Hayley Williams and David Byrne have released a new song together called “Open the Door,” recorded for the upcoming animated Netflix movie The Twits.
The track marks the second collaboration between the Paramore and Talking Heads singers in as many months. It follows “What Is the Reason For It?” off Byrne’s latest album, Who Is the Sky?
Paramore’s also covered the Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House,” while Byrne returned the favor with a rendition of Williams and company’s song “Hard Times.”
The Twits, an adaptation of the Roald Dahl book of the same name, premieres on Netflix Oct. 17. It also features three more songs Byrne wrote for the film.
Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne attend the Billy Morrison – Aude Somnia Solo Exhibition at Elisabeth Weinstock on September 28, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Greg Doherty/Getty Images)
The BBC Ozzy Osbourne documentary Coming Home is coming to Peacock.
According to Deadline, the film will premiere on the streaming service Oct. 13.
“We are pleased our partners at Peacock have committed to what is a deeply moving look at one of the world’s most well-known families,” says Matt Creasey of the distribution company Banijay Rights, which handled the Peacock streaming deal.
ABC Audio has reached out to Peacock for confirmation.
Coming Home, which was originally conceived as a series called Home to Roost before being reworked as a standalone film, follows Ozzy’s move back to his native England alongside his wife, Sharon Osbourne, after years of living in Los Angeles.
The BBC had originally set to premiere Coming Home on Aug. 18, nearly a month after Ozzy’s death on July 22, but the airing was delayed at the last minute. The broadcaster later said, “We are respecting the family’s wishes to wait a bit longer before airing this very special film.” It then debuted on Oct. 2.
Jonathan Cain and Arnel Pineda of Journey perform onstage during the “Summer Stadium” tour at Truist Park on July 13, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Journey’s Jonathan Cain has left the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band, according to his now-former bandmate Neal Schon.
Schon revealed the news in a post on X, writing, “Jonathan Cain announced his farewell to Journey tonight. I’m nowhere near done!” He added, “Journey has so much more life ahead! I’m sure we will have a great tour!”
Schon later explained why Cain is leaving in a response to a fan comment, writing, “He wants to do his ministry.”
Cain is worship leader at City of Destiny in Florida, the church where his wife, Paula White, is the pastor.
Schon and Cain’s relationship has been rocky over the years, with both of them filing lawsuits against each other in 2024. They settled the lawsuit in August of that year and continued to tour together. Journey’s last show was in April.
The news comes as Cain is getting ready to release a new song, “No One Else,” which he says was “was written in honor of Charlie Kirk,” the late Turning Point USA founder who was killed in September. The song will benefit TPUSA and is set to drop Oct. 23.
As for Journey, while they have no tour announced for the rest of the year or 2026, they are scheduled to play the 2026 Stagecoach Festival, taking place April 24-26 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Journey is part of the April 25 lineup.
Rhino High Fidelity Reel-to-Reel release of Yes’ ‘The Yes Album’/ (Rhino)
Rhino High Fidelity has launched a new reissue series, with albums by Yes and T-Rex kicking things off.
The label’s new Reel-to-Reel (R2R) series focuses on the reel-to-reel format, with each release duplicating an album’s original flat analog master tapes. This offers music fans studio-quality sound, offering folks the master tape experience in their homes.
Starting off the series are reissues of Yes’ 1971 release The Yes Album, which features their classic tune “I’ve Seen All Good People,” and T-Rex’s 1971 release Electric Warrior, featuring their iconic tune “Get it On.”
Each release will be limited to 500 copies worldwide, with the option to bundle the albums. They are available exclusively at Rhino.com.
Vivian Campbell, Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, Jon Bon Jovi, Rick Allen and Phil Collen attend Def Leppard Honored With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame on October 09, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Def Leppard received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday.
The band was honored in the category of Recording, receiving the 2,825th star on the Walk of Fame, which is located near the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles.
Jon Bon Jovi was on hand to honor Def Leppard during the ceremony, starting off his speech by acknowledging, “I am a Def Leppard fan.” He then revealed how they met at a festival and became friends.
“The music of Def Leppard was born and raised in our generation but has continued to reach new audiences who have made it their own for four decades and counting,” Jon said in his speech. “Their work ethic, their resilience, their ability to tour year after year, their influence on some of music’s biggest names, including the reigning queen Taylor Swift, is legendary.”
He added, “Their legacy is in fact etched in stone. From their induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to this spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the name Def Leppard will always be.”
Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott was chosen to speak for the band and acknowledged the number of stars that came before theirs.
“Are we in good company or what?” Elliott asked the crowd gathered for the ceremony, before thanking all the people on their team who have been with them over the years.
“So, from all of us up here, including (founding member) Pete Willis and, of course, the late great (guitarist) Steve Clark, we all say to each and every one of you, to our collective families, especially our parents who helped us get where we are now, just simply to our incredible, loving fan base out there, two words: thank you,” he added.
Paul McCartney surprised fans in New York City with an impromptu free concert in Times Square, announcing the show on social media about one hour before it occurred.
The rocker was promoting his 16th studio album, New, and treated fans to four songs off the record: “Save Us,” “Everybody Out There,” “Queenie Eye” and the title track.
Fans who could not make it to the Big Apple were able to enjoy the concert at home thanks to a Times Square webcam.
New, which at the time was McCartney’s first album of new material in six years, was released one day later on Oct. 11.
McCartney once again surprised New York back in February, announcing three last-minute club shows at the 575-person-capacity Bowery Ballroom in New York City. Fans had to line up at the venue that day to get tickets, as they were only sold at the box office.
