‘Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition’ film poster. (Trafalgar Releasing; Art by Albert “Akirant” Quirantes)
The story of Iron Maiden is officially coming to the big screen.
A new documentary about the metal legends, titled Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition, will premiere in theaters on May 7.
The film features interviews with the band members as well as Maiden fans including Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, rapper Chuck D and actor Javier Bardem.
“With unprecedented access to official band archives, IRON MAIDEN: BURNING AMBITION charts five decades of one of the most iconic journeys in music history,” the doc’s synopsis reads.
It continues, “This electrifying film offers an intimate look at their uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their global army of fans.”
Darius Rucker’s Songs of Summer Tour (Live Nation)
If you’re longing for warmer weather, Darius Rucker’s giving you something to look forward to with his just-announced Songs of Summer Tour.
“For me, it’s not summer if we’re not playing music outdoors,” he says. “When I think of the concerts I love attending, it’s the people, the hits and the hot summer air… there’s nothing that compares, so Songs of Summer in a lot of ways is my nod to being in that moment together.”
The 20-city run kicks off June 4 in Toledo, Ohio, and wraps Aug. 1 in Indianapolis. Lauren Alaina, George Birge, Evan Honer, Old Crow Medicine Show, Robert Randolph and Austin Williams will join him along the way.
Most tickets go on sale Friday, with select shows opening up in March.
Prior to his Songs of Summer jaunt, Darius will play his Big Band Gala April 7 at Charleston’s Gaillard Center. Proceeds will help music education in Charleston County Schools and the Carolyn G. Rucker Nursing Scholarship, named after his mother.
Taylor Swift has posted behind-the-scenes footage from her song and video “Opalite” as a thanks to fans who helped get the track to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Just a few Opalite memories to celebrate the Hot 100 #1 you guys just got this song!!” she wrote. “I can’t even sum up my excitement and I’m so blown away by the love you’ve shown this song and video.”
The carousel includes footage of Taylor recording the song in the studio, practicing the video choreography and admiring the ’90s outfit she wore on set.
Taylor then adds in the caption that The Life of a Showgirl is now her first album since 1989 to produce two number-one hits; it’s song “The Fate of Ophelia” also topped the chart.
“[I]t all adds up to me being so thankful to the fans who helped make this happen by welcoming this song into your lives with open arms,” she continues. “Seriously bouncing off the walls about this!! Just wanted to say THANK YOU, might go buy a giant pretzel at the mall to celebrate, iykyk.”
That last line is a reference to a scene in the video, in which she and co-star Domhnall Gleeson go on a date to a mall and eat giant pretzels while riding the escalator. She added a pretzel, rock and cactus emoji, referring to other items that are prominently featured in the video.
Twenty One Pilots at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
Twenty One Pilots are headlining the 2026 Shaky Knees Music Festival, taking place Sept. 18-20 in Atlanta.
The Strokes and Gorillaz also lead the bill, while the rest of the lineup includes Turnstile, Pierce the Veil, Fontaines D.C., LCD Soundsystem, Pavement, The Prodigy, Geese, Modest Mouse, Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, Wolf Alice, Coheed and Cambria, Jet, OK Go and Violet Grohl.
You can sign up now for a presale happening Thursday at 9 a.m. ET, after which any remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public.
Cover of U2 EP ‘U2-Days of Ash’ (Interscope Records)
U2 has released a documentary short for their new song “Yours Eternally,” which appears on their just-released EP, Days of Ash. The song features Ed Sheeran and Ukrainian musician-turned-soldier Taras Topolia.
The four-and-a-half-minute clip was directed by Ukrainian cinematographer and filmmaker Ilya Mikhaylus and was released to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Mikhaylus and his crew shot the video this past December, when they were embedded alongside the soldiers of Khartiya Corps. The clip is part of a full-scale documentary that will be released at the end of the year.
“For four years, Ukraine has been resisting Russia’s full-scale invasion, and the soldiers of the Khartiya Corps are among the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians defending their homeland,” says Mikhaylus. “In this short film, and in the upcoming full-length documentary, we attempt to show the beating human heart of those incredible men and women, the struggles and sacrifices they are making everyday for the most sacred thing on this planet – freedom.”
U2 released the six-track EP Days of Ash on Feb. 18, featuring five songs and one poem. It was described as “an immediate response to current events and inspired by the many extraordinary and courageous people fighting on the frontlines of freedom.”
Cover of U2 EP ‘U2-Days of Ash’ (Interscope Records)
U2 has released a documentary short for their new song “Yours Eternally,” which appears on their just-released EP, Days of Ash. The song features Ed Sheeran and Ukrainian musician-turned-soldier Taras Topolia.
