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Red Hot Chili Peppers have released a music video for the single “Black Summer.” The band also announced their 12th studio album, entitled Unlimited Love. The record is due out April 1 via Warner Records. Read more: Slipknot’s Corey Taylor says the band’s new album is coming in three months Red Hot Chili Peppers spoke about […]

11-year-old musical prodigy Nandi Bushell has announced a new song is coming. This time, it’s a collaboration with Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello and his son, Roman. The viral drummer revealed the news Wednesday on Instagram while recalling her recent vacation in the United States. One of the highlights of the trip included […]

Weezer have released a stunning version of the iconic Metallica track “Enter Sandman.” The cover is surprisingly true to the original and is set to appear on The Metallica Blacklist album. The visual that accompanies the track takes viewers through a maze of eerie hallways, ghost-infested woods and whirling clouds. The blurring of scenes creates […]

Last year, Miley Cyrus truly stepped into the world of rock ‘n’ roll with her new album Plastic Hearts. Now, in a new interview on Rock This with Allison Hagendorf, Cyrus has revealed how rock music has influenced her from a very young age. As well, she shared which artists she credits for paving the […]

It looks like an all-star lineup of collaborators are joining Miley Cyrus‘ upcoming Metallica covers album. This week, the former Disney star teased that her new covers album features collaborations with Elton John, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith and even Yo-Yo Ma. Read more: Here’s what Eve 6’s leader has to say about their […]

It looks like Post Malone has made a few new friends this past week. The rapper recently took part in an iconic jam session with members of Foo Fighters, Metallica, Jane’s Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers to help celebrate producer Andrew Watt‘s 30th birthday. Read more: Vans’ ‘The Simpsons’ collab just got a lot […]

Some students got a whole lot more than they bargained for when the Red Hot Chili Peppers dropped by to give a surprise Halloween performance this morning. See a clip of the fully-costumed Chili Peppers’ impromptu show, below. Read more: See the ominous new ‘It: Chapter Two’ poster Decked out in the way of sugar-crazed […]

[Photos by: Chad Smith/Instagram, Wikimedia Commons] Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer and Will Ferrell doppelgänger Chad Smith takes his band's name literally in a new charity challenge he issued to the actor and comedian—watch Smith eat an actual red hot chili pepper below. Read more: Smith, Ferrell, more cover Depeche Mode live As part of […]

[Photos by: Steve Keros, rhcp.scot] A Red Hot Chili Peppers fan reportedly bought tickets to see the band live—or, at least, he thought he did. What the concertgoer actually ended up with were tickets to see Scotland-based bagpipe cover band Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Read more: Chad Smith jams with Will Ferrell, Eddie Vedder That's […]

[Photos by: Danny Clinch, Wikimedia Commons, Chad Smith/Instagram] Will Ferrell joined an all-star group of musicians onstage for a Depeche Mode cover at Monday's One Classy Night benefit in Seattle. Watch the actor and comedian get down with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith and a few other […]

[Photo by: MGM] Derek Smalls—the hilarious Spinal Tap bassist portrayed by actor Harry Shearer, who's most famously known for his voice work on The Simpsons—returns this spring with a debut solo album, and he's enlisted the help of some Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chili Peppers members on the new release. Read more: Foo Fighters […]

[Photos by: Chad Smith/Instagram, Eva Rinaldi/Wikimedia Commons] There's a video making the rounds that shows Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith jokingly storm off stage after a concertgoer lobs a forceful reminder of the percussionist's well-documented resemblance to comedian Will Ferrell. Watch the hilarious clip below—the incident starts at the 10-minute mark. Read more: […]