Country Music Hall of Famer Randy Travis returned to the venue where it all started, officially unveiling the Randy Travis Room at The Nashville Palace with an all-star tribute night marking the 40th anniversary of Storms of Life.

Endless Fires Fest cranks the heat up as intergalactic shock-rock legends GWAR and their alter-ego X-Cops join Three 6 Mafia, Circle Jerks, American Nightmare and more at Sharkeys Event Center in Syracuse, NY on August 15 and 16, 2026.

Backline celebrated its 7th Mental Health Awareness Month with the release of its 2025 Impact Report, a 90-day milestone for its B-LINE crisis support line, new EDM and songwriter toolkits, and candid artist interviews from Kilby Block Party — including a heartfelt sit-down with Ben Kweller.

Swedish metal shape-shifters Avatar drop the video for standalone single “Crying Fire,” a track pulled from the Don’t Go in the Forest sessions — plus new 2026 tour dates supporting Metallica and headlining across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Nashville trio The Woods return June 12, 2026 with “Same Boat,” a breezy, harmony-drenched country track channeling 70s folk rock legends like the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. Here’s why it belongs on your summer playlist.

Swedish progressive metal titans Evergrey drop the final single “A Burning Flame” featuring Dark Tranquillity’s Mikael Stanne ahead of their fifteenth album, Architects Of A New Weave, out June 5 via Napalm Records.

Country icon Jo Dee Messina returns with Bridges, her first studio album in 12 years, out Friday, June 5. The deeply personal record kicks off a 30-year celebration tour and a full-circle comeback chapter.

Emmy and BAFTA-winning composer Bear McCreary drops “Cool Kids,” a star-studded rock anthem featuring Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith, and Brendan McCreary — a taste of his upcoming album The Singularity: Ekleipsis, out July 31.

Hamburg metalcore heavyweights Half Me return with “Weather Eye,” a suffocating, breakdown-laden takedown of false idols and systems of control.

French metal band Sunborn have joined the Solid State Records roster and marked the occasion with a glitchy, moody new single and video for “Infinity Pool.” Watch it now.

Memphis May Fire announce their new album Broken (out November 16 via Rise Records), debut lead single “The Old Me,” and hit the road this fall with Atreyu and Ice Nine Kills.

Grand Ole Opry member T. Graham Brown welcomes country traditionalist John Conlee to the June episode of LIVE WIRE on SiriusXM Prime Country Channel 58, featuring live cuts from Don Williams, The Bellamy Brothers, David Allan Coe, The Doobie Brothers, and more.

California metalcore outfit Kingdom of Giants return with “Respawn,” the first single to feature new bassist/vocalist JT Gutierrez — packed with thick grooves, buzzsaw riffs, and a whole new lineup energy.

Country traditionalist Dave Wilbert celebrates friendship, freedom, and lake days on his 90s-inspired new single “All Summer Long,” out June 5 via Wilbilly Records.