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Valerie Bertinelli was seen for the first time since sharing she was 'mortified' Matthew Perry claimed they had a 'long make-out session' when her husband Eddie Van Halen was passed out.The 62-year-old One Day At A Time star was spotted in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon by herself as she ran errands.The cookbook author was makeup free as she wore a black graphic T-shirt that said Mammoth on the front with a large red crab. Mammoth WVH is the name of her son Wolfgang Van Halen's band.The day before she shared a humorous TikTok video where she hinted she was 'mortified' over Perry's claims.  Not in hiding: Valerie Bertinelli was seen for the first time since sharing she was 'mortified' Matthew Perry claimed they kissed when her husband Eddie Van Halen was passed outShe added black slacks and carried a designer mini handbag.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Black Sabbath have announced what is being billed as the “final” show by their original lineup — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — a benefit titled ‘Back to the Beginning’ in their hometown of Birmingham, England, taking place on July 5 at the city’s Villa Park. Also performing at “Back to the Beginning” will be Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Mastodon and a supergroup featuring Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, Korn’s Jonathan Davis, Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, Wolfgang Van Halen and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, who will also act as musical director of the concert.

Black Sabbath have announced their final-ever live show, which will take place in Birmingham with support from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and more. Find all the details below.Set to take place on July 5, the event will see the band’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.

Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame – for the second time – this past weekend, where he was honoured with a tribute performance by Billy Idol, Jelly Roll and more.The Prince of Darkness was previously inducted as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006, and on Saturday (October 19) was inducted as a solo artist – a long time coming as he’s been eligible for the honour since 2006.During the ceremony at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, a tribute to the singer’s solo career was performed by Billy Idol, Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan, and country artist Jelly Roll, alongside a backing band comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was in Osbourne’s band prior to joining Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.For the performance, Maynard James Keenan kicked things off with ‘Crazy Train’, which was introduced by Ozzy himself, who sang the song’s iconic ‘All aboard!’ lyrics.After that, Jelly Roll covered Osbourne’s power ballad ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home,’ and Billy Idol closed out the performance with ‘No More Tears’.Watch fan-shot footage of the entire tribute performance below.During Osbourne’s induction speech, he gave his fans and supports a quick round of thank-yous so as not to “bore you with a long, drawn-out fucking monologue”. He then gave a special shout-out to his late guitarist Randy Rhoads, and his wife Sharon: “I’ve got to say one thing for a guy by the name of Randy Rhoads.

Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night. Check out what he said in his induction speech below.The Prince of Darkness was previously inducted as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006, and last night (October 19) returned to receive the honour as a solo artist – something he’s been eligible for since 2006.During the ceremony at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, a tribute to the singer’s solo career was performed by Billy Idol, Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan, and country artist Jelly Roll, alongside a backing band comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was in Osbourne’s band prior to joining Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.He was then inducted by Jack Black, who told the audience: “Sure, you could go stream Post Malone and Taylor Swift and get all the warm hugs you need for your broken hearts. OR you could stay up all night and get your minds blown by Ozzy’s entire catalogue for the first time.

Jack Black will be inducting Ozzy Osbourne into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this month.The Prince of Darkness will be receiving an all-star tribute during the ceremony which will take place on October 19 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. A tribute in honour of the ‘Crazy Train’ singer’s solo career will also be taking place with the likes of Billy Idol, Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan, and country artist Jelly Roll performing Osbourne’s tracks at the event.The backing band will be comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was in the Prince of Darkness band prior to joining Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.A post shared by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (@rockhall)Black – who is an avowed metalhead, fronting the duo Tenacious D and previously performed a rendition of Osbourne’s ‘Mr.

GWAR have shared an intergalactic metal cover of ‘I’m Just Ken’ from the Barbie movie.Singer Blöthar the Berserker explained the cover was inspired by his “prurient interest” in Ryan Gosling, who performed the track in the Greta Gerwig movie and earlier this year brought the song to the 2024 Oscars.He said: “I had my eye on him since the Mickey Mouse Club, I can’t go close to Ryan, I feel close to Ryan.”During the cover, he sang: “We’re just GWAR,” while holding up a decapitated Barbie head before adding: “Yes we are clowns and we exist / To take a piss on a sacrosanctity.”The band were performing the cover as part of The A.V. Club Undercover series which returned for season nine after a seven year hiatus.During his own performance of the track at the Oscars earlier this year, Gosling took to the stage clad in an all-pink Barbie-inspired outfit.He performed against pink hues with an ensemble of backup dancers as Mark Ronson played the guitar.

