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This bird you cannot change, but this bird now has a video.

UMe has premiered the first-ever official video for Lynyrd Skynyrd‘s classic epic, “Free Bird.” The clip arrives over 50 years after the original song was released in 1973 on the album (Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd).

The video begins with an older man walking through his house when he’s startled by a bird tapping at a window. That makes him notice an old photo album filled with pictures of his younger days of riding his motorcycle and falling in love with his future wife.

When he reaches the end of the album, he discovers the keys to his old chopper and decides to fix it up. He then takes a trip to a fireworks store and lights up a huge display reminiscent of one he experienced with his wife.

“Although there are many interpretations to the song’s meaning, this interpretation of the epic song is a nostalgic narrative of eternal love and the timeless spirit of ‘Free Bird’ with its own relatable and uplifting American tale of true love,” a press release says.

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You may find yourself at a beautiful wedding, with a beautiful bride, with David Byrne performing, and you may ask yourself, “Well, how did I get here?”

If you’re Andrew Kuo, you got here by marrying Malu Byrne, the daughter of the Talking Heads frontman. According to The New York Times, the couple tied the knot during a May 2 ceremony that David officiated. As they walked down the aisle, Papa Byrne performed the Talking Heads song “Heaven.”

The Times also reports that Kuo asked his future father-in-law for his blessing before popping the question.

“It was very old-fashioned and sweet,” David says. “I obviously said yes, but I also asked a lot of pointed questions.”

“I was amazed at how much of an old-fashioned dad I am,” he adds. “My care for Malu suddenly came pouring out. Andrew passed with flying colors.”

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Foo Fighters‘ upcoming concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, looks to be just as rowdy as their shows anywhere else in the world.

Promoter Ravel Junardy tells the Jakarta Globe that Dave Grohl and company have “asked for the freedom to curse on stage, as well as permission to smoke and drink during the show.”

“As long as it doesn’t touch on sensitive topics like race, religion, or Indonesian cultural values, we’ll allow it,” Junardy says.

Additionally, the Foos will be flying their private chef alongside them for the show.

“We’ve received their menu, but we’ll also serve them some local specialties,” Junardy says.

Foo Fighters will play Jakarta as part of their tour of Asia kicking off in October. The shows will mark their first since Grohl’s 2024 infidelity scandal, as well as their first since since parting ways with drummer Josh Freese.

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Billy Joel has canceled all scheduled concert dates after revealing he was recently diagnosed with a health condition.

In a statement posted to his social media Friday, the singer shared he has been dealing with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a disorder where fluid builds up in the brain.

“This condition has been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision, and balance,” the statement reads.

The post goes on to say that on doctor’s orders, Billy will be refraining from performing while he undergoes physical therapy. It adds that Billy “looks forward to the day when he can once again take the stage.”

“I’m sincerely sorry to disappoint our audience, and thank you for understanding,” Billy, 76, says in a statement.

Fans will receive an automatic refund for all canceled dates, which span through 2026. 

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Neil Young has shared the title track off his upcoming album, Talkin to the Trees, recorded with his Chrome Hearts band.

You can listen to the song now via digital outlets. The album, which also includes the previously released cuts “big change” and “Lets Roll Again,” is due out June 13.

Chrome Hearts consists of organist Spooner Oldham, guitarist Micah Nelson, bassist Corey McCormick and drummer Anthony LoGerfo.

Young will take the Chrome Hearts out on the road for a U.S. tour beginning in August.

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There definitely was a reason to get excited during Bob Dylan‘s latest performance on Willie Nelson‘s Outlaw Music Festival tour.

During Thursday’s show in Spokane, Washington, Dylan was joined onstage by acclaimed bluegrass musician and fellow Outlaw performer Billy Strings for a rendition of “All Along the Watchtower.”

As seen in fan-shot footage, Dylan sang the track from behind a piano while Strings strummed and picked an acoustic guitar in his virtuosic style.

