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Chappell Roan has performed a fiery cover of Heart‘s hit track ‘Barracuda’ at one of her recent live shows.During her show last night (October 3) at the Westfair Amphitheatre in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the ‘Pink Pony Club’ singer treated attendees to a fierce and raging cover of Heart’s iconic 1977 track.Dressed in a red bodysuit with the stage lit to match, Roan belted out the legendary lyrics: “You lying so low in the weeds / I bet you gonna ambush me / You’d have me down, down, down, down on my knees/Now wouldn’t you, Barracuda?” in a similar fashion Ann Wilson did on the original song.IOWA GOT CHAPPELL’S BARRACUDA COVER pic.twitter.com/dkZ382TN5i— alexa (@glusong) October 4, 2024The cover of ‘Barracuda’ comes as the former NME Cover star made headlines numerous times in the last few weeks. Earlier this month, the pop singer revealed she’d been diagnosed with “severe depression”, attributing her sudden rise to fame and the subsequent drastic changes to her life as the cause of her symptoms.Prior to that, in August she took to TikTok to share her thoughts on “weird” and “creepy” followers, and called out the “predatory behaviour” of so-called “superfans” that includes “nonconsensual physical and social interactions”.Roan then came under fire for sharing that she was choosing not to back Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, arguing that there are “problems on both sides”.

her rescheduled concerts in 2025. “I’m doing absolutely fine now but it’s been, to put it mildly, a lot. Chemo is no joke,” Wilson said in an audio message shared on X (formerly Twitter) nearly three months after revealing her cancer diagnosis to the world.“It takes a lot out of a person,” she added about chemo.

Just two days after her band Heart quietly added some shows to a planned 2025 national tour, Ann Wilson announced today that she has completed chemotherapy treatment for cancer and will indeed be ready to hit the road next year.

Heart just extended their recently announced 2025 ‘Royal Flush Tour,’ adding five more concerts to their nationwide February though April run.They’ll now close their 24-concert run at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, April 16.A little more than two weeks before that, the Rock Hall of Famers are scheduled to rock out at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center on Monday, March 31.All dates on this tour make up for the “Barracuda” band’s postponed second leg of their 2024 tour; the group skipped out on those dates because Ann was diagnosed with cancer and underwent preventative chemotherapy.Now a little more than two months later, the Wilson sisters are more optimistic than ever about their forthcoming trek.“The best is yet to come!” Ann Wilson shared in a statement. “We are so so excited to resume this tour.

A post shared by katja virtanen (@katja_virtanen_)A post shared by MuchMusic (@muchofficial)A post shared by Pure Country Radio (@purecountryca)lang was inducted alongside Gilles Godard, and joins the likes of Buffy Sainte-Marie, Gordon Lightfoot and Anne Murray in the institution.The singer got her artistic break when she, keyboardist Stu Macdougal, drummer Dave Bjarnason, guitarist Gary Koligar and bassist Farley Scott formed The Reclines in 1983 as a Patsy Cline tribute band, recording their debut single ‘Friday Dance Promenade’ that year.In 1985, lang won a Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist, and with The Reclines she recorded three albums: 1984’s ‘A Truly Western Experience’, as well as ‘Angel With A Lariat’ in 1987 and ‘Absolute Torch And Twang’ a year later.lang had substantial solo success in the late-’80s and ‘90s, including hits such as ‘Constant Craving’, ‘If I Were You’ and ‘Crying’ with Roy Orbison. Other high-profile collaborations would come with Tony Bennett, The Killers, Elton John and Ann Wilson.The singer has been a prominent LGBTQ+ rights campaigner ever since coming out as a lesbian in 1992, often donating to HIV/AIDS care and research.

