Nine Inch Nails detail Nine Inch Noize album, due out tomorrow
Trent Reznor has revealed details about the upcoming debut album from the Nine Inch Noize project, featuring Atticus Ross and DJ Boys Noize. The project also includes Mariqueen Maandig Reznor, who performed remixed Nine Inch Nails tracks at Coachella. The self-titled album, set for release on April 17th, features reworked versions of NIN songs and a cover of Soft Cell's "Memorabilia." The track listing mirrors the Coachella setlist, with the group scheduled to perform at the festival again on April 18th.
Lars Ulrich always wanted Oasis to cover a Metallica song
In the Metallica world, Lars Ulrich never saw cover tunes as taking the easy way out. Some of their greatest shows started with friends watching them play other people's songs, and they weren't afraid to incorporate influences into their music. Ulrich admired bands like U2 and Oasis, with hopes of hearing them cover Metallica songs. Despite their playful rendition of "Wonderwall," Ulrich envisioned Oasis performing "Nothing Else Matters" acoustically. This desire for cross-genre collaborations showcases Ulrich's open-mindedness and appreciation for musical diversity.
"There’s injustice, and so much hate and fear, and it’s such a drag." Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl says it's difficult not to feel angry and disillusioned about the state of America in 2026
Dave Grohl reflects on the current state of America in 2026, expressing concern over the deep divisions, injustice, hate, and fear in the country. He emphasizes the need for change and admits that his band's music serves as therapy for him during challenging times. Grohl also opens up about the loss of his best friend and bandmate Taylor Hawkins, expressing ongoing devastation and struggle to make sense of the tragedy. The Foo Fighters' new album, Your Favorite Toy, is set for release on April 24, with Grohl describing it as a collection that has helped the band regain their footing after facing adversity.
‘There Are Certainly Other Options:’ Joe Perry Isn’t Calling Time on Aerosmith
Joe Perry of Aerosmith is considering "other options" following the band's tour-retirement announcement, suggesting that the band's live future may not be completely ruled out. The decision is still being weighed by the band, leaving fans uncertain about what comes next for the touring-focused legacy act. This statement indicates that Aerosmith is exploring different creative and logistical possibilities beyond retirement from touring, changing the stakes for fans and industry watchers. The band's openness to alternative scenarios suggests that they may not be completely inactive, impacting how fans anticipate and accept future developments.
Thirty Seconds To Mars Announce 2027 A Beautiful Lie Vs This Is War Tour
Thirty Seconds To Mars are gearing up to hit the road for a European and U.K. tour next year. The outing will be in support of their albums "A Beautiful Lie" and "This is War." In a post on their social media accounts, the band wrote "Two iconic albums, One Unforgettable Night." The trek will begin on April 6th, 2027 in Portugal.
Former Oasis Members Alan White and Paul McGuigan Will Enter Rock Hall Despite Initial Snubs
Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan, the original bassist of Oasis, has finally been included in the band's induction roster for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after initially being left out. Guigsy played a crucial role in Oasis and Britpop history, appearing on their most essential records. The mistake was quickly rectified after public outcry, and Guigsy is now listed as an inductee. Despite his likely absence at the ceremony, fans are pleased with this long-overdue recognition for the bassist. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2026 induction ceremony will feature other notable inductees such as Wu-Tang Clan, Phil Collins, and Iron Maiden.
Noah Kahan Included On 2026 "Time 100" List Of Most Influential People
Noah Kahan is being included on the 2026 "Time 100" list of most influential people.The singer appears in the Artists category of the list and is honored with an essay written by Mumford and Sons frontman Marcus Mumford. He says "Noah paints scenes of his own experience that resonate broadly," and "we can access the universality of our feelings through the individuality of his storytelling." The 2026 "Time 100" will be celebrated at the "Time 100" summit and "Time 100" Gala on April 22nd and the 23rd, respectively. The red carpet for the "Time 100" will stream live on TIME's YouTube channel and social media.
Avril Lavigne Comes Full Circle with Cover of Alanis Morissette's "Ironic"
Avril Lavigne has released a cover of Alanis Morissette’s 1996 single Ironic for the soundtrack of the Canadian romantic comedy Mile End Kicks. The track was released on April 15, 2026, and is intended to accompany the film’s theatrical release in Canada on April 17, 2026. Lavigne’s version of the song remains faithful to Morissette’s original arrangement, starting with acoustic guitar riffs and soft vocals before transitioning into an electric guitar-led band sound during the chorus. The film Mile End Kicks stars Barbie Ferreira as Grace Pine, a 24-year-old music critic, who moves to Montreal in 2011 to author a book about the creation of Morissette’s 1995 album, Jagged Little Pill. Lavigne's cover marks a full-circle moment as she previously performed the song with Morissette in 2005.
