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Creed added a surprise to their setlist on Sunday night (July 27th) in Memphis, covering the U2 classic “Where the Streets Have No Name” for the first time in concert.

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Fan-filmed video from the gig shows lead guitarist Mark Tremonti and touring guitarist Brian Brasher playing The Edge’s famous ringing intro on the anthemic opening track from The Joshua Tree. The cover is pretty faithful to the original, although Scott Stapp’s raspy hard-rock delivery offers a different vibe than Bono’s soaring original vocal track. With it being the first time Creed has performed the song live, Stapp can be seen occasionally peeking at the lyrics on a monitor.

Creed’s “Summer of ’99” North American tour continues tonight (July 29th) in Wichita, Kansas, and runs through an August 30th show in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Pick up tickets here, and see the band’s cover...

Alter Bridge have announced their new self-titled album, out January 9th, 2026 via Napalm Records, as well as a 2026 European tour.

Their eighth studio album is comprised of 12 tracks and features trade-off vocal performances from frontman Myles Kennedy and guitarist/singer Mark Tremonti on songs such as “Trust in Me” and “Tested and Able,” plus the band’s longest composition to date — closing number “Slave to Master.” The LP was recorded over a two-month span this spring in the late Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 studio in California and at the Florida studio once owned by Elvis Presley.

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The band will be supporting the album’s release with a 31-date European/UK tour in early 2026 featuring support from Daughtry and Sevendust. The outing kicks off January 15th in Hamburg, Germany, and runs through March 5th in Nottingham, England. Tickets go on sale Friday (July 18th) via Ticketmaster.

Mark Tremonti has announced an appearance at the legendary Belmont Stakes horse race on Saturday (June 7th) in Saratoga Springs, New York. Plus, the Creed/Alter Bridge guitarist also announced four “Tremonti Sings Sinatra” headlining dates for December.

The December gigs will see Tremonti singing Frank Sinatra staples alongside members of the late crooner’s orchestra, with dates including Orlando (December 4th); Des Plaines, Illinois (December 9th); Huntington, New York (December 11th); and Atlantic City, New Jersey (December 13th). A portion of every ticket sold will be donated to the National Down Syndrome Society (Ndss) and Mark’s organization Take A Chance for Charity.

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A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select concerts begins Wednesday (June 4th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Freestyle. General ticket sales start Friday (June 6th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.

Meanwhile, the appearance at Belmont Stakes is a first for Tremonti.

The ever-busy Myles Kennedy is gearing up for a North American solo outing with special guest Tim Montana that kicks off this week. While the singer-guitarist’s immediate focus is on the tour, the wheels are always turning when it comes to his bands Alter Bridge and Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.

Kennedy’s tour in support of his new album The Art of Letting Go launches this Friday (January 17th) in Joliet, Illinois, and runs through a February 21st show in Spokane, Washington, hitting such cities as Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Seattle along the way. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster or StubHub.

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Ahead of the outing, Heavy Consequence caught up with Kennedy, who shared the latest updates on each of his projects. Regarding Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, the band is deep into recording the follow up to their 2022 album,...

It’s the first major New Music Friday of 2025, and already, there are plenty of great new records to dive into.

Bad Bunny and Ethel Cain kicked off the year by offering new records on Sunday and Wednesday respectively, while rising stars like Moonchild Sanelly and Lambrini Girls return with bold, passionate statements. Plus, there are new records from Ringo Starr, Franz Ferdinand, and more to enjoy.

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One of the world’s most-streamed artists has started the year with his sixth studio album, I Should Have Taken More Photos. Across its 17 tracks, Bad Bunny uses evocative visuals to explore the rich and complex history of his native Puerto Rico, delving into its colonization, diaspora, and repression. On songs like “Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii,” he reflects on the challenges facing the island and contemplates its uncertain future.

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Bloodywood are taking the music world by storm, bringing their “Nu Dehli” sound to the masses. Combining the forces of more traditional Indian music with the raw power of metal, plus a smattering of anime influences, the band have a sound unlike any other. I was able to chat with the band to learn more about their gateway anime, the anime influences of the video, and working with the legendary Japanese metal idols. Can you tell me a little about your anime journey? How it started and where you are now? Are there genres you gravitate toward? What is your favorite anime series or movie of all time? Bloodywood : Our anime journey started like it did for the majority of the people our age in India, with Dragon Ball Z being premiered on Cartoon Network, followed by Pokémon , Cardcaptor Sakura , Shin-chan , etc. There has been no turning back since then.

