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Lemmy Gets All-Star Tribute At Grammy Awards

His company Front Line Management sued Rose in March 2010 for nearly $2 million in unpaid commissions from performances in Europe, Canada and South America based on an oral agreement. Rose filed a $5m countersuit two months later which claimed Azoff tried to bully him into reuniting the classic Guns N' Roses lineup.

Azoff tells New York Times: "I would never go to an artist and say, 'I want you to reunite.' If he had asked me if I thought it was a good idea, I would have said yes. But by the way, nobody tells Axl to do anything. He does what he wants to do."

The 68-year-old music mogul adds that his former client is "a complicated individual," but that he wishes him "nothing but success." GNR have since reunited three of the classic era members. Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan confirmed last month that they'll launch the reunion in April with two Las Vegas shows. They also scheduled two Mexico City concerts in-between headline appearances at Coachella festival later in the month.

Tyler recently released his solo single "Red, White & You" and Perry was asked his opinion of it by the news outlet. He said, "If I didn't know him when I heard the song I'd go, 'It's okay, next.'

"I'm not going to say anything else about that. Steven is in Nashville doing whatever he's doing. He's got a (bleeping) rhinestone cowboy hat going 'Yippee ki yay.' I don't know what else to say about that."

Browne appeared alongside Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit during the 58th annual event for the group's lead single and first hit, "Take It Easy."

The 1972 classic was co-written by Browne and Frey, with the Eagles guitarist taking lead vocals on the opening track from the band's self-titled debut album.

Now he's unveiled short clips of a pair of tracks, called Gimme Blood and Shake The Cage. Crue wrapped up their Final Tour on New Year's Eve in Los Angeles and since then, Mars has been at work on his own project. He said last year that he planned to work with Corabi again.

The new deluxe reissue will feature a higher-fidelity sound thanks to being pressed on 10" vinyl. The release will also include an etching on the B-side of the vinyl, according to the label.

The Dio offshoot have cancelled the tour they'd planned to support the launch of debut album Heavy Crown after Bain passed away while taking part in Def Leppard's cruising festival last month.

Last In Line was formed when original Dio members Campbell, Bain, Vinny Appice and Claude Schnell got together in 2012 with vocalist Andrew Freeman. Schnell later bowed out.

He believes the band will take a break when touring duties are completed, rather than starting work on a ninth studio project straight away. Endless Forms is their first release since vocalist Floor Jansen and multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley were confirmed as full-time members, with drummer Jukka Nevalainen stepping back for health reasons.

Holopainen tells GuitarMania: "It's going to take a bit of time. Endless Forms Most Beautiful was quite the effort, and this tour's going to be quite the effort. I think we're going to take a little breather after this tour."

Bandleader Brittany Howard admitted it had been a "crazy" night for the band, adding: "What an honor. We never even dreamed of this moment. When we started this we were in high school and we just did it for fun. We never thought we'd win any recognition like this. It's beautiful - and I promise we're going to keep going."

The promo for Sudden Death was produced and directed by Tyler Bradberry, while the album was recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer John Spiker, known for his work with Filter and Tenacious D.

Limited to a run of just 200 masks, each item faithfully recreates Simmons' face, hair, and flesh in detail made from authentic silicone material that mimics both the texture and visual appeal of real skin.

"Playing Led Zeppelin songs always has a love/hate relationship because it's the thing I'm most critical about in my performance," explains Jason. "My father was such an amazing musician and drummer.

"He had such a groove; it was unmatched by anybody and I'm not just saying that because every drummer I speak to tells me the same things. To play the music is a great privilege and an honor to be even [mentioned] in the same breath as my father."

John Bonham died in 1980 of a pulmonary edema brought on by inhaling his own vomit after drinking forty shots of vodka in a 24-hour period; he was 32.

"I've been wanting to call it a day for a long time," Snider tells Billboard, "and after AJ passed everybody agreed it was the five of us from the beginning to the end so now it's really time."

Pero suffered a heart attack while playing on tour with Adrenaline Mob last March, prompting the group to assess their plans moving forward. "The best way I can describe it is it's the last five minutes of the Twisted Sister fireworks display," explains guitarist Jay Jay French, who's planning to publish a memoir as well. "This is the end, and I know people are skeptical because all bands say they're retiring and then they don't. We never did, although (Snider) has retired many times. This is the first time I've said, 'Yeah, this is it.' It's been a long time. It's been over 9,000 shows, and it is time to call it a day."

"We're gonna do a limited number of shows and they're gonna be (big) paydays so everybody can put some money away and we'll go out on a high note," adds Snider. "I don't want to have that 'I've fallen and I can't get up' moment on stage. If someone came along and offered us a s**tload of money for a full-blown tour, I'd still say no."

Bowes tells One On One With Mitch LaFon: "Providing we stay happy and healthy, we'd love to release another record in 2017. We have momentum and an international presence which is growing. The ripples of love for the Wonder Days album are still coming home to us now."

The song is entitled "By Inferno's Light" and is featured on the band's new album "Alma Cachonda", which is set to be released on February 27th, 2016 via Diamonds Prod.

