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On This Day, Jan. 28, 1985: ‘We Are the World’ was recorded in Los Angeles

On This Day, Jan 28, 1985…An all-star lineup of musicians came together in a studio in Los Angeles to record the charity single “We Are the World.”The tune, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, featured artists like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, Steve Perry and more.Released in March 1985, "We Are the World" raised more than $63 million for a newly formed organization called United Support of Artists for Africa (USA for Africa) to […]

todayJanuary 28, 2025

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Wings’ ‘Venus and Mars’ to be reissued for 50th anniversary

MPL/UMePaul McCartney’s band Wings is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their fourth studio album, Venus and Mars.The milestone will be marked with a new half-speed master reissue of the album, dropping March 21. The remaster was created by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using the original master recordings from 1975 and will feature a reproduction of the original U.K. pressing, and a recreation of the original artwork by Hipgnosis.The album will also get its first-ever Dolby Atmos release, with Giles Martin and […]

todayJanuary 28, 2025

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Rush to release career-spanning box set, ‘Rush 50’, in March

Mercury Records/Anthem RecordsRush is looking back at their career with a new box set.Rush 50, dropping March 21, is a 50-track anthology that spans from the band’s 1973 debut single and ends with the last song they ever played together live.The anthology includes select songs from every studio album, as well as seven previously unreleased tracks, including the first ever CD and LP reissue of their first single, 1973’s “Not Fade Away," as well as “You Can’t Fight It.” There’s […]

todayJanuary 28, 2025

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Boston Pops plan ‘Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration’ for June

Courtesy of the Boston Pops/Photo Credit: Herb GreeneThe music of Grateful Dead founder Jerry Garcia will be celebrated this spring by the Boston Pops.On June 3 and June 4, the Pops will host the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration, conducted by Keith Lockhart, with an all-star lineup including Jerry Garcia Band members Melvin Seals and Jackyln LaBranch, Dead & Company and Allman Brothers Band bassist Oteil Burbridge and Joe Russo’s Almost Dead member Tom Hamilton Jr.According to the announcement, the concerts will celebrate "60 years of […]

todayJanuary 28, 2025

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David Lee Roth, Sebastian Bach and more to headline M3 Rock Festival

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)David Lee Roth, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, and Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini performing Ratt are the rockers set to headline the annual M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.The 16th edition of the hard rock festival is happening May 2-4, with a lineup that also includes Winger, Slaughter, former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, Warrant, Great White and Lita Ford.The Roth performance will be the former Van Halen frontman’s first live performance since March 2020. He was supposed […]

todayJanuary 27, 2025

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Dion drops new song, ‘New York Minute’

Keeping The Blues Alive Records Dion is back with a new tune, “New York Minute,” which has the rocker paying tribute to the city of his birth, as well as his wife of 62 years.“The song ‘New York Minute’ expresses my love for my city, New York, and my wife Susan,” Dion shares. “When I first saw Susan, I could not think of anything else. I went to school but didn’t hear one word the teacher said. All I could […]

todayJanuary 27, 2025

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Bob Dylan announces new 2025 shows

Jo Hale/RedfernsBob Dylan has been in the news more than ever thanks to the biopic A Complete Unknown, and if that makes people want to go see him live, there's now a chance to make that happen. Dylan has announced three new shows for 2025: March 29 in Wichita, Kansas; April 4 in Mankato, Minnesota; and April 6 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Still being billed as Dylan’s Rough & Rowdy Ways Tour, which originally launched in November 2021, the 2025 trek kicks off March […]

todayJanuary 27, 2025

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Kansas & 38 Special teaming for summer tour

Daniel Knighton/Getty ImagesKansas and 38 Special are teaming up for a new tour.The two bands will hit the road this summer on a 14-date tour that kicks off June 6 in Richmond, Virginia, and wraps July 26 in Rogers, Arkansas.The tour will feature special guests Jefferson Starship, Traffic’s Dave Mason and the Outlaws on select dates.Tickets for most shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. A complete list of shows, and ticket information, can be found at kansasband.com and 38special.com.Kansas, […]

todayJanuary 27, 2025

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Earth, Wind & Fire announce new North American tour

Courtesy of Earth, Wind & FireEarth, Wind & Fire are heading back out on the road this summer.The legendary R&B group will kick off a new North American tour starting June 14 in Denver, wrapping Aug. 10 in Waite Park, Minnesota. The trek includes a three-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, July 2-4.An artist presale in most cities kicks off Wednesday at 10 a.m., with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m.Earth, […]

todayJanuary 27, 2025

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