News

Country icon Dolly Parton became a rock star after releasing an album of covers a few years ago. One diehard fan of metal created an Ozzy Osbourne-inspired rendition of “Jolene.”

Music Fans Mourn Heavy Metal Icon Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne is known as The Prince of Darkness. He famously bit the head off a live bat during a concert in the early 1980s. But fans of the singer got to see another side of the singer when he and his family started in a reality TV show. The Osbournes aired from 2002 until 2005 on MTV. Ozzy’s constant call for his wife Sharon Osbourne became a part of pop culture.

Ozzy Osbourne/Credit: YouTube

Before his solo career, he was a founding member of Black Sabbath. He was fired from the band in 1979 but recently reunited with them for one final show. Viewers of the MTV series always felt something was off with Ozzy Osbourne.

Nikki Sixx said health issues were the reason Mötley Crüe did not partake in Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show in Birmingham, England, earlier this month.

The band’s presence wouldn’t have been out of the question, as the Back to the Beginning show featured a bevy of rock legends, including Metallica, Slayer, and the Crüe’s fellow hair metal legends, Guns N’ Roses. When a fan asked Sixx on X if the band would’ve liked to have been there, the bassist replied, “We have been having health issues within the band…...

Mötley Crüe have postponed their spring Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM until the fall as singer Vince Neil undergoes an unspecified “medical procedure.”

The residency was scheduled to take place across 11 shows in March (28th and 29th) and April, although the April 19th date has been canceled outright. Now, the performances will happen across 10 dates in September and October (1st and 3rd).

Get Mötley Crüe Tickets Here

On Instagram, Mötley Crüe issued the following statement: “Mötley Crüe’s Las Vegas Residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, originally scheduled for March 28th-April 19th, 2025, is moving to September 2025 due to a required medical procedure recently advised by vocalist Vince Neil’s doctors.”

Neil added, “To all the Crüeheads who were looking forward to see us this Spring, I’m truly sorry. My health is my top priority so I can bring you the awesome shows you deserve,...

Mötley Crüe have been forced to move their March/April Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM to September because Vince Neil needs to undergo a vocal procedure. Tickets from the original dates will be valid at the rescheduled shows.

“To all the Crüeheads who were looking forward to see us this Spring, I’m truly sorry,” Neil said in a statement. “My health is my top priority so I can bring you the awesome shows you deserve, and I can’t wait to return to the stage.

Country superstar, Dolly Parton will be collaborating with Sabrina Carpenter right on the heels of the latter winning her first two Grammys. Dolly has always been open to working with other artists that she admired and respected. So, what has brought these two blonde bombshells together? Keep reading for more details.

Dolly Parton Collaborating With Sabrina Carpenter

Over the decades, Dolly Parton has collaborated with some of the greats. She worked with Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, and many more. Then, she began work on her first rock album, Rockstar which was an immense success. On that, she collaborated with the best of the best, pulling out all of the stops. Dolly brought in Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sting, Peter Frampton, Steve Perry, John Fogerty, Richie Sambora, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, Steven Tyler, Lynyrd Skynyrd, P!nk, Rob Halford, and Nikki Sixx. This became her highest-ranking album to...

Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke is joining Alice Cooper’s touring band on the shock rocker’s winter US tour. Clarke is stepping in for Orianthi, who had been set to fill in for Nita Strauss.

According to a press release, Orianthi is unable to participate in the tour “due to unforeseen circumstances.” The one-time Alice Cooper guitarist had been set to reprise her role in the band because Strauss is supporting Apocalyptica during the same timeframe.

Get Alice Cooper Tickets Here

The outing kicks off this Friday (January 31st) in Augusta, Georgia, and runs through a February 11th gig in St. Augustine, Florida, with tickets available here. Clarke will also be on board for Cooper’s headlining appearance on the Rock Legends Cruise from February 13th through 17th.

Clarke is best known for being a member of Guns N’ Roses from 1991 through 1994, performing with the band on...

A literary classic gets a 21st-century coat of paint with Young Werther, based on the 1774 novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther. The film loosely follows the plot of the book, but has been updated to reflect 2024 sensibilities. Douglas Booth (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) stars as the title character, an aristocratic young fop who falls in love with a young woman. The only problem is that she's already engaged to be married to a pretty great guy. Thus, Werther embarks on a quest to win his beloved's heart, whether she's interested or not.

While an inherently unlikable figure on a less-than-righteous mission, Young Werther is nonetheless an endearing story thanks to the script by writer-director José Lourenço and a winning performance by Booth, who imbues the character with an old-timey charm, quick wit, and good-natured harmlessness, even when trying to steal a woman from her fiancé.

