Metallica on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)
Count Usher among those who want to see Metallica shred Super Bowl halftime.
The R&B star, who headlined the big game’s halftime show in 2024, named the metal legends as his pick to play Super Bowl 60 in 2026 when asked by TMZ.
Beyond being endorsed by Usher, Metallica has another reason to headline the Super Bowl 60 halftime. The game will be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, home of the San Francisco 49ers, and Metallica has long been based in the Bay Area.
Super Bowl 60 takes place Feb. 8, 2026. Before then, Metallica will perform in San Francisco when they take the stage at the Dreamfest benefit concert on Oct. 15.
Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne speak onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Sharon Osbourne has shared an Instagram post thanking fans for their support following the death of her husband, Ozzy Osbourne.
“I’m still having trouble finding the words to express how grateful I am for the overwhelming love and support you’ve shown on social media,” Sharon writes. “Your comments, posts, and tributes have brought me more comfort than you know.”
She adds, “None of it has gone unnoticed, in fact, it’s carried me through many nights.”
Sharon also shares she’s been working with falcons amid her grieving process.
“The connection you make with these powerful birds is built entirely on trust and confidence,” she says. “They’ll choose to perch on you only if they sense you are safe and unafraid of them. It’s a bond I know all too well, and the experience was nothing short of magical.”
The post concludes, “I love you all, and I thank you deeply for the otherworldly amount of love you continue to send my way.”
Ozzy died on July 22, just over two weeks after his final performance at the Back to the Beginning concert on July 5. Sharon was seen attending Ozzy’s public funeral procession, held July 30 in his hometown of Birmingham, England.
Bruce Dickinson performs in concert during Rocklahoma at Rockin’ Red Dirt Ranch on August 31, 2025 in Pryor, Oklahoma. (Gary Miller/Getty Images)
Bruce Dickinson may be from England, but that doesn’t mean he can’t rock “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The Iron Maiden frontman belted the U.S. national anthem ahead of Sunday’s football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks.
“Thank you to everyone at the @nfl and all of the fans at the @steelers vs @seahawks game today,” Dickinson posted on Instagram. “That was a huge honour!”
While he sang an American anthem, Dickinson is still very English in at least one regard: he spelled “honor” with an “ou.”
In other Maiden-related news, the metal legends have been named an “Album Champion” for the 2025 edition of the U.K.’s National Album Day, taking place Oct. 18.
The annual event, which has been held since 2018, aims to “celebrate and promote the art of the album,” and honors “artists who tell their stories behind these significant and influential bodies of work.”
“Albums matter,” Dickinson says. “They always have not just to Maiden but to all of the band members that have done solo projects – none of them have just toured – they have always recorded and released product too – especially me!!”
“The rush of first seeing the vinyl or the CD or back in the day the cassette for the first time never leaves you,” he continues. “It’s great that fans are coming full circle to enjoy the totemistic experience that was lost for a while in this digital era.”
The other 2025 Album Champions are Architects, Wolf Alice and Nova Twins.
Sammy Hagar ‘Best of All Worlds” Las Vegas residency artwork/(Courtesy of Live Nation Las Vegas)
Sammy Hagar is returning to Las Vegas.
The former Van Halen frontman has announced a new set of dates for his The Best of All Worlds Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
The latest Vegas stint will be made up of 11 shows, taking place March 11-21 and Sept. 18-26. Sammy will once again be joined by the Best of All Worlds Band, made up of Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, guitar great Joe Satriani, drummer Kenny Aronoff and multi-instrumentalist Rai Thistlethwayte.
“I can’t tell you how hard it’s been not to leak this announcement,” Sammy says. “Those last nine shows were some of the best shows I’ve done in my life.”
He adds, “I love this band like no other and can’t wait to do it again. One listen to the live residency record coming out and you will understand this is my idea of retirement! Beats golf any day.”
That live residency recording is Sammy’s upcoming album, Sammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band – The Residency, dropping Oct. 10.
