BEARTOOTH Tops Active Rock Chart
According to Mediabase, BEARTOOTH's “I Was Alive” is No. 1 on this week's Active Rock chart. In November 2023, the band achieved their first #1 on active rock radio with “Might Love Myself” after only 15 weeks. "I Was Alive" is now their second No. 1 and once again managed to top the format after only 15 weeks. Both songs appear on the band's latest album, The Surface. BEARTOOTH's 2014 single "In Between" was certified gold by the RIAA in 2020. I'm proud to have been part of the journey with BEARTOOTH mastermind Caleb Shomo and his longtime manager, Thomas Gutches,
Week of 04/29/24
Happy Birthday wishes to Etan Rosenbloom (ASCAP) and Kate Cordova (ASCAP) (04/29); Vincent Rockwell (SiriusXM), Jason Lekberg (Lekberg Enterprises), and Brett Detar (The Juliana Theory) (04/30); producer Drew Fulk, Mark Beaven (Alternative Side Inc.), and Gabe Serbian (The Locust) (05/01); journalist Dan Epstein (05/02); Marko DeSantis (Sugarcult) and Rebecca Cicione (Goldenvoice) (05/03); and Marco Barbieri (Salem Rose Music) (05/05).
VINCE NEIL Praises Big Machine’s Radio Prowess
MÖTLEY CRÜE will release a new single, “Dogs of War,” on Friday, April 26, as part of their newly announced deal with Big Machine Records. Produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Bon Jovi, Black Veil Brides), the song features the current line-up of cofounding members Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, and Tommy Lee with new guitarist John 5 (ex-Rob Zombie, ex-Marilyn Manson, ex-David Lee Roth). "It's a great match for us," Neil told Classic Rock. "We're good friends with [Big Machine founder/CEO] Scott Borchetta, who put together the Nashville Outlaws album back in 2014. His company just knows radio, how to get
Week of 04/22/24
Happy Birthday wishes to photographer Paris Vissone and Shavo Odadjian (System Of A Down) (04/22); Adam McGrath (Cave In) and Trey Pemberton (Creeping Death) (04/23); Kellin Quinn (Sleeping With Sirens) (04/24); Crystal Larsen (Ticketmaster) (04/26): Bill Meis (MNRK) and Mike Cubillos (Earsplit Media) (04/27).
OZZY OSBOURNE ‘Honored’ By Second Rock Hall Induction
OZZY OSBOURNE is among the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees, this time in recognition of his solo career. It's the second such honor for Osbourne, who was inducted alongside the rest of the original BLACK SABBATH line-up in 2006. (Ozzy, rather famously, once asked to have Sabbath removed from consideration in 1999, calling it "meaningless.") In an email to Billboard, the 75-year-old heavy metal icon said that becoming one of Rock Hall's multiple nominees "feels big. I'm more than honored." “I definitely wouldn’t say I was confident” about solo success, he added, noting that the 2021 induction
GREEN DAY Land Ninth Mainstream Rock No. 1 with ‘Dilemma’
GREEN DAY scored their ninth No. 1 single on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with "Dilemma." It marks the Bay Area, California trio's second consecutive number-one hit after "The American Dream is Killing Me." Both songs appear on the band's fourteenth album, Saviors, which arrived on January 19. Watch the "Dilemma" music video here.
BAD OMENS Goes Platinum
The BAD OMENS single "Just Pretend" was just certified platinum by the RIAA for digital sales and streams in excess of 1 million. The smash rock hit, which originally went gold in July 2023, has continued to be a success on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, among other places. "Just Pretend" was written and produced by the band's own Noah Sebastian and Joakim Karlsson. Sebastian revealed in an interview with NME that it began as a parody of "butt rock" radio hits: "At the time, I was frustrated with people in my ear talking about, 'Oh, you need to
Kansas City’s 101 The Fox Mourns Brian ‘Slacker’ Adams
Earlier today, 101 The Fox (KCFX-FM) in Kansas City released a statement about the passing of longtime afternoon host Brian "Slacker" Adams, who died last night (Tuesday, April 16th) after a valiant battle against cancer. Slacker, a 33-year veteran of Kansas City radio, was on-air at 101 The Fox for the last 16 years. He was 59. "It is with a broken heart that we share with you that our friend Slacker has passed away due to complications from AML. His wife Jennifer and daughter Brianna were with him at home as he left this life. We know you’ll
POP EVIL Now Have FIVE Gold Singles
Pop Evil adds another gold plaque to their proverbial wall with “Waking Lions.” The lead single from the Michigan Hard Rockers' 2018 self-titled album was just certified gold by the RIAA. The complete list of Pop Evil's gold singles is as follows: “Waking Lions” (MNRK Music Group) released 2017 / certified gold 2024 “100 in a 55” (Republic Records) released 2008 / certified gold 2022 “Trenches” (eOne Music) released 2013 / certified gold 2021 “Footsteps” (eOne Music) released 2015 / certified gold 2021 “Torn to Pieces” (eOne) released 2014 / certified gold 2020 All but “100 in a
FIREHOUSE Classic Enters Digital Sales Chart
As fans mourned the passing of C.J. Snare, who died on April 5, his band’s biggest hit entered Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart for the first time. “Love of a Lifetime,” co-written by the FireHouse singer and guitarist Bill Leverty, appeared on the group’s 1990 self-titled debut. FireHouse’s third single (and first-ever power ballad) broke into the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1991 and peaked at No. 5 a few months later. It was also a hit in Australia and Canada and cracked the Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 40. “Love of a Lifetime” was
