Month: July 2025

Judas Priest shared a video of a new cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs”, in honor of the farewell performances by Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, UK.

The video features Halford, bassist Ian Hill, drummer Scott Travis, and guitarists Richie Faulkner and Glenn Tipton. Tipton, who joined Priest in 1974, stopped touring full-time with the group in 2018 after revealing he’d been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Judas Priest was unable to be a part of the live event, but to pay tribute to Ozzy and Sabbath they shared their cover of ‘War Pigs’ along with the statement: “We are honored to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath with our homage of ‘War Pigs’ – a song we play at every show around the world that fans sing along to – reinforcing their love as well for the legendary Prince Of Darkness….!!”

Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi shared his approval of the “War Pigs” cover in the comments section of Priest’s Instagram post with black heart emoji and a sign-of-the-horns emoji ‘’.

Take a look at Judas Priest’s “War Pigs” tribute – HERE.

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Mötley Crüe have teamed up with country music legend Dolly Parton for reimagined version of their power ballad “Home Sweet Home“.

Mötley Crüe shared in a joint statement: “‘Home Sweet Home’ was first released in 1985 as a single from our Theatre Of Pain album. For an icon like Dolly Parton to sing on a song that has not only meant so much to us but to all the fans through the years, is a career high that means a lot to us. We couldn’t be happier to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘Home Sweet Home’ in this special way, and we’re excited to share this version of the song with all the Dolly and Motley fans around the world.”

A portion of proceeds from Mötley Crüe and Parton’s new “Home Sweet Home” will benefit Covenant House, a nonprofit organization that provides safe shelter, meals, hope and more to youth who are experiencing homelessness.  The band added: “that we were able to unite with Dolly to raise awareness for homeless youth and the amazing work of Covenant House, which provides them safe housing and care, makes it even more special. We hope you’ll enjoy ‘Home Sweet Home’ featuring Dolly Parton as much as Dolly and we enjoyed creating it.”

Dolly Parton also shared, “It was an honor and a joy working in the studio on Mötley Crüe’s 40th Anniversary re-release of ‘Home Sweet Home’. I was so pleased that they would ask me to sing on such a classic.”

The new version of ‘Home Sweet Home’ is included on Mötley Crüe’s previously-announced singles collection “From The Beginning”, set to drop on September 12, 2025 — the same day the band kicks off their Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM.  The From the Beginning collection spans four decades, with the compilation tracing the band’s storied career from their start on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.  It includes the hit songs “Kickstart My Heart,” “Dr. Feelgood,” “Girls, Girls, Girls,” and “Shout at the Devil,” featuring 19 tracks – with the vinyl expanded to include “Afraid” and last year’s “Canceled.”

Watch the official video for the reimagined ‘Home Sweet Home’ – which pays homage to the classic original video from 1985 – HERE.

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Jeremy Allen White portrays the ‘The Boss’ Bruce Springsteen in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’.

Directed by Scott Cooper, “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” is based on the book “Deliver Me From Nowhere.” 20th Century Studios said in a statement that the film “chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 ‘Nebraska’ album when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.  Recorded on a 4-track recorder in Springsteen’s New Jersey bedroom, the album marked a pivotal time in his life and is considered one of his most enduring works—a raw, haunted acoustic record populated by lost souls searching for a reason to believe.”

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere also features Jeremy Strong as Springsteen’s long-time confidant and manager, Jon Landau; Paul Walter Hauser as guitar tech Mike Batlan; Stephen Graham as Springsteen’s father, Doug, Odessa Young as love interest, Faye; Gaby Hoffman as Springsteen’s mom, Adele; Marc Maron as Chuck Plotkin and David Krumholtz as Columbia executive, Al Teller.

The film is set to hit theaters on Oct. 24; see the trailer: HERE.

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Killswitch Engage has premiered the video for “Aftermath,” a track off the band’s new album, This Consequence.

