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PRPhotos.comMarilyn Manson and Esme Bianco have settled a 2021 sexual assault lawsuit in which Bianco alleged Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, raped and sexually battered her. Attorneys for both parties confirmed to SPIN that the case was settled but the details of the agreement were not revealed. Jay Ellwanger, who represents the Game…

PRPhotos.comVan Morrison has dropped his latest single, “Worried Man Blues,” as a teaser to his upcoming album, Moving On Skiffle, set to drop on March 10th. The album focuses on Morrison’s childhood favorites from the “skiffle” era. The UK-based skiffle genre was an early-1950’s, fast-paced, slightly Celtic folk music played primarily on bathtub bases and…

Getty ImagesNew bronze statues of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are set to be erected this April in their hometown of Dartford, England, according to the BBC. Both Rolling Stones co-founders attended Wentworth Primary School in Dartford, with Jagger going on to study at Dartford Grammar. The pair reconnected in 1961 on a platform at…

Getty ImagesElvis Costello & The Imposters along with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons will headline a benefit show on March 12th at the Brooklyn Bowl Nashville. The concert, which also features Imposter Charlie Sexton on his own, as well as Bill Evans, Keith Carlock, and Rolling Stones bassist Daryl Jones, will benefit the Musician Treatment Foundation.…

Getty ImagesMotley Crue have officially started rehearsals for their pair of warm-up U.S. dates with Def Leppard — before embarking on a massive joint South American and European and trek. The shows feature the debut of guitarist John 5 stepping in as Mick Mars’ permanent live replacement, after retiring from the road due to a…

Getty ImagesNorway based Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance took to Twitter to call out Aretha Franklin’s iconic hit “(You Make Me Feel) A Natural Woman,” claiming that it’s offensive to trans women. The organization tweeted, “Aretha Franklin’s 1968 song ‘Natural Woman’ perpetuates multiple harmful anti-trans stereotypes. There is no such thing as a ‘natural’ woman.” The…

Getty ImagesREO Speedwagon has added 14 new summer dates onto its already busy 2023 itinerary, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. As it stands now, REO will kick off the year on February 1st at Savannah, Georgia’s Savannah Civic Center and has dates booked until the beginning of September when the band hits Saratoga, California’s The…

Getty ImagesKansas has just announced its 48-date, 50th anniversary “Another Fork In The Road Tour.” The band kicks things off on June 2nd in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts and criss-crosses the continent, before finally wrapping on May 21st at Louisville, Kentucky’s Iroquois Amphitheater. Additional dates will soon be announced.…

PRPhotos.comBilly Idol is heading back on the road this spring. The ’80s icon launches the 16-city trek on March 30th in Scottsdale, Arizona at Arizona Bike Week at the Rockyard and winds things down on May 20th at Pasadena, California’s Cruel World Festival. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, January 27th at 10…

Getty ImagesTwo fourths of the Doors — guitarist Robby Krieger and the estate the late-Ray Manzarek — have sold their complete rights in the band to Primary Wave Music, according to Rolling Stone. The deal does not include the interests of fellow surviving member, drummer John Densmore, nor the estate of Jim Morrison. Robby Krieger,…