Legendary rock bands Styx and Foreigner have announced a joint North American Tour for next year.

The Summer 2024 trek, called "The Renegades & Juke Box Heroes" tour, is scheduled to begin on June 11 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The tour will conclude on August 28 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Tickets are on sale now.

Announcing the tour, Styx founding guitarist James 'JY' Young said, "We're very excited to be sharing the concert stage with Foreigner and John Waite in the summer of 2024. We have previously toured with Foreigner and the result was both bands kicked ass and had a great time doing it. Looking forward to seeing everybody this summer!"

Foreigner founding member and lead guitarist Mick Jones said he is very much looking forward to the band being back on the road with their old friends, Styx.

"Our 'Soundtrack Of Summer' tour ten years ago was a blockbuster, and our tour album was a Billboard chart success," Jones said. "It'll be a great time had by all. As an added bonus, John Waite will accompany us on the journey, adding his #1 hits to a special night of classic rock."

Meanwhile, Styx's Tommy Shaw and Foreigner's Kelly Hansen said in an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock that both the bands are working on new music.

2024 Tour Dates:

June 11 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel ArenaJune 12 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music CenterJune 14 - Toronto, ON @ Budweiser StageJune 15 - Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music TheatreJune 18 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - STLJune 19 - Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMPJune 21 - Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis PavilionJune 22 - Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionJune 25 - Denver, CO @ Ball ArenaJune 26 - West Valley City, UT @ USANA AmphitheatreJune 28 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda CenterJune 29 - Concord, CA @ Toyota Pavilion at ConcordJune 30 - Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes AmphitheaterJuly 12 - Nashville, TN @ Ascend AmphitheaterJuly 13 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music PavilionJuly 15 - Charleston, SC @ Credit One StadiumJuly 17 - Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank AmphitheatreJuly 19 - West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial AmphitheatreJuly 20 - Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union AmphitheatreJuly 23 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts CenterJuly 24 - Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube LiveJuly 26 - Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music CenterJuly 28 - Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage PavilionJuly 30 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPACJuly 31 - Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star LakeAug. 2 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity CenterAug. 3 - Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings AmphitheaterAug. 4 - Gifford, NH @ BankNH PavilionAug. 16 - Orange Beach, AL @ The Wharf AmphitheaterAug. 17 - Huntsville, AL @ Orion AmphitheaterAug. 20 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at VBAug. 21 - Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekAug. 23 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music CenterAug. 24 - Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 AmphitheatreAug. 26 - Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center OmahaAug. 28 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

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Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, who announced his retirement from touring earlier this year, revealed in a recent interview with Rolling Stone UK that he still hopes to perform live again, even as he takes it "one day at a time" due to his ongoing health struggles.

"It's really knocked me about," Osbourne said about a tumor discovered in one of his vertebrae during a fourth spinal surgery. "The second surgery went drastically wrong and virtually left me crippled. I thought I'd be up and running after the second and third, but with the last one they put a f-ing rod in my spine. They found a tumor in one of the vertebrae, so they had to dig all that out too. It's pretty rough, man, and my balance is all f-ed up."

"I'm taking it one day at a time, and if I can perform again, I will," he added. "I'm not going to get up there and do a half-hearted Ozzy looking for sympathy. What's the f-ing point in that? I'm not going up there in a f-ing wheelchair. I've seen Phil Collins perform recently, and he's got virtually the same problems as me. He gets up there in a wheelchair! But I couldn't do that."

Ozzy said that a final performance would give him a chance to say goodbye and express his gratitude to fans.

"For whatever reason, that's my goal to work to. To do those shows. If it's at Ozzfest or somewhere, or even a f-ing gig at the Roundhouse," he says. "If I can't continue doing shows on a regular basis, I just want to be well enough to do one show where I can say, 'Hi guys, thanks so much for my life.' That's what I'm working towards, and if I drop down dead at the end of it, I'll die a happy man."

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Rock legends the Rolling Stones have announced a live edition of their most recent album, Hackney Diamonds.

Hackney Diamonds (Live Edition), which is set to drop on January 19, will feature all seven tracks performed at the recent launch event at Racket in New York City.