Alter Bridge have unveiled a 20th anniversary expanded vinyl reissue of their debut album One Day Remains via Craft Recordings.

The 2-lp pressing arrives in a plethora of colorways — a whopping nine in total — and features the original tracklist and six bonus tracks: the rare B-side “Save Me” closing out Side C, and a five-song 2005 live performance from Toronto’s Phase One Studios on Side D (four of the live cuts being previously unreleased). The live take of “Metalingus” can be streamed now ahead of the vinyl release.

Select color variants retail for $40 and are for sale exclusively on Alter Bridge’s online store. Each variant is limited to 300 copies.

Meanwhile, the worldwide release for the standard 2-lp black version ($33) is March 7th, with other exclusive retailers carrying the remaining vinyl colorways. A digital release featuring the bonus tracks is set for December 6th.

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Following their highly successful “Summer of ’99” reunion tour, Creed kicked off their fall “Are You Ready?” tour on Saturday night (November 2nd) in Oklahoma City. The evening featured support from 3 Doors Down and Mammoth Wvh, both of whom will be on board for most of the outing.

Singer Scott Stapp and company opened their 15-song set at the Paycom Center with “Bullets” off 2001’s Weathered, but then surprised fans with a performance of that album’s “Freedom Fighter” for the first time since 2002.

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Favorites like “Torn,” “Are You Ready?,” and “My Own Prison” also highlighted the early part of the set. As he did during the summer tour, guitarist Mark Tremonti gifted a fan with a guitar at the end of “What If.” This time around, it was a young girl named Justice who had been watching the show while perched on her dad’s shoulders.

American rock band Creed reunited after 12 years for their Summer of ’99 tour, which started in July.

Hailing from Tallahassee, Florida, Creed is comprised of Scott Phillips, Brian Marshall, Mark Tremonti and Scott Stapp, with Phillips and Tremonti being the founding members in 1994.

The tour, which began in Wisconsin on July 17, has stops across the country in North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois and many more. It will conclude on December 12 in Orlando, Florida.

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Creed is the first band to ever have three singles on the Billboard top 20 at the same time. Their debut album My Own Prison has sold over 6.5 million copies and its follow-up album, Human Clay, has sold over 11.7 million copies.

Due to high tension between the bandmates, Creed broke up in 2004. However, the band reunited in 2009 and released their fourth album,...

Nearly four years ago, it was reported that Creed singer Scott Stapp was cast as Frank Sinatra in a Ronald Reagan biopic. Now, with the movie Reagan set to hit theaters on Friday (August 30th), we’re getting the first look at Stapp as Sinatra.

An image released by Rawhide Films [via Billboard] shows Stapp in character as Sinatra in a scene in which the legendary crooner performs at the old Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles. In the photo (see below), the Creed frontman is wearing a white tailcoat and black pants and bowtie, as he’s seen singing behind an old-school microphone.

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In a previous statement, Stapp said, “Sinatra in performance mode was an exercise in restraint. He had this steely, stylish swagger and his sheer presence commanded a room. I was excited to join the cast and blown away by the on-set attention to detail,...

Nearly four years ago, it was reported that Creed singer Scott Stapp was cast as Frank Sinatra in a Ronald Reagan biopic. Now, with the movie Reagan set to hit theaters on Friday (August 30th), we’re getting the first look at Stapp as Sinatra.

An image released by Rawhide Films [via Billboard] shows Stapp in character as Sinatra in a scene in which the legendary crooner performs at the old Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles. In the photo (see below), the Creed frontman is wearing a white tailcoat and black pants and bowtie, as he’s seen singing behind an old-school microphone.

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In a previous statement, Stapp said, “Sinatra in performance mode was an exercise in restraint. He had this steely, stylish swagger and his sheer presence commanded a room. I was excited to join the cast and blown away by the on-set attention to detail,...

