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In addition to being a newly minted solo artist, Damiano David has lined up another gig.

The Måneskin frontman has been named the global PR ambassador for the luxury Italian jewelry brand Bvlgari.

"Jewelry is a magnificent and genderless accessory that I have always loved to wear," the Rome-born David says. "The history of Bvlgari is a tale of beauty and Italian excellence, and like all the excellences of our country, it fills me with pride. It is an honor for me to join the Bvlgari family."

As part of his role, David will "represent the timeless values of the House and share its legacy with a global audience."

“We are pleased to welcome Damiano to the Bvlgari family," says Bvlgari Group CEO Jean-Christophe Babin. "We admire his powerful voice, magnetic stage presence, and unique style. We share the same hometown, Rome, which has always been a source of inspiration for all our creations. We are excited to embark on this new journey with Damiano and share this next chapter together."

David made his debut as a solo artist in 2024, putting out the singles "Silverlines" and "Born with a Broken Heart." He'll launch his first U.S. solo tour in November.

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Spotify is now poking fun at the Spiritbox and Poppy mix-up at the Grammys.

As previously reported, Spiritbox frontwoman Courtney LaPlante was mistaken for Poppy during a red carpet interview ahead of Sunday's ceremony. Instead of correcting the interviewer, LaPlante decided to pretend to be Poppy and proceeded with the interview as the "New Way Out" artist.

Since then, Spotify has uploaded a photo of LaPlante to accompany its Kicka** Metal playlist while adding in the description, "Poppy on top of today's best Metal playlist."

The playlist includes Spiritbox's "Perfect Soul" and Poppy's "they're all around us."

Both Spiritbox and Poppy were nominated for the best metal performance Grammy, which went to Gojira.

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Clutch has announced a North American tour.

The headlining outing launches June 6 in Montreal and wraps up Jun 28 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The bill also includes Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown and Nate Bergman.

Presales begin Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit ClutchMerch.com.

Clutch's most recent album is 2022's Sunrise on Slaughter Beach.

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Fundraising is still ongoing, but the FireAid benefit concerts, which took place Jan. 30 in Inglewood, California, raised more than $100 million for LA wildfire relief.

The concerts took place at both the Kia Forum and the Intuit Dome, and featured over 30 artists, including Billie Eilish, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Olivia Rodrigo, No Doubt, Pink, Rod Stewart, John Mayer, Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, Gracie Abrams, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Jelly Roll, Sting, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Stephen Stills, Stevie Wonder and a reunited Nirvana.

The estimated amount raised included ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandise sales, donations from the public and private gifts, including $2.5 million from the Eagles and $1 million from U2. In addition, LA Clippers owners Steve and Connie Ballmer matched every pledge made during the concert stream, which was viewable on 28 streaming platforms and drew more than 50 million viewers.

If you missed it, the stream is still available via those platforms, including Apple TV+, Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Hulu, Max and Paramount+.

As for where the money is going, the FireAid Grants Advisory Committee has been working to "identify key areas of need for maximum impact," according to a press release. The first grants will be awarded later in February. 

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Beastie Boys, Garbage's Shirley Manson, Paramore's Hayley Williams and The Strokes are among those donating items to a charity auction raising money for Los Angeles fire relief efforts.

The sale, dubbed Give a Frock LA, includes signed memorabilia and "iconic performance and album cover looks" from participating artists. 

Bidding begins online Wednesday at 5 p.m. PT via JuliensAuctions.com.

Give a Frock will be held in connection with the G*ve a F*** benefit concert, taking place Wednesday at LA's Hollywood Palladium. The lineup includes Williams, St. Vincent, Lucy Dacus of boygenius, The Linda Lindas and FINNEAS.

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Dave Grohl has been added to the lineup of Saturday Night Live's upcoming 50th anniversary music special, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert.

ABC Audio has confirmed the Foo Fighters frontman's involvement in the show after he was included in a promo circulating online.

Grohl, of course, is no stranger to SNL, having long been a member of the Five-Timers Club with the Foos. He also played the show twice with Nirvana, as well as with the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures and played drums with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert will stream live on Peacock on Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. ET. The lineup also includes Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Mumford & Sons, Arcade Fire, Coldplay's Chris Martin, David Byrne and Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, among others.

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Gavin Rossdale is headed to late night TV, not to rock but to talk.

The Bush frontman will appear on Tuesday's episode of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! and will be discussing his upcoming cooking show, Dinner with Gavin Rossdale.

The series, which premieres Feb. 13 via VIZIO's WatchFree+ streaming service, will find Rossdale cooking and chatting with artists and celebrities including Serena Williams, Common and Selma Blair.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! airs at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC.

