Brandon Lake’s new album, King of Hearts, achieves numerous Billboard chart milestones this week. The record debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart, while also premiering at No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200 tally, marking the 35-year-old singer/songwriter’s first career Top 10 entry on the chart. In addition to those accolades,…

Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance, is set to receive a 30th anniversary expanded reissue on August 15 through Rhino, with the collection available in 2-LP and 2-CD editions. The band also shared an album teaser for the release, which will feature remastered audio sourced from the 2023 box set, along with three non-album tracks and…

The Rolling Stones are paying homage to the late zydeco master, Clifton Chenier, by covering his classic, “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés,” for an upcoming tribute album. A Tribute to the King of Zydeco is a Chenier covers album featuring contributions from Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal, Steve Earle, Jimmie Vaughan, Marcia Ball, Charley Crockett, Molly Tuttle,…

On Tuesday (June 24), Jack White announced the forthcoming publication of his new book, Jack White Collected Lyrics and Selected Writings Volume 1. The collection – which will be published by Third Man Books – will contain lyrics, poems, and writings from White’s solo career and beyond, including his work with The Raconteurs and The…

On Tuesday (June 24), Simon & Schuster announced that they will be publishing a book featuring 100 black-and-white drawings by Bob Dylan titled Point Blank (Quick Studies), on November 18. This marks the first major publication of Dylan’s artwork in over a decade, and features drawings that were completed between 2021 and 2022, alongside vignettes…

On Monday (June 23), The Lemonheads announced details of their highly-anticipated new album, Love Chant, which marks the indie rock band’s first album of original material in nearly two decades. The 11-track record is set to be released by Fire Records on October 24, and features collaborations with musicians such as Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis,…

On Monday (June 23), Queens of the Stone Age announced the dates and details of their 2025 The Catacombs Tour, a special run of shows inspired by their recent concert film, Alive in the Catacombs. The band describes their upcoming 11-date tour as, “A limited series of very special one-night-only evenings at a curated selection…

Mick Ralphs, the renowned guitarist and co-founder of the iconic rock bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has passed away at the age of 81. “Our Mick has passed, my heart just hit the ground,” Bad Company front-man Paul Rodgers said. “He has left us with exceptional songs and memories. He was my friend, my…

Patrick Walden, guitarist for the British rock group Babyshambles, has died at the age of 46. The band was founded in 2004 by Pete Doherty after he was kicked out of The Libertines, and featured Walden on guitars alongside Doherty on vocals, Drew McConnell on bass, and Gemma Clarke on drums. The group announced Walden’s…

In a new interview with i Paper, Pete Townshend addressed The Who’s tumultuous split with their longtime drummer, Zak Starkey. The rock legend described the situation as “a mess,” while expressing uncertainty about the specifics of the ordeal. “I will miss Zak terribly. But quite what the story is, I don’t f—king know. I really…