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New Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong has released a statement addressing her past connection to disgraced That '70s Show actor and convicted rapist Danny Masterson.  

Armstrong's ties to Masterson resurfaced in posts made by Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, who is among the women who've accused Masterson of sexual assault. In her Instagram Stories, Carnell-Bixler accused Armstrong of being complicit in sexual assault as a member of the Church of Scientology.

She also reposted a past comment made by her husband, The Mars Volta's Cedric Bixler-Zavala, on the account of Armstrong's band Dead Sara, which said that Armstrong had attended a preliminary hearing in support of Masterson during his case.

"Do your fans know about your friend Danny Masterson?" Bixler-Zavala wrote. "Your rapist friend."

In her own Instagram Story, Armstrong writes that she wants to "clear the air about something that happened a while back."

"Several years ago, I was asked to support someone I considered a friend at a court appearance, and went to one early hearing as an observer," Armstrong writes, without naming Masterson. "Soon after, I realized I shouldn't have."

"I always try to see the good in people, and I misjudged him," she continues. "I have never spoken with him since. Unimaginable details emerged and he was later found guilty."

Armstrong concludes, "To say it as clearly as possible: I do not condone abuse or violence against women, and I empathize with the victims of these crimes."

Armstrong was introduced as Linkin Park's new singer on Thursday. She steps into the role of the late Chester Bennington, who died in 2017.

In other Linkin Park news, guitarist Brad Delson has announced that he will not be joining the band for their comeback tour, which launches Sept. 11 in Los Angeles.

If you are affected by abuse and needing support, or know someone who is, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). You can also chat online at thehotline.org or online.rainn.org, respectively. 

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Oasis' debut album, Definitely Maybe, is once again the #1 record in the U.K.

The 1994 effort has returned to the top spot on the U.K.'s Official Albums Chart, driven by its recent 30th anniversary reissue and the news that Oasis has reunited, ending the 15-year feud between brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher.

Definitely Maybe had also hit #1 in the U.K. upon its initial release. In fact, every one of Oasis' seven studio albums went #1 in their home country.

"As if the huge demand for their tour dates wasn't evidence enough, the enduring power of Oasis is underlined by the success of Definitely Maybe this week," says Official Charts CEO Martin Talbot. "Congratulations to Liam and Noel - topping the Official Charts together for the first time in 14 years."

The Oasis sold-out reunion tour launches in July 2025. 

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The Smashing Pumpkins are preparing to rock late night TV.

The "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" outfit will be performing on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, airing Sept. 17 at 11:35 p.m. ET. 

The appearance will fall in between dates on the Pumpkins' ongoing tour supporting Green Day, which concludes Sept. 28 in San Diego.

The Pumpkins also released a new album, Aghori Mhori Mei, in August.

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Jet has once again landed with new music.

The "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" rockers have returned with a single called "Hurry Hurry," marking their first original track in 15 years.

"Hurry Hurry" is also accompanied by a cover of the Italian song "Un'Avventura" as a B-side, which is sung in half English, half Italian.

If you think that sounds so fine and you really want to make it yours, you can listen to "Hurry Hurry" now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming on YouTube.

Jet's most recent album is 2009's Shaka Rock. In 2017, they were featured on a song called "My Name Is Thunder" by electronic act The Bloody Beetroots.

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Stone Temple Pilots' ongoing tour with Live got an extra dose of '90s nostalgia thanks to a surprise appearance by Filter frontman Richard Patrick during Thursday's show in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

Patrick joined STP for a rendition of Filter's signature song, "Hey Man Nice Shot." You can watch footage of the onstage collaboration now via Patrick's Instagram.

"I met up with my best friends from Stone Temple Pilots!!" Patrick writes in the caption.

Patrick will return to the same Mansfield venue on Friday while opening for Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper's Freaks on Parade tour.

STP's tour, meanwhile, continues Friday in Holmdel, New Jersey. The outing celebrates the 30th anniversaries of STP and Live's 1994 albums, Purple and Throwing Copper, respectively.

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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' Challengers score is being released on vinyl.

The LP is due out on Nov. 1 and is available to preorder now.

The Nine Inch Nails duo dove into their techno influences for the Challengers soundtrack. The tennis drama, which stars Zendaya, premiered in theaters in April.

Reznor and Ross' previous scoring projects include The Social Network and Soul, which won them Oscars.