Massive Attack Set To Release New Single With Tom Waits
Massive Attack are sharing new music. The group has teamed up with singer-songwriter on a new single titled "Boots on the Ground." It marks Massive Attack's first new music in six years. "Boots on the Ground" drops today.
AEROSMITH: Will Be Playing With Their Toys Again
With Aerosmith having just remixed, remastered, and re-released their self-titled 1973 debut album, they're setting their sights on doing the same thing with their third, 1975's Toys in the Attic. Guitarist Joe Perry tells Billboard, “On that one we were definitely getting our studio legs together. It was definitely a state of mind and we were learning, I was learning everything I could about the recording part of it, like, ‘How come this know does that?’ and that kind of thing. I read about Jimmy Page; at 19 he was one of the most sought-after studio musicians, and he knew what he was doing when he went in to do [Led] Zeppelin. I, on the other hand, just know you put a mic in front of the amp and prayed. “So Toys is when we started to become recording artists, I think, started to learn how to do that. We wrote some of those songs on the spot, and we were touring all the time, so the band was playing great and finding our own slot.”
Ironically, while he's wanting another crack at Toys in the Attic, he says he didn't see the need to re-release their first album. "I was like, ‘Do we need to do this?’ because we’d put out remastered (versions of the album) before, and I never really noticed all that much difference. But this was different; going in and actually getting to listen to the multi-tracks… it was great to hear it on modern equipment. When everything was translated down to the vinyl (in 1973) it didn’t sound the same as when you’re standing in the room with the band. But these remixes sound like that to me. It’s the same record, the same performances, but it opens it up.
"We never liked the way the drums sounded on that first album. Now it’s like, ‘Holy crap, this is what it sounded like when we were first recording. So I think it’s definitely worth it. And the old one isn’t going anywhere. It’s still there.”
Perry also says he'd like to do a compilation album of some of his solo material. "I would like to hear 15, 18 of my favorites of my songs, all in one place,” he says. And as for Aerosmith ever returning to the road, he says, "The band is still kind of definitely not in touring mode, but there are certainly other options, so we stay in touch. “You just never know It’s just been in the last six months that Steven’s [Tyler] started to get comfortable with singing; he literally had to take a year off before he was able to start stretching his vocal cords, and you’re always worried about re-injuring it. I learned a long time ago that everything we do is fragile… so we just take it day by day. You hope for the best. You just have to have the confidence and have that vision of positive in front of you. You can’t do it unless you envision it.” Aerosmith haven't performed since 2023 when Tyler fractured his larynx on stage in Long Island, New York. Until then, Perry is gearing up for a European tour with the Hollywood Vampires, August 12th in London through September 10th in Poland.
AC/DC: That Time They Sprouted a Rose
April 16th was a big, sad and somewhat shocking day in the history of AC/DC. It was on that
day in 2014 that they sadly announced that founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young would take a break from the band due to ill health and that his nephew Stevie Young
would replace him on guitar for the band’s new album, Rock or Bust. Five months later, Young’s family confirmed that the 61-year-old had dementia and would not rejoin the band. Malcolm died on November 18th, 2017, at 64.
But the news that followed exactly two years later, on April 16th, 2016, was also quite shocking. The band announced that Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose would replace Brian Johnson for the rest of their Rock or Bust tour. It all started on March 7th of that year when AC/DC pulled the plug on 10 U.S. shows as Johnson was advised by doctors to stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss. Brian said “What people don’t understand is it is what it is. It's like a young sports player getting an injury. I feel sorry for them, 24, 25, have an injury and it ends their career. And it's an awful thing. But I'm lucky. I'm 69 later this year and I've had a pretty good run. He didn’t tell me I had cancer or something terminal. And I had so many good times with the boys and I’ve had such a lucky and great life and I’m just thankful really that I came out of it in one piece. Now I guess I could rest me socks off." AC/DC quickly announced that they would continue with another singer, which made Johnson feel betrayed, and speculation arose as to who they would hire.
Weeks later the band booked a studio in Atlanta to rehearse, and that's when Axl was spotted there with them. And then on April 16th, 2016, the band released a statement saying, "AC/DC band members would like to thank Brian Johnson for his contributions and dedication to the band throughout the years. We wish him all the best with his hearing issues and future ventures. As much as we want this tour to end as it started, we understand, respect and support Brian's decision to stop touring and save his hearing. We are dedicated to fulfilling the remainder of our touring commitments to everyone that has supported us over the years and are fortunate that Axl Rose has kindly offered his support to help us fulfill this commitment."
The plan was for Axl to do the European tour, followed by the 10 U.S. shows they'd postponed when Johnson gave them the news.