A Citi presale for residency tickets begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT. After a variety of other presales, tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. PT.
Sammy debuted his The Best of All Worlds residency in April. A complete list of new dates can be found at RedRocker.com.
Paul McCartney Santa Barbara show artwork/(Courtesy of Paul McCartney)
Paul McCartney is getting ready to kick off a North American leg of his Got Back tour, but before that happens, he’s going to be treating fans in California to a much more intimate show.
The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced he’ll headline a one-night-only show on Sept. 26 at the Santa Barbara Bowl. The show will be a phone-free event and all those attending will have to lock their phones in secured Yondr pouches.
In order to nab tickets, folks must register ahead of time starting Monday at 8 a.m. local time at PaulMcCartneyGotBack.com. Registration will be open until Tuesday at 10 p.m. local time.
McCartney’s North American Got Back tour, which will have him playing stadiums and arenas, kicks off Sept. 29 in Palm Desert, California. It wraps with two shows in Chicago, Nov. 24 and 25. A complete list of dates can be found at PaulMcCartney.com.
) Neil Young performs with his band the Chrome Hearts 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 is being sued over the name of his latest band, Chrome Hearts.
A luxury brand based out of Los Angeles, also named Chrome Hearts, is suing the rocker for trademark infringement in California federal court.
According to the suit, Young and the band’s “continued use of the confusingly similar name in commerce violates Chrome Hearts’ valuable intellectual property rights,” contending that the rockers have “intentionally and knowingly capitalized off of confusion between” the brand and the band.
Chrome Hearts, the brand, has been in business since 1988 selling Chrome Hearts-branded clothing items. The suit notes it has worked with several A-list celebrities, including Madonna, Rihanna, Lou Reed and Cher,and mentions that Timothée Chalamet even wore its clothes to the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The suit claims the clothing company reached out to Young and the band in July about its trademark rights, asking them to stop using the Chrome Hearts name, but they are continuing to not only perform under the name, but sell merchandise with the name on it.
The brand is asking the court to order Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts to stop using the name, to award it financial damages and to reimburse it for legal expenses.
Young began touring with Chrome Hearts — organist Spooner Oldham, guitarist Micah Nelson, bassist Corey McCormick and drummer Anthony LoGerfo — in 2024. They released their first album together, Talking to the Trees, in June.
They wrap their Love Earth tour on Monday in Los Angeles and play Farm Aid on Saturday in Minneapolis.
Poster for ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’/20th Century Studios
Bruce Springsteen fans got their first preview of Jeremy Allen White singing as The Boss in a new trailer for the much-anticipated film Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
The clip debuted during the Emmy Awards Sunday night, and in it you can hear White singing the “Atlantic City,” a track from Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska, the making of which is the central focus of the film.
“It’s a hard thing, realizing people aren’t who you want them to be,” White says in the opening of the trailer. “It feels different coming home; there’s a real emptiness.”
After Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau, played by Jeremy Strong, tells Bruce that the label wants the first top-10 hit from him, Springsteen pushes back.
“These new songs, they are different. But they’re the only thing making sense to me right now,” he says. “The only thing I can still believe in.” To which Landau replies, “Then we’ll get it. Whatever it takes.”
Later, when the label exec calls the album a “highly unorthodox career move,” Landau says, “That’s the point. He’s channeling something deeply personal,” adding, “but in this office, my office, we believe in Bruce Springsteen.”
“This film takes a couple years out of my life and looks at them very closely, a time when I made Nebraska and went through some personal difficulties,” Springsteen shares. “I’m so appreciative of Jeremy Allen White and the entire cast for their wonderful and moving performances—and (director) Scott Cooper, one of the most generous collaborators I’ve ever worked with.”
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere opens Oct. 24.
Ilan Rubin sits in with the 8G Band on February 6, 2020. (Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
New Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin has shared an Instagram post reflecting on his first show with Dave Grohl and company.
