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Tim Heidecker combines two frequent targets of his song parodies on the comedian’s new track “Bob Dylan’s Trump Campaign Song.” “Here’s the song Bob Dylan wrote and recorded for Donald Trump’s 2026 Presidential Campaign. Unfortunately, it was never used,” Heidecker wrote on his Bandcamp. With his pitch-perfect Dylan impersonation, Heidecker …

Gene Simmons announced The Vault, a comprehensive, ridiculously-packaged box set of his solo material that arrives in a literal 38-pound safe. The sticker price for the set is $2,000 and includes 150 unreleased songs. The Vault also has 10 discs of solo material, a leather-bound photo book, a Gene Simmons …

Van Morrison delivers a simmering version of “Goin’ to Chicago” for the latest sampling of the singer’s upcoming new LP Roll With the Punches. The smoky rendition of the Count Basie and Jimmy Rushing-penned swing era classic finds Morrison working alongside a band that includes organist and singer Georgie Fame, …

On Wednesday, news broke that Flavor Flav is suing co-founding Public Enemy member Chuck D, along with others from the Public Enemy camp, over alleged unpaid profits. Chuck D took to Twitter on Thursday to address the issue, lamenting the “drama” and blaming Flavor Flav‘s new management for the lawsuit. …

Gorillaz have dropped their visually transfixing new video for “Strobelite,” the Humanz track featuring emerging singer Peven Everett. “Strobelite” finds Gorillaz‘ Noodles and 2D – looking like Second Life avatars – tearing up the dance floor at a club straight out of Tron while Everett performs the Humanz cut surrounded …

David Crosby will hit the road this fall on a tour in support of the CSN singer’s upcoming LP,Sky Trails. The trek, which focuses on the eastern half of the United States, kicks off October 30th in Chicago and slowly makes its way south before concluding December 9th in Clearwater, …

Linkin Parkbroke a charts record with 23 songs on Billboard‘s Hot Rock Songs chart following the July 20th death of singer Chester Bennington. The group also dominated the Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts. The previous Hot Rock Songs record holder was David Bowie, who notched 21 songs …

Merle Haggard‘s death in 2016 was a huge loss to country music, but the author of the Bakersfield Sound appears to have passed the torch to his son, Ben Haggard. On July 30th, Ben Haggard released video of his solo acoustic version of Merle’s “Way Back in the Mountains.” Appearing …

R. Kelly canceled four shows on his After Party tour on Monday. Last month, Buzzfeed reported that the singer was leading a “cult,” “brainwashing” six women and regulating every aspect of their behavior. On Ticketmaster, Kelly’s tour dates in New Orleans (August 11th), Baton Rouge (August 12th) and Dallas (August …