The film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us follows Lily Bloom (Blake Lively) as she meets neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) in passing and then reconnects with him after she opens her flower shop. A complex love triangle arises as Ryle and Lily begin dating, but then Lily runs into old flame Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar) at his restaurant Root, and memories of her childhood come flooding back.

Ryle also has a dark side that reminds Lily of her parents’ relationship, with her father (Kevin McKidd) abusing her mother. It all builds to a challenging choice that Lily has to make to break the cycle or let it break her.

Taylor Swift’s “My Tears Ricochet” made it into the trailer for the film, and many other songs by women singers and songwriters like Lana Del Ray, Brittany Howard and Birdy back the strong story. Of course,...

Mark Tremonti, guitarist for Creed and Alter Bridge, has announced a new album with his eponymous solo band, Tremonti. Titled The End Will Show Us How, the LP is set to arrive January 10th via Napalm Records, and the lead single “Just Too Much” can be streamed now.

Tremonti gets to exercise his full array of musical abilities in his solo work, as heard on “Just Too Much.” Crushing blues-inflected guitar riffs provide the backbone for the song, and he simultaneously commands a soaring vocal — a talent that often gets overlooked in his other bands.

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On The End Will Show Us How, Tremonti is backed by guitarist Eric Friedman, bassist Tanner Keegan, and drummer Ryan Bennett. The group is set to support the Michael Baskette-produced album — a 12-song collection — with a tour of Europe early next year, as well as additional dates to come.

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Creed’s Summer of ’99 cruise boarded in Miami on Thursday (April 18th), and the reunited band didn’t waste any time delivering their first concert in 12 years. Scott Stapp and company rocked a 16-song set for the thrilled passengers.

The band — featuring original members Stapp, Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips, Brian Marshall, along with touring guitarist Eric Friedman — opened the set appropriately with the song “Are You Ready?” They proceeded to play favorites such as “Torn,” “My Own Prison,” “Weathered,” and “Faceless Man.”

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The main set ended with the one-two punch of the sing-along anthems “With Arms Wide Open” and “Higher,” after which Stapp led the crowd in a rendition of “Happy Birthday” for Tremonti, who turned 50 years old today. The band then returned for an encore of “One Last Breath” and “My Sacrifice.”

When it was all said and done, the show proved to be a...

What can one do when stuck on the metaphorical Paramount Mountain other than sing with Creed?

On Wednesday, Paramount Plus shared their fever-dreamish Super Bowl commercial starring Drew Barrymore, Patrick Stewart, Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa, Peppa Pig, and Arnold from Hey Arnold as they figure out how to get over a snowy mountaintop.

“If it were a football, I’d be able to reach the top,” Taogvailoa says after throwing an anchor.

“What about a football-shaped head?” suggests Stewart, looking at Arnold from Hey Arnold. “We throw the child.”

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An absolutely bonkers new Super Bowl commercial from Paramount+ features a wild cast of Creed, Patrick Stewart, and Drew Barrymore, alongside cartoon characters Arnold (from Hey Arnold!) and Peppa Pig, among others.

The clip, titled “Sir Patrick Stewart Does a Hail Arnold,” also boasts Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, Survivor host Jeff Probst, and Reno 911 star Thomas Lennon, as well as Dora the Explorer, Sonic the Hedgehog‘s Knuckles, and Halo‘s Master Chief.

All of the aforementioned celebs and characters are trapped at an icy canyon on Paramount Mountain. Their solution is to have Stewart throw Arnold and his “football-shaped head” to the top of the mountain with a rope so they can all climb up.

While the celebs debate whether they should “throw the child,” we hear the opening guitar strums of Creed’s “Higher,” as we see Barrymore look over to see Creed’s Scott Stapp and...

It was Thanksgiving 2001, and America was still recovering from the 9/11 terrorist attacks from the month before. The wound was still fresh; the debris was still being rummaged through, and we were sad, angry, confused and lost. Desperately looking for some hope to cling to, so as Americans often do, we turned on the good old boob tube to watch some football Americano. It was halftime, which meant it was time for musical entertainment. But how could we rock n roll at a time like this? How could we bang our heads, jump around and wave our arms in rebellious joy when the pain from this tragedy still clouded our thoughts? Was it too soon to rock? That is what many people thought, but the members of the band Creed knew that music was exactly what we needed. Surrounded by Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, American flags, and men literally flying overhead, Creed exploded onto the red,...