Related Young Werther Review:...

Previous | Image 1 of 11 | NextBassist Nikki Sixx

Chicago – The Crüe is back and touring, stopping by the 2024 Summerfest in Milwaukee on June 21st, with line-up vocalist Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx, guitarist John 5 and the incomparable Tommy Lee on drums. The 85 minute set included some of their greatest songs, including “Home Sweet Home,” “Primal Scream” “Dr. Feelgood” and “Girls Girls Girls.” HollywoodChicago.com Music Editor and Photographer Jeff “Doc” Doles was there to capture the iconic band.

Mötley Crüe was formed in 1981, and has sold over 100 million albums worldwide. They have also achieved seven platinum or multi-platinum certifications, nine Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 chart, twenty-two Top 40 mainstream rock hits, and six Top 20 pop singles.

Upcoming 2024 shows include three Canadian dates, July 11th (Calgary) July 13th (Ottawa) and July 14th (Quebec City) and back in this area at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on August 10th. Click the link below for all tour dates.

Mötley Crüe played a “secret” club show at Bowery Ballroom in New York City on Monday night (May 6th). The band had teased the concert on social media under the moniker “1981” (the year they formed), and were met with a packed house for the gig.

The 12-song set at the 600-capacity venue was mostly filled with the Crüe’s best-known tunes like “Looks That Kill,” “Shout at the Devil,” “Dr. Feelgood,” “Girls, Girls, Girls,” and the closing number, “Kickstart My Heart.” The band also played its new single, “Dogs of War” (their first song featuring new guitarist John 5), as well as a covers medley featuring tunes by The Beatles, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Beastie Boys, and more.

Get Mötley Crüe Tickets Here

Tickets to the club show sold out in five minutes when they went on sale last week, as fans quickly caught on that it was a Mötley Crüe concert.

Mötley Crüe have unveiled the new single “Dogs of War” along with a visually stunning music video. The track marks the legendary rock band’s first new music in five years, and first song with new guitarist John 5.

“Dogs of War” features John 5 prominently, as it contains some heavy riffage and a tantalizing guitar solo. Lyrically, the song is one of defiance, with lines like, “Don’t let the dogs of war/ Come knocking at your door/ As we’re crawling ‘cross the floor/ They’ll make your skin crawl/ They’ll make the stars fall/ Do they matter after all.”

Get Mötley Crüe Tickets Here

“It’s always great getting back in the studio with the guys in the band,” stated bassist Nikki Sixx. “We know you’re gonna like this one.”

The action-packed music video, conceived by director Nick DenBoer along with input from the band, depicts...

Independent Artist Group, the scrappy agency led by CEO Jim Osborne, is partnering with Covenant House in order to support the organization that is dedicated to fighting homelessness.

In making Covenant House its philanthropic priority, the agency is following the lead of clients Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe, as well as the band Five Finger Death Punch, both of whom are long-time and active supporters of the organization.

Iag has made a long-term financial commitment to the organization and will encourage employees to dedicate time and effort through volunteer programs and service days at Los Angeles sites of Covenant House.

“Our eyes were opened to Covenant House by our clients Nikki Sixx and Five Finger Death Punch, and once we saw the amazing and necessary work that this organization does, it connected perfectly with our core values and inspired us to join them in making a significant difference in the lives of young people,...

Mick Mars’ exit from Mötley Crüe and retirement from touring was unceremonious and contentious, resulting in legal drama and a highly publicized back-and-forth spat between the guitarist and his former bandmates.

But it would all be water under the bridge — for Mars at least — if the Crüe still wanted to write songs with their longtime axeman.

In a new interview, Mars was surprisingly forthcoming about the hypothetical opportunity to work with his old band in a creative capacity again.

“Well, it took me 40 years ’cause Mötley was priority… and now that I’m retired, I’m just me,” Mars told Audacy Check In when asked why it took him four decades to make his first solo album. “I mean, if Mötley wanted me to write songs with them again, of course I would… But right now, I’m just me, so I’m writing, and it’s not Mötley, and...

Dolly Parton is celebrating her birthday Friday, January 19th, with a new deluxe edition of her November album Rockstar that includes fresh tracks.

“It’s my Birthday so I’m going to give you a present!” our November cover star wrote on Twitter. “I’m releasing four never released songs for my birthday, to go with the Rockstar album, and a few others that you may have heard before that were not on the album. I hope you enjoy them, and I hope you all have a happy birthday for me! Lol.”

