Nick Hexum of 311 performs at Shaky Knees at Central Park on May 06, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
311 is headed back to Las Vegas to celebrate the band’s annual holiday, 311 Day.
The “Down” rockers will headline Sin City’s Dolby Live at Park MGM on March 7 and March 8. The shows will feature completely different sets with no repeats, as well as a “special one time only collaboration” with the famed Blue Man Group.
Presales begin Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. PT, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. PT. For all ticket info, visit 311Day.com.
The 311 Day Vegas festivities will also include a 311 museum, described as a “retrospective experience featuring artifacts, artwork, stage gear, and past poster creative from across the band’s history.”
Neil Young performs on the Pyramid stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
Neil Young says he’s ready to pull his music off Amazon.
The rocker blasted Jeff Bezos’ company in a post on his Neil Young Archives site, writing, “Bezos supports this government,” then, after posting the Amazon logo, he added “it does not support you or me.”
“The time is here. FORGET AMAZON,” he added, “Soon my music will not be there.”
Young then encouraged his fans to buy local and support their local community.
“Don’t go back to the big corporation who have sold out America,” he wrote. “We all have to give up something to save America from the Corporate Control Age it is entering. They need you to buy from them. Don’t.”
“They shut down our government your income your safety your family’s health security,” he continued. “Take America Back together, stop buying from the big corporations support local business. Do the right thing. Show who you are.”
This isn’t the first time Young has pulled his music from a streaming service. Young demanded his music be pulled from Spotify back in January 2022, accusing the service of “spreading fake information” about the COVID-19 vaccine on The Joe RoganExperience podcast. He returned his music to the service in March 2024
In this July 12, 2025, file photo, Drake performs live on stage during day two of Wireless Festival 2025 at Finsbury Park in London. Simone Joyner/Getty Images, FILE
A federal judge in New York has dismissed Drake’s defamation case against his record label, Universal Music Group, stemming from a rap battle with Kendrick Lamar.
Judge Jeannette Vargas determined the allegedly defamatory statements at issue in the lawsuit are “nonactionable opinion” and dismissed Drake’s lawsuit against UMG.
“‘Not Like Us’ is replete with profanity, trash-talking, threats of violence, and figurative and hyperbolic language, all of which are indicia of opinion,” Vargas said.”A rap diss track would not create more of an expectation in the average listener that the lyrics state sober facts instead of opinion than the statements at issue in those cases.”
Drake alleged UMG intentionally published and promoted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” while knowing the song’s insinuations that he has sexual relations with minors were false and defamatory.
The judge noted the case “arises from perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre’s history,” a vitriolic war of words between Drake and Kendrick Lamar in 2024.
Over the course of 16 days, the two artists released eight diss tracks with increasingly heated rhetoric, loaded accusations and violent imagery.
“Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar, “dealt the metaphorical killing blow,” Vargas said. The song contains lyrics explicitly accusing Drake of being a pedophile, set to a catchy beat and propulsive bass line but Vargas concluded a listener would not take the song to be factual.
“Although the accusation that Plaintiff is a pedophile is certainly a serious one, the broader context of a heated rap battle, with incendiary language and offensive accusations hurled by both participants, would not incline the reasonable listener to believe that ‘Not Like Us’ imparts verifiable facts about Plaintiff,” Vargas said.
Prior to his current vocal issues, Cody Johnson teamed up with Michael Martin Murphey to record a new version of Murphey’s classic song “Wildfire,” which Murphey recorded 50 years ago for Blue Sky – Night Thunder. “Ever since I was a little kid I’ve been a Michel Martin Murphey fan,” Cody said in a statement. “He’s always been a standup individual, a great ambassador for the cowboy and a man of God. So, to be able to record ‘Wildfire’ with him was a dream come true.”
Rodeo World, which takes place in December at Resorts World Las Vegas and coincides with the 67th National Finals Rodeo, will feature performances from LOCASH and Riley Green. LOCASH performs Dec. 5 at the property’s Zouk nightclub, while Riley will perform at the Resorts World Theatre on Dec. 12 and 23.
At the annual Wags & Walks Nashville benefit concert on Tuesday, Tucker Wetmore and Chris Lane were among the performers, while Dan + Shay‘s Dan Smyers and his wife were two of the presenters. The organization reports it has rescued over 6,000 dogs from Nashville shelters over the past six years and placed them in forever homes.
Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood of Lady A perform on ‘Opry 100: A Live Celebration,’ March, 2025 (Kempin/Getty Images for the Grand Ole Opry)
Having newborns in the house is something that Lady A‘s Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley thought was a thing of the past. But in the past few months Hillary and her husband, Chris Tyrrell, welcomed their fourth child, daughter Selah Jean Tyrrell, and Charles and wife Cassie Kelley welcomed their second child, son Archer Lancaster Kelley.
“I mean, what are the chances we are all in the same season of life again?” Hillary tells People. Bandmate Dave Haywood and wife Kelli Cashiola Haywood had their third child, Joseph Michael Haywood, a little over a year ago.
“I can’t even express just how much joy it brings for all of us — not only in our individual families, but also as the collective Lady A family,” she adds. “We’re just so overjoyed.”