The 2CD format release includes debut performances of four tracks from their recent album, including, "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" featuring Lady Gaga, as well as song like "Shattered," "Tumbling Dice," and "Jumpin' Jack Flash."

In addition to the live edition, the band has dropped a lyric video for "Bite My Head Off," showcasing footage from Racket and exclusive studio clips featuring Paul McCartney from the album recording sessions.

Hackney Diamonds dropped on October 20th. The 12-track album was recorded in various locations around the world, including Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, Metropolis Studios in London, Sanctuary Studios in the Bahamas, Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and The Hit Factory/Germano Studios, also in New York.

Hackney Diamonds marks the Stones' first collaboration with New York-born producer and musician Andrew Watt.

The album is the band's first studio set of original material since 2005's A Bigger Bang.

Rolling Stones also recently announced "The Stones Tour 2024 Hackney Diamonds!" which will will kick off in Houston, Texas, on April 28, and wrap up in Santa Clara, California, on July 17.

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Daryl Hall and Jon Batiste have been announced as headliners for the first Montreux Jazz Festival Miami.

The Montreux Jazz Festival, the second-largest annual jazz festival in the world, has been held in Montreux, Switzerland, since 1967.

For the first time, the festival will be held at a U.S. city, taking place March 1-2 at The Hangar in Coconut Grove, Florida.

More details about the rest of the lineup will be announced in January. Tickets are on sale now.

"The Montreux Jazz Festival is a truly magical experience for artists and music lovers of all kinds," Batiste says. "I'm honored to play a part in bringing this experience across the ocean to Miami and challenging the borders of musical genres. It's going to be an unforgettable three days."

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A sequel to This Is Spinal Tap is set to feature appearances by Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks.

Director Rob Reiner has confirmed that the shooting for a sequel to This Is Spinal Tap will begin next year.

"We're making a sequel," Reiner told Richard Herring on an episode of his "RHLSTP" podcast. "We're gonna start shooting at the end of February. And everybody's back. And Paul McCartney is joining us, and Elton John, and a few other surprises. Garth Brooks."

This Is Spinal Tap was released in 1984. The film stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer as members of the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap, who are characterized as "one of England's loudest bands."

In May 2022, Reiner announced that he is working on a sequel to the film, which will include him returning to play filmmaker Martin "Marty" DiBergi, and McKean, Shearer, and Guest as the members of Spinal Tap.

"When it was announced that Spinal Tap would reunite for one final concert, Marty DiBergi saw this as a chance to make things right with the band who viewed This Is Spinal Tap as a hatchet job," Reiner said in a statement announcing the sequel back in May 2022. "So he left his position as visiting adjunct teacher's assistant at the Ed Wood School of Cinematic Arts in pursuit of film history."

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Cher has earned a new No. 1 song on a Billboard songs chart for the seventh decade in a raw.

"DJ Play a Christmas Song," the lead single from her latest album, Christmas, topped the December 2-dated Dance/Electronic Song Sales survey.

"DJ Play a Christmas Song" was digitally released on October 6. Cher performed the song during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, and on German TV show "Wetten Daas" two days later.

Christmas is the 27th studio album by the American singer, actress and television personality, and her first album of original material in ten years.

With this, Cher becomes the only singer/band other than the Rolling Stones with at least one new No. 1 on a Billboard songs chart in each of the seven decades since the 1960s.

Cher scored her first Billboard songs chart topper with "I Got You Babe," when she was part of Sonny & Cher, the pop and entertainment duo made up of her and husband Sonny Bono. The song hit No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1965.

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IMAX and Pathe Live in partnership with Mercury Studios and Queen Films have announced that Queen Rock Montreal is headed to IMAX Theaters early next year.

The concert film, based on the rock band's 1981 live concert in Montreal, will be released in more than 400 IMAX theatres globally for four days beginning January 18.

The Saul Swimmer-directed film was digitally re-mastered for the first time into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience, including 12-channel surround sound, crystal-clear images, and IMAX's customized theatre geometry.

It features Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon take to the stage in a historic and exhilarating performance of their greatest hits including "We Will Rock You," "Somebody To Love," "Under Pressure," "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Another One Bites the Dust," "We Are The Champions" and additional songs from popular album The Game.

