Ozzy Osbourne and Billy Idol guitarist Billy Morrison have released a stripped-down mix of their collaborative song “Gods of Rock N Roll.”
The track originally dates back to 2015, and was rerecorded by Ozzy and Morrison 10 years later alongside a choir and 61-piece orchestra, plus fellow Idol guitarist Steve Stevens. This new stripped mix features just Ozzy’s vocals alongside the orchestra.
“It is an absolutely unique and emotional mix and I can’t wait for you all to hear it,” Morrison says.
The updated recording is accompanied by a lyric video, which is streaming now on YouTube.
You can hear the full version of “Gods of Rock N Roll” on the deluxe version of Morrison’s latest solo album, The Morrison Project. The record also includes another Ozzy collaboration called “Crack Cocaine.”
The Opry will make a rare summertime return to the Ryman Auditorium on July 17 in honor of its 100th birthday. The cast will recreate the final show that was performed there before it moved to the then-new Grand Ole Opry House on March 15, 1974.
Nineties hitmaker Lorrie Morgan, whose father George Morgan was the final performer that night, is set to take part, as well as the Opry’s longest-running member, Bill Anderson, who played that night as well.
“That night in 1974 I stood alongside many of my heroes from those earlier days, smiling down at my parents, and saying so long to the only Opry home I had ever known … definitely a moment I will remember for the rest of my life,” he reflects.
Anderson will sing the same songs he did on the original show, alongside The Band Perry, Mandy Barnett and Chuck Mead. Look for more artists to be revealed as the date approaches.
Oasis has announced a reissue of their 1995 album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? in honor of its 30th anniversary.
The expanded set is due out Oct. 3. Along with the 2014 remastered edition of the original album, the track list includes five newly produced and mixed unplugged recordings. You can listen to the unplugged version of “Acquiesce” now.
While their 1994 debut album, Definitely Maybe, made Oasis stars in their native U.K., (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? marked the band’s international breakthrough thanks to singles “Wonderwall,” “Champagne Supernova” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger.” It’s been certified four-times Platinum by the RIAA.
The reissue news comes just before Oasis launches their much-anticipated reunion tour on Friday, marking their first live shows since 2009 and ending the long-running feud between brothers Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher. The tour will come to the U.S. in August.
Judas Priest has shared a cover of Black Sabbath‘s “War Pigs” ahead of Saturday’s massive Back to the Beginning concert, which will feature the reunion and farewell of the original Sabbath lineup.
Beyond being a Sabbath classic, “War Pigs” is especially meaningful for Rob Halford and company, who have long used it as intro music for Priest concerts.
“We are honored to show our love for Ozzy [Osbourne] and Black Sabbath with our homage of ‘War Pigs’ – a song we play at every show around the world that fans sing along to – reinforcing their love as well for the legendary Prince of Darkness,” Priest says.
You can listen to Priest’s take on “War Pigs,” which passes the eight-minute mark, streaming now on YouTube.
Back to the Beginning, which takes place in Sabbath’s hometown of Birmingham, England, will bring together Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the first time in 20 years for one final show. It will also mark Ozzy’s final live performance ever.
Along with Sabbath and Ozzy, the Back to the Beginning bill includes Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm and Alice in Chains, among many others. Halford was also invited to take part, but couldn’t make it due to scheduling conflicts.
“I was absolutely gutted,” Halford told Metal Hammer.
Hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been found guilty of two of the five charges he faced in his racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking trial.
On count one of the five-count indictment – racketeering conspiracy – the jury found Combs not guilty.
On count two – sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, pertaining to Cassie Ventura – the jury found Combs not guilty.
On count three – transportation to engage in prostitution, also pertaining to Ventura – the jury found Combs guilty.
On count four – sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, pertaining to the woman identified by the pseudonym “Jane” – the jury found Combs not guilty.
On count five of the indictment – transportation to engage in prostitution, also pertaining to “Jane” – the jury found Combs guilty.
