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Kid Rock’s canceled MAGA music festival could cost him ‘up to six figures,’ report says

The musician, who was branded a “complete and utter embarrassment” over his alternative Super Bowl halftime performance, has found his Rock the Country festival in political crosshairs

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Kid Rock’s MAGA-friendly country festival addresses cancellation after artist dropouts

Festival organizers said the South Carolina stop was canceled because ‘Our fans work hard for their money, and we refuse to put on a show that doesn’t meet the standard they deserve’

The Independent UK

Kid Rock’s MAGA-friendly country music festival canceled in South Carolina after artists drop out

It comes after rock band Shinedown announced their exit on Friday, citing their desire not to ‘create further division’

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Kid Rock’s controversial country music festival suffers another blow as fourth artist exits

Rock band Shinedown said they did not want to ‘participate in something we believe will create further division’

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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: November 24, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Bad Nerves, Shinedown, Earth Tongue and more

Louder

Tool, Bring Me The Horizon, My Chemical Romance, Shinedown, Halestorm, Megadeth, Alter Bridge and over 130 more bands will play next year's Sonic Temple festival in Ohio

The five-stage weekender will take place in Columbus, Ohio from May 14 to 17

Metal Hammer

“BB held one note for 12 bars… I set my guitar down, and I walked off the stage. That was the biggest musical lesson I’ve ever learned”: Zach Myers on Shinedown’s secret weapon, the limitations of shred, and that time he got schooled by BB King

Signing in from Shinedown's epic summer tour, Myers talks about the band's long-awaited studio album, the controversy over his relic'd Silver Sky and why Eric Bass is the band's ace in the hole

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“I didn’t know John had a pink one coming out, so it looked like John had given me a pink guitar and I’d relic’d it. People were mad”: Zach Myers’ heavy relic’d PRS John Mayer Silver Sky has given him so much grief he might burn it

Myers got the jump on PRS when he started playing a relic'd pink Silver Sky – before the official Roxy Pink version came out

Guitar World

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: July 21, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Die Spitz, Castle Rat, Bobbie Dazzle and five other holy divers and divas

Louder

“Music is medicine. It can heal you. It really can”: Shinedown’s Brent Smith on finding inspiration in a hurricane, the “genius” Rick Beato, and why you don’t need to be play guitar to write a great rock song

The Shinedown frontman checks in to talk about the beauty of songwriting, the power of a song like Three Six Five, and to share his "most profound" advice for aspiring writers

MusicRadar

“When you talk about just knowledge of music and of instrumentation, he is a literal genius”: Shinedown frontman Brent Smith on what makes Rick Beato a great producer

Beato co-produced Shinedown's debut album and shared writing credits with Smith, who says the YouTube superstar has a "profound" knowledge of music

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Full lineup announced for Rocklahoma 2025 festival

Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown will headline this year's Rocklahoma event in Pryor, Oklahoma

Metal Hammer

Jelly Roll plays benefit gig for first responders

Jelly Roll has played a benefit concert in Los Angeles for first responders who helped tackle the California wildfires with the star taking to the stage alongside acts including Lainey Wilson, Marshmello, Public Enemy, Nate Smith and Shinedown.

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Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Shinedown, Nickelback and more confirmed for inaugural Boardwalk Rock festival

Boardwalk Rock will take place in Ocean City, Maryland, next May

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Welcome To Rockville announces headliners Shinedown, Green Day, Linkin Park and Korn, plus more than 150 others, for 2025

The Florida extravaganza takes place at the Daytona International Speedway from May 15 to 18

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Shinedown frontman Brent Smith says he has seen music "cure cancer"

Brent Smith of Shinedown says he's seen songs cure cancer – repeating a claim he made back in 2019

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Papa Roach Makes History With Tenth Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1

Papa Roach's 'Leave a Light On' set to be their 10th No. 1 hit on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, solidifying their status as rock music icons.

Guitar World

“A durable, space-saving device that holds your guitar wherever you are”: The CodaGrip is a clamping guitar stand you can hang anywhere you want

Costing $49.99, it’s proven a tour essential for the guitar techs of Smashing Pumpkins, Shinedown, and can be mounted on chairs, bookcases, and wherever else you please

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Godsmack, Shinedown, Killswitch Engage, The Offspring, Halestorm, Parkway Drive, Poison The Well, Machine Head and more for Inkcarceration Festival 2024

Inkcarceration have announced their lineup for 2024, with dozens of new additions joining Chimaria and Bad Omens

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Ayron Jones: "Our generation doesn't have a guitar player - I want to be that guy"

Guitar hotshot Ayron Jones on those Jimi Hendrix comparisons, the price and perks of fame, and wanting to "not just be a great musician"

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Shinedown announce US tour with Papa Roach and Spiritbox

Shinedown's Revolutions Live Tour is back for a US autumn leg – with Papa Roach and Spiritbox along for the ride

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