• Sharon Osbourne Feels 'Terrible' About Badmouthing U2's 'Songs of Innocence' After Meeting the Band

    Along with pretty much the entire general public, Sharon Osbourne was critical of the band U2 for more or less forcing its 13th studio album, "Songs of Innocence," onto the world in September with the help of Apple. The sharp-tongued wife and manager of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne made it clear on Twitter that she was not happy about the album magically appearing in her iTunes. Now, though, Sharon is going back on her remarks because she met the band and they were "lovely," Blabbermouth notes.Sharon publicly apologized — sort of — yesterday, Jan. 12, on her CBS talk show "The Talk.""I've been caught badmouthing so many people — so many people — and one which was so humbling was ... I did it on the show ... I badmouthed U2 for giving their album away at Apple free. And it wasn't personal; it was business, and it was how I felt about it business-wise, but I was very scathing with my remarks," she said.

  • Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest and Motörhead to Tour After Monsters of Rock Festival in April

    Some of heavy metal's biggest names are reportedly joining forces for a tour this spring. Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest and Motörhead have confirmed one date in Brazil directly following the Monsters of Rock Festival in April. According to the production company Hits Entretenimento, the three acts will hit the road on the Monsters Tour, Pollstar reports.Osbourne will headline the festival April 25 in addition to Motörhead, Black Veil Brides, Rival Sons, Coal Chamber and Primal Fear. Kiss is slated for the headline spot the following day with Manowar, Accept, Unisonic, Yngwie Malmsteen and Steel Panther. Judas Priest will join in on both days.The first date of the Monsters Tour is April 30 at Porto Alegre's Zequinha Stadium. No further dates have been announced.Previously, the Prince of Darkness has linked up with both acts. He shared the bill with Judas Priest at a concert in Canada in 2008. Lemmy and the boys joined Osbourne on the Blizzard of Ozz tour in the early 1980s, Ultimate Classic Rock notes.

  • Spotify and Halloween Music: Michael Jackson, Bobby "Boris" Pickett and 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Top Holiday Streams

    SPSpotify's Insights blog, like any site that depends on music for its readership, went with a Halloween-themed feature as October came to a close. The site tracked more than 600,000 "Halloween" playlists that were created in the lead up to this year's holiday and came up with a Top 10 list of songs featured most. It was fairly predictable, but you can check out the list below, along with the occasional note from Music Times.
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