Twelve years after their last show, Creed will reunite for their Summer of ’99 tour next year. Beginning in July 2024, band members Scott Phillips, Brian Marshall, Mark Tremonti and Scott Stapp will come together to perform for their fans.

“I feel like I’m as strong as I’ve ever been vocally, and looking forward to sharing the stage with the guys again,” Stapp said in a statement. “The fans have clearly let us know they feel it’s long overdue. I want to give them what they deserve. I’m ready to bring it.”

They are scheduled to start their reunion tour in Green Bay, Wisconsin, before ending on September 28 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Not only will the band be reconnecting, but they have also invited 3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Switchfoot, Tonic, Big Wreck and Finger Eleven to rock with them as supporting acts.

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Mark Tremonti is best known as the guitarist for Alter Bridge and Creed, but he’s also proven himself to be quite the crooner.

The veteran rocker is set to release a collection of holiday and Christmas standards titled Christmas Classics New & Old on October 27th, and he’s now shared the opening track, a rendition of “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”

Tremonti sings a graceful version of the ubiquitous holiday-season anthem alongside a jovial horn section, proving why he has become a renowned Frank Sinatra interpreter in his downtime from Alter Bridge.

Last year’s covers album, Mark Tremonti Sings Frank Sinatra, received acclaim for its faithful and accomplished renderings of Sinatra staples and even led to a series of “Tremonti Sings Sinatra” concerts, including three that are set for January 2024: January 5th; January 6th; and January 13th.

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It’s summertime, but don’t tell that to Mark Tremonti. The Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist has announced his first-ever holiday album, titled Christmas Classics New & Old.

The new release sees Tremonti singing and performing nine holiday classics and one original song. For the LP, Tremonti teamed up with the same orchestra that played on his recent Frank Sinatra covers album. Christmas Classics New & Old arrives October 27th, and is now available for pre-order here.

As for some of the holiday classics, Tremonti puts his own spin on traditional songs such as “Jingle Bells,” “The First Noel,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “O Holy Night” and more. His original holiday song is called “Christmas Morning” and features piano and a marching band.

In other news, Creed recently announced a reunion for their first shows in more than a decade. The performances will take place on the Summer of ’99 Cruise,...

Bringing back the nostalgia of the late 1990s and early 2000s, American hard rock band Creed is finally making its comeback after the band split up in 2004 teasing their new show as, the band will be headlining the Summer of ’99 cruise festival in April 2024. They will also be joined by groups such as 3 Doors Down and Nine Days.

The multi-platinum band, known for its various hits such as ‘My Sacrifice’, ‘With Arms Wide Open’ and ‘One Last Breath’ split up in 2004 and then reunited in 2009 and released their fourth album ‘Full Circle’ and last played live in 2012.

While singer Scott Stapp embarked on a solo career after the split, the rest of the band members which include lead guitarist Mark Tremonti, drummer Scott Philips and bassist Brian Marshall went on to form the highly acclaimed hard rock group Alter Bridge, with Myles Kennedy as both lead singer and rhythm and co-lead guitarist.

Creed are getting back together to headline the Summer of ’99 Cruise in 2024. They’ll be joined by fellow hit-making bands of the era, including 3 Doors Down, Buckcherry, Tonic, Fuel, and more.

It’s been more than a decade since Creed played a show, with their last gig taking place in December 2012 as they capped off their first reunion tour. The band had broken up in 2004, but got back together in 2009. They’ve been on hiatus ever since that final 2012 show.

The Summer of ’99 Cruise will set sail aboard the Norwegian Pearl on April 18th from Miami, and travel to Nassau, Bahamas, before returning on April 22nd. Joining the aforementioned acts on the boat will be Vertical Horizon, The Verve Pipe, Tantric, Dishwalla, Nine Days, and Veruca Salt’s Louise Post. Radio personality Eddie Trunk and the stars of Axs TV’s The Power Hour (including Matt Pinfield) will serve as hosts of the cruise.

Stern Pinball is about to unleash carnage at San Diego Comic-Con by allowing fans to bond with the gaming company’s new Venom Pinball Machine! The silver ball wizards teased the new table last week, but now we’re getting fresh information about the game, available in Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition models.

