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Bob Seger is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the track “American Storm” with the streaming debut of the official music video for the song.
The clip, now available on YouTube, is an ’80s-era performance clip, with Seger backed by his Silver Bullet Band.
“American Storm” was the first single off Seger’s 13th studio album, Like a Rock, which was released in March 1986. It went to #3 on the Billboard 200, peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and landed at #2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Seger is also helping fans embrace the season with the release of Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band’s Sweet Summertime playlist.
Now available via digital outlets, the playlist includes such classic Seger tunes as “Hollywood Nights,” “Night Moves,” “Still the Same,” “Old Time Rock & Roll,” “Against the Wind” and “Rock & Roll Never Forgets.”
Oliver Tree performs during the Exit Festival 2024 at Petrovaradin Fortress on July 11, 2024 in Novi Sad, Serbia. (Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)
Oliver Tree has died. He was 32.
Tree was among six people killed when two helicopters collided Sunday in Brazil, according to federal police of Rio de Janeiro.
Tree began his music career in 2010, and in 2018 he released his Alien Boy EP, which includes the RIAA Platinum-certified title track. His full-length debut album, Ugly Is Beautiful, dropped in 2020, and features “Alien Boy” and the single “Hurt,” which hit the top five on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart.
The deluxe version of Ugly Is Beautiful spawned the single “Life Goes On,” which became Tree’s first crossover hit on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
In addition to earning fans with his blend of alternative and pop music, Tree became known for his distinctive bowl haircut and eccentric personality, which he displayed in his music videos. He would often mention quitting or retiring from music before putting out new material, and would be described in interviews as “trolling.”
Tree has released three more albums, 2022’s Cowboy Tears, 2023’s Alone in a Crowd and 2026’s Love You Madly Hate You Badly. According to a press release, Love You Madly Hate You Badly was recorded “across seven continents and 80 countries, from Africa to China to Afghanistan.”
Singer Melanie Martinez, who dated Tree, wrote in an Instagram Story, “Been an absolute wreck today.”
“Rest in peace Oliver,” Martinez wrote. “I know you’re making the angels giggle. I’ll be here wondering what stunt and creative project you’re scheming up in heaven.”
Bruce Springsteen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(Disney/Randy Holmes)
Bruce Springsteen was honored with the 2026 Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award by the Tribeca Festival in New York City Saturday.
After an opening speech by Tribeca founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, U2 frontman Bono introduced Springsteen, noting, “Bruce made poetry from the voices of the people and set that poetry to music. We honor him tonight as a musician and poet and as an activist and a patriot.”
During the pair’s discussion, they touched on the current divisive political climate and Springsteen’s most recent protest tour.
“I don’t even really consider myself an activist,” Bruce said at one point. “I’m a little embarrassed to get this award tonight cause I feel like at best I’m a concerned citizen.”
He added, “What do I do, you know, I sing my songs, I say a few things and wish for the best.” “There’s so many people … who do so much more than I do,” he noted, pointing to Bono as one of them.
In a lighter moment, Bono talked about trying to get Springsteen to let them use his 2008 song “Girls in Their Summer Clothes” for a Gap ad tied to Bono’s (RED) campaign, with Bruce turning him down.
“That was a big mistake,” Springsteen said. “That was just a song that, I love that song. Damn it, I still think back: ‘Bono asked you to put this thing on a commercial on television.’ I should have f***** done it! People would hear it like a hit, you know? So I have to apologize.”
The afternoon ended with Patti Smith, backed by Tony Shanahan, performing “Peaceable Kingdom,” with a snippet of “People Have the Power.” Then Springsteen and Bono joined them for a full rendition of “People Have the Power.”
Springsteen wrapped the event with a solo acoustic performance of his 2012 track “Land of Hope and Dreams.”
‘Get It Honest’ album artwork. (Concord Records; Credit: Arthur Leipzig, ‘Growing Up in New York, Follow the Leader,’ 1943)
The Revivalists have premiered a new song called “Get It Honest,” the title track off the band’s upcoming album.
“‘Get It Honest’ came to me in a dream,” says frontman David Shaw in a statement. “It woke me up and pretty much demanded my attention right then and there. So there I was at 3 AM, lying in bed next to my wife, typing out the lyrics to what would become the song.”
He continues, “Songs can come in all sorts of ways and carry various messages, too, but the most important takeaway from this for me is that they always find a way to hit you right when you need them the most or maybe when you can actually ‘hear’ them.”
You can watch the lyric video for “Get It Honest” on YouTube.
Get It Honest, the follow-up to 2023’s Pour It Out into the Night, drops July 24. It also includes the previously released songs “Heart Stop” and “Razorblades and Runways.”
The Revivalists will be touring the U.S. throughout the summer and fall.
“Hollow” single artwork. (TLG | ZOID/Virgin Music Group)
Billy Morrison has released a new song called “Hollow,” the title track off the Billy Idol guitarist’s upcoming album.
“The title track to my new album was inspired by the life that I led when I was homeless and addicted to heroin,” Morrison says in a statement. “Begging for money on the streets and being the guy that people crossed the street from, I would watch people’s faces as they walked towards me, gradually realizing they had to walk past me and being disgusted at how dirty I was, or that I was begging for change. That leaves an indelible mark on your soul and the song is about slowly crawling out of that hollow life.”
The “Hollow” lyric video is now streaming on YouTube.
The album Hollow is due out Aug. 7. It also includes the single “Becoming,” which features Godsmack’s Sully Erna and Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt.
Hollow also includes guest spots from Marilyn Manson, The Offspring’s Dexter Holland, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Billy Idol’s Steve Stevens and rappers Chuck D, B-Real and DMC.
Morrison’s last album was 2024’s The Morrison Project, which includes the Ozzy Osbourne collaboration “Crack Cocaine.”
