Tom Petty will be posthumously conferred an honorary doctorate by the University of Florida.
The UF School of Music will confer the honorary Doctor of Music degree to the multiple Grammy winner at the Spring 2023 Doctoral Ceremony to be held on Thursday.
A member of the Petty family will accept the posthumous honorary degree on his behalf.
A virtual livestream of the UF Spring Doctoral Ceremony will be broadcast beginning at 9:30 a.m.
"It is so incredible for everyone in the family that UF is honoring our dad in his hometown this way," said the late rocker's daughter, Adria Petty. "He loved the Gators, and he loved Gainesville. He always talked about wanting a doctorate from UF and he would have been totally blown away by all this."
"It is an added gift that we can give something back and provide much-needed resources to underserved communities in Gainesville. It is near and dear to our entire Petty family," she added.
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Paul Stanley has spoken out against gender reassignment for children, calling it a "sad and dangerous fad."
There is a big difference between parents teaching acceptance and encouraging children to pursue a life-changing path, according to the KISS singer-guitarist.
"There is a BIG difference between teaching acceptance and normalizing and even encouraging participation in a lifestyle that confuses young children into questioning their sexual identification as though some sort of game and then parents in some cases allow it," Stanley said in a statement posted on Twitter.
He added, "There ARE individuals who as adults may decide reassignment is their needed choice but turning this into a game or parents normalizing it as some sort of natural alternative or believing that because a little boy likes to play dress up in his sister's clothes or a girl in her brother's, we should lead them steps further down a path that's far from the innocence of
Motörhead have announced that Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 2007 will be released on June 16 on double CD, double LP & digital.
The announcement was accompanied by a video for Motörhead's cover of the Thin Lizzy classic "Rosalie".
The show was recorded during the band's "Kiss Of Death" tour at the legendary Auditorium Stravinski on July 7 during the 2007 edition of the world renowned, Montreux Jazz Festival.
To preorder the album with exclusive merch bundles, go to https://motorhead.lnk.to/montreuxWE
Motörhead, Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival '07 CD and LP Tracklist:
1. Snaggletooth
2. Stay Clean
3. Be My Baby
4. Killers
5. Metropolis
6. Over The Top
7. One Night Stand
8. I Got Mine
9. In The Name Of Tragedy
10. Sword Of Glory
11. Rosalie
12. Sacrifice
13. Just 'Cos You Got The Power
14. Going To Brazil
15. Killed By Death
16. Iron Fist
17. Whorehouse Blues
18. Ace Of Spades
19. Overkill
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Slipknot's Corey Taylor has signed a new global recordings agreement with BMG to release his upcoming solo studio album, CMF2.
The album, to be released later this year on Taylor's label imprint Decibel Cooper/BMG, is a follow-up to his 2020 critically acclaimed debut solo album CMFT.
Taylor said he is very excited to be working with BMG, adding, "I haven't felt this driven and determined since I first started out in '99. BMG is the new bastion of Rock and Metal, and with them ready to go, I can tell you we're heading for big things. Thank you BMG."
Jason Hradil, BMG EVP, New York & SVP, International Marketing, said, "We are thrilled to welcome Corey Taylor to the BMG family. His new album is an extension of the incredible body of work he's assembled over his career and we can't wait for fans around the world to hear it later this year."
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The Police founder Stewart Copeland has announced that his new album, Police Deranged for Orchestra, is set for release on June 23 via Shelter/BMG.
With his latest album, Copeland explores the band's best-known tracks through a new lens, inspired by his recent forays into expansive musical forms and instrumentation.
Beginning originally in 2021, Copeland created his newest project, Stewart Copeland: The Police Deranged for Orchestra, which focused on the epic rise of his career. The concert was an evening bursting with The Police's biggest hits including "Roxanne," "Don't Stand Too Close To Me" and "Message in a Bottle" arranged for full symphony orchestra as well as hand-picked highlights from Copeland's compositions. The project has toured with sold-out dates across the U.S. and Europe, and will continue through the summer.
The resulting album revisits Police hits newly arranged for a full orchestra alongside bassist Armand Sab