Lynyrd Skynyrd and country artists Brad Paisley will perform at the 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week’s “2021 Concert for Legends.” The rock legends and Paisley will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Aug. 9 in the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, according to a news release from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Woody Guthrie Center said in a press release on Tuesday that it will present the the 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize to Bruce Springsteen at a virtual event to be held on May 13. The Woody Guthrie Prize is “awarded to an artist of any medium who continues in the footsteps of Guthrie.” Guthrie, who died at age 65 in 1967, was an American folk singer known for “This Land is Your Land.”
AC/DC’s Brian Johnson joined Foo Fighters onstage for a collaborative rendition of “Back in Black.” The rock legends teamed up at Global Citizen’s “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World” at Inglewood, Calif.’s SoFi Stadium, an event is to “[call] on world leaders to step up to make sure vaccines are accessible for all so we can end the pandemic for everyone, everywhere,” according to the Global Citizen website.
Marilyn Manson is defending himself against allegations of sexual abuse and other charges brought against him by actress Esmé Bianco. The accusations of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in Bianco’s Friday lawsuit are “probably false,” said a lawyer for the 52-year-old Manson. The lawsuit claims that Manson — real name is Brian Warner — brought Bianco to Hollywood in 2011 under the guise of acting jobs which never materialized. Bianco claims she was brought to Manson’s house, given alcohol and drugs, locked in a bedroom where she was whipped and shocked, and forced to have sex with another woman.
Coldplay are back with with a nw single ‘Higher Power’, which will be released on May 7. The band – comprised of Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion – have teamed up with producer Max Martin for the upcoming track.