Rockstar primarily comprised Parton’s renditions of rock classics like “Magic Man,” “Purple Rain,” “Stairway to Heaven,” and many more, plus a who’s-who of guest features. The deluxe edition of Rockstar continues the fun with originals “Mama Never Said” and a live version of “Rockin’ It,” plus the Sylvester Stallone-featuring “Stay Out of My Bedroom,” lifted...

Mick Mars scored a victory in his ongoing legal battle with Mötley Crüe Tuesday when a Los Angeles judge agreed that the rock veterans had unjustly “refused” to cough up the dirt on its wide-ranging business dealings as it simultaneously sought to oust its founding guitarist early last year.

In a new court ruling obtained by Rolling Stone, the judge said the band’s stonewalling left Mars with no choice but to sue for the corporate documents last April. The Los Angeles judge noted that after the filing, the band...

Mötley Crüe have canceled their one-off New Year’s Eve concert at Acrisure Arena in Greater Palm Springs, California, citing production issues.

“It is with deep regret we must inform you the Crüe Year’s Eve show in Palm Springs is being canceled,” the band stated on its social media pages. “The very short timeframe to produce the event resulted in issues beyond our control. We look forward to seeing you all in 2024!”

The show was announced earlier this month, and would have been the Crüe’s only remaining concert of 2023. Instead, fans will have to catch the legendary rock band next year.

Mötley Crüe recently added two shows at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City in New Jersey for May 3rd and 4th. They also have gigs scheduled for the festivals Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach, Florida; Summerfest in Milwaukee; and Ottawa Bluesfest in Canada. Tickets are available here.

At 77 years young, Dolly Parton has earned the highest-charting album of her legendary career with Rockstar. The star-studded rock ‘n’ roll project debuted this week at No. 3.

Though she’s landed on the chart 49 times in the past — the first time being in 1969 — Rockstar marks Parton’s highest-charting album to date. She previously achieved two top 10 albums, with 2014’s Blue Smoke and 1987’s Trio (her collaborative LP with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris) both peaking at No. 6.

Rockstar was inspired by Parton’s 2022 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and dropped on November 17th. With a tracklist of new originals and classic rock covers, the album features appearances by rock icons like Paul McCartney, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, Ringo Starr, Miley Cyrus, Chris Stapleton, Debbie Harry, Nikki Sixx, Sting, Steve Perry, Steven Tyler, and many, many more. You can learn more about the project in Consequence’s...

Dolly Parton isn’t done rocking yet. After sharing her new album Rockstar last week, our November cover star has returned with two new bonus tracks: Her rendition of the Eddie Money’s “Two Tickets to Paradise,” plus a new version of her classic “Jolene” featuring Måneskin.

The Måneskin-assisted version of “Jolene” is available exclusively with the digital download version of Rockstar on Parton’s website, though the country icon did share a preview of the duet on Instagram. It sounds like the new recording stays fairly faithful to the original, with Måneskin’s Damiano David taking on co-lead vocals with Parton.

“Jolene” appears on the deluxe edition of Rockstar, which also features guest features from Sting, Steve Perry, Joan Jett, Mick Fleetwood, Pat Benatar, Brandi Carlile, and many, many more. See a preview clip of Måneskin’s take on “Jolene” below.

Måneskin bassist Victoria De Angelis also recently teamed...

Rockstar, the star-studded rock’n’roll album by our November cover star, Dolly Parton, has arrived. Stream it below.

Inspired by her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, Rockstar is the 49th full-length release from Parton, and features a variety of new originals and classic rock covers, as well as a heap of guest appearances by artists like Paul McCartney, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, Ringo Starr, Miley Cyrus, Chris Stapleton, Debbie Harry, Nikki Sixx, and many more.

Speaking with Paramore’s Hayley Williams for Consequence’s most recent cover story, Parton explained that when she found out she was voted into the Rock Hall, she “didn’t feel like [she’d] earned it.” To make up for that, she got into the studio and cut a proper rock album, without cutting any corners. “That was important to me: not to half-ass do a record that’s a country girl singing some rock,...

After record-breaking attendance of over 170,000 music fans over four days in 2023, Welcome To Rockville returns to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida to kick off the festival season bigger and better than ever May 9-12, 2024. Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents is excited to announce the addition of a 5th music stage and 50 additional bands, bringing the total music lineup to an impressive 150 bands for Welcome To Rockville 2024.