Combs faces a maximum prison sentence of 10 years for each count of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Following six weeks of testimony presided over by U.S. District Court Judge Arun Subramanian that saw the prosecution present 34 witnesses and the defense present none, the jury of eight men and four women deliberated just over two days days before reaching their verdicts.
Combs was initially indicted in September 2024 on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking by force and transportation to engage in prostitution. A superseding indictment in March 2025 included additional allegations of forced labor under the racketeering conspiracy count, while another superseding indictment the following month added an additional charge of sex trafficking and one of transportation to engage in prostitution
Federal prosecutors accused Combs of using his many businesses, and the people he employed to run them, to conduct a criminal enterprise to illegally coerce women into sex and conceal his alleged illicit conduct to protect his reputation. The alleged activities included “sex trafficking, forced labor, interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution, coercion and enticement to engage in prostitution, narcotics offenses, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice,” according to the indictment.
In addition to the racketeering charge, the indictment also included two separate counts each of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution, both involving two alleged victims.
Combs’ attorneys countered that Combs may well be a violent man – one who indulges in unconventional sexual conduct, abused illegal drugs and committed domestic violence – but he wasn’t part of a broader criminal organization.
“This case is about those real-life relationships, and the government is trying to turn those relationships into a racketeering case,” Combs’ attorney, Teny Geragos, told jurors in her opening statement. “The evidence is going to show you a very flawed individual, but it will not show you a racketeer, a sex trafficker, or somebody transporting for prostitution.”
The prosecution called 34 witnesses over six weeks of testimony, beginning with Combs’ former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, whom Combs was seen physically assaulting in a widely circulated hotel surveillance video from 2016. Other witnesses included two alleged Combs victims who testified under the pseudonyms “Mia” and “Jane,” as well as two male escorts who testified that they were paid to participate in so-called “freak-off” sexual encounters with Combs, Ventura and other alleged victims. The jury also heard from witnesses to alleged abuse and sexual acts, and a forensic psychologist who testified regarding why people often remain in abusive relationships.
One of the most high-profile prosecution witnesses was Scott Mescudi, aka rapper Kid Cudi, who testified that he was told Combs allegedly broke into his home and had someone set his car on fire after learning that he was dating Cassie Ventura. Combs previously denied any involvement in the car fire.
Federal prosecutors the following day told Judge Arun Subramanian that they were no longer including attempted kidnapping and attempted arson as underlying crimes in the alleged racketeering conspiracy charge against Combs. Instead, prosecutors signaled that they would push sex trafficking and forced labor as primary predicate acts that the jury could find to convict Combs of racketeering conspiracy.
Defense attorneys had argued that no evidence was presented directly tying Combs to the arson that damaged rapper Kid Cudi’s vehicle. Defense attorneys also argued that the alleged kidnapping of Combs’ former employee, Capricorn Clark, by Combs to confront Kid Cudi was far removed from the heart of the case. Federal prosecutors did not elaborate on their decision in their letter to the judge.
The prosecution delivered a nearly five-hour-long closing argument on Thursday, June 26, summarizing 28 days of testimony and evidence. The defense spent four hours the next day presenting their summation, followed by the prosecution rebuttal. Deliberations began on Monday, June 30 after Judge Arun Subramanian gave the jury their instructions.
On Tuesday, the jury told the court that they’d reached a verdict on four of the five five counts with which Combs was charged, they were unable to reach a verdict on the first count — racketeering conspiracy — prompting the judge to instruct them to continue deliberations.
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Foo Fighters have premiered a new single called “Today’s Song.”
The track marks the first original material from Dave Grohl and company since their 2023 album, But Here We Are.
“Over the years, we’ve had moments of unbridled joy, and moments of devastating heartbreak,” Grohl says. “Moments of beautiful victory, and moments of painful defeat. We have mended broken bones and broken hearts. But we have followed this road together, with each other, for each other, no matter what. Because in life, you just can’t go it alone.”
Grohl then goes on to mention past Foos members including guitarist Franz Stahl and drummers William Goldsmith and Josh Freese, the latter of whom was just fired from the band in May, as well as the late Taylor Hawkins.