At the same time the announcement was made, Axl was on stage with Guns N' Roses at
Coachella in Indio, California, which featured a surprise appearance by AC/DC guitarist Angus Young on AC/DC's "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "Riff Raff." Axl did the show and subsequent AC/DC shows seated in a throne loaned to him by Dave Grohl due to a broken foot. In all, Axl did 23 shows with AC/DC, and both he and members of the band were pleased as heard here in interviews recorded during that time. Axl said "I love that it's my job. I love that Angus is my boss. And singing the early Brian [Johnson] songs – the first couple of albums with Brian – those are something else to sing, so it's physically a different animal and another kind of work. And I take pride in doing it. It's a hard thing, in its own way." Johnson worked with hearing specialists who were able to come up with in-ear monitors that allowed him to resume performing.
Ironically, it was the band coming together for Malcolm Young's funeral in 2017 that led to Johnson's rejoining and recording their 2020 album, Power Up. He's also been on the road with them ever since, including last night (Wednesday) in Mexico City, the last date on their Latin American tour before they start another U.S. run July 11th in Charlotte, North Carolina.
RINGO: Took it Easy 55 Years Ago
Ringo Starr released "It Don't Come Easy," his first of four Top 10 singles, 55 years ago today (Thursday) -- April 16th, 1971. He co-wrote it with George Harrison, who also produced it. But when Harrison suggested that the last verse have a religious theme, specifically Hare Krishna, Ringo protested and Harrison suggested "peace," which they agreed on. All these years later, he says there's a lyric in the song that he still lives by. "'Forget about the past and all your sorrows, the future won't last, it'll soon be your tomorrow.' I said that a long time ago, it's sort of... that's still how I am." Early versions of the song, which was titled "You Gotta Pay Your Dues," featured Stephen Stills on piano, and one of the sessions had George Martin
producing. The final version has Ringo on drums, Harrison on guitar, Klaus Voorman on bass,
Gary Wright on piano, Ron Cattermole on saxophone and trumpet, Beatles roadie Mal Evans
on tambourine, and Badfinger's Pete Ham and Tom Evans on backing vocals.
"It Don't Come Easy" peaked at number-four on the Billboard Hot 100, and at the time, outsold John Lennon's "Power to the People," Paul McCartney's "Another Day," and Harrison's "Bangla Desh." It wasn't released on an album until his 1975 hits collection, Blast from Your Past. It became a staple of all his concerts, but in his first public performance of the song, he flubbed the lyrics -- in August 1971 at Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh in New York City. Ringo will release his new album, Long Long Road, on April 24th.
FLEA: Red Hot on Track Star
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea is the guest on the latest episode of the musical game show Track Star. He identified and talked about songs by Herbie Hancock, Parliament Funkadelic, Frank Ocean, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, Jimmy Webb, and Randy Newman. Three of the songs were the original recordings that he covered on his new album, Honora, which he also talks about. Since Flea guessed all nine songs, Track Star host Jack
Coyne said the show will make a donation to his Silverlake Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles. Watch it now on YouTube.
OASIS: Correction Made on Who's Going In
When the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2026 on Monday, its website listed only six members of Oasis who were elected -- Noel and Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Paul Arthurs, Andy Bell, and Tony McCarroll. Noticeably absent were bass player Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan and drummer Alan “Whitey” White. Rolling Stone made note of this in an article and since then both McGuigan and White have been added. We reached out to the Hall of Fame about the oversight and were told it was due to "some discrepancies between the Nominee page and the Inductee pages due to our new website. "Rolling Stone misreported that McGuigan and White weren't being inducted without reaching out to us to confirm and just based on what was on the Nominee page/bio, which was just incorrect inputting on our behalf. It was corrected when the Inductee page went up on Monday night, however, the Nominee page remained up due to some technical issues, which is what caused the discrepancy." This is not the first time that a member of a band has been left out, only to be added after the inductee announcement was made.
In 2018, after it was announced that five members of the most successful line-up of The Moody Blues were elected, Denny Laine, a founding member who played on one album, was added. In 2022, it went from Pat Benatar being nominated and elected to her and her husband, guitarist, band leader, and songwriter Neil Giraldo also being elected. That was also the case this year with Billy Idol's guitarist Steve Stevens. Unless you looked closely at the Rock Hall's website, there was no other mention of him being nominated as he wasn't included in the Hall's press release announcing the nominees or the one announcing who was elected. All that aside, rounding out the Class of 2026 are Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Sade, Wu-Tang Clan, and the late Luther Vandross. The Induction Ceremony will be held on November 14th at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.
ROCK HALL: So, Who's Next?
