Taylor Hawkins' Son Shane Wins Drum Performance Of The Year
A surprise musician has won one of the Drumeo Awards’ top prizes. Shane Hawkins, son of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, received “Best Performance Of The Year” for his tribute to his dad during Foo Fighters’ tribute shows to Taylor in London and Los Angeles.
The younger Hawkins beat out 75 drummers from 16 countries. Shane performed “My Hero” in both cities and added “I’ll Stick Around” during the Los Angeles show. "I started crying. He’s got it. He’s got such power and enthusiasm,” admitted fellow drummer Stewart Copeland.
However, RHCP’s Chad Smith took home, Drummer Of The Year for his busy year in which he played with Ozzy Osbourne and Iggy Pop. Travis Barker from Blink-182 was named Best Rock Drummer.
You can check out one of Shane's epic performances here
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Ticketmaster Is Changing Some of Its Policies To Not Screw Up Sales for the Beyoncé Tour
Beyoncé announced the dates for her Renaissance Tour this week . . . and yes, she's using Ticketmaster. Does that scare you? It should.
But Ticketmaster is going to TRY to avoid disaster by doing things a little differently.
This includes staggering the on-sale dates for various venues, and using membership systems like Verified Fan. Seven new dates have also been added, based on registration numbers that show demand is way outpacing supply.
(If you're willing to dive into this whole mess, here's a blog post from Ticketmaster explaining everything in detail.)
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Slipknot Drops Video For New Single "Bone Church"
Someone should tell Slipknot that we still have eight months until Halloween. The metal band has released a new video for their song “Bone Church,” filled with intriguing, creepy imagery. “We’ve been bringing (“Bone Church”) closer and closer to life ever since, and finally, here it is,” said frontman Shawn “Clown” Crahan. “This one is for the fans - a further vision deeper into Slipknot’s history, which is still being written. Enjoy."
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The GRAMMY Awards are Sunday night!
The 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards are full of A-list names, and legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne is one of two acts most nominated in rock and metal this year. Ozzy garnered four nominations, while punk band Turnstile joins Ozzy near the top with three nods.
Up for Rock Album Of The Year are Ozzy for “Patient Number 9,” The Black Keys (“Dropout Boogie”), Elvis Costello & The Impersonators (“The Boy Named If”), Idles for “Crawler,” Machine Gun Kelley (“Mainstream Sellout”), and Spoon for “Lucifer On The Sofa.”
The 73-year-old Ozzy is also nominated for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song (both from LP “Patient Number 9”), and Best Metal Performance (single “Degradation Rules”).
Turnstile’s three nominations are in Best Rock Performance (“Holiday”), Best Metal Performance (“Blackout”), and Best Rock Song (“Blackout”).
Other notable nominees include Bryan Adams, Brandi Carlile, and Megadeth. The 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air on CBS Sunday at 8 pm ET. You can see the full list of GRAMMY nominees here.
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Chris Stapleton Announced New Tour Dates
Chris Stapleton announced new tour dates for his All American Road Show. It kicks off in April in Texas and wraps in August. He has rotating opening acts, including The War and Treaty, Margo Price, Nikki Lane, and Allen Stone. Find out more at ChrisStapleton.com.
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