Kanye West, David Bowie, Rihanna, Adele, and Guns N’ Roses. Returns and reunions. It is shaping up to be a key year for rock music in 2016.Even without any new music from emerging acts – which can never be fully predicted – the next 12 months has a lot in store.West has been working with Paul McCartney. Slash and Axl Rose are set to bury the hatchet for a mega stadium tour. Bowie has a new album which is sure to delight some and perplex others. Rihanna needs to finally release “Anti” in short order before a tour to promote it, while Janet Jackson’s tour is confounded by illness and Adele will be back on the road – not that she needs the money, given the huge sales of “25.”Coldplay will be playing the Super Bowl Half Time show and Lady Gaga is due to deliver a record which will be a key test of her popularity.For a pick of some of the biggest events and releases, click on the slideshow.
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