With Monday's announcement of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2026 -- Phil Collins,
Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Oasis, Joy Division/New Order, Sade, the late Luther Vandross, and Wu-Tang Clan -- it's time for the purists to question why they've been selected and why their favorites have once again been overlooked. With that, here's a sampling of iconic rock acts that primarily date back to the '60s and '70s that many feel should, at the very least, be nominated:
- America
- Blood, Sweat and Tears
- Boston
- Bryan Adams
- BTO / The Guess Who
- Eddie Money
- ELP
- Free
- George Thorogood
- Grand Funk Railroad
- Ian Hunter / Mott the Hoople
- Jethro Tull
- Joe Walsh
- John Mayall
- Kansas
- Little Feat
- Meat Loaf
- Monkees
- Motley Crue
- Motorhead
- Procol Harum
- REO Speedwagon
- Sammy Hagar (he's in as a member of Van Halen)
- Scorpions
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Sting
- Styx
- Ted Nugent
- The B-52s
- Thin Lizzy
- Toto
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2026 will be inducted on November 14th at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. Highlights of the ceremony will air in December on ABC and Disney+.
INXS To Be Honored for Their Contribution To Australian Music
INXS is set to be honored in their home country Australia. The band will receive the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music during the 2026 APRA Music Awards. According to a press release, INXS "are not just a part of Australia's musical history - they helped write the global playbook." The 2026 APRA Music Awards are set for April 29th in Sydney.
NIN: One and Done
Trent Reznor has commented on Nine Inch Nails working with Boys Noize on their collaborative album, Nine Inch Nails - Nine Inch Noize, which will be out Friday. He says, "The creative fulfillment of working on the Challengers and TRON scores with Boys Noize led me to think that including him in the Peel It Back tour could be an interesting way to express NIN in more purely electronic terms live – a concept I’ve wanted to explore for some time. The result was so much fun for us we felt it was worth expanding and formalizing in some way. "On a whim I mentioned it would be cool to play a whole set as Nine Inch Noize in the Sahara tent at Coachella. Careful what you wish for…the next thing I knew we were designing a whole new show to present in the way it deserved." The one-off is this Saturday and on Monday Reznor says he'll be working on new Nine Inch Nails music.
IN OTHER NEWS
Three of the five children of Phil Collins have congratulated him on his election into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Actress Lily Collins says, “What an incredible achievement and SO insanely deserved…” His other daughter, Canadian actress Joely Collins, says, “So incredibly proud of you Dad… WAY TO GO!!!!! (Finally!).” And his son Nic, who played drums on the last Genesis
tour, adds, “Incredibly deserved and long overdue. You’re my hero!” Collins is also a member of the Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis. The Induction Ceremony will be held on November 14th in Los Angeles.
Jason Bonham has commented on Phil Collins being elected for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying, “Next to my Dad (Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham) Phil is my Drum Hero. I’m so glad that he will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.” Collins, inducted into the Hall in 2010 as a member of Genesis, becomes the 29th artist to be inducted twice. Eric Clapton is the only three-time member with The Yardbirds, Cream and solo.
While the members of Iron Maiden have not commented on their election for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, former singer Blaze Bayley has. He says, “When I started out, I just wanted to be like Ronnie James Dio, and Dio is in the Heavy Metal Hall of Fame and so am I. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is another level entirely, it’s not really ‘rock’n’roll’ as we think of it, it’s the music business hall of fame because it has everybody. So it’s absolutely wild!” Bayley was added to the ballot only just before the Class of 2026 was announced. The Induction Ceremony will be held on November 14th in Los Angeles.
Tesla will release their covers album, Homage, on July 17th. Among the 14 songs is one new one, “Never Alone,” plus Queen’s “Spread Your Wings,” Bob Seger’s “Night Moves,” Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Have You Ever Seen the Rain,” Supertramp’s “Give a Little Bit,” Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “The Ballad of Curtis Loew,” and the Climax Blues Band’s “I Love You,” which is streaming now on YouTube. The other artists covered are Sam Cooke, The Temptations, Badfinger, Elvis Presley, James Brown, Etta James, and Hank Williams.
Pink Floyd have teamed up with FC Internazionale Milano to launch a new fashion line celebrating 50 years of their 1975 album, Wish You Were Here. Among the products are jackets, which will be worn by players during the pre-match of Inter vs. Cagliari this Friday, and a bundle with a t-shirt and vinyl. The jacket is limited to 400 numbered pieces, and the bundle will be limited to 1908 copies. For more info go to Store.Inter.it/us.
Foghat have added nine more shows to their tour with Nazareth, which starts April 30th in Duluth, Minnesota and runs through May 23rd in Gary, Indiana. Foghat also have dates on either side of that tour.
Lindsey Buckingham has posted two more of his instructional guitar videos on Instagram – one for “Frozen Love” off the Buckingham Nicks album, and the other for Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon.”