Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have fired their lead singer, Scott Weiland. A spokeswoman said the band has no further comment at this time and gave no reason for the split. Read the full story here

Weiland is getting ready embark on his solo Purple At The Core Tour where he will perform songs from the first two Stone Temple Pilot albums, "Core" and "Purple". The tour kicks off March 1st in Detroit and will stop by several U.S. cities, including New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Boston, Houston, and Dallas.