The initial music lineup for the 13th year of Welcome To Rockville is the festival’s most powerful collection of artists yet and features an array of talent not-to-be-missed including Foo Fighters, Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Jelly Roll, Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Queens of the Stone Age, Judas Priest, Greta Van Fleet, Evanescence, Falling In Reverse, A Day To Remember, Breaking Benjamin, Bad Omens, The Offspring, Mudvayne, Koe Wetzel, Stone Temple Pilots, Primus, Cypress Hill, Sum 41, a rare appearance by Mr. Bungle, and many others.

Dolly Parton will officially launch her Rockstar era with a special “first listen event” for her new rock album, set to screen in movie theaters on Nov. 15.

Dolly Parton Rockstar: The Global First Listen Event will offer fans the chance to hear a selection of songs from Parton’s new album, Rockstar, a couple of days before its official release on Nov. 17. The music will be accompanied by an exclusive interview with Parton, behind-the-scenes footage, a previously unseen performance of a holiday song “Circle of Love,” and a rare performance of Parton’s classic,...

Dolly Parton has returned with the latest single from her forthcoming album, Rock Star: an anthemic cover of “Wrecking Ball” featuring Miley Cyrus herself. Stream the song below.

Beginning with a soft piano intro, the song crescendos into a full-on pop ballad by its first chorus, with Parton and Cyrus harmonizing the signature hook. Cyrus then takes on the second verse, as a drum part drops, and thick, distorted rock guitars add an extra layer of oomph. By the bridge, orchestral strings carry the progression, and Parton and Cyrus belt together in a call-and-response fashion, with Parton impressively taking on the higher parts.

When the song reaches its grand conclusion, the two throw in a last-second interpolation of Parton’s hit, “I Will Always Love You,” singing one round of that song’s iconic hook before finally landing on a sweet, major chord resolution. Stream the single below.

Last year,...

Adapting the biography of a singular figure is hard enough, but how do you adapt the autobiography of a band? Bassist Nikki Sixx, guitarist Mick Mars, drummer Tommy Lee, and Vince Neil joined forces to make Mötley Crüe, one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and well-documented hedonist troublemakers.

In 2001, all four members of the band along with Neil Strauss released an autobiography called "The Dirt," describing the group as "the world's most notorious rock band." The book shot to the top 10 on the New York Times Best Seller list and stayed there for 10 weeks. On a personal note, I used the book as the subject of my own freshman year biography project book report in 2004, when I showed up to school dressed like Nikki Sixx and delivered my presentation in full character ... much to my teacher's chagrin.

In 2019, Netflix adapted "The Dirt" with "Jackass" creator and director Jeff Tremaine at the helm,...

Dolly Parton is in her rock ‘n’ roll era, and she’s ready to become the champion of the genre. To that end, she shared her cover of Queen’s “We Are the Champions” on Friday as the latest single from her forthcoming, aptly-named album, Rockstar.

With a dynamic, guitar-driven arrangement reminiscent of Queen’s original version from 1977, Parton’s take on the song is stadium-ready. At 77 years old, she still belts with goosebump-inducing power, soaring through the anthemic melody. Add in the tinge of twangy wisdom she brings to lines about how fame and fortune have been “no bed of roses,” and the tune is elevated to a new level of insight.

Parton also closes the song with a brief interpolation of “We Will Rock You” — complete with the legendary beat, crowd chanting, and some vocal ad-libs from Parton that unmistakably confirm the fact that she will, indeed, rock you.

As the legal feud between Mötley Crüe and Mick Mars continues, the guitarist has opened up about the full extent of the disconnect between himself and his former bandmates.

Mars has been outspoken regarding his unceremonious exit from the band, blaming Nikki Sixx and company for forcing him out and cutting his profit share in the process. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Mars said that his bandmates didn’t so much as speak to him throughout 2022 — including the entirety of the band’s stadium tour with Def Leppard — leading up to his retirement from touring back in October.

“Nobody spoke to me in 2022,” Mars said. “A lot of the time felt like I was just playing by myself. You know how you can be in a crowd of people and still feel alone? That’s how I felt that whole tour. I felt used, sad, and inferior. When we...

In early May, we travelled to Nashville to spend a couple of days with Mick Mars and hear about his bitter departure from Mötley Crüe. Mars stepped away from the touring unit in late 2022 after 41 years in the group he co-founded. He’d been suffering from the debilitating bone disease ankylosing spondylitis for decades, and life on the road simply became too painful to endure. In his telling, they used this as an excuse to violate legal agreements and deny him his share of band proceeds. The matter is currently...

