Queen with Adam Lambert will be the close-out headliner for the 2016 Isle of Wight festival. It is the band's only scheduled live show for next year. "I think Queen at The Isle of Wight Festival is a date that was long overdue," said guitarist Brian May, announcing the news. "How incredible to take on this challenge at this point in our lives?" more...
David Bowie has released a two-minute preview of his upcoming track "Blackstar." The extended teaser is the title track to his upcoming 25th album and the theme to the new TV series The Last Panthers. "I showed Mr. Bowie the two first episodes in the rough state they were in at the time, and he liked what he saw very much," The Last Panthers director Johan Renck said. more...
Blake Shelton will host the 2016 Kids' Choice Awards, the country star announced via Twitter. First he teased "something big," before adding, "No chance y'all are gonna guess this one. It's just way too insane." Later, speaking with People, Shelton opened up on the opportunity. more...
Following the departure of Chester Bennington from the Stone Temple Pilots, the band has added Joss Stone. Stone will appear with the band on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, November 9. Bennington, meanwhile, released a statement thanking STP, adding that he will now "focus solely on Linkin Park . . . 100 percent." "We decided in due fairness to friends." more...
The Eagles' have postponed their upcoming event at the Kennedy Center after Glenn Frey fell ill. The band were to be recognized for a lifetime of work in the arts during the Kennedy Center Honors on December 6. Frey "had a recurrence of previous intestinal issues, which will require major surgery and a lengthy recovery period," according to a statement released by the band. more...