The four-and-a-half-minute clip was directed by Ukrainian cinematographer and filmmaker Ilya Mikhaylus and was released to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Mikhaylus and his crew shot the video this past December, when they were embedded alongside the soldiers of Khartiya Corps. The clip is part of a full-scale documentary that will be released at the end of the year.
“For four years, Ukraine has been resisting Russia’s full-scale invasion, and the soldiers of the Khartiya Corps are among the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians defending their homeland,” says Mikhaylus. “In this short film, and in the upcoming full-length documentary, we attempt to show the beating human heart of those incredible men and women, the struggles and sacrifices they are making everyday for the most sacred thing on this planet – freedom.”
U2 released the six-track EP Days of Ash on Feb. 18, featuring five songs and one poem. It was described as “an immediate response to current events and inspired by the many extraordinary and courageous people fighting on the frontlines of freedom.”
Flyleaf has announced a U.S. tour celebrating the band’s 20th anniversary.
The summer outing launches July 8 in Atlanta and will wrap up July 31 in Anaheim, California. It will feature original Flyleaf vocalist Lacey Sturm, who rejoined the band in 2022.
Presales are open now, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit FlyleafMusic.com.
Flyleaf released their self-titled debut album in 2005. It spawned the singles “I’m So Sick” and “All Around Me.”
The band then put out two more albums — 2009’s Memento Mori and 2012’s New Horizons — featuring Sturm, who left Flyleaf just before the release of New Horizons. They released one more record, 2014’s Between the Stars, with Kristen May on lead vocals, before going on hiatus in 2016.
The 20th anniversary tour marks Flyleaf’s first full live outing since reforming with Sturm.
Flyleaf has announced a U.S. tour celebrating the band’s 20th anniversary.
The summer outing launches July 8 in Atlanta and will wrap up July 31 in Anaheim, California. It will feature original Flyleaf vocalist Lacey Sturm, who rejoined the band in 2022.
Presales are open now, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit FlyleafMusic.com.
Flyleaf released their self-titled debut album in 2005. It spawned the singles “I’m So Sick” and “All Around Me.”
The band then put out two more albums — 2009’s Memento Mori and 2012’s New Horizons — featuring Sturm, who left Flyleaf just before the release of New Horizons. They released one more record, 2014’s Between the Stars, with Kristen May on lead vocals, before going on hiatus in 2016.
The 20th anniversary tour marks Flyleaf’s first full live outing since reforming with Sturm.
Among Riley Green devotees, one of the only things that rivals seeing him shirtless is an appearance by his dog, Carl the Cowboy Corgi.
Recently, Riley revealed that Carl has become a daddy.
“Carl and Carol Ann, that’s his little girlfriend, they had corgi blue heeler puppies, and it’s all that’s going on at the farm in Alabama right now.”
“It’s kinda nice,” Riley continues. “Nobody talks to me, they just go right into the puppy room, you know? He just had two [puppies], so I’m in this weird spot of if she’d had a [large] litter, I probably would have had to get rid of some. But just two, I’m like, ‘We might have to keep ‘em.'”
For more of Carl, you can check out his Instagram.
For more of Riley, you’ll want to be sure to check out the new Taylor Sheridan series Marshals, where the country star is set to make his acting debut. It premieres March 1 on CBS and Paramount+.
Presenters Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush speak onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
The members of Rush are giving fans an update on how things are going with new drummer Anika Nilles as they get ready to launch their Fifty Something tour. It will be their first tour since the 2020 death of drummer Neil Peart.
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson talked to the U.K.’s Planet Rock about the tour, revealing that Nilles already knows about 25 Rush songs. Lee noted it’s been “really fun to watch” her get to know the material.
“It’s one thing to play it for the first time and to work out what are the parts that have to be essentially Neil Peart’s parts and what parts she can make her own,” Lee said. “And that has been wonderful to watch and really exciting for Al and I because now she doesn’t have to think about it.”
Lee explained that Nilles didn’t know much of their music coming into the gig.
“She knew, of course, a couple of the big songs, and of course every drummer on earth knew Neil and his reputation, he was very respected,” Lee said. He noted that Nilles did know their hit “Tom Sawyer,” but she “was kind of nervous” to play it because it’s such an important song.
Lee and Lifeson also discussed their plans to pay tribute to Peart during the show.
“We’re gonna do two sets,” said Lee. “In each of those sets, we’ll take a song and, you know, do a bit of our own way of tributing to Neil, and of course, his presence will be throughout the evening.”
The North American leg of the tour kicks off on June 7 in Los Angeles. The tour will also hit South America, Europe and the U.K. Tour dates can be found at Rush.com.