"I don't think we quite realized it at the time, but this film has preserved one of the highest peaks in Queen's touring life, on stage in the old glory days," said Queen's lead guitarist and co-founder Brian May. "The director was very much focused on Freddie, and this now stands as probably the most precious intimate capture ever of Mr. Mercury at his full awesome power."

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The third annual ASCAP Foundation Holiday Auction featuring items donated by a range of A-list artists and songwriters has kicked off online.

The donors include Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez, Travis Barker, Tenacious D, Steve Aoki, Chris Stapleton, Renee Rapp, Big Daddy Kane, Stephen Schwartz, Old Dominion, Brothers Osborne, Jordan Davis, Carly Pearce, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Gibson Guitars.

The items on auction include autographed guitars, vinyl, handwritten lyrics, original song compositions written for the winning bidder, VIP tickets to awards shows, concerts and sporting events, meet and greets, personalized videos and more.

The auction takes place online at www.ascapfoundation.org/auction23 through December 14.

"We could not be more excited that the Holiday Auction is becoming an annual tradition for The ASCAP Foundation," said Nicole George-Middleton, The ASCAP Foundation Executive Director. "It has been incredible to see the donations pour in from ASCAP's top members as we work together to raise funds to support future music creators."

She added, "It is truly a one-of-a-kind auction for music fans, and we thank our supporters from the bottom of our hearts for their generosity."

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Shane MacGowan, the lead singer of Celtic punk band The Pogues, has died at 65.

Announcing the news of his demise on social media, MacGowan's wife Victoria Mary Clarke said, "Shane... has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese."

She said her husband breathed his last on Thursday after a prolonged illness.

"There's no way to describe the loss that I am feeling and the longing for just one more of his smiles that lit up my world," Clarke wrote on Instagram.

MacGowan "will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life and the most beautiful soul and beautiful angel and the sun and the moon and the start and end of everything that I hold dear," she added.

MacGowan, who had struggled with drugs and alcohol, was diagnosed with viral encephalitis in 2022 and was hospitalized.

He co-founded the Anglo-Irish band blending traditional Irish folk music with punk sounds in 1982 with Peter 'Spider' Stacy, Jem Finer and James Fearnley.

"Fairytale of New York," featuring McGowan and Kirsty MacColl, is considered as The Pogues' greatest hit.

Paying tribute to MacGowan, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said his "songs beautifully captured the Irish experience, especially the experience of being Irish abroad."

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On Monday, the twelfth full moon of 2023, Peter Gabriel released the final track from his new album i/o. The song, the last to be written for the album, is titled "Live and Let Live."

In a break from previous months, all three mixes were released simultaneously, the Bright-Side Mix by Mark 'Spike' Stent, the Dark-Side Mix by Tchad Blake and the Atmos In-Side Mix by Hans-Martin Buff.

The song is accompanied by the striking 'Soundsuit' artwork of Chicago based artist Nick Cave.

Written and produced by Gabriel, "Live and Let Live" is a song about forgiveness, tolerance and optimism.

"'Peace only happens when you respect the rights of others' is a quote from the Peace University in Costa Rica and I think that's a really important message for me and for my life. You either belong to that hurt or you free yourself and forgiveness is clearly a super effective way of freeing yourself," he said in a closing note for the album.

"Live and Let Live" features contributions from Tony Levin, David, Rhodes, Manu Katche, Brian Eno, Melanie Gabriel, John Metcalfe, Steve Gadd, Paolo Fresu, Soweto Gospel choir and the New Blood Orchestra.

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Tom Jones, Bryan Adams, Madness and Sting have been announced as headliners for the inaugural Plymouth Summer Sessions festival in 2024.

The festival will take place between June 13 to 16 on The Plymouth Hoe. Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 1 at 9 am via the Summer Sessions and Ticket Master websites.

The Plymouth Summer Sessions will also feature Gabrielle, Cassyette, The Lightning Seeds and Blondie.

Jones will kick off the first-ever Plymouth Summer Sessions on Thursday, June 13, with support from Gabrielle. Adams will then take to the stage on Friday, June 14, alongside special guest Cassyette.

