Sixx announced via Twitter on Wednesday that Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins will be performing as a special guest musician on SIXX: A.M.'s forthcoming album.

Sixx tweeted, "Really excited Taylor Hawkins is gonna play on some of the new Sixx: A.M. album. What a f**ing honor, 'cause he is one of my favorite drummers."

Jurors at Polk Country District Court, Iowa, came to their verdict after two days, in what's believed to have been the first trial of its kind in the US state. They decided there was insufficient evidence to suggest Baldi should have known a death was likely as a result of his actions.

Maidiotis has launched a "Knighthood of Ozz" Facebook page, where she posts messages from fans across the world who want to see Ozzy knighted, including his daughter, Kelly Osbourne, who tweeted, "This really needs to happen."

The online petition currently has just over 4,300 signatures. It needs 5,000. "I am campaigning for Ozzy Osbourne to receive a Knighthood, as he thoroughly deserves this honour not only for all his charity work but for all his years entertaining us and helping make a difference to peoples' lives who have looked up to him," Maidiotis says in the page's mission statement.

The award-winning musician drew acclaim throughout his career for his style and tone. His performance in Another Man's Woman on 1978 live album Are You Ready was listed among the five best bass solos of all time by Rolling Stone.

The former Dr Feelgood guitarist reported he'd been given ten months to live in January 2013 - but he's been continuing to play live and last month released an album with Roger Daltrey.

The new album reunited the band with producer Brendan O'Brian (AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Korn, Stone Temple Pilots, Killswitch Engage, Mastodon), worked with the band on their 2011 album " Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray."

In the album announcement, the band revealed that frontman Shaun Morgan used a special room that he had constructed in his New Hampshire home. "I actually built a room that I could write in," he recalls.

"I personally pulled out the carpet, put in wood flooring, decorated, and painted. After getting off the road, it was a process of preparation to get the environment just right.

The late Freddie Mercury's bandmates are gearing up to tour as Queen with Adam Lambert, with a run of arena shows booked across the US during June and July.

Asked if he's only doing it as a cash-grab, May tells The Times Of Malta: "We don't need the money. We don't need the fame. So why would we do it? It's because people want it.

The new album pays tribute to Shepherd's biggest influences, and features contributions from a stellar line-up of guest musicians including Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Warren Haynes, Keb' Mo', Robert Randolph, The Fabulous Thunderbirds' Kim Wilson, Pastor Brady Blade, Sr. and the Rebirth Brass Band.

Goin' Home also features cover versions of songs by blues luminaries like B.B. King, Albert King, Bo Diddley, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny "Guitar" Watson and Lee Dorsey.

"The end result is a great recording that I believe pays homage to the spirit of the original music," says the guitarist. "At the same time, it shows our appreciation for the musicians and genre that have inspired us to make music for decades."

Trout was recently moved from an LA clinic to one in Nebraska, where different rules mean he's now top of the list for a liver as soon as a donor is found.

The concerts in Sheffield (Friday), Liverpool (Saturday) and Durham (Sunday) will be rescheduled for December. Fish says: "Robin is too ill to perform. He arrived at the studio on Monday and was obviously unwell. On Tuesday he started to come out in a serious rash, which has worsened in the last days.

The live release was filmed in Ultra High Definition 4K at London's O2 at a concert that celebrated the 25th anniversary of Gabriel's "So" album where he performed the landmark album in full.

The release will include the songs "Sledgehammer," "Solsbury Hill," "Don't Give Up," "Shock The Monkey," "Big Time," "Digging In The Dirt," "Mercy Street," "No Self Control," "In Your Eyes," "Biko," and more.

We were sent these details: The thirty-second announcements, airing in 110 U.S. markets from May 1 - 31, 2014, encourage listeners to pledge support by texting "VETS" to 41444, are voiced by musicians Kid Rock, Kix Brooks, John Fogerty, John Mellencamp, Darius Rucker, Darryl Worley, Stevie Nicks, ZZ Top's Dusty Hill, Emerson Drive, Jennifer Nettles, Natalie Stovall and The Drive as well as author Mitch Albom.

"It's really important to me that we take care of our service men and women," says Kix Brooks. "There are so many precautions taken to be sure they're safe while they're serving, but we also need to keep in mind what happens when they get home."

The live rendition of the 1977 record will be preceded by a set of tracks written by the current lineup of Robert John Godfrey's band, fronted by Joe Payne.

The new tour leg will be kicking off on August 1st at the Landmark Theater in Syracuse, New York and wrapping up with a two night stand in Highland Park, IL on September 4th and 5th.

"I'm pleased to find such a reputable home for our renegade departures," says Plant. "The support and encouragement we have received has been strong and refreshing - Turn It Up!"

The band is launching the live stream to celebrate the recent release of their new single, "Devil from the Moon." The stream will be taking place live on YouTube at 12:30 AM PST/3:30 AM EST and at 5:30 PM local time in Australia.

The single comes from the band's forthcoming album which was produced by David Ivory. The band had this to say, "Working on the new album with David was an unforgettable experience. He instinctively recognized what was necessary to manifest the essence of Strange Karma and mould it into something that appeals to a worldwide audience.

Nate D. Sanders Auctions in Los Angeles auctioned the item: a Blue cropped coat featuring an asymmetrical design, epaulettes and silver tone metal buttons, in size 3.

The band were filmed in Austin, Texas during SXSW for the program, which will debut May 4th at 8pm on DIRECTV's AUDIENCE (channel 239).

Soundgarden were in Austin to perform their 1994 breakthrough album, "Superunknown", in its entirety - for the first time ever - at the iTunes Festival on March 13.

The drummer, who appeared on Black Sabbath's comeback album 13 last year, says, "As far as I know, we played our last show at the Coliseum - and if that was our last show, that's a good way to go out.

As the video shows, Richards wasn't actually with the other musicians for the recording of the song, which is sort of the modus operandi of the Playing for Change organization, who put the collaboration together.

Available on Quest, Freeview Channel 38 starting May 8, "Cars That Rock" follows Johnson as he pursues his passion of cars, looking into the history, meeting the fanatics and of racing in general.

Directed by Theo Wenner, the clip features frontman Dan Auerbach as a televangelist. Watch it here. The follow-up top 2011's "El Camino", "Turn Blue" was recorded last summer and co-produced by Danger Mouse and the band.

Stanley was on hand to promote his new memoir, "Face the Music: A Life Exposed." The book recently debuted at No. 2 on the New York Times "Hardcover Nonfiction" best sellers list.

Published April 8, the 432-page memoir chronicles Stanley's life and rise to global success with KISS, which he co-founded in January of 1973 with bassist Gene Simmons from the ashes of the pair's previous band, Wicked Lester.

Another song we did with the talented Eric Bass. This was the very last song we wrote for the album, and is one of my favorites. I remember 2 am us just going into the live room at the studio, and just saying "let's have fun with this one. No rules, just write." "We are all a little wicked. Heaven sent; halos twisted."

We are all jaded�we all possess that flaw�whatever it may be for any given person. Humans in general are not the kindest of species. We bitch & moan about things, instead of taking the time to fix them.

We preach about kindness towards others, yet yell at the homeless man we pass on the walk to work every morning. It's very easy to point out the flaws in others; it's hard as hell though to take accountability for your own problems. That was the idea behind that song.