Roger Waters performs onstage at Crypto.com Arena on September 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Roger Waters has released a new interpretation of Pink Floyd’s iconic tune “Comfortably Numb.”
“Comfortably Numb Re-imagined” has Waters collaborating with Palestinian artist Mona Miari, and features new verses in both English and Arabic.
According to the description posted with the song’s video, “[T]he work reframes the song through themes of displacement, memory, loss, and the enduring pursuit of justice and human dignity. … [T]his audio-visual piece transcends borders and languages, offering a powerful reflection on resilience, truth, and the shared humanity that binds us all.”
“Comfortably Numb,” written by Waters and David Gilmour, appeared on Pink Floyd’s 11th studio album, 1979’s The Wall. Released as a single in 1980, it has gone on to be one of the band’s most popular tunes.
Daisy Chain Fields lineup poster. (Courtesy of Live Nation)
Stevie Nicks is set to perform at a new festival put on by pop star Olivia Rodrigo.
The festival, Daisy Chain Fields, will be held Aug. 29 in Irvine, California, and will feature a lineup made up entirely of women and female-fronted bands. Rodrigo is set to perform, along with Garbage, The Breeders, Bikini Kill, Chappell Roan and more.
Nicks, Sarah McLachlan — who created the female-focused festival Lilith Fair in the ’90s — and Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O are billed as “special guests.”
“Daisy Chain Fields is built on the belief that joy, community, and creativity can inspire meaningful change,” says Rodrigo. “I’m so excited to celebrate this incredible lineup of women, and I’m grateful to all of our partners in helping us make this festival come to life.”
She adds, “By bringing together women in music and organizations helping shape a better future for women and girls, I hope we can build a community that inspires hope and positive change.”
Net proceeds will support nonprofit organizations “dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls,” a press release says.
Presales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT. For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit DaisyChainFields.com.
Rod Stewart performs onstage during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at Intuit Dome on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for FIREAID)
After canceling several shows earlier in June due to laryngitis, Rod Stewart returned to the stage on Friday night, but didn’t appear 100% healthy.
TMZ obtained video of Rod struggling through his concert in Salt Lake City, Utah. The video shows Stewart performing “Young Turks” while leaning on musical instruments and the side of the stage in order to stay upright. At the end of the song he motions toward someone behind stage, who brings out an oxygen tank for him to breathe into.
“The show must go on,” Stewart says as he returns to the stage, noting he “nearly f****** fainted.” He then asks the audience if they’d mind if he sat down for the next song.
Stewart recently postponed shows in San Diego and Morrison, Colorado, after coming down with laryngitis. After the Colorado postponement a statement revealed doctors had diagnosed him with “inflammation and strain of the vocal folds.”
Stewart’s next show is June 27 in Lisbon, Portugal. A complete list of tour dates can be found at RodStewart.com.
Ozzy Osbourne at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction 2024 (Disney/Eric McCandless)
The Ozzy Osbourne exhibit in Birmingham, England, is getting a new piece of Ozzy memorabilia.
The Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery just announced that Ozzy’s black Gothic-style throne will be part of the Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero exhibit starting July 1.
Ozzy debuted the throne in 2024 when he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. He last used it during his solo and Black Sabbath performances at the July 5, 2025, Back to the Beginning concert in Birmingham’s Villa Park, which turned out to be Ozzy’s final concert. Ozzy died just weeks later on July 22, 2025.
“As we approach the one-year anniversary of Back to the Beginning, it feels fitting that Ozzy’s throne, which has now become synonymous with his final performance, would be placed in the museum, where it can be seen by the fans who loved him,” said Sara Wajid and Zak Mensah, co-chief executives at Birmingham Museums Trust.
Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero opened June 25, 2025, to coincide with the Back to the Beginning concert. It was originally supposed to close in September 2025 but has been extended until Sept. 27, 2026.
