Does Eminem deserve to get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Obviously! But his inclusion among the nominees for the class of 2022 has raised equally obvious questions about whether it’s right for him to be inducted before rap legends and pioneers who preceded him, from Rakim to …
Read More »Judas Priest Announce Rescheduled 50th-Anniversary Tour
Judas Priest have announced the rescheduled dates for their 50th-anniversary tour, which they’ve christened 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour. The North American tour kicks off September 8th in Reading, Pennsylvania, and concludes November 5th in Hamilton, Ontario. Judas Priest will be joined by Sabaton as openers. “Defending the heavy metal …
Read More »Judas Priest Launch Glenn Tipton Parkinson's Foundation to Honor Guitarist
Judas Priest have launched the Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation, named after the heavy metal act’s guitarist who announcedthat he had been battling the disease for a decade prior to their Firepower Tour. “It was the band that suggested we start a foundation which, although in my name, is really a …
Read More »On the Charts: Logic Opens at Number One, David Byrne Hits New Peak
Logic lodged his second career Number One album as the rapper’s Bobby Tarantino II debuted atop the Billboard 200, selling 119,000 total copies and ending Black Panther: The Album‘s reign. Of Bobby Tarantino II‘s haul, only 32,000 copies were derived from traditional album sales, with streaming equivalent albums, or SEAs, …
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