“Last night with @foofighters could not have been a better time,” Rubin wrote Sunday. “After keeping my head down for a couple wild months and throwing myself into the material, that first show was such an incredible release of energy.”
“I’ve been taken aback by all the positivity and support, and I just wanted to say thanks!” he continues. “Excited for all the volume and sweat that lies ahead.”
Rubin, who played with Nine Inch Nails for over 10 years, made his live debut with the Foos during a last-minute show Saturday in San Luis Obispo, California. The “Everlong” rockers will play another underplay concert Monday in Santa Ana, California.
Rubin takes the place of Josh Freese, who’d joined the band in 2023 following the 2022 death of Taylor Hawkins. Freese was let go from the Foos in May, and has since rejoined Nine Inch Nails after previously playing with them from 2005 to 2008.
Foo Fighters will launch a tour of Asia in October.
Cover of Bernie Leadon’s ‘Too Late To Be Cool’/Courtesy of Straight Wire Records, Photo Credit: Henry Diltz
Eagles founding member Bernie Leadon is getting ready to drop Too Late To Be Cool, his first solo album in 20 years, and he’s just shared another track from the record.
The latest single is “Go On Down To Mobile,” which Leadon describes as a song “about a clueless guy having a long-distance relationship” with a gal in Alabama.
This is the third track Leadon has released from Too Late To Be Cool, which is due out Oct. 10. He previously released the emotional song “Too Many Memories,” which Leadon says can be somewhat misunderstood.
While the video is sprinkled with archival footage of his time with the Eagles, Leadon tells ABC Audio the song is about more than just that period of his life.
“I mean, it’s about my entire life. I’ve done a lot of things that weren’t even music necessarily, including family and traveling all over the place,” he says. “And, you know, I’ve had a really wide, varied life.”
He adds, “That’s why the second verse talks about ‘I’ve lived many lifetimes in a single go.'”
Leadon also released the track “Just a Little,” a fun song about being angry, which he says he enjoyed writing.
“I tried to think of every single possible non-profane way to say I’ve been royally messed over,” he shares. “And so it was a lot of fun to do that.”
Musician Dave Grohl, founding member of Nirvana and The Foo Fighters, performs onstage as a special guest with the Los Angeles Philharmonic during weekend 2, day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 19, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella)
Foo Fighters returned to the stage Saturday for a show the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California. It marked their first performance with new drummer Ilan Rubin, who previously played with Nine Inch Nails.
In video posted to the band’s Instagram Story, Grohl is seen introducing Rubin to the crowd.
“We get to say, who our f***** drummer is,” Grohl said. “Everybody else has said it. I finally get the opportunity to say, ladies and gentlemen, would you please welcome the most bad*** mother*****, Ilan Rubin, is playing drums in the Foo Fighters right now.”
This was the Foo’s first show since August 2024, and the night kicked off with Grohl acknowledging their absence from the stage.
“Oh my f***** God,” Grohl said when he first came walked out. “It’s been a while. It’s f****** been a while, huh”
The band then treated the crowd to 25-song set, featuring Foo favorites like “All My Life,” “My Hero,” “Times Like These,” “Learn to Fly,” “The Pretender,” “This Is A Call,” “Stacked Actors” and “Monkey Wrench,” ending the night with the classic “Everlong.”
The Foos also performed several songs they haven’t played in a while, including “Have It All,” which, according to setlist.fm, was the first performance of the One by One track since 2015. They also revisited two songs from their 1995 debut album: “Alone + Easy Target” and “Exhausted,” last played since 2018 and 2014, respectively.
In addition, the night included a performance of “Winnebago” — which Grohl recorded under the pseudonym Late! — for the first time since 2014.
Saturday night’s concert, which was announced Friday, was the band’s first since Grohl’s 2024 infidelity scandal.
Foo Fighters are due to kick off a tour of Asia in October.