Heart have announced their newly rescheduled North American tour dates for 2025 – see the full list of dates below.Yesterday (September 9), the veteran rock band took to social media to announce their 2025 tour dates across North America, which were rescheduled after the band postponed all 2024 performances in July for singer Ann Wilson to undergo cancer treatment.It came after the band postponed a string of shows for Ann to undergo a “time-sensitive” medical procedure in late May. In July, Ann Wilson revealed that the procedure was to remove something that “as it turns out, was cancerous”.The band’s Nancy Wilson said in a statement per Consequence about the new tour dates: “We are so so excited to resume this tour.

Thania Garcia Heart have rescheduled the remainder of their North American “Royal Flush” tour dates for 2025 after lead singer Ann Wilson underwent surgery to remove a cancerous presence in her body. Following the surgery, doctors advised her to undergo preventative chemotherapy, and as part of her recovery and treatment, Wilson was instructed to take a year off from performing to fully recover.

Heart has dealt their fans a new hand.In July, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers announced that they were postponing the second leg of their 2024 ‘Royal Flush Tour’ following singer Ann Wilson’s cancer diagnosis.Two months later, the Wilson sisters declared the nationwide trek will pick back up in February 2025.Unfortunately, as of now, the “Crazy On You” band won’t be hitting New York City or Albany on the run as previously announced. They will, however, still headline at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center and are slated to drop into the arena on Monday, March 31, 2025.That may change soon, though; People reports “additional dates will be announced soon.”“The best is yet to come!” Ann Wilson shared.

Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer and the band is postponing the remaining shows on its Royal Flush Tour while she undergoes treatment.Wilson said in a statement Tuesday that she underwent a surgery to remove a cancerous growth and is recovering steadily, but that her doctors urged her to undergo preventive chemotherapy and take time off from performing “in order to fully recover.” That meant the rest of the shows on the North American tour will be postponed to dates in 2025.“To the ticket buyers, I really do wish we could do these gigs. Please know that I absolutely plan to be back on stage in 2025,” Wilson said in the statement.

Heart rocker Ann Wilson has announced that she has been diagnosed with cancer.The musician, 74, announced on Tuesday, July 2 that she recently underwent surgery for cancer, and as a result, will take the rest of the year off. In a lengthy post on Instagram, Ann explained why her tour had been cancelled as she shared news of her cancer diagnosis. She wrote: "Dear friends, I recently underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was cancerous.

Heart and Ann Wilson have announced the postponement of all remaining 2024 performance dates as the singer undergoes treatment for cancer.Last night, the veteran American rock band took to social media to officially confirm the postponement of their ‘Royal Flush’ tour “due to medical reasons”. The band did not share more information, but encouraged fans to “hold on to their tickets as they will be honoured for the rescheduled dates”.A post shared by Heart (@heartofficial)In a separate post, Ann Wilson addressed the situation, explaining that the “time-sensitive” medical procedure she had undergone in late May was to remove something that “as it turns out, was cancerous”.She added: “The operation was successful & I’m feeling great but my doctors are now advising me to undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy & I’ve decided to do it.

Heart have announced the cancellation of their European tour – find out more below.Last night (May 29), the band took to social media to announced the cancellation of their upcoming European tour, which was meant to take place between June and July. Per their post, the band confirmed that singer Ann Wilson due to “undergo a time-sensitive but routine medical procedure”, forcing the band to axe all planned European shows.

R.E.M., Steely Dan, Timbaland, and songwriters Dean Pitchford (“Footloose”) and Hillary Lindsey (“Jesus Take The Wheel”) are this year’s inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization announced today.

Journey and Def Leppard are putting on a bona fide hit parade.From July through September, the classic rock co-headliners are playing 23 huge venues all over North America as part of their Summer Stadium Tour along with big name special guests Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick on select dates.Along the way, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are scheduled to drop into Queens, NY’s Citi Field on Wednesday, Aug. 7.“Get ready to rock and roll all night,” Journey shared on Instagram.For fans that can’t wait to get their hands on tickets, you can snag them “Any Way You Want It” as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Dec.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Public Enemy, R.E.M, George Clinton, Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, Tracy Chapman, Timbaland are among the nominees for the 2024 class of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The full list of nominees appears below.