The former Beatle is currently on the latest North American leg of his Got Back tour, which hits Denver on Saturday.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member John Lodge of The Moody Blues performs onstage at Fred Kavli Theatre on July 29, 2023 in Thousand Oaks, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer John Lodge, bassist and vocalist of the progressive rock band Moody Blues, has passed away at the age of 82.
His death was announced on the Moody Blues’ Facebook page, which posted a statement from his family. They revealed that he died “suddenly and unexpectedly,” noting he “peacefully slipped away surrounded by his loved-ones and the sounds of The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly.”
“He was never happier than being on stage – he was ‘Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band,'” the statement read, referencing the Moody Blues’ 1973 hit, which Lodge wrote.
Born John Charles Lodge on July 20, 1943, Lodge joined Moody Blues in 1966 after original bassist Clint Warwick left the band. In addition to singing and playing bass, Lodge wrote many of their songs, including “Isn’t Life Strange,” “Sitting at the Wheel” and “Talking Out of Turn.”
In addition to his work with Moody Blues, Lodge released the album Blue Jays with his Moody Blues bandmate Justin Hayward in 1975, which was a top-five hit in the U.K. He also released two solo albums, with his most recent release, the EP Love Conquers All, dropping in February.
Lodge and the Moody Blues launched their last tour in 2017, but Lodge continued to tour on his own celebrating the music of Moody Blues. His most recent shows were dedicated to the band’s sophomore album, Days of Future Passed, which is considered by some to be the first real example of the progressive rock genre. It contained the classic hit “Nights in White Satin,” which was initially released in 1967 but peaked at #2 in the U.S. when it was reissued in 1972.
Moody Blues were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
‘My Grandma and Grandpa Rock!’ by Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky)
Pat Benatar and her husband and musical partner Neil Giraldo have written their first children’s book, My Grandma and Grandpa Rock!, which Pat tells ABC Audio was inspired by their eldest granddaughter Stevie Williams‘ questions about their unusual jobs.
“She was asking us, like, ‘Do you think so-and-so’s grandma sings on stage, and what does she sing?’ … and then she said, ‘Does so-and-so’s grandpa play guitar or drums or something?'” Pat recalls.
“She’s asking all about, do they have tattoos [like us] and what kind do they have? And I said, ‘No … this is just what Papa and I do for a living, but grandparents have lots of other jobs’ … so we started this whole discussion.”
The book depicts diverse grandparents of all nationalities, from all walks of life, and also features illustrations of Pat, Neil and their three grandchildren, Stevie, Lola and Cash Williams. Neil says that led to some complaints about equal time.
“Before it was done, Lola would say, ‘How come Stevie’s in more pictures than me?'” he laughs, calling the complaints “really cute and really funny.” So, he explains, “We had to make sure that Stevie was in seven pages and Lolita was in seven pages, and Cashish, who can’t talk yet, he had to be in seven pages as well.”
And when the book was done, Pat says, “[Stevie] read it to us because she’s just a terrific reader … She really liked it.”
Neil says he and Pat wrote the “good feeling” book the same way they write songs, adding, “It was fun and it was easy.” And, he notes, people tell him they really enjoy “the inclusiveness of it.”
The experience was “so much fun,” says Pat, that they’re writing three more children’s books.
“As soon as they … read the last line, which is, ‘Their most important job is loving you,’ literally everyone goes, ‘Awww,'” says Pat. “I mean, those are the kinds of things that egg you on to do more.”
Cover of Bernie Leadon’s ‘Too Late To Be Cool’/Courtesy of Straight Wire Records, Photo Credit: Henry Diltz
Former Eagles guitarist Bernie Leadon is out with Too Late To Be Cool, his first solo album in 20 years, and he tells ABC Audio making it was almost like creating a debut record.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer says when artists are starting out they “have their whole life to write that first album,” noting the sophomore albums are harder because musicians are often too busy touring to write new material.
“But you had your whole life to write your first album,” he says. “So this feels a little bit like that because I’ve had another half a lifetime to create this body of songs.”
Leadon worked on the album with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame producer Glyn Johns, who he previously worked with during his time with the Eagles. He says they decided to record the album live to analog tape with live musicians playing together in the studio because that’s “how we all learned” to make records.
Leadon says making the album “was just the joy of a lifetime” and he’s proud of the final product.
“I don’t think I can write any better. I don’t think I could sing any better. I don’t think we could play any better,” he says. “We can’t do this any better than we did. So I’m happy.”
And Leadon hopes fans will be happy as well, and that the album will inspire them to go out there and do what they love.
“Do not stop enjoying the thing that you chose for your life’s work because you loved it,” he says when asked what he wants fans to take away from the album. “Don’t forget why you loved it in the beginning, and keep looking for freshness and ways to make it fresh again for yourself.”
Neil Young performs on the Pyramid stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
Neil Young says he’s ready to pull his music off Amazon.
The rocker blasted Jeff Bezos’ company in a post on his Neil Young Archives site, writing, “Bezos supports this government,” then, after posting the Amazon logo, he added “it does not support you or me.”
“The time is here. FORGET AMAZON,” he added, “Soon my music will not be there.”
Young then encouraged his fans to buy local and support their local community.
“Don’t go back to the big corporation who have sold out America,” he wrote. “We all have to give up something to save America from the Corporate Control Age it is entering. They need you to buy from them. Don’t.”
“They shut down our government your income your safety your family’s health security,” he continued. “Take America Back together, stop buying from the big corporations support local business. Do the right thing. Show who you are.”
This isn’t the first time Young has pulled his music from a streaming service. Young demanded his music be pulled from Spotify back in January 2022, accusing the service of “spreading fake information” about the COVID-19 vaccine on The Joe RoganExperience podcast. He returned his music to the service in March 2024