Metallica have played ‘Inamorata’, their longest song to date, live for the first time – check out footage of the performance below.‘Inamorata’ is taken from the band’s 11th studio album ‘72 Seasons’, and it runs at just over 11 minutes. Metallica are currently touring Europe in support of the album as part of the ‘M72’ tour, and gave the song its live debut on Sunday night (May 26) in Munich, Germany.“This next song, we have never, ever played live before,” frontman James Hetfield told the crowd, as captured in fan-shot video.“And, you know, in our band we don’t recognise the word ‘mistake’, because there are no ‘mistakes’.

Slash has said that Guns N’ Roses are currently “trying” to make a new album, and that he is “working with them in that capacity”.The hard rock legends have not released a full-length record since 2008’s much-delayed ‘Chinese Democracy’, on which Slash did not appear. Since he rejoined in 2016, they have released a handful of new tracks, including ‘Absurd’, ‘Hard Skool’, ‘Precious’ and ‘The General’, but there has been no confirmation of a further album.But now Slash has now told the Daily Star (via Music News) that plans are afoot to change that.“Guns N’ Roses are trying to make their own record,” he said, when asked why he didn’t invite Axl Rose onto his own solo album.

Foo Fighters pulled a prank on their fans at Welcome To Rockville with the help of Wolfgang Van Halen – watch footage of the trick below.To close out their trek across the United States, Foo Fighters headlined the Welcome To Rockville festival in Daytona. Midway through their set, the band performed a guitar solo, followed by shortened covers of Beastie Boys‘ ‘Sabotage’, Ramones‘ ‘Blitzkrieg Pop’, and Nine Inch Nails‘ ‘March of the Pigs’.Following the segment, frontman Dave Grohl took to the microphone to complain that he’s never given the time or opportunity for his own guitar solo: “You know who never gets a fuckin’ solo? Me, god damn it, I never get a fucking solo! So, since this is the last night of the trip, I’m gonna do a fucking solo.

Wolfgang Van Halen recently joined Slash and Myles Kennedy for a cover of AC/DC’s ‘Highway to Hell’ in Paris. Check out the footage below.During the final night of their joint tour on March 29 at Le Zénith in Paris, France, Slash and Kennedy brought out Van Halen as a surprise guest for a rendition of the 1979 smash hit.

Mark Ronson has said that the song he co-wrote for the Barbie Movie, ‘I’m Just Ken’, has helped young boys in an emotional way.The renowned producer – famed for his work with Amy Winehouse and the hit track ‘Uptown Funk’ – co-wrote the song for the soundtrack to the hit 2023 blockbuster, with leading man Ryan Gosling taking on the vocals as the character of Ken.Now, Ronson has explained how he thinks the song’s lyrics about Ken’s unrequited love for Barbie may have impacted people dealing with rejection in the real world.“I know I’ll sound like David Brent, but the song helped young boys,” he told The Times (via Music News) during a new interview, referring to the fictitious character played by Ricky Gervais.“My friend’s eight-year-old got broken up with and he said, ‘It’s OK, because Ken got broken up with by Barbie.’ The song tells boys that it’s OK to be runner-up,” he added.“The internet’s caused a level of isolation in boys and this idea of male camaraderie and sharing your feelings is a nice and unexpected thing to come out of it.”Last night, Ronson and Gosling took to the stage at the 2024 Oscars to perform the track live, following weeks of uncertainty about whether the two would perform it at the ceremony.Gosling took to the stage clad in an all-pink Barbie-inspired outfit while Ronson played the guitar. During the performance, Gosling’s cast mates Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Scott Evans joined him to dance onstage.Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash also took part in the rendition, ripping through a guitar solo with Wolfgang Van Halen.

Ryan Gosling has put on a star-studded performance of Barbie‘s ‘I’m Just Ken’ at the 2024 Oscars – watch the performance below.After weeks of uncertainty about whether Ryan Gosling would perform the hit song at the 2024 Oscars ceremony with producer and composer Mark Ronson, Gosling took to the stage clad in an all-pink Barbie-inspired outfit.Performing against pink hues with an ensemble of backup dancers as Ronson played the guitar. During the song’s build, Gosling’s cast mates Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Scott Evans joined him to dance onstage.Ryan Gosling and the cast of "Barbie" perform "I'm Just Ken" at the #Oscars.