Madness are set to headline Saturday, June 15, joined by The Lightning Seeds, and Sting will wrap up the festival with special guest Blondie.

"We are thrilled to bring together an extraordinary lineup of legendary artists for the first-ever Plymouth Summer Sessions," said Peter Taylor, co-founder of festival partner Cuffe & Taylor in a press statement.

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Apple TV+ recently released an official trailer for the new three-part documentary series, "John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial."

Narrated by Emmy Award winner Kiefer Sutherland, the docuseries is set to premiere globally on December 6.

The docuseries features exclusive eyewitness interviews and previously unseen crime scene photos, shedding new light on the life and murder of music and cultural icon John Lennon, and the investigation and conviction of Mark David Chapman, his confessed killer.

"John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial" is a deeply researched examination of Lennon's 1980 murder. The series includes exclusive interviews including Richard Peterson, a taxi driver who was witness to the shooting; Jay Hastings, a doorman at The Dakota building who heard Lennon's last words; David Suggs, Chapman's defense lawyer; Elliot Mintz, a confidant to Lennon and Yoko Ono; and Dr. Naomi Goldstein, the psychiatrist who first assessed Chapman.

The series is produced for Apple TV+ by 72 Films, directed by Nick Holt and Rob Coldstream with executive producers David Glover, Mark Raphael and Coldstream, alongside producers Simon Bunney and Louis Lee Ray.

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Dolly Parton's Rockstar has debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums charts.

Rockstar marks her ninth country topper and her debut on top of the Rock & Alternative Albums chart.

The legendary country singer-songwriter's latest album earned 128,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the November 17-23 tracking week, according to Luminate.

Rockstar also marks Parton's first No. 1 album on the all-genre Top Album Sales chart.

Parton also earned the No. 3 spot on the Billboard 200 for the first time with the album.

Rockstar is the 49th solo studio album by Parton, released on November 17 by Butterfly Records and Big Machine Records. The 30-track set, which is also her first rock album, is a collaborative project featuring a variety of rock musicians.

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French hard rock festival Hellfest has announced a huge lineup for the next year's edition, including Foo Fighters, Metallica, Machine Head and Avenged Sevenfold as headliners.

Hellfest 2024 will feature over 175 bands performing across six different stages. The rock and metal festival is set to take place from June 27-30, 2024 in Clisson, France.

Other acts include Queens Of The Stone Age, Royal Blood, Megadeth, Steel Panther, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Suicidal Tendencies, Saxon, Slipknot's Corey Taylor, Enter Shikari, Body Count, Tom Morello and many more.

Four-day passes for the festival are currently sold out, but one-day passes will be announced in early 2024.

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Billy Joel announced during a preview of Billy Joel: My Life - A Piano Man's Journey that he will continue to tour after the end of his residency at Madison Square Garden in July 2024.

"I'm not leaving [touring]. We'll still do the work - we're just not going to keep working in the same place. We're going to different places," Joel told the crowd.

Earlier, Joel expanded on his post-residency plans a bit during an interview with Fox 5 New York while he was visiting the exhibit, which is located at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook, New York.

"It doesn't mean I'm giving up," he insisted. "It doesn't mean I'm stopping performing. We'll do more gigs."

Asked if he might consider playing at the new Las Vegas venue the Sphere, where U2 currently is playing a residency, Joel said, "We might do that. We're talking about it. I have to go to the Sphere and check out what it really is all about, 'cause I'm not sure how we bring programming for that, but we'd have to do that."

Joel's Madison Square Garden residency is scheduled to wrap up on July 25, 2024. He also has shows scheduled at the venue leading up to his final residency date.

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KISS' Paul Stanley has revealed that his recent bout with the flu made him wonder whether "it was my time."

KISS recently cancelled their End of the Road Tour shows in Ottawa, Toronto and Knoxville due to "unforeseen illness" within the touring party.

The band returned to the stage on Saturday, November 25, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, where a pre-show soundcheck and Q&A session saw co-founder Stanley open up about his health situation.

"You know, I've done shows with cracked ribs, I've done shows with a 103 fever," he explained. "[This time] I literally... I was wondering if it was my time. But anyway, I'm here, and it's awesome."