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Stern’s Venom pinball games will immerse players into the mayhem of this antihero’s Marvel Universe, featuring more than 20 characters, including: Eddie Brock, Flash Thompson, Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker, Black Suit Spider-Man, Miles Morales, Riot, Agony, Lasher, Phage, Doppelganger, Venomized Hulk, Venomized Wolverine, and Venomized Captain America. Venom’s arch-enemy Carnage is collecting Codices to awaken Knull, the God of the symbiotes. Venom must stop Carnage by battling through his army of symbiotes and the Infected to prevent him from taking over the world.

Playing as Venom,...

Alter Bridge have extended their 2023 “Pawns & Kings” tour, adding a North American leg in August.

The band is bringing along Sevendust and Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth Wvh for most of the run, with Long Island-based trio Mjt supporting select dates in place of Mammoth Wvh. The new leg kicks off August 1st in Buffalo, New York, and runs through August 31st in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

A Live Nation pre-sale begins Wednesday (April 26th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster using the code Vinyl, with a general sale starting on Friday (April 28th). You can also look for deals or buy tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

The August dates will follow Alter Bridge’s already completed early 2023 outing with Mammoth Wvh and an upcoming May jaunt with Sevendust, which concludes with Alter Bridge playing Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach,...

Jersey Jack Pinball is ready to offer a new line of pinball machines you can’t refuse. That’s right, folks. The time has finally come to introduce The Godfather 50th Anniversary Pinball by Jersey Jack Pinball! While engaging with this elaborate game inspired by Francis Ford Coppola‘s epic crime trilogy, players choose a family, accept jobs to increase their strength and influence, then go to the mattresses to carve out their piece of the city. However, there are strict rules to this game. Operating outside the lines could get you killed. If you want to survive, you’ll need to keep your friends close and your enemies closer. There can only be one Godfather. Don’t hesitate to take the first shot.

Jersey Jack Pinball’s The Godfather 50th Anniversary Pinball arrives in Collector’s Edition and Limited Edition. The Collector’s Edition has an Interactive Topper with 2 Tommy-Gun-Wieling thugs,...

Wolfgang Van Halen has yet to release a single song from his long-in-the-works debut solo album, but he’s already bracing himself for the reaction it might elicit from the rock community.

“Being who I am, I think people at least will be interested in what my work will sound like, which is nice,” he wrote on Instagram this week. “But on the other hand, if it’s not exactly what they want to hear or if I don’t sound ‘Van Halen-y’ enough for them they’ll hate me...

Eddie Van Halen made a rare public appearance at a Los Angeles Tool concert Monday, and his son Wolfgang captured a priceless moment from the evening on Instagram. The picture shows Eddie obliging a Tool fan who wanted a photo of himself with the stage in the background — though the fan didn’t seem to realize the guy holding his phone was significantly more famous than anyone he’d seen that night.

“A guy asked my dad if he could take a picture of him with the stage behind him,...

In what came as shocking news for almost everyone, popular rocker and musician Chris Cornell passed away suddenly yesterday. Best known as the lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, the man was only 52-years-old at the time of his death. No cause for his sudden passing has been given at this time. Over the past 12 hours, many of his friends and peers in the music business have gathered on Twitter to pay their respects.

Earlier this morning, the Detroit Police issued a statement to ABC News that the singer may have committed suicide. His death is now being investigated as such. Officer Jennifer Moreno has informed ABC News that Cornell was found at midnight. He was inside his hotel room at the MGM Grand in Detroit, where he had just been checked in on by a family friend. Moreno does go onto state that the investigative team have found signs...

Another season, another batch of Amazon pilots – it's the gift that keeps on giving. In the spirit of a true democracy (feel free to add your own cynical popular-vote joke here), the streaming service will offer up a number of first episodes for maybe-possibly future shows. The audience gets to decide what series should get full orders. You may get the next Transparent; you may get a burning pile of trash. Regardless, it's the viewer who gives these would-be TV classics the thumbs up, thumbs down, or sideways-thumbs-across-the-throat gesture. You...

Scott Stapp is starting a new tour, and he promises that it’ll include some of the most intimate performances he has ever given.

