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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the initial list of performers and presenters for the 2025 induction ceremony, happening in November.

This year’s list of guests include Elton John, Beck, Iggy Pop, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea, The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen and Twenty One Pilots.

Others scheduled to appear include Brandi Carlile, David Letterman, Doja Cat, rapper J.I.D., Run The Jewels rapper Killer Mike, R&B star Maxwell, rapper Missy Elliott, pop star Olivia Rodrigo, Questlove, British pop star RAYE, singer Sleepy Brown and pop star Teddy Swims.

This year’s inductees include Bad Company, Joe Cocker, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Salt-N-Pepa, Chubby Checker and Outkast. In addition, Warren Zevon is being inducted in the Musical Influence category, while producer Thom Bell, guitarist Nicky Hopkins and bassist Carole Kaye will be inducted for Musical Excellence.

While the Hall of Fame didn’t mention who would be inducting or performing for which of this year’s inductees, it is significant to note that in 2020 Carlile recorded an EP with the surviving members of Soundgarden for Record Store Day. In addition, Momsen performed at the 2019 Los Angeles tribute concert for the band’s late frontman Chris Cornell.

And Letterman also has a strong connection to Zevon. In 2002, after revealing he had been diagnosed with mesothelioma, Zevon was the sole guest on an episode of Letterman’s The Late Show where he made his final public performance. He passed away in September 2003.

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is happening Nov. 8 in Los Angeles, and will stream live on Disney+ starting at 8 p.m. ET. ABC will also air a highlights special on Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET and it’ll be available the next day on Hulu.

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Elton John, Teddy Swims and Olivia Rodrigo are among the artists who will be performers and presenters at this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, taking place Nov. 8 in LA.

Elton, of course, is a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer himself. Olivia has performed at the ceremony before: She joined Sheryl Crow for the singer’s induction in 2023. This will be Teddy’s first appearance there.

Also on the list of guests are Brandi Carlile, David Letterman and Questlove, plus rock artists Beck, Iggy Pop and Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ bassist Flea; rappers Missy Elliott, J.I.D. and Killer Mike; and R&B singer Maxwell. More guests will be announced in the coming weeks.

Which act is presenting or performing in honor of which inductee hasn’t been announced yet. This year’s inductees include Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden, Bad Company, the late Joe Cocker, The White Stripes, the late Chubby Checker and Outkast.

Being inducted in the Musical Influence category are Salt-N-Pepa and the late Warren Zevon. The Musical Excellence category inductees are top session musicians Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye, and Philly Soul producer Thom Bell. Tickets for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony are available now via AXS.com.

The ceremony will stream live coast to coast on Disney+ Nov. 8 starting at 8 p.m. ET and will be available to stream following the ceremony. ABC will air a primetime special with performance highlights and standout moments on Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET and it’ll be available the next day on Hulu.

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Olivia Rodrigo, Teddy Swims and Doja Cat are among the artists who will be performers and presenters at this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, taking place Nov. 8 in LA.

Olivia has performed at the ceremony before: She joined Sheryl Crow for the singer’s induction in 2023.

Also on the list of guests are Missy Elliott, Brandi Carlile, RAYE, David Letterman, Elton John and Questlove. In addition, rock artists Beck, Iggy Pop, Twenty One Pilots, Taylor Momsen from the Pretty Reckless and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea will be there, as will rappers J.I.D. and Killer Mike and R&B star Maxwell.  More special guests will be announced in the coming weeks.

Which act is presenting or performing in honor of which inductee hasn’t been announced yet. This year’s inductees include Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden, Bad Company, the late Joe Cocker, The White Stripes, the late Chubby Checker and Outkast.

Being inducted in the Musical Influence category are Salt-N-Pepa and the late Warren Zevon. The Musical Excellence category inductees are top session musicians Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye, and Philly Soul producer Thom Bell. Tickets for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony are available now via AXS.com.

The ceremony will stream live coast to coast on Disney+ Nov. 8 starting at 8 p.m. ET and will be available to stream following the ceremony. ABC will air a primetime special with performance highlights and standout moments on Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET and it’ll be available the next day on Hulu.

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Don’t even think about talking to Miranda Lambert until she’s had her morning cup of joe. 

The superstar admits she’s relatively charm-free until she’s had her morning dose of caffeine.

“I love coffee. I’m actually not nice until I have it,” she reveals. “My husband knows that, so he usually like hands it to me in silence in the bed, like, ‘Have your charm, honey.’ But yeah, I love coffee.”

While a lack of coffee may make her cranky, Miranda’s not picky about what kind she drinks.

“I will kinda drink any kind, but I’m also just, like, on the bus [I’ll drink] simple Folgers and some cream, you know, keep it simple,” she says. 

Miranda’s keeping her schedule fairly simple for the rest of 2025. She plays Boots in the Park in San Juan Capistrano, California, on Oct. 18, with a couple more shows still to come in December. 

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Since Taylor Swift released The Life of a Showgirl, seemingly everyone has weighed in with their hot takes on it — not just fans and critics, but those mentioned in and those who coined phrases that appear in the lyrics. Not every reaction is positive, but Taylor believes that ultimately all publicity is good publicity.