In other Ozzy news … his daughter Kelly Osbourne shared her heartbreak of missing Ozzy in a Father’s Day post on Instagram.
“Dad, I still find myself looking for you in ordinary moments the advice I need, the joke I want to tell, the victory I wish you could see,” she wrote. “The ache of missing you is the price of loving you, and I would pay it forever rather than have never been your child at all! “
She added, “I will never stop missing you. It is an honor to spend the rest of my life loving you. Until we meet again!”
Clive Davis attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jon Platt at The Beverly Hilton on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Clive Davis, the record executive known as “the man with the golden ears,” has died of age-related illness, according to his family. He was 94.
Davis either discovered, signed or guided the careers of artists including Bruce Springsteen, Chicago, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Janis Joplin, Alicia Keys, Patti Smith and Whitney Houston.
A statement from Davis’ family read, “To the world, our father was the iconic music legend whose vision, instincts, and relentless pursuit of excellence shaped the soundtrack of countless lives. He discovered, mentored, and championed the greatest artists in modern music history, leaving an indelible mark on culture that will endure for generations.”
“To his family, Clive was Dad and Granddaddy, the steady presence at the center of our lives, the source of wisdom, strength, encouragement, and unconditional love. No matter how extraordinary his professional accomplishments, he never lost sight of what mattered most: the people he loved.”
A lawyer by trade, New York City-born Davisjoined Columbia Records as assistant counsel in 1960. He was made president of the label by 1967 and helped to bring it into the rock era, signing acts such as Joplin’s band Big Brother and the Holding Company; Santana; Blood, Sweat & Tears; and Pink Floyd.
After being fired from Columbia in 1973, he started his own labels, Arista Records and J Records, and worked for BMG and Sony Music Entertainment. Over that time, he helped revive the careers of Dionne Warwick, Santana, the Grateful Dead, Rod Stewart and Aretha Franklin; gave Barry Manilow his first #1 with “Mandy”; identified Whitney Houston as a future star and signed her at age 19; and released Alicia Keys’ 2001 Grammy-winning debut album, Songs in A Minor.
Other acts Davis worked with over the years included Barbra Streisand, Sarah McLachlan, Carly Simon, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny G, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Kinks, Annie Lennox, Toni Braxton, Luther Vandross, Maroon 5 and Usher.
Davis also worked closely with American Idol in the show’s early years, heading the label that released the music of winners and finalists such as Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Fantasia Barrino, Jennifer Hudson, Ruben Studdard and Jordin Sparks.
Davis’ annual star-studded pre-Grammy parties became legendary and often served as a launching pad for the artist he was focusing on at the time. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 as a non-performer.
His 2013 autobiography, The Soundtrack of My Life, was a New York Times bestseller. The 2017 documentary Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, is currently available on Netflix.
Davis, who at age 80 revealed that he was bisexual, is survived by three sons, a daughter, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as well as his partner. His two marriages ended in divorce.
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)
Ask not for whom the Swiftie bell tolls, Kirk Hammett, it tolls for thee.
The Metallica guitarist discovered that Taylor Swift and karma do indeed vibe like that, or at least her fans do, after taking a brief tumble onstage during a recent show in Dublin.
You see, days before, Hammett wore a novelty T-shirt that featured a drawing of the pop superstar alongside the text, “Taylor Swift is a CIA psyop” during a Metallica show in Budapest. That caught the attention of certain corners of Swift’s fanbase, including the fan account @Taylors_Archive, which tweeted, “Kirk Hammett from the has-been band Metallica was wearing a ‘Taylor Swift Is a CIA Psyop’ shirt on stage.”
The jab at Metallica’s modern-day relevance aside, it was perhaps that tweet that was rattling in Hammett’s brain while he was playing the opening riff to “Seek and Destroy” in Dublin. As he was walking the lip of the stage, he lost his balance and briefly fell into the crowd. Luckily, he appeared unhurt and was helped back up before resuming the song.
