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Rush releases live ‘Kid Gloves’ performance from ‘Grace Under Pressure’ reissue

Rush's 'Grace Under Pressure'/(UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records)Rush is giving fans a preview of the upcoming reissue of their 1984 album, Grace Under Pressure. The Canadian rockers just released a performance of “Kid Gloves” from their Sept. 21, 1984, concert at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens.The full concert is part of the super deluxe edition of Grace Under Pressure, due out March 13. Portions of that show previously appeared on the band’s 1986 Grace Under Pressure Tour home video and CD. The new release will feature the concert, now […]

todayJanuary 23, 2026

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Soundtrack to ‘Pretty in Pink’ being reissued for movie’s 40th anniversary

Cover of 'Pretty in Pink' soundtrack (UME)The iconic soundtrack to the '80s movie Pretty in Pink is set to be reissued in celebration of the movie’s 40th anniversary.The soundtrack, which features songs from INXS, Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark (OMD), New Order, The Smiths, The Psychedelic Furs and more, will be reissued as a limited-edition "Pretty in Baby Pink" vinyl. It will include two songs not previously available on the original soundtrack: Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness” and Talk […]

todayJanuary 23, 2026

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Supertramp celebrates 50th anniversary with vinyl reissues

Covers of Supertramp's 'Even in the Quietest Moments...', 'Breakfast In America' and '...Famous Last Words...' (Universal Music)Supertramp is celebrating their 50th anniversary by reissuing some of their classic albums.The latest releases include 1977’s Even in the Quietest Moments…, their 1979 megahit Breakfast in America and 1982’s …Famous Last Words….All three albums have been remastered at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios and will be released on vinyl on March 20. They are available for preorder now.Even in the Quietest Moments…, Supertramp’s fifth studio […]

todayJanuary 23, 2026

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On This Day, Jan. 23, 1976: David Bowie releases his 10th studio album, ‘Station to Station’

On This Day, Jan. 23, 1976..Fifty years ago, David Bowie released his 10th studio album, Station to Station, which introduced a new persona, the Thin White Duke.The follow-up to 1975’s Young Americans, Station To Station was co-produced by Bowie and Harry Maslin. The album shows the rocker drawing influence from electronic dance music as well a German experimental rock genre known as krautrock.Station to Station peaked at #3 on the Billboard albums chart and at the time was Bowie's highest-charting album in the […]

todayJanuary 23, 2026

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Queen rereleasing ‘Live Killers’ and ‘The Platinum Collection’ on vinyl

Queen's 'Live Killers' (Hollywood Records)/'ThePlatinum Collection' (Queen Production Ltd/Universal International Music)Queen is revisiting their 1979 album, Live Killers.The band is set to reissue the live album on two-LP black vinyl on Jan. 30, marking the first time it’s been available on vinyl in years.The double live album was originally released in June 1979 and featured songs recorded during the European leg of their Jazz Tour, which ran from January 1979 to March 1979.The album includes performances of “We Will Rock You,” “We […]

todayJanuary 23, 2026

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R.E.M., Bonnie Raitt & more protest AI theft with Stealing Isn’t Innovation campaign

(L-R) Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Bill Berry, of R.E.M., attend the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)The members of R.E.M. — Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Bill Berry and Peter Buck — along with Bonnie Raitt, Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran's Simon LeBon and others, have signed their names to a new campaign targeting artificial intelligence.The Stealing Isn’t Innovation campaign, backed […]

todayJanuary 22, 2026

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Bret Michaels seemingly comments on report he derailed Poison’s 40th anniversary tour

Bret Michaels performs at the Bret Michaels Parti-Gras 2024 at PNC Bank Arts Center on August 30, 2024 in Holmdel, New Jersey. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)Bret Michaels has made his first comments since his Poison bandmate Rikki Rockett revealed in a New York Post interview that a 40th anniversary Poison tour was derailed when Michaels asked for too much money.Rockett said the band, which also includes C.C. DeVille and Bobby Dall, got a “great offer” for a tour, but […]

todayJanuary 22, 2026

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Joe Walsh’s annual VetsAid concert raised $600,000 for veterans organizations

Musician Joe Walsh of The Eagles celebrates Ringo Starr's 77th birthday at the annual "Peace & Love" celebration at Capitol Records Tower on July 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/WireImage)Joe Walsh has revealed that the 2025 edition of his annual VetsAid benefit concert, which took place in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas, resulted in $600,000 in grants being disbursed to national and community veterans organizations.“I always say each year that VetsAid is the greatest night of […]

todayJanuary 22, 2026

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The Isley Brothers to be honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Ernest Isley and Ronald Isley of The Isley Brothers attend MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 03, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage)The Isley Brothers' music is so "Contagious," it's earned them a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The group is set to receive the 2,834th star on the Hollywood Boulevard sidewalks, earning the honor in the recording category.“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is shouting how proud […]

todayJanuary 22, 2026

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