In a multi-city trek that starts this summer, the singer will perform acoustic versions of some of his biggest hits with Creed as well as some of his new solo work. The stripped-down format will allow him to connect with his audience on a deeper level. “What I’ve been through will reflect in my music,” he tells People. “I think it makes it a lot more authentic and raw.”

By his own account, it has...

For a B-Movie maniac like myself, Dead 7 sounds like a late-night dream. Take some 90s-era boyband icons, throw ’em into a steampunk-y Western dystopia, and record a closing-credits collaboration with lyrically tied-in cheesiness. Backstreet’s back, right?! Wrong.

Much to my dismay, audiences are “treated” to yet another SyFy disasterpiece courtesy of The Asylum – cable TV’s leading team in cut-rate, storyless boredom for everyone. It’s a shame this zombie shoot-out wastes sky-high genre potential on a studio who’s more about marketing ploys than production, because, dare I say a smile crept on my face once or twice?

The cast is a who’s who of your annoying little sister’s fantasy boyfriends, including members of N*Sync, Backstreet Boys, 98º, O-Town and Everclear – but not Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass or any of the Big names (sans Joey Fatone, I guess? Is Nick Carter still a thing?...

Chris Daughtry‘s American Idol days might be over, but he’s still game to perform a few cover songs every now and then.

The rocker was tasked with doing just that during Sunday’s pseudo-live broadcast of The Passion, Fox’s modern retelling of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection.

RelatedThe Passion‘s Jesus Tackles Creed’s ‘With Arms Wide Open’ — Grade It

Filling the role of Jesus’ traitor, Judas, Daughtry took center stage with a solo performance of “Bring Me to Life,” originally made famous by Evanescence.

As Judas came to grips with the idea of eventually turning his back on Christ,...

[Youtube "owOr6zDP8rM"] What would Jesus sing? On Sunday, Fox will air The Passion, a two-hour live, musical event that tells the story of Christ's final days using the setting of modern-day New Orleans and popular songs. "It's an amazing list of songs that come from all genres," Jencarlos Canela, who plays Jesus, tells People. "There's something for everyone to enjoy." Here are a look at the most interesting and surprising songs on the soundtrack: Jesus Channels Katy Perry's "Unconditionally"Perry may be known for her lighthearted, fun party songs, but her ballad about unconditional love will be sung by Canela (as Jesus) and a 50-person choir.

[Youtube "owOr6zDP8rM"] What would Jesus sing? On Sunday, Fox will air The Passion, a two-hour live, musical event that tells the story of Christ's final days using the setting of modern-day New Orleans and popular songs. "It's an amazing list of songs that come from all genres," Jencarlos Canela, who plays Jesus, tells People. "There's something for everyone to enjoy." Here are a look at the most interesting and surprising songs on the soundtrack: Jesus Channels Katy Perry's "Unconditionally"Perry may be known for her lighthearted, fun party songs, but her ballad about unconditional love will be sung by Canela (as Jesus) and a 50-person choir.

[Youtube "kR6fAZHgfxM"] Learning to sing like Jesus isn't easy. "I had to re-teach myself how to sing," Jencarlos Canela tells People of preparing to play the role of Jesus Christ in Fox's live, musical event The Passion . Canela says "no one can fill the shoes of Jesus" but the Telenovela actor thought long and hard about how Christ should sound when singing during the two-hour event, which airs Sunday. "As a singer, I've developed a way of singing with runs and trills. But we decided that I wouldn't sing with any of that for the show," he says. "And I think that...

[Youtube "kR6fAZHgfxM"] Learning to sing like Jesus isn't easy. "I had to re-teach myself how to sing," Jencarlos Canela tells People of preparing to play the role of Jesus Christ in Fox's live, musical event The Passion . Canela says "no one can fill the shoes of Jesus" but the Telenovela actor thought long and hard about how Christ should sound when singing during the two-hour event, which airs Sunday. "As a singer, I've developed a way of singing with runs and trills. But we decided that I wouldn't sing with any of that for the show," he says. "And I think that...

With the racial controversy overshadowing this year's Academy Awards, last night was probably the most pointedly satirical Oscars ever. (Perhaps the “only” pointedly satirical Oscars ever.) It was also a terrific show. Chris Rock, who previously hosted in 2005, dispensed with any cute musical numbers introducing the nominated movies, and he wasted no time tackling what is now known by the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. Taking the stage after a clip compilation of the year's major movies, he said, "I counted at least 15 black people in that montage." What followed was a sharp, clever standup set that managed to: 1. Nicely tweak the issue.

