That’s the title of the latest preview from his new album, Famous Back Home, which comes out Aug. 22.
Dickerson encouraged his fans to “crank it up and crack a cold one to celebrate,” while he was busy playing Nashville’s annual Let Freedom Sing! celebration downtown.
“USA! USA! USA! Got to party with 350,000 of y’all last night and it was……… THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE!!! God Bless America!” he shared afterward, along with a picture taken onstage with the enormous Lower Broadway crowd behind him.
Russell does get a bit of a breather now, as his next date isn’t until the Santa Barbara County Fair in California on July 12.
Sabrina Carpenter brought out Duran Duran for a surprise appearance onstage in London on Sunday.
Fan-shot footage posted to YouTube shows the band’s frontman, Simon Le Bon, and bassist John Taylor joining Sabrina for her second BST Hyde Park show, where they collaborated on a performance of the band’s classic track “Hungry Like the Wolf.”
Duran Duran didn’t have far to go to stop by Sabrina’s show. They played Chelmsford, England, on Saturday. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have more shows left of their Summer European tour: They play Marbella, Spain, on Wednesday, followed by a show in Pula, Italy on July 12.
After Sabrina’s first Hyde Park show on Saturday, she posted a slideshow of photos, calling the night “magical and unbelievable.”
Duran Duran made a surprise appearance onstage in London on Sunday.
Fan-shot footage posted to YouTube shows the band’s frontman, Simon Le Bon, and bassist John Taylor joining Sabrina Carpenter for her second BST Hyde Park show, where they collaborated on a performance of the band’s classic track “Hungry Like the Wolf.”
Duran Duran didn’t have far to go to stop by Sabrina’s show. They played Chelmsford, England, on Saturday. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have more shows left of their Summer European tour: They play Marbella, Spain, on Wednesday, followed by a show in Pula, Italy, on July 12.
In their years spent as among the biggest rock stars in the world, somehow Axl Rose and Ozzy Osbourne had never met. That finally changed during Saturday’s massive Back to the Beginning concert.
Guns N’ Roses were among the many big-name bands to perform at the show, which marked the reunion of the original Black Sabbath lineup — Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — for one final concert. In a social media post reflecting on the day, Rose writes, “Wow!! What an EVENT!! Extremely overwhelming!! Really great crowd!!”
“Was very emotional for everyone!!” Rose continues. “MET OZZY!! (Crazy we’d never met b4!!) He was really great!! Was great to meet Sabbath!!”
Back to the Beginning also marked the final live performance of Ozzy’s career, as the Prince of Darkness has been battling a number of health issues in recent years.
“Was hard as I imagine for anyone to watch [Ozzy’s] struggles while at the same time everyone was rooting for him n’ massively respecting the challenges he took on n’ HE DID IT!!!!” Rose writes. “Was great to meet Ozzy’s family n’ see friends n’ peeps in all bands n’ the business. A HUGE THANK YOU again to Ozzy, Sharon, Black Sabbath n’ all the fans for having us!!”
Other performers at Back to the Beginning included Metallica, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Mastodon, Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler and The Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan.
Usher has canceled the 12 shows he had scheduled in Australia as part of his Past Present Future tour. Live Nation confirmed the news Friday in a statement shared on Ticketek’s website. “The promoter of Usher’s Australian tour regrets to advise that the scheduled shows to take place in November/December will no longer be proceeding,” the statement read, noting customers will be refunded in full. It’s unclear why the Australian trek was scrapped.
Brent Faiyaz is hyping fans for his upcoming album, which he announced is set to arrive on Sept. 19. He posted the album title, Icon, and shared the release date alongside what seems to be the cover art on his Instagram Story. Lead singles “Tony Soprano” and “Peter Pan” dropped Friday.
Drake appears to question former friends and seemingly addresses the Kendrick Lamar beef in his latest song, “What Did I Miss?” “You switched on the guys and supported a hater/ Let’s go/ What’s a get back for n*****? It’s TBD/ I look at this s*** like a BTC, could be down this week, then I’m up next week,” Drake raps. “I’m back in your city tonight, walkin’ around with my head high/ I saw bro at The Pop Out with them but been d*** riding gang since ‘Headlines.'” He performed the song in an Iceman livestream.
Is Childish Gambino back? Donald Glover shared a clip of a new song with Ravyn Lenae on his radio station, Gilga Radio. He had announced in 2024 that he was retiring the name Childish Gambino. The song is his second collaboration with Ravyn, following “One Wish” from her Bird’s Eye album.
In shocking news from the Pearl Jam camp, drummer Matt Cameron has announced that he’s left the band.