Any rock fan who finds their nose constantly buried in a comic will find a match made in heaven with graphic novels based on real-life rock bands. Many tackle the sometimes-complicated origins of these iconic rock bands as well as describe the bands' trajectory. Meanwhile, other graphic novels focus on a band's classic album and either narrate the journey of the making of that album or interpret the songs using a comic book art style.

Given that rock music has always had a rebellious ethos, combining rock bands with the graphic novel form makes a lot of sense — due to comics' reputation in the twentieth century. Back when comics were first gaining popularity with America's youth, they were derided by the establishment, and many didn't even consider them literature. This is akin to the derision rock music got in its early years — as well as rock's clash with the establishment and status quo.

Mick Mars is fed up over his legal battle with Mötley Crüe, but the founding member of the band is willing to do whatever it takes to sustain his legacy.

Since the lead guitarist retired from touring with the heavy metal group last October due to his worsening health, he believes his former bandmates — Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, and Tommy Lee — have been trying to axe his legacy.

In April 2023, Mars, 72, filed a lawsuit against his ex-bandmates for attempting to remove him from the group last year, an exit he claims was involuntary.

Read More: Mötley Crüe Responds To ‘Ugly Public Lawsuit’ After Guitarist Mick Mars Sues Band Over Alleged ‘Gaslighting’ To Force Him Out

“When they wanted to get high and f**k everything up, I covered for them,” Mars recently told Rolling Stone. “Now they’re trying to take my legacy away, my part of Mötley Crüe, my ownership of the name,...

Former Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars, who recently turned 72, believes he’s “probably just going to live another seven or eight years.” That’s just one of the topics the veteran rocker opened up about in a wide-ranging new interview with Rolling Stone, also touching on his legal battle with the Crüe, his upcoming solo album, and more.

Mars recently sold his publishing rights, securing his financial freedom for the rest of his life. In revealing that news, he also put a cap on his lifespan. “I sold my publishing,” he said. “The deal was just finalized. Now I can relax and don’t have to worry about anything, since, like I said, I’m probably just going to live another seven or eight years.”

For most of his adult life, Mars has suffered from the degenerative bone disease ankylosing spondylitis, causing his body to disfigure. “I’m not going...

Mick Mars Has Spent a great deal of time thinking about his own death, which will happen, he estimates, in about eight years, tops. There won’t be a funeral or memorial service of any kind. Instead, the Mötley Crüe guitarist wants the cremated remains of his body — which has been ravaged for nearly 60 years by the disfiguring bone disease ankylosing spondylitis — packed into a lead urn. “I want them to take it into an airplane and drop it into the center of the Bermuda Triangle,” he says. “I want...

In 1980, Dolly Parton was ruling the pop and country charts with “9 to 5” while Judas Priest were “Breaking the Law” and the members of Mötley Crüe weren’t even wearing leather. At that point in time, none of those artists likely ever thought they’d cross paths. Now, Parton has teamed with Priest screamer Rob Halford and Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx and guitarist John 5 on a new song, “Bygones,” one of two new tracks Parton released from her upcoming Rockstar album, out Nov. 17.

Over crunchy guitars, Parton asks...

Dolly Parton has continued rolling out her Rockstar era with a pair of new tracks: an original song titled “Bygones” featuring Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and a cover of Heart’s “Magic Man” with Ann Wilson herself.

“Bygones” also features Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx and John 5, who recently joined the Crüe as their new guitarist. On the track, Parton and Halford trade dueling vocals, singing, “I’m sorry, so sorry/ How long must you punish me?/ Why can’t we just move on?/ Let bygones be bygones.”

In a statement, Parton called “Bygones” one of her “very favorites” on the album, adding, “The song fits with so many couples and coupling my voice with Rob, one of my all-time favorites, made it even more special.”

On her cover of “Magic Man,” Parton mostly sticks to the original, singing the first verse before handing the mic over to Wilson for the second verse.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

New Music Friday – June 16th, 2023

Doja Cat – “Attention”

Leigh-Anne Pinnock – “Don’t Say Love”

Dolly Parton – “Magic Man (Carl Version) (feat. Ann Wilson)” With Special Guest Howard Leese & “Bygones (feat. Rob Halford)” With Special Guests Nikki Sixx & John 5

Coi Leray – “Run It Up”

Ateez – “Bouncy” , plus The World EP 2: Outlaw (EP)

Sam Fischer and Meghan Trainor – “Alright”

Gracie Abrams – “Block me out”, plus Good Riddance (Deluxe Album)

Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”

Jvke, Jimin, Charlie Puth & Muni Long — “Angel Pt.2”

Kēynes – “Low Lows & Ceremonies”

Myles Lloyd – “Shadows”

Carly Pearce – “We Don’t Fight Anymore” ft. Chris Stapleton

David James – “Lost”

Ivan – “One Too Many”

Queens of the Stone Age – “Paper Machete”

Killer Mike – “Scientists & Engineers” ft. Future, Andre 3000,...