With #OscarsSoWhite showing no signs of abating as a trending topic, it would be a dereliction of duty if "Saturday Night Live" didn't offer a take on the controversy. Indeed, The Not Ready For Prime Time Players didn't disappoint this weekend. Read More: Consider This: Is #OscarSoWhite A Symptom Of Movies Losing (Even More) Ground To TV? "Screen Guild Awards" offers a pretty simple premise, running down the all-white nominations for Best Actor that get increasingly absurd in overlooking the black performers of the various pictures, which include parodies of "Creed" and "Beasts Of No Nation." And the punchline is both broad and pointed. Watch below.

Saturday Night Live was clearly not holding back this week. After Tina Fey returned to give her craziest impression of Sarah Palin yet, things took an even more political turn when the show offered its take on the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. If you're not familiar, this year's list of Oscar nominees depicts a shocking lack of diversity, overlooking stunning performances like Michael B. Jordan's in Creed and Will Smith's in Concussion. Celebrities have been quick to share their thoughts, and we've explored the topic as well. Watch SNL's take on the whole thing, above.

No controversy would ever be complete without Saturday Night Live providing a pitch perfect commentary on the matter. They’ve done it for the political process, celebrity scandals, and just about every major blockbuster released in recent memory. Their latest take on American culture involves the decidedly monochromatic Oscar nominations that recently caused a storm of controversy. Check out the sketch below to see it for yourself. The sketch opens with Cecily Strong introducing all of the best performances from the last year. Each entry represents a thinly veiled version of some of the year’s best films, ranging from Creed, to Straight Outta Compton, to Beasts of No Nation. Despite the racial themes and strong performances from black actors in these fictional movies, the men nominated for their performances are all white. Some of the men nominated barely had any impact on the overall plot of ...

Tracy Morgan was in rare form on The Tonight Show Monday, bemoaning all the cultural changes — from Donald Trump's political rise to the new Star Wars — he missed while he was hospitalized in a coma after a 2014 car crash.

Morgan opened by congratulating his old Saturday Night Live cast mate Jimmy Fallon on beating David Letterman in the ratings, before sulking, "I'm going back in the coma," after learning the Late Show host was no longer on the air.

From there, the comedian went off on Trump's lead in the polls,...

Asylum

Rating: ★★★★

Somewhere along the way, the idea of a band writing something that could intentionally be classified as ‘radio rock’ became tantamount to the antichrist.

Granted some do it better than others, and the overly-poppy likes of Seether’s recent output is definitely far more opaque when it comes to wanting to fill arenas versus simply cashing in as much as possible, but Sevendust have always stayed on the right side of that divide.

More than ever on Kill the Flaw, you have a group that know this formula better than the competition. Their secret weapon has always been the multi vocal-attack of Lajon Witherspoon and Clint Lowery, throwing out soaring clean harmonies alongside more guttural-sounding passages, biting lyrical delivery and staccato sections.

Such a well-rounded and immediately appealing sensibility routinely puts off the more ‘hardcore’ metal crowd, but to have such a close-minded attitude misses out on many...

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The industry might be in a rocky state right now when it comes to adequately showcasing the best talent and getting it in front of the most receptive audiences, but for hard rock and metal acts, bands like Alter Bridge forever guarantee the best rewards are for those who seek them out instead.

Over the years they’ve soared like a phoenix from the embers of Creed, emerging as a band with a devout purpose; to combine the melodies and song-structures that got the post-grunge legends to the top of the charts and stadium headline bills the world over, with a hard-hitting workmanlike attitude that ensures they’d earn every seat in every chair.

So what does it mean to be an Alter Bridge fan in 2015? Do you know your Couer D’Alene’s from your Cauterize’s? Your freeform jazz interludes from your flamenco instrumentation sections?

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From big blockbusters to small independent films, here are the movies I.m dying to see this Fall. (Official synopsis provided by studios)

September 18 (Friday)

About Ray When a young woman (Elle Fanning) decides to transition from female to male, her announcement is met with both opposition and support from her mother (Naomi Watts) and her lesbian grandmother (Susan Sarandon).