Farm Aid music festival, which takes place at Noblesville, IN’s Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center on Saturday, Sept. 23, is once again bringing many of the biggest names in music to the stage in an effort to benefit farmers.Just a few of the most iconic acts set to headline this year include festival directors Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Margo Price and Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds.They’ll be joined by Dead and Company’s Bobby Weir, Wille Nelson’s son Lukas Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Allison Russell and The String Cheese Incident.Plus, Ann Wilson of Heart will be there too.Now that’s a lot of great music for just one day.And given how much talent will be on hand for the Saturday extravaganza, last-minute tickets are surprisingly inexpensive.At the time of publication, our team found general admission passes going for as low as $79 before fees on Vivid Seats.Want to swap seeds and get in on the hoedown of the year?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Farm Aid 2023 below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best ticket prices by section can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Dolly Parton has joined with surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on a new cover of the band’s 1970 hit, “Let It Be.”

Ethan Shanfeld Dolly Parton has reunited the two living Beatles on her new rendition of the band’s classic 1970 single “Let It Be.” Paul McCartney contributes vocals and piano and Starr plays drums on Parton’s cover, joining Peter Frampton on guitar and Mick Fleetwood on additional percussion. “Let It Be” is the latest song to be released ahead of Parton’s upcoming 30-track album “Rockstar,” which she touts as her long-promised first “rock album.” Out Nov.

Dolly Parton shared her cover of The Beatles‘ ‘Let It Be’ featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Mick Fleetwood and Peter Frampton – listen below.The track was announced earlier this week as the latest preview of Parton’s forthcoming 49th solo studio album, ‘Rockstar’.Parton previously shared a cover of Queen‘s ‘We Are The Champions’ from her forthcoming album.That followed ‘Bygones’ featuring Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford and Mötley Crüe‘s Nikki Sixx, a cover of ‘Magic Man’ with Heart‘s Ann Wilson and ‘World On Fire’.‘Rockstar’, which was announced in May, will feature nine original songs and 21 covers of rock classics including Prince‘s ‘Purple Rain’, The Rolling Stones‘ ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ and many more.The LP ends with two covers: ‘Let It Be’ and ‘Free Bird’ featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd members Gary Rossington, who passed away in March, and Artimus Pyle, along with posthumous vocals from Ronnie Van Zandt.‘Rockstar’ is set for release on November 17 via Butterfly/Big Machine. Pre-order the album here.“I’m so excited to finally present my first Rock and Roll album ‘Rockstar’!” Parton said in a statement.“I am very honoured and privileged to have worked with some of the greatest iconic singers and musicians of all time and to be able to sing all the iconic songs throughout the album was a joy beyond measure. I hope everybody enjoys the album as much as I’ve enjoyed putting it together!”1. ‘Rockstar’ (special guest Richie Sambora)2. ‘World on Fire’3. ‘Every Breath You Take’ (feat. Sting)4. ‘Open Arms’ (feat. Steve Perry)5. ‘Magic Man’ (feat. Ann Wilson with special guest Howard Leese)6. ‘Long As I Can See The Light’ (feat. John Fogerty)7. ‘Either Or’ (feat. Kid Rock)8. ‘I Want You Back’ (feat. Steven Tyler with

Dolly Parton has shared her triumphant cover of Queen‘s ‘We Are The Champions’ as the latest single from her forthcoming album ‘Rockstar’.The track is the latest to be released from the Country legend’s upcoming 49th solo studio album. Her cover of the 1977 hit sees Parton belt out through the song’s anthemic melody and includes an interpolation of Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’ at the end.‘We Are The Champions’ is the fourth single to be released, following ‘Bygones‘ featuring Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford and Mötley Crüe‘s Nikki Sixx, cover of ‘Magic Man’ with Heart‘s Ann Wilson and ‘World On Fire’.‘Rockstar’ will feature nine original songs and 21 covers of rock classics such as Heart‘s ‘Magic Man’, Prince‘s ‘Purple Rain’, The Rolling Stones‘ ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ and many more.