The retirement — or removal, depending on who you ask — of founding Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars set in motion a chain reaction of sorts. Rob Zombie guitarist John 5, who had been rumored to take over Mars’ role, was quickly announced as his replacement, and the Crüe promptly hit the studio and live stage with their new axeman.

Until now, we didn’t know what Rob Zombie thought about his trusty guitarist of 17 years moving on to another full-time gig. In a new interview with SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk, John 5 reflected on the moment when he broke the news to Zombie, who was understanding despite some reticence.

“We never had a negative word between us,” John 5 said of his relationship with Rob Zombie [as transcribed by Blabbermouth]. “And he’s my buddy and we made great music and great live shows together for 17 years, and we never really had a problem.

Dolly Parton has released the tracklist for her upcoming “Rockstar” album and it’s the biggest flex of street cred we’ve seen in quite a while. The 30 songs feature guest vocals from some of music’s biggest names including fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and current hitmakers. See the full list below.

01. Rockstar (special guest Richie Sambora)

02. World on Fire

03. Every Breath You Take (feat. Sting)

04. Open Arms (feat. Steve Perry)

05. Magic Man (feat. Ann Wilson with special guest Howard Leese)

06. Long As I Can See The Light (feat. John Fogerty)

07. Either Or (feat. Kid Rock)

08. I Want You Back (feat. Steven Tyler with special guest Warren Haynes)

09. What Has Rock And Roll Ever Done For You (feat. Stevie Nicks with special guest Waddy Wachtel)

10. Purple Rain

11. Baby, I Love Your Way (feat. Peter Frampton)

12. I Hate Myself For Loving You (feat. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts)

13. Night Moves (feat.

Dolly Parton has often been described as a rock star, but now she’s making that designation a literal one with the upcoming release of her first album of rock music.

Appropriately titled Rockstar, the new album is bursting with 30 hard-hitting tracks featuring a who’s who of guest stars on nine original tracks and 21 classic rock anthems.

Read More: Dolly Parton & Garth Brooks ‘Don’t Know Why’ It Took So Long For Them To Work Together, Talk Potential Music Collaboration

In fact, that list is long and impressive including: former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora on the title track; a duet on “Wrecking Ball” with her goddaughter Miley Cyrus; teaming up with Sting for the Police classic “Every Breath You Take” and with Peter Frampton on his Frampton Comes Alive hit “Baby I Love Your Way”; and, in what’s got to a showstopper, collaborating with Paul McCartney and...

Dolly Parton is ready to rock ‘n’ roll: the country music icon is set to release a rock album featuring collaborations with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, Lizzo and Miley Cyrus.

The Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will drop Rockstar on Nov. 17. The 30-track album will include nine original songs and 21 rock covers, including “Purple Rain,” “We Are the Champions,” “Every Breath You Take” with Sting and “Let It Be” with McCartney, Starr, Peter Frampton and Mick Fleetwood.

“I’m so excited to finally present my first Rock and Roll album Rockstar! I am very honored and privileged to have worked with some of the greatest iconic singers and musicians of all time and to be able to sing all the iconic songs throughout the album was a joy beyond measure,” Parton, 77, said in a statement. “I hope everybody enjoys the album as...

It’s probably safe to say that Dolly Parton will be the only artist this year (and possibly ever) whose new album will include features by Lizzo, Rob Halford, Paul McCartney, and Stevie Nicks. The dual Country Music and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member’s long-awaited rock project Rockstar will bow Nov. 17 and includes more than 40 guests across its 30 tracks.

Largely a covers project, Rockstar includes Parton’s versions of 21 classics along with nine originals. The tracklist announced on Tuesday shows that she reprises many songs with their original performers,...

Upon her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, Dolly Parton announced her intention to record a rock album. “If I’m gonna be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I’m gonna have to earn it,” she said at the time.

Parton has spent the last year making good on that promise by enlisting some of the biggest names in music to join her in recording a mix of rock ‘n’ roll originals and covers. The end result, aptly titled Rockstar, will arrive on November 17th via her own Butterfly Records in conjunction with Big Machine Label Group.