Dylan’s previous Outlaw sets have included the first performance of “Mr. Tambourine Man” in 15 years, and the live debut of covers of The Pogues‘ “A Rainy Night in Soho” and Ricky Nelson‘s “Garden Party.”

The Outlaw Music Festival continues Saturday in Ridgefield, Washington.

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Along with hearing Tony Iommi play on a song with English pop star Robbie Williams, you can now watch him do that, too.

Williams has premiered the video for “Rocket,” his collaborative single with the Black Sabbath guitarist. Iommi pops up in the clip while rocking the track’s guitar riff and standing back-to-back with Williams on the streets of England.

“Rocket” the song dropped on Wednesday. It will appear on Williams’ upcoming album, Britpop, due out in the fall.

Iommi, meanwhile, is prepping for the Black Sabbath reunion/farewell show in July, which will see him performing alongside fellow original members Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the final time. The stacked bill also includes an Ozzy solo performance, plus Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool and Slayer.

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On This Day, May 23, 2024 …

Bruce Springsteen was celebrated in London as he was honored as an Academy Fellow of The Ivors Academy.

He was the first international songwriter to receive the honor by the U.K. organization, which presents The Ivor Novello Awards, celebrating excellence in British and Irish songwriting. 

Paul McCartney, an Academy Fellow himself, was on hand to give Springsteen his honor. During his speech, The Boss recalled his early shows in London.

U2 was just honored as the 2025 Academy Fellow of The Ivors Academy. They became the first-ever Irish songwriters to earn a fellowship.

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It’s been eight years since the last U2 album, but Bono and the boys are back.

The BBC reports that backstage at The Ivors ceremony in London on Thursday, where the band was given a prestigious fellowship of The Ivors Academy, they said they were in the studio making new music, complete with drummer Larry Mullen Jr. He’d been sidelined due to a neck surgery and was absent from U2’s residency shows at Sphere Las Vegas.

“It was difficult being away because of injury,” Mullen said. “So I’m thrilled to be back in a creative environment, even if I’m not 100% there and I’ve got some bits falling off.”

He added, “When I was away from the band, I missed it, but I didn’t realize how much I missed it.”

The band’s most recent projects have looked to their back catalog — playing Achtung Baby at the Sphere, rerecording their catalog acoustically on the Songs of Surrender album and reimagining How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. But as Bono said Thursday, “You do that because you need to understand where that desire to be heard came from.”

Now, however, “The sound of the future is what we’re most interested in. It doesn’t exist yet. It’s ours to make, and that’s what we have the chance to do.”

According to the BBC, Bono said U2’s latest songwriting sessions consisted of “just the four of us in a room, trying a new song and going, ‘What’s that feeling? Oh right, that’s chemistry.'”

“We’ve had it over the years but you lose it sometimes,” he added. “But isn’t it strange that it’s just got to the moment when just bass, drums, guitar and a loudmouth singer sounds like an original idea? That’s where we’re at in 2025.”

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Heart returned to the road earlier this year with their Royal Flush tour, and fans who caught their show saw a set that was filled with more than just Heart classics.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band is known to cover Led Zeppelin in concert, and Nancy Wilson says there’s a good reason they include those songs in the set.

“We’re kind of built to play Zeppelin,” she tells ABC Audio, “because Zeppelin was another rock band who had the capability and the diversity enough to go all the way acoustic or big, loud electric.”

Nancy says it’s “hard for us not to do at least two Zeppelin” songs each show, noting they’ve covered such classics as “Going to California,” “Battle of Evermore” and “Stairway to Heaven” in the past.

“It’s kind of a variety show, you know, our show, we cover lots of bases,” she says. “It’s hard to get Zeppelin out of Heart. You know, we can’t ever not do Zeppelin somehow. … It’s just too much fun to not do it.” 

Fans will be able to catch Heart playing those Zeppelin tunes, as well as their hits like “Barracuda,” “Magic Man” and “Crazy on You,” when Heart launches the next leg of their An Evening With Heart tour on May 31 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A complete list of Heart shows can be found at heart-music.com.

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