VH1 has just issued the following press release:

VH1 Rock Honors Returns To Las Vegas And Will Pay Tribute To GENESIS, HEART, OZZY OSBOURNE And ZZ TOP Premiering Thursday, MAY 24 at 9:00 PM ET

The Second Annual Event Will Feature Tributes To Rock Music’s Elite

From The Mandalay Bay Events Center In Las Vegas

SANTA MONICA, CA, March 8, 2007 – VH1 pays homage to the legends who influenced the sound of rock with the second annual VH1 Rock Honors. This year’s celebration will honor the music and influence of Genesis, Heart, Ozzy Osbourne and ZZ Top. Additional performers, presenters, and special guests will be announced as they are confirmed.

Premiering on Thursday, May 24 at 9:00 PM ET, VH1 Rock Honors, will be taped at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 12. The two-hour tribute will salute the groundbreaking bands of rock, the once in a lifetime events and the influential people who made a lasting mark on the history of rock.

The influence of these honorees will be felt through spoken tributes, filmed packages and performances by some of today’s hottest rock acts as well as the legends themselves.

Last year, VH1’s inaugural show honored KISS, QUEEN, DEF LEPPARD and JUDAS PRIEST and was hosted by Jaime Pressly with tribute performances by Foo Fighters, Godsmack, The All-American Rejects, Paul Rodgers, Tommy Lee, Slash, Scott Ian, Gilby Clarke, Rob Zombie and surprise guest Ace Frehley. Making special appearances were Kiefer Sutherland, Gina Gershon, Jaime Kennedy, Natasha Henstridge, Brittany Snow, Jim Breuer and Penn Jillette.

Check soon for interactive honoree profiles, exclusive programming, show information and more at http://rock.vh1.com.

VH1 Rock Honors is sponsored by Garnier® Fructis®, Taco Bell®, Toyota and Dove Deodorant.

VH1 Rock Honors is executive produced by Lee Rolontz and Rick Krim for VH1 and Greg Sills and Paul Flattery for Choe Productions.

Source VH1

THE WILDHEARTS have been forced to cancel their upcoming US tour. A statement from their management reads as follows:

"We have been informed this morning by the American Embassy, and our American Representative who was acting on behalf of the Wildhearts Visa application in the US, that The Wildhearts Visas will not be ready in time for the tour. Despite being told differently, it appears that errors were made by our nominated American representative, which caused unnecessary delays and problems with the American Embassy. The Wildhearts and their management were never informed of this and we were assured that they would arrive in time for their flight to New York tomorrow (Thursday 8th March). The Wildhearts are distraught at being forced to cancel these shows, but have been given no alternative as flying with out Visas would seriously jeopardize all future plans in the USA for the band. The Wildhearts will endeavor to make it up to every fan who has bought a ticket, and promise to release rescheduled US dates in 2007 as soon as possible.

The band have issued the following statement:

"We are absolutely gutted about this. SXSW was to be the perfect showcase for the new line-up, and we were incredibly excited to let the US fans see the new line-up with the shows added around the SXSW date. We are aware that this will not help our reputation for pulling shows in the US, but we tried everything within our power to acquire the correct work visas for this tour and we regret to inform you that they did not arrive in time. We cannot jeopardize our future visits in US by traveling without the correct legal documents needed. We will reschedule the dates in NY and honor the tickets already sold. Once again, we apologize for this cancellation. Please keep the faith. 2007 will be a great year for the band. This is just an unfortunate set back, albeit a severely disappointing one."

Source The Wildhearts

Lead singer Ronny Munroe (METAL CHURCH) is presently working on a solo album with his ex-ROTTWEILLER members Rick Van Zandt (guitar) and Israel Rehaume (bass) and is looking to add more members for the project and has plans to tour after the CD is completed. Munroe is auditioning drummers and a guitarist that can play keyboards too. If you are interested please email Ronny at his Myspace site: www.myspace.com/ronnymunroe.

Source BW&BK