It seems Hammett had a laugh about the whole thing, posting video of the fall on Instagram alongside the caption, “Yep ….. [poop emoji] happens!”
Metallica played another show in Dublin on Sunday without incident. It was awfully kind of Swifties to let Hammett off with just a warning.
Meanwhile, the so-called “has-been” Metallica will continue on with their European tour into early July before launching their sold-out residency at the Las Vegas Sphere in October.
Billy Joel became the first rock act to headline Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.
The show was night one of a two-night stand at the baseball stadium, part of Joel’s Storm Front tour.
According to setlist.fm, Joel, who is from Long Island, New York, performed tracks from Storm Front, as well as classics like “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,” “My Life,” “An Innocent Man,” “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” “Uptown Girl,” “It’s Still Rock & Roll To Me,” “Only the Good Die Young” and “Big Shot.”
The set also included a performance of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and “Shout,” by the Isley Brothers, who put together the first-ever concert at the stadium, an ensemble R&B show that happened in 1969.
Joel ended the evening with “New York State of Mind” and “Piano Man.”
Joel released a video album and CD of the concerts in September of 1990.
Supertramp’s ‘Brother Where Are You Bond’ and ‘Free as a Bird’ (UMG)
Supertramp continues to celebrate their 50th anniversary with vinyl reissues of their classic albums.
The latest releases include 1985’s Brother Where You Bound and 1987’s Free as a Bird, which have both been remastered at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.
Brother Where You Bound, originally released May 21, 1985, was Supertramp’s eighth studio album, and their first following the departure of original member and co-frontman Roger Hodgson. The album peaked at #21 on Billboard 200 Albums chart and featured the top-40 hit “Cannonball.”
Free as a Bird, the band’s ninth studio album, was released in October 1987. It featured a more experimental sound, with the band using synthesizers and drum machines to add dance beats and rhythms. After touring the album, the group disbanded and didn’t reform again until 1997.
The new releases are the third installment of Supertramp’s 50th anniversary reissue series, which launched in August 2025 with half-speed remasters of 1974’s Crime of the Century and 1975’s Crisis? What Crisis? That was followed in January with remastered releases of 1977’s Even in the Quietest Moments…, their 1979 megahit Breakfast in America and 1982’s …Famous Last Words….
James Taylor at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony (Disney/Eric McCandless)
Live Nation is offering four-packs of lawn tickets to individual shows over the summer for the all-in price of $99 as part of its Summer of Live promotion.
The participating artists include David Byrne, Don Felder, Foreigner, Lynyrd Skynyrd, James Taylor, John Fogerty, John Mellencamp, Mötley Crüe, Santana, The Doobie Brothers, Toto, Christopher Cross, The Guess Who, Howard Jones and Tedeschi Trucks Band.
Saxophonist Walter Parazaider of Chicago performs at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 18, 2012 in Wantagh, New York. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
The Doobie Brothers have paid tribute to Chicago founding member Walter Parazaider, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 81.
In a post on Instagram, the band said they wanted to “bid farewell to our good friend” and reflected on their relationship with Chicago, which “goes back decades to the early 70’s (sic) when we played many shows with them.”
“We became good friends with all the members exchanging phone numbers, addresses and emails,” they wrote. “Walt was always among the first people to greet everyone when we walked into a venue. Always wearing a warm smile as he reached out to embrace you with a hug.”
“He always picked up the phone when you called and made you feel like he was genuinely happy to hear from you,” they continued. “On occasion you might get a call from him just checking in to let you know he was thinking of you.”
The band described Parazaider as “a truly authentic, warm person with a heart as big as the ocean.”
“We’re so thankful for the wonderful memories we have of Walt and for the incredible legacy of music he helped create,” they concluded the post. “We send our sincere condolences to his wife and family and of course to all his bandmates. He blessed us all with his presence and is forever in our hearts.”