While appearing on The Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music, Taylor was asked, “How do you absorb all of that?” She replied, “I welcome the chaos. The rule of show business is, if it’s the first week of my album release and you are saying either my name or my album title, you’re helping.”

She added, “I have a lot of respect for people’s subjective opinions on art. I’m not the art police. It’s like, everybody is allowed to feel exactly how they want.” 

“We’re doing this thing for keeps,” Taylor noted. “I have such an eye on legacy when I’m making my music. I know what I made. I know I adore it, and I know that, on the theme of what the Showgirl is, all of this [reaction] is part of it.”

Taylor was also asked about her video for “The Fate of Ophelia,” in which she says she inserted “over 100 Easter eggs.” She says, “I was just going through my list and checking them off one by one.” She added, “It’s a blast because the fans have made it a blast, because they know that this all points to current art, past art or future art.” 

Taylor said she’s “very honored” that fans “care that much” about her hints, so she’ll keep on doing it. “As long as this is something that’s fun for them, it’s going to be fun for me to plan.”

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Nas is paying homage to the pioneers of hip-hop and the artists who helped shape the genre with an album series and comic book titled Legend Has It. He tells Rolling Stone his goal is to celebrate their talent and impact, as well as the high standard they set that “keeps us aiming higher.”

“This series is to encourage [and] inspire hip hop and remind us all [of] the pureness of hip hop,” he explains. “I hope that we all can do this together.”

He adds it’s “a dream come true” to amplify the voices in hip-hop with his series.

Legend Has It the comic book is a partnership with Marvel featuring hip-hop acts who are comic book fans. It immortalizes the artists as superheroes, created with their input.

“Every one of us had a bunch of questions and a bunch of ideas, and we put together what we felt would be the best representation of us and a comic book superhero,” Nas says.

He also discusses with Rolling Stone his ongoing Legend Has It album series, which will see the release of new music from hip-hop legends including Big L, Prodigy and De La Soul.

“Big L was always ahead of his time,” Nas says of the late rapper, who has a posthumous record coming out on Oct. 31.

He adds that Prodigy of Mobb Deep is “one of the best,” and notes it was a blessing for Havoc and Prodigy’s family to give the green light for the new Mobb Deep album, Infinite, which is set to drop on Oct. 10.

Nas also talks about De La Soul, calling them “hippies in hip-hop,” and says he’s excited “for people to finally hear” his upcoming album with DJ Premier.

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On Friday, Trivium announced that drummer Alex Bent had left the band after a nine-year run with the metal outfit. Speaking with ABC Audio, guitarist Corey Beaulieu says that Bent’s departure “definitely was not something we were expecting.”

“But it’s like, when s*** happens, you just gotta kind of buckle down and figure the s*** out,” Beaulieu says.

For Trivium, that meant finding a new drummer to play with them for their set at the Aftershock festival on Saturday. They recruited Greyson Nekrutman of Sepultura, who Beaulieu says was one of Trivium’s top choices for the gig.

“I think when we called him, he was on a drum clinic tour in Canada,” Beaulieu recalls. “He was like, ‘Yeah, I’m available, I’ll start learning the songs.’ And then we had, like, two days of rehearsal and we played Aftershock.”

“It was a pretty intense couple days trying to get up to speed,” he continues. “Luckily he’s such a great drummer that we were able to pull it off.”

Nekrutman will continue playing with Trivium for their U.S. tour, which kicks off Oct. 31 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but will return to Sepultura for their 2026 tour. Having Nekrutman manning the kit in the meantime, though, allows Trivium to “observe the landscape of drummers and potential good fits” for a permanent replacement, Beaulieu says.

“It’s [an] unexpected end of our year, but we’re kind of running with it and figuring out the best positive outcome for the band moving forward,” Beaulieu says. “So we’re all in good spirits over here.”  

Trivium is also releasing a new EP, Struck Dead, on Oct. 31.

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Dropkick Murphys have announced the 2026 edition of their annual St. Patrick’s Day concerts.

The “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” outfit will play shows at Beantown’s MGM Music Hall on March 13, 14 and 15 leading up to the big day concert on March 17, which will take place at the House of Blues.

The run will also celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dropkick Murphys, which first formed in 1996.

A presale begins Wednesday, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. ET. For all ticket info, visit DropkickMurphys.com.

Dropkick Murphys released their latest album, For the People, in July. A physical edition featuring five bonus songs drops Friday. 

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Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello has put out plenty of material on his own, but now he’s prepping his “first-ever solo rock album.”

“I really wanted to make … a record that is relentless in its big guitar riffs, relentless in its inventive guitar solos,” Morello tells Billboard Español.

Morello’s previously released three albums under his own name, The Atlas Underground, The Atlas Underground Fire and The Atlas Underground Flood, but those all featured guest vocalists and brought in electronic elements. He’s also recorded acoustic folk music with his project The Nightwatchmen.

With his upcoming album, which is due out in 2026, Morello also wanted to showcase his teenage son Roman Morello, who he calls a “tremendous guitar player.” He hopes the record “welcomes [Roman] and his ideas into it, as a new generation who has this Morello DNA of rock ‘n’ roll power.”

You can catch Morello playing a run of U.S. tour dates starting in November.

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