MUSIC

The estate of late drummer Joey Jordison has settled its lawsuit against his former band, Slipknot.

The Diddy Update: People are still buzzing about the insane amount of baby oil found when the feds raided Diddy's homes and his lawyer is offering up an explanation.

Ringo Starr has canceled the final two shows of his current tour due to a nasty cold.

Former Dio and Whitesnake guitarist Doug Aldrich has been diagnosed with throat cancer. 

 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the first wave of performers and presenters for the induction ceremony on October 19th in Cleveland. This year's inductees are Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest. Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton will be given the Musical Influence Award and Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield will be given the Musical Excellence Award. The inductees who will be performing are Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, and Dionne Warwick. The other performers and presenters are Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, Demi Lovato, Dua Lipa, Ella Mai, James Taylor, Jelly Roll, Julia Roberts, Keith Urban, Lucky Daye, Method Man, Roger Daltrey, Sammy Hagar, Slash and The Roots. The Hall says more will be announced. The show will stream live on Disney+ at 6pm on October 19th. A three hour highlights show will air on ABC on New Year's Day.

Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee had a close call when a coyote tried to abduct his dog Neena from the backyard of his Brentwood, California home. The coyote grabbed the 10-year-old dachshund, but Lee’s wife, Brittany, says she “climbed up the wall and grabbed her out of its mouth. Thank God she's a little bit fat because he couldn't make it over the wall with her." The abduction was caught on tape and Brittany later went on Los Angeles TV to warn other dog owners

Queens of the Stone Age have rescheduled most of the dates they postponed due to Josh Homme's recovery from emergency surgery in July. The shows are in Boston on June 10th and 11th, Cincinnati June 18th, Madison, Wisconsin on June 20th and Chicago June 21st.

Josh Homme and Troy Van Leeuwen from Queens of the Stone Age, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, and Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode will take part in Mark Lanegan 60: A Celebration December 5th at The Roundhouse in London. Lanegan, who sang for Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age, died in 2022 at the age of 57.

AND FINALLY

"Rolling Stone" magazine put together a list of the 101 greatest soundtracks of all time. 

1. "Purple Rain", 1984

2. "Help!", 1965

3. "The Harder They Come", 1972

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