Mainstream Rock
Shinedown Map Out 2021 US Tour, Top Billboard’s Greatest All-Time Mainstream Rock Artist List
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T21:37:49+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 5:37pm ET Shinedown have been named Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Artist, and will be repping that fresh honor on an extensive 2021 U.S. tour. The outing will run from early August through early October and feature a number of shows with The Struts as direct support. The Florida rockers have the most all-time No. 1 tunes of any act on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs tally with 16 chart-toppers. In earning the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Artists list, the band topped contemporaries like Godsmack, Disturbed, and Three Days Grace, as well as classic acts like Van Halen, Metallica, and To...
Chris Cornell’s Cover of Guns N’ Roses’ “Patience” Hits No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Chart
More than three years after his tragic death, Chris Cornell’s soaring voice continues to resonate with music fans. His posthumously released cover of the Guns N’ Roses classic “Patience” has just reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart. Cornell’s take on the GN’R ballad was released by his family on July 20th, in commemoration of what would have been the late rocker’s 56th birthday. The Soundgarden frontman recorded the song prior to his death in 2017 but it was never released. “His birthday seemed the perfect time to share this and celebrate Chris, his voice, music, stories and art,” his family stated at the time of the song’s release. “It is true a man is not dead while his name is still spoken… and, through his art, an artist’s soul still burns just as bright as ever up...
