Second only to The Beatles when it comes to the 2000s biggest-selling foreign act on the Billboard charts, Canadian quintet Nickelback have also sold 50 million records, picked up 12 Juno Awards and scored two number one albums in the US since arriving on their Hanna hometown’s rock circuit in 1996. And yet there appears [...]

Perhaps it’s the fact that they never had a genuine crossover hit in the shape of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” or “Black Hole Sun,” or maybe it’s because their constant themes of depression, suicide and drug addiction were just too dark and nihilistic for some, likewise Layne Staley’s long-running and eventually fatal battle with heroin, [...]

It’s now official: Justin Timberlake will team up with Jay-Z for a summer tour later this year. Dubbed the “Legends of Summer Tour,” the trek will kick off at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 17 and run for nearly a month, finishing up at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on August 16. Other [...]

Trent Reznor is taking his How to Destroy Angels project on the road later this spring for a tour to support a new album. The tour will kick off at a previously announced appearance at Coachella on April 12 (the group will be back for the second Coachella weekend April 19), and the band will [...]

Black Sabbath isn’t the only band with drummer issues – Slayer will be playing its upcoming Australian tour dates without original drummer Dave Lombardo. The drummer announced the news earlier this week on his Facebook page. “So that you all know the truth, as of the end of the business day on February 14th, I [...]

There are tons of great festivals around the U.S. with spectacular lineups, but for the past few years, there have been two that really stand out as the top draws: Coachella and Bonnaroo. The latter has just released its anticipated 2013 lineup, which does not disappoint with Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Bjork, Mumford & Sons [...]

The Allman Brothers Band will bring back its Peach Music Festival this summer for the second year in a row, and the Black Crowes and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals join them as headliners. The festival will be held at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain near Scranton, Pennsylvania on August 15-18 of this year. [...]

Tracy Morgan likely has a bit of free time on his hands now that “30 Rock” has wrapped up its NBC run. Fortunately for his fans, he’s using that time for a new comedy tour later this year. Morgan will take his “Excuse My French” tour on the road for about two months starting May [...]

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Vampire Weekend and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to headline the impressive lineup at this year’s Firefly Music Festival. The second annual incarnation of the three-day festival will be held June 21-23 this year at the Woodlands of Dover International Speedway in Delaware. Other notable artists this year [...]

Further fanning the rumor fire saying Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z will tour together this summer, both artists will headline the Wireless Festival in London this summer. The festival will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Stadium complex in London on July 12-13. Other acts appearing at the event include Snoop Dogg, Frank [...]