You can also catch Rossdale live and in person during Bush's summer U.S. tour with Shinedown, which launches in July.

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Of Mice & Men has joined the lineup for the 2025 Warped Tour.

The metalcore outfit will play all three locations of the returning festival, taking place June 14-15 in Washington, D.C., July 26-27 in Long Beach, California, and Nov. 15-16 in Orlando, Florida.

Warped Tour has been unveiling its 2025 lineup with daily artist announcements since Jan. 27. Others also on the bill so far include 311, FEVER 333, Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup and Flyleaf's Lacey Sturm.

Visit VansWarpedTour.com for more info.

Another festival announcing its lineup one day at a time is Louder than Life, which has just added Lamb of God to its bill. They join the previously announced Slayer, A Perfect Circle, Mudvayne and Black Veil Brides.

Louder than Life takes place Sept. 18-21 in Louisville, Kentucky. For more info, visit LouderthanLifeFestival.com.

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The '90s called, and they have a tour for you.

Gin Blossoms, Blues Traveler and Spin Doctors are teaming up to hit the road together over the summer, starting on the Fourth of July at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. The outing will conclude Sept. 14 at the Bourbon and Beyond festival in Louisville, Kentucky.

"Getting to play with dear old friends like Gin Blossoms and the Spin Doctors is one of the great benefits of a touring career that spans almost four decades now," says Blues Traveler's John Popper. "These are exceptional players and performers, and they push us to play even harder. Everybody digs in and makes each other better. We are looking forward to a great year of music!"

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. If you want to hear "Hey Jealousy," "Run-Around" and "Two Princes" all in the same night, visit GinBlossoms.net or BluesTraveler.com for the full list of dates and all ticket info.

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The Black Keys have finally announced the details of their reworked U.S tour.

As previously hinted at in a teaser video featuring a fake weather report, the trek is called the No Rain No Flowers tour and kicks off May 23 in Durant, Oklahoma. 

The No Rain No Flowers tour comes after The Black Keys' planned 2024 U.S. arena tour was canceled. The "Lonely Boy" duo later shared that they were instead planning a run of shows that would be an "exciting, intimate experience for both fans and the band."

Indeed, the dates on the No Rain No Flowers tour take place in relatively smaller venues in cities such as Boise, Idaho; Bend, Oregon; and Wilmington, North Carolina, before wrapping up June 14 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It does still make stops in sizable, if not necessarily arena-sized, venues, including the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit TheBlackKeys.com.

In addition to the tour, you can look forward to a new Black Keys single, "The Night Before," dropping Friday, and a new album arriving later in 2025.

"After the tour was canceled, the consensus was, 'S*** happens, and you just have to move through it,'" says drummer Patrick Carney. "We were already on a creative streak, and the best thing we could do, rather than sit at home, was just go back in the studio. Get back to work. So, that's how the record started."

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An interviewer on the red carpet during Sunday's Grammys lost some metal cred points after confusing Spiritbox frontwoman Courtney LaPlante for Poppy.

Upon starting a conversation with LaPlante, the interviewer introduced the "Circle with Me" singer as "rock royalty, Poppy."

At first, LaPlante gave a confused look before deciding to just go with it, replying, "I am Poppy, and I'm really happy to be here."

Keeping up the ruse, LaPlante referenced Poppy's previous Grammy nod when asked about being nominated before. She later added, "I hope it's me [that wins] or Spiritbox and Courtney."

While the interview has since been removed from YouTube, presumably because of the mistake, Poppy shared it on her Instagram, while LaPlante posted a clip on her Instagram Story.

Both Spiritbox and Poppy were nominated in the best metal performance category for "Cellar Door" and the Knocked Loose collaboration "Suffocate," respectively. The award ended up going to Gojira for their 2024 Olympics opening ceremony song "Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)."

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AC/DC has added more dates to their Power Up tour.

The rockers are set to return to Europe this summer, with the new leg kicking off June 26 in Prague. The tour will hit such cities as Berlin, Madrid, Paris and more before wrapping Aug. 21 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday.

AC/DC is set to kick off a 13-date North American stadium leg of the Power Up tour on April 10 in Minneapolis, with stops in Arlington, Pasadena, Las Vegas, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Chicago and more before wrapping May 28 in Cleveland.

The band launched the tour in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, in May. It was their first tour since releasing their most recent album, Power Up, in 2020, as they were unable to support it on the road due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A complete list of dates, and more information about tickets, can be found at acdc.com.

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After finishing the last show on their farewell tour, Sum 41 returned to their hometown of Ajax, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, where they were presented with a special honor.

At the end of an hourlong Q&A session, Ajax deputy mayor Sterling Lee presented the "Fat Lip" rockers with the first-ever key to the city.