Up next, NIN will provide the soundtrack for the Tron: Ares movie, which premieres in October 2025.

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Since Oasis announced their reunion, Noel and Liam Gallagher themselves have remained relatively quiet — uncharacteristically so, some might say. Well, things are now getting back to normal in that regard, thanks to a recent tweetstorm from Liam. 

In his first non-promotional post since the Oasis news broke, Liam writes, "OASIS are back your welcome and I hear there ATTITUDE STINKS good to know something's never change."

Liam also got into some of the fan replies, responding to one fan asking if he has any extra tickets for the sold-out shows with, "S*** loads but there really expensive 100 thousand pounds."

When another fan asked, "How does Peggy feel about the reunion?," presumably referring to the Gallagher brothers' mother, Liam replies, "She's gutted she couldn't get a ticket."

Noel, meanwhile, gave his first post-reunion news "interview" during a previously reported run-in with a fan and his children, who posted the interaction to social media. When one of the kids asked why Noel had been feuding with Liam, he responded, "Because he stole my teddy bear."

Oasis' first reunion shows will take place in the U.K. in July 2025. In addition to shocking the music world by ending the Gallaghers' estrangement, the news also put a spotlight on Ticketmaster's controversial dynamic pricing model, which frustrated fans hoping to buy tickets.

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority has since announced an investigation into Ticketmaster, while Oasis will be selling tickets through a "staggered, invitation-only ballot process" for their newly added Wembley Stadium shows.

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Måneskin frontman Damiano David is making it three years in a row at the MTV Video Music Awards.

David will be a presenter during the 2024 show, which takes place Sept. 11 at New York's UBS Arena.

You may recall that Måneskin made their VMA debut in 2022, though their performance was largely censored during the broadcast. They performed again at the 2023 show.

In other Måneskin happenings, bassist Victoria De Angelis recently released her debut solo single, "GET UP B***! shake ya a**" alongside Brazilian singer Anitta. 

Måneskin's most recent release is the deluxe edition of their RUSH! album, which dropped in November. 

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Green Day has shared three of the bonus tracks included on the band's upcoming 20th anniversary American Idiot reissue.

The recordings include a demo of "Wake Me Up When September Ends," a VH1 Storytellers performance of "St. Jimmy" and the B-side "Governator," which is a throwback to when Arnold Schwarzenegger was the governor of California.

You can listen to them all now via digital outlets.

The American Idiot reissue is due out Oct. 25. The album's anniversary is Sept. 21.

Green Day is currently on tour playing American Idiot in full in honor of its 20th anniversary. They're also playing Dookie in full to celebrate its 30th anniversary and supporting their new album, Saviors.

("St. Jimmy" video contains uncensored profanity.) 

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Shinedown frontman Brent Smith has shared his thoughts on Linkin Park's new singer, Emily Armstrong.

In an Instagram post, Smith recalls hearing Armstrong sing with her band Dead Sara on their song "Weatherman" and thinking, "I believe Rock N' Roll will be OK."

"So today I will say @linkinpark will be more than OK," Smith writes, adding a heart emoji.

Armstrong was announced as LP's new vocalist on Thursday, seven years after the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017. Gauging the online reaction to the band's return, Smith writes, "I know the Internet is a blaze with comments of criticism and also of praise from fans all over the world."

"Do you honestly believe that the members of this ICONIC Band truly think that of all people [Bennington] is replaceable???" Smith muses. "The entire world knows he will never be replaceable because he was one of a kind."

"But with all that being said there is an audience that miss this band, and their presence, and what they represent," he continues. "So I [ask] you, ALL of you… Give them the opportunity to not close their chapter. Allow them to celebrate their legacy, and also the opportunity to create a new one."

Smith concludes, "Give 'em Hell L.P."

Linkin Park will release their first album with Armstrong, From Zero, on Nov. 15. Lead single "The Emptiness Machine" is out now.

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Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell has premiered a new song called "Afterglow," a track off his upcoming solo album, I Want Blood.

"Afterglow" is out now via digital outlets. Its video, streaming on YouTube, was directed by Matt Mahurin, who also directed the AiC videos "No Excuses" and "Angry Chair."

"The incredible Matt Mahurin and I created a moving piece of film to accompany the song," Cantrell says. "Check it out. If you want blood, you got it."

I Want Blood, Cantrell's solo follow-up to 2021's Brighten, drops Oct. 18. It also includes the single "Vilified."