Wolfgang Van Halen has responded to the rant against him by David Lee Roth, and explained why he thinks the Van Halen member took aim at him.The conflict between the two came to a head in January, when David Lee Roth took to his YouTube page to post a video titled ‘This Fuckin’ Kid..’.The video, which featured a radio-style voiceover set to a roll of press photos, began with a skit which involved a conversation between Lee Roth and “Jesus Christ” himself.“I just want people to know, I got this job because of my talents. I would’ve had this job anyway, even if my dad wasn’t God,” the character of Jesus said, making a snide nod at Wolfgang, the son of late guitar icon Eddie Van Halen.

David Lee Roth has dished some unsavoury words for Wolfgang Van Halen, suggesting that his career was a product of his association with his father, Eddie.Last night (January 24), Lee Roth took to his YouTube page to post a new video currently titled ‘This Crazy Kid..’, after a change to the original title, ‘This Fuckin’ Kid..’. The video, which only features a radio-style voiceover set to a roll of press photos, begins with a skit which involves a conversation between Lee Roth and “Jesus Christ” himself.“We’re told you have a message for mankind,” asked Lee Roth, before “Jesus Christ” flippantly provides his answer.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “I’m Just Ken,” the showstopping number performed by Ryan Gosling in “Barbie,” took Mark Ronson and co-songwriting partner Andrew Wyatt just two days to write. “But we needed the entire year to make it what it was,” notes Ronson. It’s been a contender to nab an Oscar original song nomination ever since it was first teased in the film’s trailer earlier this year.

Wolfgang Van Halen has explained why he doesn’t cover his father’s band’s songs live.The musician, who plays under the project Mammoth WVH, performed ‘On Fire’, ‘Hot For Teacher’ and ‘Panama’ at last year’s Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts. alongside The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins on vocals, Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl on bass, and Josh Freese on drums at two concerts in tribute to the late drummer.“It was wonderful.

Valerie Bertinelli is not exactly ready to reenter the dating pool after finalizing her divorce from Tom Vitale in November 2022. The 63-year-old actress chose to comment on her future romantic life with a funny video on social media.As music plays in the background, Bertinelli wrote the words, «When someone asks if I'll start dating again soon...» before mouthing the words, «Yeah, f**k no.»Bertinelli finalized her divorce from financial planner Vitale in November 2022 after more than 10 years of marriage.

Valerie Bertinelli is happily celebrating her 63rd birthday overseas. Bertinelli took to Instagram on Sunday to share a short video of her suitcase with her location tagged at the Amsterdam Airport. "I am so over the moon grateful on my birthday this year! I have survived the hardest six years of my life and now," she began her caption.  "I’m in Amsterdam (one of my favorite places on earth with sweet special memories) And on Thursday, I get to watch my son open for Metallica! Life is good," Bertinelli concluded.

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Wolfgang Van Halen has hit back at detractors on Twitter, one of whom accused him of “taking advantage” of his name.The singer and multi-instrumentalist – who is the son of the late Van Halen guitarist Eddie – has faced criticism for using the Van Halen name from fans of the classic rock band. He has also been accused of supposedly failing to honour his father by not playing Van Halen songs live.Yesterday (March 21), a Twitter user came after Van Halen, saying: “If a person wants to make a name for themselves they wouldn’t take advantage of their famous father’s last name & band name.

Valerie Bertinelli and Wolfgang Van Halen paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen on what would have been his 68th birthday Thursday.Bertinelli, 62, posted an emoji of a white heart alongside a shot of her with the late rock legend and her former husband, who she was wed to from 1981-2007.The actress also posted another shot with their musician son, 31, and the legendary guitar player, who died at 65 in October of 2020 following a stroke and longtime cancer battle. The latest: Valerie Bertinelli, 62, and Wolfgang Van Halen, 31, paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen on what would have been his 68th birthday ThursdayWolfgang shared a shot as he posed alongside his late father while holding a guitar.He captioned the shot, 'Happy 68th Birthday Pop.