Michael Becker/FOXSteven Tyler is gearing up for his CMT Crossroads performance with country star Carrie Underwood. The special Super Bowl edition of the show will be broadcast from the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam at Indianapolis' Pepsi Coliseum on Saturday night at 11:00 p.m. Eastern time.
This won't be the first time Tyler and Underwood have sung together. They previously duetted at the 2011 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, delivering a mashup of the Aerosmith classic "Walk this Way" and Underwood's hit "Undo It."
The long-running Crossroads series pairs rock and pop artists with country stars for a cross-genre jam session. Previous collaborations featured on the show include Sting with Vince Gill, Robert Plant with Alison Krauss, Bon Jovi with Sugarland, The Pretenders with Faith Hill, and Def Leppard with Taylor Swift.
Roadrunner RecordsUpwards of a billion people will tune in to the Super Bowl this Sunday, and that number includes Young the Giant frontman Sameer Gadhia and Theory of a Deadman frontman Tyler Connolly.
As for who he thinks will triumph in this Sunday's game, Gadhia told Billboard.com that he isn’t a fan of either team that made it to the Super Bowl this year. "I wanted the 49ers to go all the way, so I don't know if I even care,” said Gadhia. “I feel like the Patriots have always been hanging out in there -- so maybe the Giants, why not? Plus Eli Manning's pretty old now."
Gadhia added that he is hoping there’ll be some controversy to Madonna’s performance at halftime. "For [Madonna's performance], I'm imagining a lot of things in my mind and they're all pretty good,” noted Gadhia. “I think it should be fun. I'm not looking forward to anything in particular -- I just want to see what she does to piss people off."
Connolly – who is also a 49ers fan – told the magazine that he’s also jumping on the Giants bandwagon. "I'm going to say the Giants [will win],” said the singer. “I was hoping San Fran was going to get in, but I guess I'll go with the Giants. I got a lot of people I know in New York so they're probably rooting for them."
As for the halftime show, Connolly believes that the producers of the show made a huge mistake booking Madonna. “You need to think about who's actually watching the Super Bowl -- it's big dudes eating nachos and drinking beer,” explained the frontman. “They really should put a band on that relates to them. Madonna? They're not going to watch Madonna. They want to see Aerosmith. They want to see Guns N' Roses or something. That, to me, would be way more exciting for football."
The Super Bowl kicks off Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET live on NBC from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Eleven Seven MusicWhile fans of Mötley Crüe are excited to check out the band's shows during its residency at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, bassist Nikki Sixx is less enthusiastic about being in Sin City. “To be honest -- I don't love Vegas,” Sixx told the Huffington Post. “I'm sober so it doesn't make sense for me. It is hard for me to appreciate. There are so many people there and so many people are drunk.”
But Sixx added that performing shows in one location has its benefits. “To play in one place is really different because we can do all sorts of crazy stuff we can't usually do because certain pyrotechnics and pieces of equipment are not movable” noted Sixx. “I’m happy that people can go stay at a Vegas hotel and enjoy our band. I want people to relax and go over the top in Vegas with Mötley Crüe.”
SasquatchFestival.comThe producers of the annual Sasquatch Music Festival have assembled a stellar lineup of artists for their eleventh installment. Jack White, Beck and Bon Iver will headline the event, which will be held from May 25-28 at The Gorge in George, WA. Other artists appearing at the fest include Tenacious D, The Shins, Silversun Pickups, Beirut, Feist, The Walkmen and St. Vincent, plus more. To see the complete festival artist roster, head over to SasquatchFestival.com.
Facebook.com/BlackSabbathBlack Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler have announced that they are prepared to move forward with their upcoming reunion album and tour without drummer Bill Ward. The three rockers made the decision in response to a message Ward issued Thursday declaring that he wouldn't participate in the band's reunion activities unless he's offered a "signable contract."
A note from Ozzy, Iommi and Butler on Black Sabbath's official website reads, "We were saddened to hear yesterday…that Bill declined publicly to participate in our current Black Sabbath plans. We have no choice but to continue recording without him although our door is always open."
The band mates added, "We are still in the UK with Tony. Writing and recording the new album and on a roll. See you at [the] Download [Festival]!!!"
Black Sabbath's upcoming tour is scheduled to kick off May 18 in Moscow and will stop at England's Download Festival on June 10. A new studio album is expected to be released in the fall.
Capitol RecordsOn Friday, Coldplay posted online the video for “Charlie Brown,” the next single from their latest album, Mylo Xyloto. The five-minute video tells the story of young man who steals a car in order to take his girlfriend to a Coldplay concert. Filmed in London, the video was directed by Mat Whitecross, who also directed the video for the band’s single, “Paradise.”
In other Coldplay news, fans will be able to check out the band performing “Princess of China” with Rihanna at this year's Grammy Awards. Coldplay is nominated for three awards, including Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Paradise," and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall."
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by LL Cool J, will air live on CBS February 12 starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Roadrunner RecordsWhile Lenny Kravitz is currently out on his Black and White America tour, fans can also see him on the big screen in the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, which hits theaters on March 23. “I always figured [acting] would come back into my life,” Kravitz told Rolling Stone. “I was an actor when I was a kid. When I realized music was my thing, I just gave it up. I put blinders on, just focused on music. It’s come back now and I really am enjoying it.”
Kravitz added that he wasn’t open to go back into acting until recently. “In the last 22 years, while I was making my music, I was offered a lot of films,” explained Kravitz. “I just didn’t find the roles very interesting -- a lot of clichéd type of stuff and really obvious things. I didn’t want to make films because I can. There’s no point in that.”
After his experience in Hunger Games, Kravitz said that he’s looking forward to considering more acting jobs in the future. “I’m just waiting for the right roles to come in,” noted the singer. “Thank god I have a day job.”
DominoThe Arctic Monkeys are the band to beat at this year’s NME Awards. The influential British music magazine honored the band with seven nominations, while Noel Gallagher snagged four and Muse was given three. The Arctic Monkeys are competing against Muse in the both the Best British Band and Best Live Band categories. The Monkeys will also compete against a slew of others for the awards for Best Album, Best Track, Best Video, Best Album Artwork and Most Dedicated Fans.
In addition to receiving this year’s Godlike Genius Award and performing at the event, Noel Gallagher will be fighting to win the awards for Best Solo Artist, Best Album, Hero of the Year and Greatest Music Moment of the Year. Noel’s brother Liam Gallagher scored a few nominations at the awards as well -- he's up for the Villain of the Year award while his band, Beady Eye, is up for Worst Band against Coldplay and Muse.
Winners will be announced at the NME Awards on February 29 at the O2 Academy Brixton, in South London.
