Richie Kotzen: Celebs Rumors

Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has shared an update on the band’s upcoming 16th studio album.This past weekend, Portnoy – who rejoined the band in October last year – took to social media to reveal that he was done tracking drum’s for the band’s 16th album. However, the drummer was also quick to note that while he may be done with his contributions to the album, that the rest of the band are still hard at work, and will be for several more months to come.Portnoy wrote of the upcoming record: “I really can’t divulge anything more as we are (purposefully) keeping a very tight lid on any & all info at this early stage… but I will say we are all BLOWN AWAY and sooo extremely excited about what we’ve created! We cannot wait for you all to hear this… but patience, all will be revealed in due time…”A post shared by Mike Portnoy (@mikeportnoy)Dream Theater have yet to reveal key details of their 16th album, including it’s title and release date.The record will be their first with Portnoy since 2009’s ‘Black Clouds and Silver Linings’.

Josh Homme has announced his one-night-only ‘Josh Homme & Friends’ benefit gig with Dave Grohl, Matt Helders, Beck and more.The Queens Of The Stone Age frontman took to the band’s official social media accounts to share the details of the benefit gig. Taking place on March 20 at The Belasco in Los Angeles, California, ‘Josh Homme & Friends’ will be held in support of the Sweet Stuff Foundation.Other acts set to perform include The Kills, Jesse Hughes, Bill Burr, St.

Josh Homme has been announced as one of the performers for an “all-star” Music Saves Lives benefit gig for suicide prevention.The charity event – taking place on December 4 at the legendary Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California – will see Homme and friends, as well as Brett Scallions (Fuel, Radiotbot), Kevin Martin (Candlebox), Orianthi, Billy Morrison (Billy Idol), Julia Lage (Vixen), Jonathan Mover (Aretha Franklin, Alice Cooper, Joe Satriani, Shakira) and Richie Kotzen, perform acoustic sets.General admission tickets are available for purchase as well as VIP tickets which includes prime seating, early access at 5pm, two drink tickets, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and special Music Saves Lives souvenir.A $5,000 VIP ticket is also available for purchase and includes a table for eight with prime views, early access at 5pm, backstage access, two drink tickets, wine or champagne for table, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and special Music Saves Lives souvenir. Visit here for tickets.Funds made from the Music Saves Lives event will be donated to the the non-profit SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education), which is one of the one of the nation’s leading suicide prevention organizations.A post shared by SAVE (@savevoicesofedu)According to their website, SAVE was “founded on the belief that suicide is a preventable tragedy, and that every individual plays a crucial role in the effort to prevent it.

Artists teaming up to make music is nothing new – collaborations are more popular than ever, and on any given week, you can find a decent number of hits in the Official Singles Chart will feature more than one credited artist. But when it comes to committing to a whole album together, stars can be a bit harder to pin down.