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Rolling Stones Skip 2026 Tour—Keith Richards Picks Rest Over Rock
The Rolling Stones cancel their 2026 UK and European stadium tour plans after Keith Richards, at 82, declines to commit to a four-month schedule. Promoters made offers, but when serious talks began, Richards reportedly pulled back.
This would have marked their first UK shows since 2022, following their lucrative Hackney Diamonds US run. The group is said to have almost completed a new album, produced again by Andrew Watt, with Ronnie Wood confirming a 2026 release.
Source: News | NME – Published on December 16, 2025
Tina Turner’s story hits Folsom stage—with wigs, wheels, and some wattage
The Tina Turner Musical lands in Folsom, reconstructing the life of one of modern music's most defiant voices through theatrical rhythm and choreographic drive. The production is shaped by recognized director Phyllida Lloyd, with Tony nominee Mark Thompson on design and Alvin Hough orchestrating musical direction.
Turner’s trajectory from anonymity to iconography unfolds on stage, tracing decades of sonic influence delivered through her voice, aesthetic, and relentless performance style.
Source: Music Industry News – Published on December 16, 2025
Metallica drops “Fuel” in Doha, swaps chequered flag for pyrotechnic flair
METALLICA lands in Doha and crashes the post-race calm of the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix with a sandstorm of power chords and pyro. Their November 30 headlining slot at Lusail International Circuit marks their first-ever performance in Qatar.
A sharp-cut, professionally shot video captures the group launching into “Fuel,” delivering the track with the energy of a throttled V8 engine. The moment sketches a curious intersection: one part racetrack adrenaline, one part stadium rock standoff.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on December 15, 2025
Orianthi swaps stadium riffs for suicide prevention at SAVE’s Bright Night gig
Strumming from the same fretboard as Carlos Santana and Steve Vai while veering into country-pop terrain with Carrie Underwood, Orianthi now aligns her sonic presence with a different stage entirely.
She lends her guitar-heavy gravitas to SAVE’s Bright Night event in Minneapolis, a platform framed around suicide prevention, marking a shift from arena spectacles to poignant advocacy under the same stage lights.
Source: Music Industry News – Published on December 15, 2025
Fergie trades solos for frosting in low-key Black Eyed Peas reunion snapshot
Fergie briefly reappears beside will.i.am, Taboo, and Apl.de.Ap nearly eight years after stepping away from the Black Eyed Peas, with coordinated looks and birthday cake rather than beats or contracts. The gathering, documented on Instagram, is framed as a personal rather than professional reunion.
Since her official 2018 exit, Fergie has navigated solo projects and motherhood while the group operated as a trio. A separate surprise appearance with Ludacris in Atlanta marks her return to the stage after a near seven-year silence.
Source: Billboard – Published on December 14, 2025
Lily Allen sleepwalks through SNL set, pulls Dakota Johnson in for a casual cameo
Lily Allen steps onto the Saturday Night Live stage to perform “Sleepwalking,” a track steeped in hazy synths and late-night introspection. Under the studio lights, her detached delivery glides through the spectral instrumentation without needing to overstate its message.
Later, she returns with “Madeline” and casually invites Dakota Johnson to join her—a nod to their off-screen rapport more than a theatrical surprise. The segment doubles as a loosely scripted companion piece to her album, West End Girl.
Source: Pitchfork – Published on December 14, 2025
Sammy Hagar Trades Tour Buses for Vegas Carpets in 2026 Residency Revival
Appearing on CNN’s “The Story Is With Elex Michaelson” on December 6, 2025, Sammy Hagar speaks with theatrical ease about the return of his "The Best Of All Worlds" Las Vegas residency. The shows are booked at Dolby Live at Park MGM for two runs—March 11 to 21 and September 18 to 26, 2026.
Describing it as “a dream come true for an elderly rock star that still wants to perform,” Hagar toggles between nostalgia and pragmatism, embracing the residency's stability over tour chaos.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on December 14, 2025
BRMC Wants Out: Band Tells Homeland Security to Stop Using Their Song, Politely-ish
After spotting their rendition of “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” deployed in a Homeland Security recruitment video, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club fires off a cease-and-desist wrapped in barbed irony and legal assertiveness. The band slams the unauthorized use, not hesitating to question both copyright ethics and constitutional boundaries in one breath.
Homeland Security’s response? A bizarre message dripping with passive aggression, likening legal critique to a publicity favor. Frontman Robert Levon Been calls it “a bonkers ex-girlfriend email,” revealing the institution’s reply felt more petty than professional.
