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Rock group Alice in Chains. Left to right Jerry Cantrell, guitar; Layne Staley, vocals, Michael Starr, bass and Sean Kinney in Hollywood for rehearsal July 1991. (Photo by Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The ‘Insecure’ Move Sammy Hagar Pulled to Protect Van Halen From Being Overshadowed by Alice in Chains
Back in the early 90s, Alice in Chains went out on tour with Van Halen because Sammy Hagar wanted “their fans will know that we’re cool.”
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(Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Amazon Music) 3 New Hip-Hop and R&B Songs You Must Hear This Week (3/13/26)
Noisey selects three of the best new hip-hop songs and R&B records from this week’s loaded slate of releases.
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Courtesy of Godsmack Godsmack Announces New Live Album Ahead of Tour with Stone Temple Pilots
Live at Mohegan Sun captures the final performance of the band’s original lineup.
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Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images Bleachers Debut New Song ‘dirty wedding dress,’ Reveal 2026 North American Tour Dates (UPDATE)
UPDATE: Venues and support have been announced.
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‘I Know It Sounds Elitist’: Nirvana Frontman Kurt Cobain Revealed His True Thoughts About His Audience in Unearthed Interview
Kurt Cobain once confessed that he felt like the band encountered good fans on tour, quipping that no one was “getting into fist fights.”
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(Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images) Wiz Khalifa Shares Artists Who Inspired Him and Why the Newer Generation Deserves More Patience
Wiz Khalifa shared how important lyricism was to him as a young hip-hop fan and why it’s important to give new generations patience.
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(Photo by Kelley L Cox/Getty Images) 50 Cent and His Beef With Papoose, Explained: All the Moments That Led to Their Feud
Noisey recaps years’ worth of tension between 50 Cent and another artist he’s beefing with at the moment, Papoose.
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Photo by Mauricio Santana/Getty Images The Pretty Reckless Just Announced A New Album Alongside 2026 Tour Dates
Dear God is the band’s fifth studio album. Listen to the new single, “When I Wake Up,” below.
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New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need to Hear This Week (3/13)
This week, New Music Friday brings us a bluesy new song, “Stones”, from House of Pain frontman Everlast, aka Whitey Ford.
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(Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage) 4 Artists to Listen to if You Love Kendrick Lamar
For fans clamoring for new artists like Kendrick Lamar, Noisey selected four rappers that might scratch that itch.
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Mario Tama/Getty Images ‘That’s How We Do It’: DMs Between Live Nation Directors Uncover Rampant, Cartoon-Villain Level Price Gouging
Direct messages between two Live Nation ticketing directors revealed purposeful price gouging and inflated ancillary fees.
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17 June 2023, Bavaria, Munich: Gene Simmons, singer and bassist, of the U.S. band Kiss is on stage during a concert at Königsplatz. As part of their farewell world tour "End Of The Road", the band plays a total of four concerts in Germany. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images) Gene Simmons Says He Once ‘Stuck’ His Tongue Down Adam Sandler’s Throat, and That’s Enough Internet for the Day
Gene Simmons says that he stuck his tongue “almost down” Adam Sandler’s throat because he wanted to turn the actor “into my b****.”
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