Black Mass In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history. -- (C) Warner Bros

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials In this next chapter of the epic "Maze Runner" saga, Thomas (Dylan O'Brien...

This holiday season, 3 childhood friends become 3 wise men and have the ultimate last Christmas night out in the first red band trailer for Sony Pictures' comedy The Night Before. The first footage also includes a reference to Seth Rogen's controversial comedy The Interview, with the trailer stating, "From the guys who brought you Neighbors, This Is the End, and Almost The Interview..." Seth Rogen is joined by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie in this unconventional holiday comedy.

From Jonathan Levine, the acclaimed director of 50/50, comes the new comedy The Night Before. Ethan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Isaac (Seth Rogen) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night of debauchery and hilarity. Now that they're entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end, and to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find...

Every year the movies seem to be dying. The writing is on the wall with attendance numbers and box office receipts and the Golden Age of TV. Will people still go to the movies if they can now watch high quality, HD programming from their own home?

Theater chains themselves have been reluctant to give in to Netflix and VOD, but at the risk of being made obsolete entirely, two chains are doing an experiment suggesting they may be willing to play ball. THR reported this week that Paramount, AMC Theaters, and Cineplex have struck a deal regarding two of their upcoming films, the new Paranormal Activity movie, and Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, both October releases. Traditionally, movies are not available on VOD or digital release until three to four months after their initial run in theaters is over, which can be anywhere from a month to six weeks for genre movies.

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We always knew it was going to be good – but for Mark Tremonti (lead shredder of Alter Bridge and ex-Creed co-founder) to top his phenomenal first solo album, that was would have to be something mighty special indeed.

Luckily, when you’ve got one of the best melodic minds in modern metal (try saying that ten times fast) you don’t do things by half, and from the positively furious opening riff of Radical Change, through the soaring vocals of the title track and the unabashedly epic Fall Again or Providence, Cauterize is one Hell of an album.

Genre-wise it ticks boxes left, right and centre – seriously, when things like the mid-point breakdown of Tie the Noose kick in, no volume setting on earth can do it justice – easily slotting into everything from heavy metal to hard rock, with plenty experimental song structures and everything in between...

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You know when you come across a band who just have wall-to-wall phenomenal material, every fan’s going to have their own favourite choruses, vocal moments, guitar solos and more – but it’s always fun to delve in and pick some favourites; a definitive top 10 you could recommend to everyone.

For Alter Bridge it’s been one hell of a ride getting to the top, with heavy metal-loving lead guitarist Mark Tremonti slowly injecting more crushing rhythms into the band’s work as vocalist Myles Kennedy’s becomes more accustomed to playing in front of huge stadium-sized audiences fronting Slash’s newest outfit, birthing a combination whose confidence shows more and more in everything they do.

Backed by one of the tightest rhythm sections in the business in drummer Scott ‘Flip’ Philips and Brian Marshall on bass, 2013’s Fortress is their most accomplished and experimental work so far...

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It’s not hard to recommend a slew of phenomenal tracks when the band you’re delving into hasn’t had too many rise to the surface of mainstream recognition, but still, chances are anyone reading this has at least head of Alter Bridge. Either as “That band who used to be Creed” (although that’s starting to fade after over a decade of association), “Slash’s singer’s band” or “Those guys that did Edge’s wrestling theme song”, Ab are a band with talents elastic enough to stretch across a great many different places, becoming all three of these things – but also much, much more.

From the teeth-rattling riffs of lead guitarist Mark Tremonti – a man who sweats enough talent-juice to release sequential grade-a material for over a decade now – to Myles Kennedy, their frontman who tickles the moon with his high notes without even breaking a sweat,...

When Creed singer Scott Stapp posted a disturbing video on his Facebook page last week, many people began to worry about his well-being. During the 15-minute video, Stapp said he was "under some kind of pretty vicious attack" with rumors circulating that he was dead or on drugs. He also said that he was broke and living in a Holiday Inn. Although he has fought alcohol abuse in the past, Stapp claimed to be "as sober as can be." The video sparked concern for Stapp's mental state, but things grew even more disturbing when he released two more rambling videos.