“After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,” Cameron writes in a statement posted to Facebook. “Much love and respect to Jeff [Ament], Ed [Vedder], Mike [McCready] and Stone [Gossard] for inviting me into the band in 1998 and for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, filled with friendships, artistry, challenges and laughter.”
“I am forever grateful to the crew, staff and fans the world over,” Cameron continues. “It’s been an incredible journey. More to follow. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.”
Cameron, who was known for playing drums in Soundgarden, marked the fifth drummer in Pearl Jam history, following Dave Krusen, Matt Chamberlain, Dave Abbruzzese and Jack Irons. He officially joined PJ following Soundgarden’s breakup in 1997 and remained on with the band even as he got back together with Soundgarden upon their reunion in 2010.
In their own statement, Pearl Jam writes, “From being one of our first musical heroes in the bands Skinyard and the mighty Soundgarden, to playing on our first demos in 1990, Matt Cameron has been a singular and true powerhouse of a musician and drummer.”
“He has propelled the last 27 years of Pearl Jam live shows and studio recordings,” the band continues. “It was a deeply important chapter for our group and we wish him well always. He will be deeply missed and is forever our friend in art and music. We love you Matt.”
Cameron was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Pearl Jam in 2017. He’ll be inducted for a second time with Soundgarden as part of the 2025 class.
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton have teamed up for a new duet you’ll soon be hearing on country radio.
The two co-wrote “A Song to Sing,” which is set to arrive on Friday.
“Chris understands this emotion from the inside out, because he and [his wife] Morgane have both lived it,” Miranda says. “To have someone so soulful and willing to go into the heart of the feelings, to share the pull of the road and creative life — and what that means when you love someone with every bit of your being is next level.”
“When we finished it, we both knew we wanted to release it, to share it with everyone,” Miranda adds.
“A Song to Sing” is the first collaboration from Miranda and Chris; it’s her first new music since 2024’s Postcards from Texas.
Lorde’s new album Virgin debuts at #2 on the Billboard 200.
The fourth studio effort from the “Royals” artist moved a total of 71,000 equivalent album units, 42,000 of which were traditional album sales. 31,000 of those were vinyl sales, marking Lorde’s best week ever on the format.
Virgin, which includes the single “What Was That,” gives Lorde her second-highest charting album of her career, behind only her 2017 sophomore record Melodrama, which debuted at #1. Her other two albums, 2013’s Pure Heroine and 2021’s Solar Power, peaked at #3 and #5, respectively.
Lorde celebrated the release of Virgin with a surprise set at England’s Glastonbury festival on June 27. She’ll launch U.S. tour in September.
Lamb of God has shared an official studio recording of their “Children of the Grave” cover after performing it during Saturday’s Back to the Beginning concert, which marked the original Black Sabbath lineup’s final live show.
“Lamb of God being invited to perform with Black Sabbath at their final show is one of the greatest honors of our career,” says guitarist Mark Morton. “As an offering to the celebration, we’ve recorded our take on their classic ‘Children of the Grave,’ a protest song with lyrics that are as relevant today as they were in 1971 when the original was released.”
“Black Sabbath invented heavy metal and in doing so, they changed the world,” Morton continues. “This genre that they created brings immeasurable joy to fans all over the world. We are so grateful to have the heavy metal community to call our home, and so grateful to Black Sabbath for the gift of their music that they’ve given to all of us.”
You can listen to the “Children of the Grave” cover now via digital platforms.
Back to the Beginning, which was held in Sabbath’s hometown of Birmingham, England, reunited the lineup of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for one final concert. It also marked Ozzy’s last ever live performance.
Others on the stacked bill included Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Anthrax and Mastodon, as well as guest appearances by Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler, blink-182‘s Travis Barker, The Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan, Disturbed‘s David Draiman, Sammy Hagar and Ghost‘s Papa V Perpetua.
The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who is known to share pictures and video on Instagram of his walks around New York City, let his followers know why he hasn’t gone on a walk in a while.
“Well…. about six weeks ago I fell and broke my patella. Oops,” he shared alongside video of him walking with a cane and his leg in a brace. “I’ve been laying low, taking things slowly but surely and am well on the healing path!”
“Most importantly, I feel great, my spirits are up, I’m not in pain, and I’m doing everything I should be to get stronger each day,” the 83-year-old adds.
But Nash isn’t going to let his injury stop him from performing. He’s about to head out on the road, sharing, “if it’s okay with all of you, I might just have a seat for our shows this time around and sing you some songs like that.”
“Hope you won’t mind. I’ve still got the best band playing with me and we are ready to make you smile,” he writes. “Your good energy will be part of what will boost me up each day. So, here I come! One small but steady step at a time.”
Nash kicks off a new leg of his More Evenings of Songs and Stories tour on Tuesday in Red Bank, New Jersey. A complete list of dates can be found at GrahamNash.com.