"To the band, y'all are so important, we created the key for you," Lee shared. "This did not exist before this moment today."

Sum 41 launched their farewell tour in 2024 in support of their final album, Heaven :x: Hell. The outing concluded with a sold out show in Toronto on Jan. 30.

Next up, Sum 41 will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the Juno Awards on March 30.

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Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale has announced that his mother, Barbara, has died.

In an Instagram post, the "Glycerine" rocker shares that Barbara passed on Jan. 28 "after a long tortuous fight."

"It's hard to put into words the bond we had and the void she leaves," Rossdale writes. "The world feels lonelier and today the journey seems longer and more uphill."

"I know she is with me at all times because that is the way with love and loss," he continues. "We carry those who we love yet cannot see. That is my comfort. I send you all my love."

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The 67th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, aired live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS Sunday, Feb. 2.

Here are the winners in the major categories announced during the broadcast:

Album of the year
COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé 

Song of the year
"Not Like Us," Kendrick Lamar 

Record of the year
"Not Like Us," Kendrick Lamar 

Best new artist
Chappell Roan

Best pop vocal album
Short n' Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter

Best rap album
Alligator Bites Never Heal, Doechii

Best country album
COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé

Best Latin pop album
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira

Best pop duo/group performance
"Die with a Smile," Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

Dr. Dre Global Impact Award
Alicia Keys

See the rest of the winners here. 

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The Grammys for the rock categories were announced during the preshow premiere ceremony Sunday and maybe had viewers questioning what year it was.

The Beatles' "Now and Then," referred to as the Fab Four's final song, won best rock performance. Sean Ono Lennon, who also won the Grammy for best boxed or special limited edition package for his work on the reissue of his late father John Lennon's Mind Games album, accepted the prize. 

Meanwhile, The Rolling Stones won best rock album for Hackney Diamonds.

The other rock categories were won by more modern artists. St. Vincent's "Broken Man" won best rock song, while her track "Flea" earned best alternative music performance. Both tracks appear on her record All Born Screaming, which won best alternative music album. During her acceptance speech for best rock song, Annie Clark thanked her wife and daughter. 

Additionally, Gojira's 2024 Olympic opening ceremony performance of "Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)" alongside opera singer Marina Viotti and composer Victor Le Masne won best metal performance.

Outside of the rock categories, Tame Impala and Justice's collaborative single "Neverender" won best dance/electronic recording.

The main 2025 Grammys show begins Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.

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A Perfect Circle has joined the lineup for the 2025 Louder than Life festival, taking place Sept. 18-21 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The set will mark the first time the Maynard James Keenan-led band has played the Bluegrass state in seven years.

The Louder than Life lineup, which is being revealed through daily artist announcements, also so far includes headliner Slayer, plus Black Veil Brides, Mudvayne and Static-X. For more info, visit LouderthanLifefestival.com.

You can also catch APC on the 2025 Sessanta tour alongside fellow MJK band Puscifer and Primus, kicking off in April.

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The Struts frontman Luke Spiller has premiered his debut solo single, "Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes and Wine."

The song will be the title track off Spiller's forthcoming debut solo album.

"Everything you are about to hear is a door opening into my debut album that showcases my own personal experiences," Spiller says. "I've never been this honest in my music before, and it's definitely been a rollercoaster of emotions. I hope people will find their own stories they have experienced within my songs, and in some cases, even find peace in doing so."

"I'm really excited for what the future has in store for me," he adds. "This is only the beginning."

For now, you can listen to "Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes and Wine" via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video on YouTube.

The Struts' most recent album is 2023's Pretty Vicious. They've since followed that with the 2024 singles "How Can I Love You (Without Breaking Your Heart)," "Heaven's Got Nothing on You" and "Can't Stop Talking."

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Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell has released a deluxe edition of his latest solo album, I Want Blood.

The expanded set includes spoken word versions of each track off the original album, which Cantrell has been releasing weekly since December. 

You can listen to the deluxe I Want Blood now via digital outlets.

The standard I Want Blood dropped in October and includes the lead single "Vilified."

Cantrell launches a North American solo tour in support of I Want Blood Friday on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls Friday. Filter is also on the bill.

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Nickelback has premiered the video for "Tidal Wave," a track off the band's latest album, Get Rollin'.

In keeping with the song's title and lyrics, the clip finds Chad Kroeger and company performing as waves crash behind them. 

You can watch the "Tidal Wave" video streaming now on YouTube.

Get Rollin' was released in 2022, and also includes the singles "San Quentin" and "Those Days." Nickelback also recorded a live album on the tour supporting Get Rollin' called Live from Nashville, which was released in November.

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