LOS ANGELES (AP) – Vince Neil of Motley Crue and Gunnar Nelson of Nelson will see how the other one lives on “Celebrity Wife Swap.”

Neil’s girlfriend, Rain, is 20 years younger than him, and they enjoy living it up with fast cars and late-night parties in Las Vegas.

Nelson lives a quiet life in Nashville with his wife, Lila, and his three stepdaughters.

Their episode will run tomorrow (6/24) on ABC.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has reportedly dismissed a number of members of their nominating committee.

But what’s attracting the most attention about the move is exactly who was sent packing.

According to Billboard, nominating committee head Jon Landau on Thursday sent emails to as many as 16 of the 42 nominating committee members, showing them the door.

Those 16 people, Billboard says, include four of the seven members of the Hall of Fame’s Early Rock and R&B Influencers subcommittee.  Which, if true, means rock and roll’s early blues, R&B and other pioneers just lost more than half of their supporting voices, which could in turn lead to fewer of those early pioneers even being nominated, let alone inducted.

Billboard doesn’t say whether there is a plan for the dismissed committee members to be replaced.

While noting that turnover on the nominating committee isn’t unprecedented, Billboard quotes unspecified sources as saying this latest move is seen by some as a way for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to exclude older, not-so well-known artists in favor of more contemporary ones, who in turn resonate more with younger, mainstream music fans and are more financially lucrative for the Hall.

Billboard further quotes some insiders point to influential Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation member, and Rolling Stone publisher, Jann Wenneras being behind the move.  Wenner has been a frequent target of past criticism for allegedly playing favorites through the nominating process.

So far, no comment from Landau, Wenner or other involved parties, Billboard reports.

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UNDATED (AP) – Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell says his cancer has returned.

He writes on Facebook the thing that makes him “beyond consolation” is that the cancer will prevent him from doing his job for a while.

Campbell has been fighting Hodgkins lymphoma.

He says he’s working on a new schedule of treatment with his doctors.

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SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Journey drummer Deen Castronovo is out on bail after his arrest for domestic violence in Salem, Oregon.

Castronovo was arrested Sunday and charged with misdemeanor assault and menacing.

Prosecutors say in court papers that Castronovo knowingly caused physical injury to a woman.

Castronovo has been forbidden to have contact with her.

Castronovo’s attorney, Jeffrey Jones, says his client is deeply saddened by the accusations and confident that no criminal conduct occurred.

A plea hearing has been scheduled for June 30.

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The Scorpions’ latest studio album, Return to Forever, was released internationally in February, and now we know when it’s finally going to arrive in U.S. stores: September 11.

Coinciding with the album’s stateside release, the hard-rocking German band will mount a month-long North American tour that get underway September 10 in Boston.

Return to Forever will be available for purchase in several formats, including a deluxe CD, a vinyl LP, and a digital download.

The North American version of the record will features 19 songs, including four bonus tracks and three tunes exclusive to the new release.

“We have been overwhelmed with the amazing response to our new album across the globe and can’t wait to finally release Return to Forever in North America,” says frontman Klaus Meine.  “We have always had such a special connection with our incredible fans and are so excited to get them the new album and return to play live this fall.”

Return to Forever‘s lead single, “We Built This House,” will be released digitally July 3, and will be available for free for fans who pre-order Return to Forever via iTunes or Amazon.  In addition, special bundles packaging Scorpions T-shirts, sweatshirts and posters with the CD and vinyl editions of the album are being sold at the band’s official online store.

If you order any of the bundles by August 14, you’ll also receive a special “fanified” poster incorporating your name and the names of all the fans who pre-ordered the packages.

The original concept for Return to Forever was for the band to revisit outtakes and unfinished tunes from their 1980s sessions and include updated and completed versions of songs on the new album.

However, in the course of working on the older material, band members were inspired to write some brand-new songs, too.

The Scorpions’ 2015 tour also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the band’s formation.  The North American leg is mapped out through an October 9 show in Seattle.  Queensryche will serve as opening act during the trek.

