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Greta Van Fleet are planning to work on a new album for 2019. Bassist Sam Kiszka revealed the band’s 2019 plans in an interview, saying, “A lot more writing, getting some stuff recorded and start working on the next thing.” Drummer Danny Wagner added when asked if 2019 included new music, “Oh yeah, absolutely. I’ll quit if we don’t,” and frontman Josh Kiszka said, “We’ll all quit; we’re parting ways if we don’t release new music.”. ...Read Full Story

Def Leppard have topped the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s fan vote. Def Leppard gathered 547,647 votes – with the fan vote top five rounded out by Stevie Nicks (427,844), Todd Rundgren (365,370), The Zombies (329,052) and the Cure (264,443). All five artists will now go on a single ballot that will be included in the final voting pool. . ...Read Full Story

The Chicago Open Air Festival is the latest event to reveal its 2019 lineup, with System of a Down and Tool heading up the two-day concert event the weekend of Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19. Chicago Open Air will take place at SeatGeek Stadium (formerly Toyota Park) in Bridgeview, Ill., just outside of Chicago.. ...Read Full Story

Godsmack just announced their 2019 North American headlining tour, with Volbeat serving as their supporting act. The 2019 tour will kick off in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena on April 16 and wrap up on June 11 in Quebec at the Videotron Centre. Tickets are currently scheduled to go on sale at a date to be determined, sometime this month. . ...Read Full Story

Breaking Benjamin will be wrapping up their co-headlining arena tour with Five Finger Death Punch this week, but they’ve already announcing their next trek. The band will begin a headlining arena tour next spring throughout North America, starting March 15 in Saginaw, Michigan until the middle of April, where it will wrap up in Kennewick, Washington.. ...Read Full Story

Kid Rock got into the holiday spirit, and following in the footsteps by others this season, is paying off a number of layaway accounts at a Nashville Walmart.  The rocker recently announced he was inspired by similar actions of filmmaker Tyler Perry. Born Robert James Ritchie, Kid Rock paid $81,000 to clear 350 layaway accounts, Tom Meyer, the manager of the store, said on Saturday.  Rock also tweeted about it, thanking Perry for the idea, saying: “@tylerperry Great idea! I followed your lead and paid off the layaway at my local Walmart in Nashville.  Merry Christmas and God Bless You!” . ...Read Full Story

Gene Simmons of KISS is being sued for sexual assault by a woman who worked in the kitchen at one of his restaurants.. ...Read Full Story

Aerosmith will be joined by Post Malone for their performance at the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest at State Farm Arena. The 23-year-old “Psycho” singer-rapper is familiar to Aerosmith as well; the band and Malone teamed for a medley of his “Rockstar” and their “Dream On” to close the MTV Video Music Awards in August.. ...Read Full Story

Nikki Sixx has three projects in the works for 2019, which will be the first new music from him since 2016, when he released two albums with his band Sixx: AM. Sixx made the announcement on Instagram, saying “Officially start working on a new album tomorrow as part of my trilogy project for 2019. Very excited to be working with a handful of different producers and artists to pull the vision that’s been haunting me together.”. ...Read Full Story

Heart have released a video of their performance of “Lost Angel” from their upcoming album Live in Atlantic City – and have announced who will be appearing on the album along with them.. ...Read Full Story