When Dolly calls, everyone answer. Just look at the massive 30-song tracklist for Rockstar: there’s literally a Beatles reunion! Steve Perry sings a Journey song! Lizzo plays jazz flute on “Stairway to Heaven”!

Among the notable covers, Sting accompanies Parton on The Police’s “Every Breath You Take,...

Netflix's The Dirt features a number of actors portraying real-life rock stars, including members of Mötley Crüe and other heavy metal icons, and some of the cast are actual musicians themselves. Based on Mötley Crüe's collective autobiography (co-authored by Neil Strauss), The Dirt incorporates many true facts from the band's unbelievable story. The movie is appropriately helmed by Jackass co-creator Jeff Tremaine, who is no stranger to filming chaotic pranks. When its narrative is not exploring Mötley Crüe's rise to fame, The Dirt is filled with the band’s infamous on-stage and backstage antics. At the same time, it also highlights their family troubles and struggles with drug addiction.

The true story of The Dirt is brought to life by the main actors portraying the members of Mötley Crüe, each of them relying on heavy makeup, long hair, and an unabashedly brash attitude to play their respective characters.

Musician biopics have become incredibly popular recently, with films like Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, Elvis, Straight Outta Compton, and Judy all reaching box office success and major accolades during awards season. It’s unsurprising that audiences are interested in seeing their favorite performers honored with a big screen feature film about their life; not only do they get to learn more about the artist’s origins, but they can listen to some of their most iconic songs. However, some musician biopics have been better received than others, and Netflix’s Motley Crue biopic The Dirt was not the type of Bohemian Rhapsody level success that they might have imagined.

Based on the real band’s memoir about their experiences, The Dirt examines the formation of the band and how Nikki Sixx (Douglas Booth), Mick Mars (Iwan Rheon), Tommy Lee (Machine Gun Kelly), and Vince Neil (Daniel Webber) came together. Motley Crue...

Def Leppard are set to perform at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip as part of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on August 10th, and their set will be immediately preceded by a double-daredevil stunt involving a bike jump over a high-wire act.

The event is being billed as “The Death Wire Daredevil Spectacular” and will see motorcycle Wall of Death daredevil Kyle Ives jump a motorcycle over Blake the Flying Wallenda, who will attempt one of the longest high-wire walks of his career — “The Death Wire Walk” — over the Sturgis Buffalo Chip amphitheater with no safety netting. If anyone’s capable of such a feat, it’s these two: Blake and Kyle are the descendants of extreme sports godfathers The Flying Wallenda Brothers and the Ives Brothers, respectively.

“Fifty years ago when my great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, produced a daredevil show with Evel Knievel, the two conceived the plan to execute this stunt,...

Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx has opened up about the ongoing legal saga involving the band’s longtime guitarist Mick Mars.

In a new interview with Planet Rock, Sixx doubled down on a recent assertion made by the band’s manager Allen Kovac that Mars was being subjected to elder abuse by his legal representatives. According to Sixx, the Crüe express no ill will toward Mars, but are looking to move forward with current plans involving replacement guitarist John 5, including a 2023 world tour (tickets available here) and recording new music.

“It’s a nice time [for Mötley Crüe] and it’s kind of inspired us to write a little bit,” Sixx said. “We love our history, we’re very proud of everything we’ve done. We’ve always been really supportive of Mick no matter what Mick was going through. We’re just happy with where we’re at right now.”

He continued,...

Mötley Crüe have entered the studio to record music with veteran producer Bob Rock.

Drummer Tommy Lee dropped the news on Instagram, sharing a slideshow of images from inside the studio and an enthusiastic remark: “Hit that mother fucking record button Mr. Rock!!! Go!” Meanwhile, Nikki Sixx posted a number of black & white shots, writing, “In the studio with Bob Rock.”

Current touring guitarist John 5 also made a post about the sessions, so it looks like he’ll be featured on any future Crüe studio recordings. Aside from touring, it was undetermined how active the longtime Rob Zombie guitarist would be in the band. But with founding axeman Mick Mars clearly out of the picture, it looks like John 5 will also be Mötley Crüe’s go-to session man.

“Let’s do this @motleycrue #bobrock,” posted John 5, along with an image of him playing James Hetfield’s “Fuck Em Up” Esp Mx-220 guitar,...

The unfortunate dispute between Mötley Crüe and their former guitarist Mick Mars has gotten pretty ugly, with the band’s manager now accusing Mars’ representatives of “elder abuse.”