Source: News | NME – Published on December 14, 2025
Shakira brings sons onstage in Buenos Aires, keeps the drama off Instagram
Shakira steps onto the Buenos Aires stage flanked by her sons, Milan and Sasha, turning her performance into a subtle family affair as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour. She shares a backstage snapshot and extends measured thanks on Instagram to audiences for supporting her music.
This week’s Latin music highlights sidestep dramatics and focus instead on quiet milestones, new releases, and strategic announcements, all unfolding with a casual serenity across the genre’s landscape.
Source: Music Industry News – Published on December 13, 2025
Brian May eyes less touring, more tech—Queen 2.0 trades amps for avatars
Queen guitarist Brian May, who previously suffered a heart attack in 2020 and a minor stroke in 2023, states the incidents have served as alarming reminders, though he credits recovery to timely medical care. His wife, actress Anita Dobson, suggests the band may no longer pursue major tours, opting instead for occasional performances.
May and drummer Roger Taylor entertain the idea of a hologram-based Queen show, citing ABBA Voyage as a possibly outdated reference point. May envisions an immersive experience not reliant on archival footage but reimagined as a present-day Queen.
Source: News | NME – Published on December 12, 2025
Alabama Shakes skips the comeback speech, just turns the amps back on for spring tour
Alabama Shakes returns from hiatus with a U.S. spring tour, pulling focus once again to their charged blend of blues-rock and Southern grit. The group stirs anticipation by releasing a live cut of "Gimme All Your Love," recorded over the summer, its slow-burning intensity intact under stage lights.
This clip announces their reemergence with neither nostalgia nor reinvention, but with the kind of swagger that sidesteps both trends and explanations. No commentary, just volume.
Source: Music – Rolling Stone – Published on December 12, 2025
Kylie’s Christmas Recook Lands Her 11th UK No 1, This Time Fully Wrapped
Repackaging the past with strategic flair, Kylie Minogue ascends once more to the top of the UK album charts, her 2015 holiday album now resurrected as Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped). Four new recordings and a reshuffled tracklist earn it chart recognition as a new release.
This eleventh No 1 threads her into an exclusive cohort—David Bowie, Eminem, U2, and Rod Stewart—tracing a path first carved in 1988 with her self-titled debut’s six-week reign.
Source: Music | The Guardian – Published on December 12, 2025
Courtney Love Goes Full Volume in Antiheroine—Blush Not Included
Slated for Sundance 2026, Antiheroine presents Courtney Love with neither sugar coating nor face powder—just a raw chronicle from the frontlines of 1990s alt-rock stardom, sobriety, and sonic resurrection. Directed by Edward Lovelace and James Hall, the film tracks her next steps as she prepares to release her first solo album since 2004.
Produced by Dorothy St. Pictures, the documentary shares space on the festival lineup with Charli XCX’s mockumentary The Moment and a filmic grab bag that includes erotic thrillers and art-heists. Love, meanwhile, applies for British citizenship—and drops the mic with “Can’t get rid of me.”
Source: News | NME – Published on December 11, 2025
Cobain’s Guitar Relocates from Grunge Garage to Royal College Glass Case
Kurt Cobain’s guitar—instantly identifiable and mythologized by decades of grunge nostalgia—now resides at the Royal College of Music in London. It's donated in support of the institution’s Australia Commonwealth Scholarship and becomes part of its museum collection.
Nestled among antique instruments, including the world’s oldest surviving guitar, Cobain’s six-string relic is earmarked for the benefit of future RCM musicians. James Williams, RCM’s Director, frames it as a gesture toward shaping "a new generation of musicians."
Source: Music Industry News – Published on December 11, 2025
Fatboy Slim finally clears 25-year mashup of Stones’ “Satisfaction” and Skank
Fatboy Slim’s long-teased mashup of The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and his 1998 single “The Rockafeller Skank” finally lands an official release through Southern Fried and ABKCO Records. First mixed in the late '90s, it has quietly scored 25 years of dancefloors without a sanctioned version—until now.
The AI-assisted video fuses Stones visuals with Fatboy Slim’s gleeful irreverence. Directed by Tom Furse, it echoes the mashup’s hybrid DNA: rock classic meets big beat euphoria.
Source: Billboard – Published on December 11, 2025
Bullet For My Valentine writes... slowly; album 8 not recording till Feb 2026
Interpolating studio anticipation with a dash of methodical patience, Matt Tuck, frontman of Welsh metal outfit Bullet For My Valentine, reveals the band’s eighth album remains in the thick of writing and pre-production. Speaking with Rolling Stone Brasil's Igor Miranda, Tuck refrains from teasing bombshells and instead hints at a slow and measured creative churn.
He outlines February 2026 as the potential recording start date, marking a deliberate pace rather than a frenzy for rapid output.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on December 11, 2025