Bad Elephant Music CEO David Elliott adds: "This is a band with a very strong pedigree, and it's clear that this first album is the culmination of years of hard work and innovation.

The album is the follow-up to the Swedish band's 2014 effort Triumph And Power. Frontman Janne 'JB' Christoffersson says: "We put all of our sweat, blood and tears into this new album and I think that you can hear that.

"You'll Stay Right Here" is one of the most personal and meaningful songs I've ever written. It's a message of support to someone going through a very tough time. I wrote it when I learned that someone very close to me was diagnosed with cancer.

This song actually came to me in a dream for the most part - the first time that's ever happened to me. This news was on my mind nonstop and one night I woke up in the middle of the night and the piano part was in my head, as were parts of the melody, so I got out of bed and sat at my piano. Started playing and the words and music just flowed -- it was very intense. In a couple of hours I had pretty much written the whole thing. So I turned on the computer and banged out a demo.

The song was my way of saying 'I'm with you, and you're going to beat this. You're not going anywhere.' That's the main message. But in a secondary way I guess it's also about the bumpy emotional ride experienced not just by the person suffering but by those who are standing by him or her. There's a painful helplessness to that situation - I tried to capture it in the line: "You know that I'd gladly take your place / But it isn't up to me." As someone offering support it's not about you, and you don't want to make it about you -- you just wish you could do more.

Making the track in the studio was a profound experience. We went to a special studio with a beautiful sounding grand piano where I played the piano part. Uri and I felt strongly that we needed strings, and real strings. We got our friend Mauricio Herszkowicz -- a brilliant musician from Brazil - to arrange the string part, and brought in a trio to play. That really made the song, along with the percussion and background vocals I sang in the climax - spent a fair amount of time getting the 3-part harmony just right.

Dr Daniel Baldi of Des Moines has previously been found not guilty by a jury of causing the death of Gray and a number of other patients and a lawsuit filed by the musician's wife Brenna Gray was thrown out by a district judge because it was filed too late after the death.

It includes new interviews with the band as well as with the road crew from the tour and other artists who were on the road with Metallica at the time. A revised book sleeve has been released and can be viewed below. The book is due out in the autumn.

Taylor wrote a similarly detailed book on the making of the movie Jaws and he approached James Hetfield and co with a proposal to mark Master Of Puppets' 30th anniversary.

Metallica say: "When we took a spin through Jaws: Memories From Martha's Vineyard, we were so blown away by the presentation, thorough coverage, and attention to detail that went into it, we knew he was the man to help us celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of that release.

"The Legacy Of KISS" presents a career-spanning collection of images alongside the debut of first edition pieces from the KISS + UKIYO-E Project, which showcases the traditional Japanese art.

The multi-colored wood block prints are first edition prints and limited to only 200. The KISS Ukiyo-e project started in fall of 2014 and is presenting these pieces of fine art for the first time, ever, as part of this exhibit.

The 20th anniversary collectors' edition of the modern classic 'Come Find Yourself' will be released on the Edsel label through Demon Music Group on the 19th of February 2016. Available as a 3CD expanded edition and collectors' Deluxe Edition box set, the release features a plethora of rarities, live recordings, alternate mixes, and much more from the vaults of this landmark record. Bringing a unique collection together from this seminal era for the very first time.

Fun Lovin' Criminals burst onto the music scene in 1996, gate-crashing the euphoric Britpop party they brought along some unexpectedly unique swag and the generational classic album 'Come Find Yourself', which gave us the cackling refrain "stick 'em up punk, it's the Fun Lovin' Criminal" and the Pulp Fiction-sampling 'Scooby Snacks'. When 'Come Find Yourself' hit the shelves it was an immediate smash in the UK, where it remained in the album charts for more than 100 weeks, becoming a multi-platinum selling record.

"Hello, we are Ghost," said frontman Papa Emeritus III in the pre-show ceremony. "Thank you so much for this. This is a big, big thing for us, obviously. And, you know, a nightmare has just turned into a dream. So thank you all for that. Thank you, everybody involved, and thank you for voting."

The band had the following to say: "Our latest album The Human Contradiction has taken us on a great ride, performing hundreds of stages around the globe for all of you.

Schmitt tells Billboard: "It's going along great. He sounds great. His mood in the studio is fabulous. We're having a good time. We're like two old shoes together now, we're so comfortable with one another now."

Discussing the album, frontman Jon Harvey previously said: "Rock'n'roll should be a celebration. We try to do that as much as we can. Everything in life should be a celebration."

They will be joined by over 30 other performers including Major Lazer, Paul Kalkbrenner, Philipp Poisel, New Order, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Milky Chance, The 1975, Zedd, James Blake, Years & Years and many more. Additional performances will be announced soon.

The albums are pressed on black vinyl and come with a two-sided black and white insert along with a double-backed poster. Each album is available to pre-order individually or as a bundle pack direct from the label's website.

Live From Lexxi's Mom's Garage is issued on February 26 on their own Open E Records via Kobalt Label Services. A CD version will be available, as well as a CD/DVD combo which includes their first full-length film.

The film presents a 10-song acoustic concert of their most popular songs recorded in Los Angeles last October in front of a live audience of 100 female fans.