The first round of performers for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards has been announced and the line-up include eight-time Grammy-winner Metallica, as well as John Legend, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. Late night host James Corden will host. In addition to performing on the broadcast, Metallica’s James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich are also nominated for … Continue reading Metallica To Perform on 59th Annual Grammy Awards →

The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards today, revealing nominations across 84 categories. Contemporary artists lead the pack; Beyonce garnered nine nominations, while Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West each garnered eight. David Bowie has been nominated in five categories including Best Alternative Album (Blacsktar), Best Rock Performance (“Blackstar”), Best Rock … Continue reading David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop Among GRAMMY Award Nominees →

YouTuber Luna Lee is bringing an obscure Korean instrument, the gayageum, to the mainstream with her covers of classic rock staples such as Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird”, Jimi Hendrix’ “VooDoo Child” and Prince’s “Purple Rain.” In her latest video, Lunda covers the Rolling Stones’ “Around and Around”: And in a video released last week, Luna … Continue reading You’ve Never Heard the Rolling Stones Covered Like This Before →

Neil Young & Promise Of The Real will headline this year’s Bridge School Benefit along with performances by Metallica, Roger Waters, Willie Nelson and more.  The annual benefit concert, organized by Young and his ex-wife, Pegi, takes place at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA on October 22nd and 23rd. The concert benefits The … Continue reading Neil Young, Metallica, Roger Waters, Willie Nelson To Perform at Bridge School Benefit →

Heart will release their new album this Friday but fans can hear the album in full before its release via Rolling Stone now. Beautiful Broken, the band’s 16th studio album features brand new songs as well as new recordings of favorites from their catalog including “Down on Me” and “City’s Burning.” It was co-produced by … Continue reading Stream Heart’s New Album ‘Beautiful Broken,’ Now →

Metallica has posted an 18-minute video from their show in St. Petersburg, Russia last month, and it includes behind-the-scenes footage as well as concert footage. Watch it below. Audio from the August 25th show is available for purchase at livemetallica.com Metallica will head to Quebec City, QC, Canada for shows on September 14 and 16 … Continue reading See Behind-the-scenes and Concert Footage from Metallica’s Show in Russia →

Paul McCartney and Metallica will headline this year’s Lollapalooza music festival along with Florence + the Machine, it was announced Wednesday. The festival, which sold out in a matter of minutes, runs July 31st to August wnd at Grant Park in Chicago. This will be the first time Paul McCartney has played the festival. Also … Continue reading Paul McCartney and Metallica to Headline Lollapalooza →

Metallica is back in the studio, recording a new album, Billboard reports. A new photo on the band’s official Instagram account shows bassist Robert Trujillo in the Metallica HQ Studio, and Trujillo himself recently told Billboard that the band was in the writing process. “All I can say is we are working hard. It is … Continue reading Metallica Recording New Album →

Metallica have announced that they’ll do a week-long residency on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson next month. The band will join the CBS late night host for an interview and perform each night the week of November 17th. The residency leads up to the release of a 10th anniversary edition of Metallica’s Some … Continue reading Metallica Announces Late Late Show Residency →

HBO’s The Concert For Valor will featured a star-studded lineup that includes Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, and Dave Grohl, among others. The concert event will happen on Veteran’s Day (November 11) on the National Mall in Washington, DC between the Capitol and the Washington Monument. Eminem, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood and the Zac Brown Band will also … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen and More to Headline HBO Veteran’s Day Concert →

Metallica is preparing to release an extensive number of live albums, 27 in total, by the end of the year.  Though the band has been offering high-quality recordings of their live concerts as digital downloads via LiveMetallica.com for years, they are celebrating the anniversary of the site by offering both CD and LPs of every … Continue reading Metallica Releasing 27 Live Albums by End of Year →

Metallica has made the 2015 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. The band is the first and only to ever tour all seven continents, a feat they achieved last year when they performed in Antarctica. The performance took place in December 2014, inside a dome, with an audience of 120 people. Most were … Continue reading Metallica Makes Guinness Book of World Records →