Stanley had also issued an apology after two Canadian shows were canceled, writing on X, "Toronto And Ottawa. I've done everything possible to get onstage and be a part of the incredible 2 1/2 hour celebration we planned but this flu has made it impossible. I along with Gene, Tommy and Eric couldn't be more disappointed and send our deepest apologies."

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Heavy metal legends Metallica have announced their first-ever show in Saudi Arabia.

On December 14, they will become the first hard rock band to perform at the Soundstorm Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

"We're not done with 2023 just yet, as an amazing opportunity has just come our way to perform at a major festival that we have never played in a part of the world we rarely get to visit," the band said. "We're excited to announce that on Thursday, December 14 we'll be the first hard rock band to ever play at the Soundstorm Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.".

Launched in 2019, Soundstorm is a three-day festival featuring more than 100 international artists, DJs, and musicians combining music, interactive performances, and art installations.

This year's lineup also includes H.E.R., Black Eyed Peas, Calvin Harris, Pharrell & Phriends, J Balvin, Swedish House Mafia and David Guetta.

Festival and single-day tickets are available at https://mdlbeast.com/events/soundstorm-2023/tickets. More information about the three-day event is available at mdlbeast.com/events/soundstorm-2023.

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A new music video for the late Jimmy Buffett's "Like My Dog" has been released, celebrating love for animals and promoting pet adoption.

The video features never-before-seen footage from Buffett as well as videos hashtagged #likemydog and posted on social media by his fans.

The music video was created in collaboration with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to encourage pet adoption from animal shelters and rescue organizations across the country.

"The dedication and humanity Jimmy Buffett put into his music crossed over into his love for animals, especially pets and wildlife," said Matt Bershadker, ASPCA President & CEO.

Written by Scotty Emerick and Harley Allen, "Like My Dog" was recorded by Buffett as an ode to his favorite furry friends. It is one of the tracks from his recently released final album, Equal Strain On All Parts.

On the heels of the release of his wildly successful album, Buffett was honored posthumously with a star-studded tribute at the CMA Awards.

The new video for "Like My Dog" was showcased on NBC's "Today" show and can also be viewed on Buffett's YouTube channel.

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Neil Young recently released a new video, called "Stand for Peace," featuring his performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on electric guitar.

The video, which was directed by Young's wife Daryl Hannah, features footage of Young performing next to an American flag and concludes with the written message "Be Brave" and "Stand For Peace."

Although Young does not make any direct reference to any particular ongoing war or political conflict, a few days earlier he had posted a statement on the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel.

Young had written, "For our many Palestinian friends and our many Jewish friends, we do need to start over in the present and release our terrible connections to the past. As bad as they are, they need to be forgotten so we can be free to move on in life together, all humanity, focused on saving our planet for future generations of all people."

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A handwritten lyric sheet by David Bowie is set to be auctioned this week and is expected to fetch up to 100,000 pounds.

The document contains Bowie's corrections, drafts and notes for the Ziggy Stardust tracks "Rock'n'Roll Suicide" and "Suffragette City." It will be displayed at the Omega Auctions showcase sale on November 28.

The letter of provenance reads, "The hand-written notes were given to the original owner personally by David Bowie at Trident Studio, with a few other pages of original lyrics, some of which didn't survive."

"They were needed so that the music publisher and management could prepare the lyric sheet, printed on the album's inner record bag,"it adds. "At the same time, for the person collecting, David alerted them to two songs he hadn't written that he had just decided would also feature on the album (It Ain't Easy and Round and Round - the names of which he quickly added at the foot of the page on the Suffragette City side), writing next to them: 'pub (publishing) you know these songs'."

The letter of provenance also says the sheet was purchased by the current owner in the early 1980s, and loaned to the V&A in 2013 for an exhibition.

Auction manager Dan Muscatelli-Hampson said, "These are two real cult favourites in the wonderful Bowie oeuvre and 'Suffragette City' has been described as one of his very best. It's an incredible artefact to have and to hold and it is sure to excite the many millions of Bowie fans around the world - just as the Starman lyrics did."

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