Chris M. Junior

Four years after being named Sexiest Female at the Kerrang! Awards, singer Amy Lee of Evanescence has been honored by fellow heavy-music magazine Revolver as its Hottest Chick in Hard Rock for 2011. She graces the cover of the current issue, available now at newsstands.

To mark the 20th anniversary of U2's 'Achtung Baby,' The Killers, Depeche Mode, The Fray and other notable artists have contributed to a start-to-finish reinterpretation of the classic album. 'AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered,' also featuring a remix of U2's original version of 'Even Better Than the Real Thing,' will be included in Q magazine's 25th anniversary issue, which hits newsstands October 26. Rea

Loud and heavy music defines Zakk Wylde. He works out to Ministry, loves Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and was Ozzy Osbourne's longtime guitarist. He also serves as the leader of Black Label Society. But during those long stretches of travel while on tour, Wylde likes to dial it down and listen to mellower tunes by some notable old-school artists.

Maybe Hole singer Courtney Love should just stay away from Vanity Fair writers. Love, who in a 1992 VF story apparently gave the impression she used illegal drugs while pregnant, has now raised an entirely different kind of ruckus. When asked recently by the magazine whether she's still angry about late husband and Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain committing suicide in 1994, Love was candid and specific

Rod Stewart has lived quite the rock 'n' roll life, fronting two revered bands, compiling a long list of solo hits and walking down the aisle more than once (usually with a model). That said, he has more than enough material to fill an autobiography, and Stewart is in fact working on one that's due in stores next fall from Crown Archetype, a division of Random House.

Queen is looking to fill the void left by the late Freddie Mercury, and Lady Gaga is being considered for it. Guitarist Brian May previously reached out to Bad Company leader Paul Rodgers, but now it looks as though the pop diva is at the top of the list.

The Los Angeles County coroner's office announced Wednesday that ex-Warrant singer Jani Lane died as a result of "acute ethanol intoxication," otherwise known as alcohol poisoning.

When CJ Ramone was approached a decade ago about possibly replacing Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, he declined the chance even though he took Dee Dee Ramone's spot in the final years of the legendary punk band the Ramones. Ramone's reason was simple: Touring with the metal band would not have been beneficial to his family, specifically his son Liam, who had been diagnosed with autism.

Ex-Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr attended the U.K. premiere of the documentary 'George Harrison: Living in the Material World' in London on October 2, as did the widows of their late band mates Harrison (Olivia Harrison) and John Lennon (Yoko Ono). Their presence sent a loud and clear message about their love and respect for the so-called quiet member of the Fab Four. Other music notables

Having fun both offstage and with his music still matters to Kid Rock. But as he gets older, Rock gives much more thought to when it's best to act like his younger self. Thanks in part to his scaled-back partying, Rock says he's been more consistent singing and playing on tour — and that should be a plus for fans who will be attending his fall club dates.