Cantrell is currently on tour with Bush. The outing wraps Sept. 15 in Los Angeles.

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Spiritbox has premiered a new single called "Soft Spine."

On the track, frontwoman Courtney LaPlante growls, "The dissolution of your soft spine/ You all deserve each other."

You can listen to "Soft Spine" now via digital outlets.

"Soft Spine" follows Spiritbox's 2023 EP, The Fear of Fear. The metal outfit's most recent album is 2021's Eternal Blue.

Spiritbox will be touring the U.S. alongside Korn and Gojira beginning Sept. 12 in Tampa, Florida.

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In addition to welcoming a new singer in Emily Armstrong, Linkin Park has brought in a new drummer, Colin Brittain, in place of Rob Bourdon, the only original member of the band not taking part in the reunion. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, the reformed band explains Bourdon's absence.

"Rob, we had a conversation a little while ago, I want to say it's a couple years ago at this point, where he said he wanted to step away," says co-vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Shinoda. "We didn't talk about that in public because we didn't really know how that was going to work out."

Shinoda remarks that the fans noticed Bourdon didn't take part in promotional activities regarding Linkin Park's recent archival releases, such as the Papercuts greatest hits album and the Hybrid Theory 20th anniversary reissue.

"We'll always love the guy," Shinoda adds. "We'll always respect the wonderful things we built together."

Armstrong, meanwhile, steps into the role left by the late Chester Bennington, who died in 2017. She made her debut with the band during a livestream concert Thursday, which also marked LP's first live performance since their 2017 tribute show to Bennington.

"We did a lot of sessions with a lot of people," Shinoda shares. "They weren't tryouts, they were just sessions. And certainly when I started to hear Emily's voice on things, my brain, it was like the first time that my brain would accept it as a Linkin Park song."

Linkin Park's first album since Bennington's passing, From Zero, is due out Nov. 15. Lead single "The Emptiness Machine" is out now.

Linkin Park will play shows in Los Angeles and New York City on Sept. 11 and Sept. 16, respectively, followed by a run of international dates.

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Slash has released a new vinyl record collecting the music he wrote for the Halloween Horror Nights Universal Monsters haunted house at Universal Studios Hollywood.

The limited-edition LP will be available exclusively on-site at Universal Studios Hollywood through Nov. 3. A limited number of copies are autographed by the Guns N' Roses shredder.

"As a longtime fan of horror movies and of 'Halloween Horror Nights,' I jumped at the chance to once again collaborate with Universal Studios Hollywood to produce a soundtrack for the Universal Monsters haunted house," Slash says. "Similar to the way music affects a film, I composed this score for the legions of infamous characters in these haunted houses to elicit a sense of emotional terror."

Slash has been composing music for the Halloween Horror Nights Universal Monsters haunted house for the past six years. His latest score will be heard at the Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines attraction.

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Following the conclusion of their Ashes of Leviathan tour, Mastodon and Lamb of God may be teaming up once more.

In a Facebook post tagging LoG, Mastodon has shared a video depicting a city overflowing with water alongside text reading, "A flood is coming, and most of you will die." The clip is soundtracked by the noises of a stormy sky.

The post also teases a date, Sept. 12.

The Ashes of Leviathan tour, which concluded Saturday, featured Mastodon and Lamb of God performing their respective albums Leviathan and Ashes of the Wake in full to celebrate their 20th anniversaries. Both albums were originally released on the exact same day in 2004.

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Linkin Park has announced a new album with a new singer.

The record is called From Zero and is due out Nov. 15. It will feature Emily Armstrong of the band Dead Sara on vocals alongside founding member Mike Shinoda.

Armstrong steps into the role in place of late frontman Chester Bennington, who passed away in July 2017. The current LP lineup also includes original members Brad Delson, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and Joe Hahn, as well as new drummer Colin Brittain in place of Rob Bourdon. 

"Before Linkin Park, our first band name was Xero," Shinoda says in a statement. "This album title refers to both this humble beginning and the journey we're currently undertaking. Sonically and emotionally, it is about past, present, and future—embracing our signature sound, but new and full of life."

"It was made with a deep appreciation for our new and longtime bandmates, our friends, our family, and our fans," Shinoda adds. "We are proud of what Linkin Park has become over the years, and excited about the journey ahead."