The video was produced and directed by Good Eye: Music Visuals, documents the environmental damage done to the Earth, and encourages listeners to volunteer their time and effort to help out.

Frontman Jesse Leach shares of the track: “‘Aftermath’ is a song about the realization of a tragic event or a war, and the strength it takes to rebuild and the hindsight of the loss, betrayal, and madness that transpired while going through it all. I think we can all relate to this in one way or another. We see daily the tragedies of humanity as well as the destruction of a place we call home. We have taken so much from our planet and ripped the scales in the incorrect direction .. This song is not just a desperate song with a sense of sadness and anger – it is a call to arms. I’m urging my fellow humans to rise above the helplessness and despair. I want people to see we need to put one foot in front of the other and start to rebuild our lives. Be it from an abusive relationship, a financial hardship, a death of a loved one, or mourning yet another disaster unleashed upon the natural world m.. We all have power to create change. To me, this works perfectly with the various organizations we partnered with for this video. We all have a responsibility to the amazing place we call home. All of us can make a difference big or small by just contributing to righting the wrongs and repairing the damage we have inflicted on our planet. Our hope is to inspire others to help contribute to keeping our home safe and clean for future generations. It starts right here and right now with us.”

The band also just wrapped up the Summer of Loud tour with Beartooth, I Prevail and Parkway Drive, which hit cities across North America including West Palm Beach, Dallas, San Diego, Toronto, Denver, and more.

See the video for ‘Aftermath’ – HERE.

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I Prevail have shared the video for their new single ‘Into Hell’, the follow-up to their previously-released single “Violent Nature.”

‘Into Hell’ drops alongside the cinematic music video for the track, and frontman Eric Vanlerberghe shares of the track: “This song is about loving someone through their lows and struggles. Being there to take their burdens. Loving them through everything because that’s what they do for you.”

The single arrives in the wake of the departure of co-vocalist Brian Burkheiser in May, with a statement from the band reading at the time: “Today we share that we are mutually parting ways with Brian Burkheiser. This was a difficult decision, but we believe it is the right one and we are all grateful for the 10 epic years we shared together. We wish Brian nothing but success and happiness in his future endeavors .. Moving forward, Eric will continue to be the powerhouse frontman you’ve come to know and love. He’ll be backed up live by Dylan who you’ve seen in this role many times over the years at the shows we’ve performed without Brian. Rest assured, we will continue to deliver the high-energy shows that we’ve made a pillar of our band, and we will continue to perform all the bangers from our catalogue. All scheduled shows will go on exactly as planned … New music coming soon… See you out there. Eric, Steve, Dylan and Gabe”

The band just wrapped up the Summer of Loud tour which hit cities across North America including West Palm Beach, Dallas, San Diego, Toronto, Denver, and more.

Watch the video for Into Hell – HERE.

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The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, which includes a stand-alone category for best album cover.

The academy announced that the best recording package and the best boxed or special limited edition package categories will be combined into the best recording package category, with best album cover spun out on its own.

Eligibility for Best New Artist has been expanded to include artists who have been previously nominated in Album Of The Year, but whose contributions fell below the current 20 percent playing time threshold — allowing for acts who were credited as featured artists on projects that were Grammy nominated for Album Of The Year in a previous awards cycle, to be eligible for Best New Artist consideration.

In addition: the existing Best Country Album Category has been renamed Best Contemporary Country Album, and a new Category, ‘Best Traditional Country Album,’ has been added.

The existing Best Recording Package and Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Categories have been combined into one single Category: Best Recording Package. A new Category, ‘Best Album Cover,’ has also been added.

Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement: “The Academy’s top priority is to represent the music people that we serve each year. That entails listening carefully to our members to make sure our rules and guidelines reflect today’s music and allow us to accurately recognize as many deserving creators as possible. As we kick off another exciting GRAMMY Season, we look forward to celebrating the amazing power of music and its ability to bring so many people together.”

The Grammys will be held Feb. 1 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with nominations set to be announced on Nov. 7.

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