Category Archives: Music News From ABC News Radio – Active Rock
Billie Eilish, Metallica make 'Forbes' 2020 Highest-Paid Celebrities list
ABC/Image Group LA; Ross HalfinArtists both young and not-so-young found themselves on this year's edition of the Forbes Highest-Paid Celebrities list. Billie Eilish landed on the ...
ABC Audio Jun 04, 2020
Pearl Jam: "We do not want to contribute to white voices overtaking the narrative"
Jim Bennett/RedfernsPearl Jam has shared a statement outlining the band's effort to combat "unconscious racism." "Pearl Jam was started with a love for music and social justice," the grunge rocke...
ABC Audio Jun 04, 2020
Tool cancels all 2020 North American tour dates
Credit: Travis ShinnTool has canceled all of their 2020 North American dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The alt-metallers had originally announced plans to reschedule the affected shows, ...
ABC Audio Jun 04, 2020
Listen to Travis Barker & Machine Gun Kelly team up to cover Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name"
Credit: Alexandre FaraciAfter teasing a joint cover of a Rage Against the Machine song, Travis Barkerand Machine Gun Kelly have delivered their take on the rap-metal titans' signature t...
ABC Audio Jun 04, 2020
System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan thinks Donald Trump is "the greatest friend to minorities"
Francesco Castaldo/Archivio Francesco Castaldo/Mondadori via Getty ImagesSystem of a Down drummer John Dolmayan believes that President Donald Trump has been "the greatest fri...
ABC Audio Jun 04, 2020
2020 Summerfest canceled due to COVID-19
Courtesy of SummerfestMilwaukee's 2020 Summerfest has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 11-day festival had originally been scheduled for the end of June and beginning of July. Organizer...
ABC Audio Jun 04, 2020
MCR's Gerard Way speaks out on Black Lives Matter protests: "I am, and will remain, inspired by your rage"
Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images for NetflixMy Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has shared his support for the Black Lives Matter movement and the ongoing protests against racism an...
ABC Audio Jun 04, 2020
"A close shave": The Killers remember their worst concert
Credit: Olivia BeeWith the concert world still on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the music community is continuing to reminisce about live shows of the past. The Killers, however, have on...
ABC Audio Jun 04, 2020
Slipknot's Clown wants to see your own mask
Credit: Alexandria Crahan-ConwayHere's your chance to share your own mask with Slipknot. Percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan is asking fans to share their homemade masks via the band's n...
ABC Audio Jun 03, 2020
Nirvana's Krist Novoselic shares statement on comments regarding Trump speech: "I don't support fascism"
Andy Pareti/Getty Images for SXSWNirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has shared a statement regarding the remarks he made concerning a recent speech by Donald Trump, during w...
ABC Audio Jun 03, 2020
What's the WORST part of going to a concert in Nashville now?
Parking costs more than the ticket
Waiting 45 minutes for an Uber that smells like weed
Post-show traffic that somehow still exists at 11pm on a Tuesday
The “convenience fee” being more inconvenient than convenient
Trying to leave Bridgestone with 18,000 other people at once
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