Sharon and Jack Osbourne revealed their plans to revive Ozzfest in 2027 during a new episode of The Osbournes podcast. The metal festival will begin with two days at Aston Villa Park in Birmingham, England, Ozzy Osbourne‘s hometown, before moving to the U.S. for additional dates. Sharon explained: “We want to do two days in Aston Villa and then come to America. And we want to hear from everyone where we should go in America. And also we’ve got to find a lot of young, new talent, because that’s what [Ozzy] would want.” Jack Osbourne emphasized the festival’s legacy of nurturing upstart bands, saying “That’s what Ozzfest was all about. That second stage, that was the incubator — that’s where so many [bands] came out of.” Sharon noted the festival may become a traveling event again starting in 2028, adding “We’ll see how it does. And then if people want it, we’ll be there [in the] following years.” (Consequence of Sound)
Violet Grohl achieved her first Billboard chart appearance as a featured artist when “THUM” debuted at No. 38 on Adult Alternative Airplay for the week dated March 7. The 19-year-old daughter of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl released her new singles “THUM” and “Applefish” on January 23 through Aurora/Sacred Heart/Republic Records. She previously contributed backing vocals to Foo Fighters’ “Show Me How,” which reached No. 21 on Hot Hard Rock Songs in 2023. Her chart debut comes the same week her father’s “Your Favorite Toy” enters multiple rankings, including No. 2 on Hot Hard Rock Songs and No. 21 on Adult Alternative Airplay, 17 spots ahead of Violet’s ranking. Foo Fighters have had widespread success on Adult Alternative Airplay since 1996, scoring eight Top 10 hits in the chart’s history, while peaking at No. 2 with “Shame Shame” in 2020. Violet Grohl has one live performance scheduled at Atlanta’s Shaky Knees festival on September 20, and has not officially announced her plans for a debut album. (Billboard)
Britney Spears was arrested by California Highway Patrol on Wednesday evening (March 4) around 9 p.m. on charges of suspected driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Spears was the solo occupant of the black BMW 430i that was spotted driving erratically by CHP, and she “showed signs of impairment and submitted to a series of field sobriety tests,” after being pulled over. Chemical test results are still pending. The 44-year-old singer was booked around 3 a.m. Thursday and released after 6 a.m. on a cite and release basis, according to Ventura County Sheriff’s Office records. Spears must appear in Ventura County Superior Court on May 4.
Her representative said: “This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable. Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.” The rep went on to share that “Her boys are going to be spending time with her,” while noting that “Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well being.” Following her arrest, Spears’ deactivated her Instagram page with 44 million followers. (Rolling Stone)