Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's eldest daughter North West just dropped a metal song. The track, titled "N0rth4evr," is the first drop from the 12-year-old artist's upcoming debut EP of the same name

There is a glut of Disney cover songs in just about every music genre. Want punk covers of Disney songs? You can get them right here. Is metal more your thing? There are plenty of those covers right

Here is your 2026 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty difficu

On Thursday's edition of Loudwire Nights (April 30), Nick Hexum joined the show to dive into 311's upcoming tour with Dirty Heads, reflect on his band's longevity and more. "I think the best thing an

As the summer nears, the amount of tours announced each week continues to rise. The past seven days alone, we have 25 new rock and metal tours that have popped up. Leading the way, the legendary Morr

Which rock stars are celebrating a birthday in May? As the weather is warming up, so is the heat coming from all the rock star birthday candles. The fifth month of the year is chock full of rock star

UPDATE (May 1, 2026): Los Angeles judge Patricia A. Young ruled on Tuesday (April 28) that much of Julia Misley's (nee Holcomb) lawsuit against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler would be barred due to t

Those planning to see CKY this month will have to wait a little while as the band has postponed all of their May touring. The band revealed in a social media post that they are pushing back all of the

One thing becomes rather obvious when looking at the biggest rock and metal albums of all time released in May: Some bands just like sticking to their routines. Several acts have targeted May as thei

Below are photos of grunge stars before and after getting famous. Almost all of the bands we associate with the Seattle grunge scene formed during the 1980s. They played shows at all the local venues

Dave Grohl doesn't think people can guess his bandmate Pat Smear's favorite musical artist. Given the origins of his career as co-founder of the Los Angeles-based punk band The Germs, his time in Nir

Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert could potentially be facing a life sentence after the Montgomery County grand jury upgraded the charges on Ebert to include attempted first-degree murder. Accor

Last year, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted "underwent a procedure for throat cancer," and in a forthcoming episode of Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk podcast [via Blabbermouth], Newsted celebra

Back in 2025 – and following some ambiguity – Loudwire reported on drummer Shannon Larkin (and guitarist Tony Rombola) officially quitting Godsmack because they “didn't want to tour anymore.” The pair

On Friday (May 1), Godsmack released their latest live album, Live at Mohegan Sun, which captures the final show of the band's original members onstage together. Sully Erna joined Loudwire Nights on t

Halsey has a few more tricks up their sleeve on the deluxe edition of their fifth album, The Great Impersonator. The musician expanded the album with five previously unreleased songs, including the po

Mr. Fantasy has yet to reveal his true identity, but his new music video seems to be a strong indicator that the person beneath the shoddy wig is, in fact, KJ Apa. The actor’s former Riverdale co-star

The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is in “unfathomable pain” and is pushing back on rumors after prosecutors laid out a chilling account this week of how the 14-year-old California girl was alleged

Post Malone has pushed back the start of his Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2 with Jelly Roll in order to finish his new album. The singer announced the tour change Friday on social media, revealing that

Barry Manilow has once again postponed his upcoming Las Vegas shows as the singer works his way back from a lung cancer diagnosis late last year. In a message to fans Friday, Manilow said he received

Olivia Rodrigo made her third musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, performing two songs from her forthcoming album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. Rodrigo, who previously perf

Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert is now facing life in prison after his charges for intentionally driving his car into the father of Turnstile singer Brendan Yates were upgraded to attempted fir

Shakira became the latest artist to draw an audience of millions to Brazil’s Copacabana Beach as the singer performed a hits-filled free concert on Saturday. An estimated 2 million people attended th

The Philadelphia 76ers and Flyers both advanced to the second round of their respective playoffs Saturday, but those victories have come at a price: Bruce Springsteen’s Philly show has been postponed

Foo Fighters new album, Your Favorite Toy, almost had a completely different title. The album, released in April, was initially named after the title track, which was originally dubbed “For Good.” “I

Trending on Billboard Connor Storrie made an unexpected appearance on Saturday Night Live to introduce Olivia Rodrigo’s new song. The 26-year-old Heated Rivalry star — who previously hosted the late

Trending on Billboard Laura Pausini fulfilled a “big dream” in Mexico alongside Spanish star Ana Torroja when the two performed the iconic Mecano song “Hijo de la Luna” together on Saturday (May 2) a

Trending on Billboard Olivia Rodrigo playfully reflected on some of her career highlights during her Saturday Night Live monologue. The 23-year-old pop star pulled double duty on May 2, serving as b

Trending on Billboard Twenty years after the original, the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada made a splash in its first weekend in theaters. Driven largely by women, The Devil Wears Prada 2 earned $77

Trending on Billboard Noah Kahan achieves his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as The Great Divide debuts atop the list dated May 9. The set, Kahan’s fourth full-length studio project, ea

The Michael Jackson film Michael has grossed $424.8 million worldwide in its first 10 days of release, according to . That already places it at No. 2 on Billboard’s list of music biopics with the high

Trending on Billboard Donald Trump is claiming that his dance moves to the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” helped drive a resurgence of the song on the Billboard charts. During a speaking engagement at

Back when Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving global tour was announced last summer, a month before the album’s release itself, you’d be forgiven for thinking some of the venue choices were punchy. Prior

Olivia Rodrigo hosted SNL for the first time and starred in seven sketches that made it to air Saturday night (May 2) in an episode that had her pulling double duty as musical guest. Following a polit

Trending on Billboard “Bring Your Love,” Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter‘s new song release, tops this week’s best new music poll. Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (May 1) on Billboard, choo

The all-star collective King Ultramega have unveiled a cover of Chris Cornell’s “Dead Wishes” featuring Brann Dailor of Mastodon on lead vocals. The outfit previously covered “Rusty Cage” with Alice i