Happy 76th Birthday, Steven Tyler!

While his throat continues to mend, lots of music fans and fellow superstars are wishing Steven Tyler a happy 76th birthday today. A couple days ago, more rumors popped up online about rescheduled Aerosmith tour dates. I just hope Steven can sing again. At least for one last Aerosmith ride!

Aerosmith Teases Tour Announcement

Guitarist Joe Perry let the cat out of the bag on this one via a recent Boston Globe interview, but Aerosmith is apparently going out on a 40-stop tour this fall. Now the band is teasing a big announcement May 1. Obviously I am very interested in this and I hope the band comes somewhere near me.

Apparently the band isn't too worried about Steven Tyler's current legal issues. Tyler had a romantic relationship with Julia Holcomb, a 16 year-old at the time (he was 26). This relationship is pretty well known and was discussed in the 1997 band biography Walk This Way. Tyler later talked about the relationship again in his 2012 autobiography Does The Noise In My Head Bother You? The short of it is, the statute of limitations on sex crimes were lifted in California for a limited time and Holcomb sued Tyler for sexual assault. He filed a legal response arguing the relationship was consensual.

At the time of the filing, which was at the end of December, things looked dire for Tyler and any future touring plans for Aerosmith. The band had just canceled its remaining Las Vegas residency dates because Tyler had an undisclosed illness.

Then the lawsuit happened.

Then silence.

Now things in Aerosmith world are seemingly revving up again. This tells me the lawsuit is probably either going to quietly fade away or dissolve completely and most of the band members are healthy again. I say most because it isn't clear if drummer Joey Kramer will be on tour with Aerosmith in the fall, but it doesn't seem likely. I guess we will know more May 1.

Eminem and Steven Tyler Mash Rock and Rap

This is cool: Eminem was inducted into the Rock Hall over the weekend. He was joined by famous folks on stage for his induction concert. It was very cool to see Steven Tyler come out and sing "Dream On" with Eminem as part of a rap/rock mashup. Steven starts at the 3:40 mark below. Em is performing "Sing for the Moment" as part of the mashup. The two songs just hit together. No wonder people in the crowd were going bonkers!

This Is The Oddest Cover Of 'Dream On' Ever

I watch The Masked Singer. It is ridiculous and mindless entertainment. You don't have to follow it closely and sometimes the performances are good. More often, they are just wacky. Last night, there was a duet with the Queen of Hearts and Nicole Scherzinger. Nicole is a host of the show (and member of girl group The Pussycat Dolls).

The duet was a cover of Aerosmith's "Dream On." Covers of this song rarely go well... it's really hard to hit notes like Steven Tyler. This cover was just odd all the way around. The Queen of Hearts advanced - so we still don't know her identity. What do you think of the performance?