When “The Midnight Rock N’ Roll Express” went on the road last year, music fans thought that it was a once in a lifetime opportunity to see some of the biggest bands altogether. Recently however it was announced that all groups involved that first time around — REO Speedwagon, Styx, and Ted Nugent — are all coming back to do it all over again!

Kevin Cronin, singer and guitarist of REO Speedwagon, broke the news in a press release along with Ted Nugent.

“Yo, wake up everybody!” Cronin stated. “Winter is over, the snow is melting, the sun is coming out — it’s time for the second annual REO, Styx, Nugent springtime extravaganza. We had so much fun in 2012 we all decided to fire this ‘Midwest Rock N’ Roll Express’ thing up and do it again. Time to strap on our six strings, pack up the trucks and tour buses, get together with our best rock buddies and go out and have some big fun. See y’all soon.”

The tour begins on April 18 in North Dakota and will travel around to 20 different cities, ending in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. You can find a full listing of tour dates here, and tickets are on sale now!

While none of the bands have released new material in several years, this is the second year they’ve gone on tour, and proven that the classics are always a hit.

It was at the end of last year when Eminem teased the news of a new album, with a baseball cap that was for sale on his own website. The cap had the different years of Em’s past albums printed on the side, and the last inscription was “2013.” That lit up talk that a new album was coming and as always for Eminem fans, that’s big news. Now it’s been confirmed and long-time president at Shady Records, Paul Rosenberg, says that we can expect it sometime “post-Memorial day.”

Rosenberg recently sat down with Billboard.com to speak about the upcoming album and mostly for fans, to confirm its existence. “We fully expect to be releasing a new Eminem album in 2013. He’s been working on it for some time. It’s safe to say that it will be post-Memorial Day at some point, but we’re not exactly sure when.”

And Paul also had other big news — Em’s going out on the road. As could be expected from the artist, who hasn’t headlined a tour in at least a decade, this won’t be a full headliner but rather, a few select dates that will most likely be made up mostly of festival dates.

“We’ve got some dates locked in for him to perform live in Europe in August, so we’re trying to see what else lines up,” Paul told Billboard.com.

In the meantime, Paul and Em are busy with their online reality series, “Detroit Rubber.” The series showcases a Detroit sneaker shop, Burn Rubber, and the two owners of it, and both Paul and Em are producing the show through Shady Films. Just three episodes into the series, a quarter of a million viewers have already tuned in, and you can watch it on the Loud YouTube channel.

Lady Gaga, unbeknownst to anyone else, had been traveling around on her world tour in an unbearable amount of pain. Finally yesterday the pain became so great, and the problem so apparent, that she was forced to postpone shows in Chicago, Detroit, and Ontario that were part of her “Born This Way Tour.” Now just a day later, it’s been found that the problem is so severe, she needs to cancel all remaining dates.

During the time when she only had to postpone several shows, Gaga tweeted out to all her Little Monsters, “It will hopefully heal as soon as possible, I hate this. I hate this so much. I love you and I’m sorry.”

She was about to get sorrier though. After doctors looked at it, the injury was found to be more severe than originally thought, and now Gaga needs surgery. The statement on Gaga’s website stated later,

“Live Nation Global Touring has confirmed that the remainder of the Lady Gaga Born this Way Ball performances have been cancelled. After additional tests this morning to review the severity of the issue, it has been determined that Lady Gaga has a labral tear of the right hip. She will need surgery to repair the problem, followed by a strict down time to recover. This unfortunately, will force her to cancel the tour, so she can heal.”

There is no further word on Gaga’s condition, but those requesting refunds can contact the seller to get a full refund.

Petite, blonde and beautiful, Miranda Lambert is one of the reigning queens of country music. She and her husband, “The Voice” judge and country music superstar Blake Shelton, have been in the news a lot concerning their quivering marriage. Miranda insists that there is no truth to the rumors, however.

As hard as it must be to keep a marriage running smoothly when both parties are plowing away full steam ahead in their careers and touring constantly, they seem to be doing it. Of course, the fact that they have an “open marriage” helps. Open in the respect that they have agreed that there are no holds barred, and each is free to read the other’s emails, text messages and anything else to be sure that the other is toeing the line.

It helps that they are not alone in their fight to keep love alive, too. Both tour with an armada of pet dogs that are like children to them. If you can’t snuggle in with the one you love, a warm puppy helps a lot.

One of the great things about Miranda is how she puts her feelings directly into her songs. Whether she writes them, or someone else does, she doesn’t sing it if she doesn’t mean it. Of course, she has a lot to draw on in her life when it comes to writing music. With parents who were private investigators, and her own wild child spirit, she will likely never run out of things to say about life, love and the general pursuit of happiness.

You have to admit, her saying that “being happy and in love is the worst thing for your figure and for your country music songwriting” seems to be right in line with the truth. In spite of that, many of her songs are powerful and inspiring, and her figure is pretty good as well.

You can check out Miranda Lambert and enjoy the greatest in country music on her tour stop over in Chicago at the NIU Convocation Center along with the super talented Dierks Bentley. Get your tickets now and settle in for a great show.

It was back in 2009 when Lil Wayne was scheduled to perform for an event in the Bahamas. He never did, and the promotion company in charge of the event, Red City Entertainment, claimed that the rapper had actually gotten too intoxicated the night before, causing him to sleep through the performance. Not only did they blame him for ruining their concert, they sued him for $432,000.

Lil Wayne is no stranger to lawsuits, but on this one he fought back saying that it was not because of intoxication that he missed the concert; and that in fact, he’s never missed a concert for that reason. He did argue that the concert had been cancelled, but he could not recall the reason why.

Now, none of it matters. Early in January, Lil Wayne and Red City Entertainment settled the case outside of court, although the amount agreed upon is unknown.

That will certainly free up some of Lil Wayne’s time for his other court battle — his appeal of the decision in the case against Quincy Jones III.

Back in November, Lil Wayne took Quincy to court, saying that he had released a “scandalous” documentary about Lil Wayne, and used the rapper’s music in that movie without Lil Wayne’s permission. In the initial court decision, Lil Wayne was actually ordered to pay Quincy $2,195,000, due to the fact that the first court case ate into his profits for the film. Now, Wayne is taking that one back to court through an appeal process.