The lead single off From Zero is called "The Emptiness Machine," which is available now via digital outlets. Linkin Park debuted the song Thursday during a livestream concert, which marked their first live performance since their tribute show to Bennington in October 2017.

Linkin Park will play concerts at Los Angeles' Kia Forum on Sept. 11 and New York City's Barclays Center on Sept. 16, followed by shows in Germany, London, South Korea and Colombia. 

Presales begin Friday for members of the LP Underground fan club. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit LinkinPark.com.

Here's the From Zero track list:
"From Zero (Intro)"
"The Emptiness Machine"
"Cut the Bridge"
"Heavy Is the Crown"
"Over Each Other"
"Casualty"
"Overflow"
"Two Faced"
"Stained"
"IGYEIH"
"Good Things Go"

(Video contains uncensored profanity.) 

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Jack White has announced three intimate East Coast shows as part of his ongoing pop-up tour.

The shows take place Sept. 9 at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey; Sept. 10 at Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut; and Sept. 11 at The Sinclair in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

Tickets will go on sale Friday first to members of the Third Man Records Vault at noon ET before going on sale to the general public at 1 p.m. ET. Registration for a chance at tickets is open now.

White is touring in support of his new solo album, No Name. As previously reported, the stops are being announced "as close to the show date as possible."

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The Billie Joe Armstrong side project Pinhead Gunpowder has announced a new album called Unt.

The record is due out Oct. 18 and marks the band's first new music since 2008. You can listen to the Unt title track now via digital outlets.

"A new record was only a matter of time, but between the members' other bands, projects, and families that was hard to find," Pinhead Gunpowder says. "When we finally did, we were all surprised. We think it's our best yet—our catchiest, most collaborative, and most poignant."

Along with Armstrong, Pinhead Gunpowder includes Green Day touring guitarist Jason White, drummer Aaron Cometbus and bassist Bill Schneider. 

Green Day, meanwhile, is currently on tour supporting their new album, Saviors, while also playing Dookie and American Idiotin full to celebrate their respective 30th and 20th anniversaries.

Here's the Unt track list:
"Unt" 
"Difficult But Not Impossible" 
"Scum of the Earth" 
"Oh My" 
"Nothing Ever Happens" 
"Draw It In" 
"Shine" 
"¡Hola Canada!"
"Here Goes the Neighborhood" 
"Mumbles" 
"Green" 
"Chowchilla"
"Trash TV" 
"Song for Myself"

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The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority has announced it's launched an investigation into Ticketmaster following the ticket sale for Oasis' 2025 reunion tour.

As previously reported, fans trying to purchase tickets for the shows were frustrated by Ticketmaster's queuing system and dynamic pricing model.

In a press release, the CMA details three prongs of the investigation, which will explore whether Ticketmaster "engaged in unfair commercial practices," whether "People were given clear and timely information to explain that the tickets could be subject to so-called 'dynamic pricing,'" and whether "People were put under pressure to buy tickets within a short period of time – at a higher price than they understood they would have to pay, potentially impacting their purchasing decisions."

"It's important that fans are treated fairly when they buy tickets, which is why we've launched this investigation," says CMA Chief Executive Sarah Cardell. "It's clear that many people felt they had a bad experience and were surprised by the price of their tickets at check-out. We want to hear from fans who went through the process and may have encountered issues so that we can investigate whether existing consumer protection law has been breached."

Oasis' reunion tour launches in July 2025 and will mark the first time the famously feuding Gallagher brothers have shared the live stage since 2009. 

Since the initial run of dates have sold out, Oasis has added two more shows at London's Wembley Stadium for September 2025, which will be sold through a "staggered, invitation-only ballot process."

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Mötley Crüe has announced a reissue of their 1989 album Dr. Feelgood in honor of its 35th anniversary.

The set is due out Nov. 22, and includes the original album remastered alongside a batch of bonus demos and live tracks.

The physical vinyl and CD editions come with a variety of memorabilia, including a photo book, a replica backstage pass and a guitar pick.

Dr. Feelgood marked Mötley Crüe's fifth studio album, and their first-and-only #1 hit on the Billboard 200. It spawned the singles "Kickstart My Heart," "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)," "Without You," "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" and the title track.

Meanwhile, modern-day Mötley is prepping a new EP called Cancelled, due out Oct. 4. The three-track collection includes the single "Dogs of War," which marked Mötley's first song with new guitarist John 5, and a cover of Beastie Boys' "Fight for Your Right."

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