As previously reported, Mars recently sued Mötley Crüe, claiming his financial cut of the band’s profits was severely reduced and that he was let go from the band despite his desire to remain a member upon retiring from touring. He also snuck in a jab about bassist Nikki Sixx playing to pre-recorded tracks during the Crüe’s live shows.

Mötley Crüe then hit back, with one of their lawyers stating, “Retiring from touring is retiring from the band.” A statement further claimed that Mars’ playing had diminished significantly and that he was being manipulated by his representative into taking legal action against his longtime band. To which Mars responded, “I carried those bastards for years.”

At 71, Mars is significantly older than...

On Thursday, Mick Mars, lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, filed legal papers in Los Angeles County’s Superior Court alleging that the band tried to fire him and cut him out from a number of business deals after he announced his retirement from touring last year.

Bassist Nikki Sixx responded to the claims on Twitter, suggesting that Mars was being manipulated by his lawyers.

50 Best Celebrity Bikinis Slideshow!

Sad day for us and we don’t deserve this considering how many years we’ve been propping him up-We still wish him the best and hope he find’s lawyers and managers who aren’t damaging him. We love you Mick –https://t.co/dhpu7ejxSi

— (@NikkiSixx) April 7, 2023

Mars suffers from Ankylosing Spondylitis (As), a chronic form of arthritis that inhibits the flexibility of the spine and pelvis. Due to his worsening condition, he announced that he...

The situation between Mötley Crüe and guitarist Mick Mars has turned litigious, with Mars suing his bandmates over his claims that he’s being forced out of the band.

It all started in October 2022 when Mars issued a statement announcing he was retiring from touring with the band, due to his ongoing struggle with Ankylosing Spondylitis, a degenerative disease that affects the spine.

According to legal documents obtained by Variety, Mars is accusing the other members of the band — singer Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee — of “gaslighting” him in an attempt to kick him out of the band.

Read More: Mick Mars Retires From Touring With Mötley Crüe

Mars alleges that the band is demanding that he sign a severance agreement that would divest him of all Mötley Crüe’s future earnings, in return for a five-per-cent stake in the group’s 2023 tour, on which he’s not performing.

Mötley Crüe has called guitarist Mick Mars’ lawsuit against the band “unfortunate.” In a statement to Rolling Stone, the band responded to the suit, which was made public yesterday, and rebutted claims that they ousted him from the group and cut him out of profits.

“Mick’s lawsuit is unfortunate and completely off-base,” the band wrote in a statement. “In 2008, Mick voted for and signed an agreement in which he and every other band member agreed that ‘in no event shall any resigning shareholder be entitled to receive any monies attributable to live performances (i.

Mötley Crüe has never been shy about sharing the dirt, but guitarist Mick Mars has revealed one big secret his bandmates may have wanted kept quiet.

According to a profits participation lawsuit filed Thursday by the 71-year-old six-stringer in Los Angeles Superior Court, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil and Tommy Lee have been fake-playing and pre-recorded some of their vocals for the tour. The allegation from Mars not only puts the self-described “world’s most notorious band” in an uncomfortable spotlight, but it also may not go down so well with the millions of fans paying Sixx, Neil, Lee and new touring guitarist John 5 big bucks to see them on tour this year.

The bad blood that led to today’s pulling back of the rock veil on the rest of the Crüe seems to have started last year, when Mars, who suffers from ankylosing spondylitis, told the boys and management...

Guitarist Mick Mars, who cofounded Mötley Crüe in 1981, has filed a lawsuit against the band, claiming they ousted him from the group and cut him out of profits. Mars has asked a judge to allow him to inspect the band’s business records and to be awarded attorneys’ fees and other unspecified money.

The lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, claims that Mars (real name Robert Alan Deal) announced he could no longer tour with the group due to his ongoing battle with ankylosing spondylitis — a disease that causes vertebrae to...

Guitarist Mick Mars is suing Mötley Crüe over his departure from the band and a dramatic decrease in profit share.

Last year, Mars announced that he was retiring from touring with Mötley Crüe, citing his ongoing struggles with an arthritic disease called ankylosing spondylitis. A statement from his rep specified, “Mick will continue as a member of the band, but can no longer handle the rigors of the road.”

However, in their own follow-up statement, Mötley Crüe implied that Mars was done for good, leading some — including one-time Crüe singer John Corabi — to believe that he was “shown the door.”

It turns out Corabi may have been on to something, as Mars has now filed a lawsuit against his longtime band. In legal documents obtained by TMZ, Mars claims that he still intended to play with Mötley Crüe in some capacity, whether it be select live dates or in the studio,...