Here is the full track list for Return to Forever:

“Going Out with a Bang”
“We Built This House”
“Rock My Car”
“House of Cards”
“All for One”
“Rock ‘n’ Roll Band”
“Catch Your Luck and Play”
“Rollin’ Home”
“Hard Rockin’ the Place”
“Eye of the Storm”
“The Scratch”
“Gypsy Life”
“The World We Used to Know”
“Dancing with the Moonlight”
“When the Truth Is a Lie”
“Who We Are”
“Crazy Ride” (exclusive)
“One and One Is Three” (exclusive)
“Delirious” (exclusive)

And here’s The Scorpions’ North American tour schedule:

9/10 — Boston, MA, Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
9/12 — Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center
9/13 — Gilford, NH, Meadowbrook
9/16 — Moncton, NB, Canada, Moncton Coliseum
9/18 — Toronto, ON, Canada, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
9/19 — Montreal, QC, Canada, Bell Centre
9/22 — Columbus, OH, LC Pavilion
9/23 — Cleveland, OH, Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
9/25 — Windsor, ON, Canada, Caesar’s Windsor
9/26 — Chicago, IL, Allstate Arena
9/29 — Denver, CO, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
10/1 — San Jose, CA, SAP Center
10/3 — Inglewood, CA, The Forum
10/6 — Santa Barbara, CA, Santa Barbara Bowl
10/7 — Las Vegas, NV, Hard Rock Hotel
10/9 — Seattle, WA, ShoWare Center

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Back in March, Van Halen released remastered editions of its 1978 self-titled debut album and its landmark 1984 studio effort 1984.

Now, the band has announced that the four other studio albums it made during singerDavid Lee Roth’s initial tenure with the group are available for pre-order and will be reissued on July 10.

Remastered versions of 1979’s Van Halen II, 1980’s Women and Children First, 1981’s Fair Warning and 1982’s Diver Down can be purchased on CD, 180-gram vinyl LP and as digital downloads.

The albums have been remastered using the original analog tapes.

The official Van Halen store is selling bundles featuring the four new reissues, as well as a six-album set that also includes Van Halen and 1984.

As previously reported, Van Halen has lined up a lengthy North American tour that’s scheduled to run from a July 5 concert in Auburn, Washington, through an October 4 show in Hollywood, California.

The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will serve as the opening act throughout the trek.

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NEW YORK (AP) – A handwritten Jim Morrison poem that eerily foretells of his death is for sale.

The poem was written on the last page torn out of a notebook with phrases like, “Last words, last words out,” and “I have drunk the drug of forgetfulness.”

The notebook originally was intact but broken apart and sold through the years.

It was found among Morrison’s possessions in the Paris hotel room where he died in 1971.

Auctioneer Paddle8 says bidding is expected to go as high as $80,000.

The auction ends June 25.

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LONDON (AP) – It can be a fun game, deciding who should play you in the movie of your life.

Motley Crue doesn’t play that game.

Bassist Nikki Sixx says they are not getting involved in casting for the movie based on their autobiography “The Dirt,” except to say they want unknown actors to play them.

Sixx says it’s hard to see an actor he already knows trying to play someone else that he also knows.

Besides, Motley Crue are too busy doing their worldwide farewell tour. Sixx says when it’s all over, he’s going to take up crocheting.

Tourmate Alice Cooper jokes he’s trying to make crochet “more violent” by using sharper needles.

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LONDON (AP) – The Isle of Wight Festival will pay tribute to the 45th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix appearing there by asking everyone to look like him.

On Saturday at 3:30 PM local time, organizers will ask everyone at the festival to wear a Hendrix mask.

They’re hoping to set a world record for the most people in the same place wearing the same mask.

The masks will be sold for a donation to the WellChild charity.

Hendrix’s last UK performance was at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970.

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Fleetwood Mac’s current tour — their first in 16 years with singer/keyboard player Christine McVie — is traveling the world and won’t wrap up until November.  But frontwoman Stevie Nicks says she’s so preoccupied with making the trek a success that she just can’t cope with the idea of recording a new album with the band anytime soon.