Good Monday evening, kids. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. If you missed Saturday Night Karaoke this past week- you missed loads of fun. Various clips below.
In today's "what the fuck?" news- Variety is reporting that guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has left Fleetwood Mac.
News of the firing was first shared on Twitter by Billy Burnette on April 4, when he posted that "...Lindsey Buckingham is out but I’m not in." Burnette replaced Buckingham in the group from 1987 until 1995. He deleted the post a few hours later.
Variety reports that a source "close to the band" said Buckingham didn't leave the band voluntarily and "was fired." Variety then reported a short time later that former Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and Crowded House frontman Neil Finn would be touring with the band this fall in Buckingham's place. No disrespect to either of those guys, but you know you're a badass if it takes two people to replace you.
Representatives for Kenny Rogers, who was in the midst of a farewell tour, have announced that the singer was cancelling the remainder of his tour dates due to "health challenges."
Rogers was midway through his tour, with upcoming dates in Nevada, Rhode Island, and at the Stagecoach festival in Indio, California.
"Kenny Rogers has been working through a series of health challenges," according to the reps' statement. "His doctors fully expect the outcome to be great, but they have advised him to cancel all performances through the end of the year to focus on recuperation."
Rogers himself later said he "didn’t want to take forever to retire. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity to say farewell to the fans over the course of the past two years on ‘The Gambler’s Last Deal’ tour. I could never properly thank them for the encouragement and support they’ve given me throughout my career and the happiness I’ve experienced as a result of that."
No details were given about Rogers' health issues.
System of a Down has announced that they'll be playing their first U.S. shows in three years beginning in October.
So far, only four performances have been announced- including their headlining gig at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento. The other shows are in Phoenix, San Diego, and Las Vegas.
Billboard headline: How to Fix the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Op-Ed
Tear it down and start over?
Birthdays today include: Jesse McCartney (31); Jazmine Sullivan (31); Albert Louis Hammond Jr. of the Strokes (38); Rachel Stevens (40); Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance (41); Kevin Martin of Candlebox (49); Hal Ketchum (65); Steve Gadd (73); Margo Smith (76); and Kay Adams (77). #MusicalBirthdays
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