Hillary shares, “This pregnancy was really the easiest one I have had. I was not expecting [that] being an ‘older mom,’ but Selah was really sweet to me.” And Hillary says daughters Eisele Tyrrell, Emory Tyrrell and Betsy Tyrrell are “just so smitten” with their new little sister.
“I feel like my older girls come down the stairs every morning, and if I’m feeding her or she’s waking up, it’s like Christmas morning every day,” she says. “It’s just so sweet.”
So how many of the nine, count ’em, nine Lady A children will be joining them on the road for their Christmas tour in December? “The plan is that we’re going to plan as best we can,” Hillary laughs.
As for the prospect of more babies, Charles says, “I think this is the end of that chapter. We’re going to have a snip party. Is that a thing? We can make that a thing.”
Anika Nilles, German drummer, composer, solo musician, and musical educator, United Kingdom, 2015. (Photo by Richard Ecclestone/Redferns)
When Rush announced dates for their Fifty Something tour on Monday, surviving band members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson revealed that drummer Anika Nilles would be joining them behind the drum kit, filling the space left empty by the 2020 death of their bandmate Neil Peart.
Now that the news is out, Nilles has addressed her fans and the many Rush fans who have started following her on social media.
In a post on Instagram, Nilles describes the days since the announcement as “quite overwhelming,” and goes on to thank Geddy and Alex “for their trust and for welcoming me on this incredible new journey with @rush.”
“I also don’t want to miss the chance to warmly welcome all the new faces here and to thank you for your kind and open-minded words – they truly mean a lot,” she writes. “At the same time, I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has followed and supported my journey over the years.”
“We’re all in this together now, and I couldn’t be more excited about what lies ahead,” she adds.
Rush’s Fifty Something tour will hit seven cities across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with the band playing two sets each night, promising new sets for each show. The trek launches June 7 in Los Angeles and wraps Sept. 19 in Cleveland.
A complete list of dates and ticket information can be found at Rush.com.
Posty sang “Neon Moon” and “Brand New Man” with Brooks & Dunn, “What Was I Thinkin'” with Dierks and “Nosedive” with Lainey. He also covered hits by Toby Keith, Zach Top, Brad Paisley, Hank Williams Jr., Vince Gill and Billy Currington during the show.
The best part of the night, though, was likely the news that Posty would be covering everyone’s tab. “Drinks are on me tonight for the whole entire night, food is on me tonight, whatever you want in the entire world,” he told the crowd.
“Posty’s represents a new era for me and how I connect with my fans,” he added. “This place is about having a kicka** time, leaving your lonelies at the door, and finding a friend inside.”
You can see more photos and videos on the bar’s Instagram Story.
Madonna ‘Bedtime Stories — The Untold Chapter’ EP (Rhino/ Paolo Roversi)
It’s a year late, but the 30th anniversary of Madonna‘s album Bedtime Stories is being acknowledged with the release of a new EP.
The album, which was released Oct. 28, 1994, featured the hits “Secret” and “Take a Bow,” as well as the title track and the song “Human Nature.” The eight-track EP, called The Untold Chapter, includes early demos, alternate versions and rarities. It’ll be available digitally and on black vinyl Nov. 28.
Madonna and producer Stuart Price, with whom she’s working on a new album set for release next year, put together the EP. In includes never-before-seen images from a 1994 photo shoot. A deluxe two-CD edition featuring the original album and the EP, along with a 20-page booklet of lyrics and artwork, will also be available.
In addition, the original Bedtime Stories album will be reissued on silver vinyl on Nov. 28; if you order it from Madonna.com or Rhino.com, you’ll get an exclusive poster.
Here’s the track listing for Bedtime Stories — The Untold Chapter:
Side One “Survival” – Quiet Storm Demo Remix “Secret” – Allstar New Single Mix “Right On Time” – Original Demo Edit “Don’t Stop” – Original Demo Edit
Side Two “Freedom” – Short Mix “Human Nature” – Howie Tee New Clean Edit “Let Down Your Guard” – Rough Single Mix “Love Won’t Wait” – Original Demo Edit
A new behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Bruce Springsteen movie, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, highlights the movie’s star, Jeremy Allen White, with both director Scott Cooper and Springsteen describing why he was right for the role.
“Finding someone to play Bruce Springsteen is as daunting a task as I’ve ever faced,” Cooper says in the clip. “Thankfully there is Jeremy Allen White.”
Springsteen adds, “The minute they said film, and somebody was gonna have to portray me, I immediately thought of Jeremy.” He noted there was some physical resemblance and something in the way White carried himself.
“And then there was the way the camera read his internal life that was really essential,” Springsteen says. “I just said this is the guy, you know, I didn’t have a #2.”
White so embodied the role of Springsteen that it even impressed the rocker’s wife, Patti Scialfa.
“By the end he had fully become Bruce Springsteen,” Cooper says. “Bruce’s wife, Patti, when she saw him on set, she said, ‘Oh my God, Bruce, [he] looks like when I first met you.'”
“Everybody has their own idea of Bruce Springsteen, he’s such a legend. So taking on the role, there was a big leap of faith,” White says. “But once I knew I had Bruce’s blessing, that gave me the confidence to go on a journey.”
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere opens Oct. 24.