“It should go without saying that without the boundless energy of William Goldsmith, the seasoned wisdom of Franz Stahl, and the thunderous wizardry of Josh Freese, this story would be incomplete, so we extend our heartfelt gratitude for the time, music, and memories that we shared with each of them over the years,” Grohl says. “Thank you, gentlemen.”
“And… Taylor. Your name is spoken every day, sometimes with tears, sometimes with a smile, but you are still in everything we do, everywhere we go, forever,” he continues. “The enormity of your beautiful soul is only rivaled by the infinite longing we feel in your absence. We all miss you beyond words. Foo Fighters will forever include Taylor Hawkins in every note that we play, until we do finally reach our destination.”
“Tell me all your dirty secrets, all your fantasies/ I wanna be your blue jean, white tee, wet, hot American dream,” she sings on the seductive summer pop track. “I’m not like other cowgirls/ Unless you want me to be/ I wanna be your blue jean, white tee, wеt, hot American dream.”
The visualizer for the song has Ava standing in front of a giant American flag while wearing a red bikini and red boots.
Ava will keep the patriotic vibes going when she performs on the 49th annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks special, airing July 4 on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
Don’t Click Play drops on Aug. 22, and this fall Ava will launch a headlining tour of the same name.
Phil Collins’ blockbuster solo album No Jacket Required is getting a special vinyl reissue in celebration of its 40th anniversary.
No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored), dropping Sept. 12, is a four-LP box set featuring a remastered edition of the original album, along with a three LPs of bonus material, including B-sides, and live and rare performances that are getting their vinyl debut.
Among those bonus recordings is a live, stripped down version of the #1 hit “One More Night,” as well as Collins’ Live Aid performance of “Long, Long Way to Go.”
On the same day, a Blu-Ray audio disc will be released featuring the original 1985 mix of the album, along with a Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound mix and stereo mix by producer Steven Wilson.
No Jacket Required, Collins’ third studio album, was released in May of 1985, and went to #1 in 11 countries, including the U.S. It featured four hit singles: “Sussudio” and “One More Night,” which both went to #1; “Don’t Lose My Number,” which went to #4; and “Take Me Home,” which peaked at #7.
The album won three Grammy Awards, including album of the year, and was a huge commercial success for Collins, earning him a Diamond certification by the RIAA.
Justin Moore is all about marking America’s birth on Independence Day, but there’s also one more birthday to celebrate: his wife’s.
Though he still lives in his hometown of Poyen, Arkansas, Justin typically heads to Florida with his wife, Kate Moore, and their four kids for the Fourth.
“Once we got our house down there, we always spend the holiday down there and typically have friends or family there with us,” he says. “And Kate’s birthday’s the 5th.”
“So, Fourth of July has always been my favorite holiday because summertime I love, and warm weather I love. And certainly, it’s one of her favorites because of her birthday. You know, she gets the whole week, according to her,” he adds.
Justin should have plenty of time to celebrate. He doesn’t head back on the road until he plays the Waukesha County Fair in Wisconsin on July 17.
A new photo exhibit highlighting the Grateful Dead is coming to Los Angeles in July.
An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965–1995 is set to open at the David Kordansky Gallery. Timed to coincide with this year’s 60th anniversary of the iconic band, the exhibit will feature photos curated by photographer Jay Blakesberg and his daughter, Ricki Blakesberg.
The exhibit will include 28 large photos and 32 smaller prints highlighting the band’s 60-year career. According to the description, the exhibit “provides many windows into the core of the Grateful Dead experience, in which the energy between the performers and the audience was constantly feeding off each other.”
“An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965–1995 is not just a celebration of the band— it’s a visual journey through three decades of cultural evolution, community, and creativity,” says Jay.
An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965–1995 will open on July 15. Opening day will feature a panel discussion with Jay, as well as well-known Dead photographers Ron Rakow, Rosie McGee and others.
In addition to the exhibit, there will be an accompanying coffee-table book featuring 275 photographs from well-known Dead photographers. It will be released Aug. 1, to coincide with Jerry Garcia’s birthday, and will be available for preorder starting July 12.
