Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. Taylor Swift’s Midnights and SZA’s SOS feel like the undeniable front-runners for the Album of …
Read More »The Best Rock Album Grammy Could Come Down to These Heavyweight Bands
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. The Foo Fighters are Grammy catnip, especially given Dave Grohl’s eager participation in the festivities. …
Read More »Foo Fighters Joined by H.E.R., Introduced by Christopher Walken on 'SNL'
For Foo Fighters‘ ninth time as musical guest on Saturday Night Live, Dave Grohl and company harkened back to what’s now their most viral SNL appearance as Christopher Walken – making his first SNL cameo in 15 years – introduced the band. Walken’s presence was significant as, in a now-viral …
Read More »Dave Grohl Duets With Norah Jones and Uncovers Foo Fighter Deep Cuts on 'Playing Along' Podcast
Dave Grohl delivered a special and unexpected gift to Foo Fighters fans during his recent appearance on the Norah Jones Is Playing Along podcast. The frontman’s appearance ran for just over an hour and a half, during which the two musicians went deep on songwriting, live performance, and long-time influences. …
Read More »Foo Fighters Will Return to 'Saturday Night Live.' First Show Appearance Since Death of Taylor Hawkins
Foo Fighters are set to return to Saturday Night Live as musical guests on Oct. 28. The band will perform opposite of host and comedian Nate Bargatze. This will be the group’s ninth stop as musical guests and their first appearance on SNL since the drummer Taylor Hawkins’s death in …
Read More »Foo Fighters Announce Summer 2024 Stadium Tour
Foo Fighters will hit 10 cities for 12 shows next summer for their Everything or Nothing at All Tour. The group’s U.S. stadium run will kick off with two shows at New York’s Citi Field next July. The group’s tour, which follows their 2023 album But Here We Are, will …
Read More »Foo Fighters and Billy Idol Cover The Sex Pistols' 'Pretty Vacant'
The Foo Fighters brought Billy Idol to the stage for a rollicking cover of the Sex Pistols‘ “Pretty Vacant” during Jazz Aspen Snowmass on Sunday night. While headlining the Labor Day weekend event, Idol joined frontman Dave Grohl while singing the 1977 single from the band’s only studio album Never …
Read More »Foo Fighters Take 'Joke Too Far,' Bring Out Michael Bublé to Perform at Outside Lands
Foo Fighters’ tour-long gag of playing Michael Bublé’s “Haven’t Met You Yet” culminated Saturday with the Canadian singer joining the band onstage to perform the 2009 single at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival. Since the onset of Dave Grohl and company’s tour in support of But Here We Are, the …
Read More »See Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette Honor Sinead O'Connor With 'Mandinka' Cover in Japan
Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette paid tribute to Sinead O’Connor Saturday at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival with a performance of the late singer’s “Mandinka.” With both artists on the lineup Saturday for the Yuzawa, Japan fest, they linked up to honor O’Connor with a rendition of one of her essential …
Read More »Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett to Release New Solo Album, 'Lost at Sea,' This Fall
Chris Shiflett, guitarist for Foo Fighters, will drop his next solo effort, Lost at Sea, on Oct. 20 via Blue Élan Records. The musician teased the 10-track LP with a new single, “Damage Control,” which he has described as “Ska-mericana.” Shiflett also released a video for the track, which was …
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