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ASIA to release new live album, ‘Asia – Live in England’

Cover of 'Asia - Live in England' (Frontiers Music SRL)ASIA is giving fans a chance to enjoy their live experience at home.The band — whose current lineup includes keyboardist and founding member Geoff Downes, drummer Virgil Donati, guitarist John Mitchell, and vocalist and bassist Harry Whitley — is set to release the new album Asia – Live in England on March 13.The album was recorded live in April during night one of ASIA’s three-night stand at Trading Boundaries in Sussex, England. As a […]

todayDecember 11, 2025

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The Rolling Stones & Fatboy Slim officially release ‘Satisfaction Skank’

The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and guitarists Keith Richards, right, and Ronnie Wood perform during their Hackney Diamonds tour at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)The Rolling Stones have teamed with DJ producer Fatboy Slim for an official mash-up of their 1965 classic “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and Fatboy Slim’s 1998 track “The Rockafeller Skank.”“Satisfaction Skank” is out now via digital outlets, with the artists also […]

todayDecember 11, 2025

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George Michael’s debut solo album, ‘Faith’, getting vinyl reissue

Cover of George Michael's 'Faith'/ (Sony Music)George Michael’s debut solo album, Faith, is getting reissued on vinyl for the first time in more than a decade.The album will be released on Feb. 20 in several limited-edition variants, including red and black marble vinyl, picture disc, one-LP and two-LP vinyls, as well as audio Blu-ray.All formats are available for preorder now.Originally released in 1987, Faith hit #1 in over 100 countries, including the U.S. and the U.K. It contained four #1 singles — "Faith," […]

todayDecember 11, 2025

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On This Day, Dec. 11, 1968: The Rolling Stones began filming ‘Rock and Roll Circus’

On This Day, Dec. 11, 1968 ...The Rolling Stones began shooting the concert film Rock and Roll Circus.The film, which was shot over two days, captured The Stones performing on a stage set that looked like a circus, alongside The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal and Marianne Faithfull.It also featured a one-time-only performance by The Dirty Mac, a group made up of John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and more.The film was originally supposed to air on the BBC, but The Stones […]

todayDecember 11, 2025

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Stan Lynch’s The Speaker Wars release new holiday single

Artwork for The Speaker Wars holiday single 'Brighten the Corner' (Frontiers Music SRL)Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch and his new band The Speaker Wars are getting into the holiday spirit with the release of a new Christmas song.The band — made up of Lynch, singer-songwriter Jon Christopher Davis, Jay Michael Smith on guitar, Brian Patterson on bass, Steve Ritter on percussion and Jay Brown on keyboards — has just released the holiday song "Brighten the Corner.""The Speaker Wars are wishing y'all a soulful, joyful and peaceful holiday season," says Lynch."Brighten […]

todayDecember 11, 2025

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Elvis Costello to appear on MGM+ series ‘Words + Music’

Elvis Costello on the MGM+ series 'Words + Music' (Photo credit: Jessica Perez MGM+)Elvis Costello is the subject of a new episode of Words + Music, which will air Sunday on MGM+.Words + Music is based on the Audible audio series of the same name. Each episode has artists sharing the stories behind their most iconic songs, followed by performances of those tunes. There will also be an immersive video experience, courtesy of a stage that includes a large LED […]

todayDecember 10, 2025

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Joe Jackson releases first single off new album ‘Hope and Fury’

Cover of Joe Jackson's 'Hope and Fury'/(earMUSIC)Joe Jackson is giving fans their first preview of his upcoming album, Hope and Fury.The “Is She Really Going Out With Him” singer has released the first single from the record, “Welcome to Burning-By-Sea,” which was inspired by two cities in England: Brighton and his hometown of Portsmouth. According to the press release, the fictional seaside town in the song “becomes a microcosm of the whole country, with all its contrasts and contradictions.”“Welcome to […]

todayDecember 10, 2025

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Marianne Faithfull documentary to have US premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Marianne Faithfull in Liverpool, 8th June 1965. (Photo by Terry Mealy/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)A documentary about the late singer and actress Marianne Faithfull is set to screen at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.Broken English, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 2025, is set to have its U.S. premiere at Sundance as part of its Spotlight program.The film, from co-directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, is described as a “hybrid, genre-bending piece.”It has Faithfull being interviewed about her life […]

todayDecember 10, 2025

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Roger Daltrey receives his knighthood at Windsor Castle

Sir Roger Daltrey after he was made a Knight Bachelor at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on December 10, 2025 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Andrew Matthews - Pool/Getty Images)The Who’s Roger Daltrey has officially received his knighthood.The rocker was recognized in June as a Knight Bachelor as part of the King’s Birthday Honours, and on Wednesday he was officially knighted by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle.Daltrey was recognized for his contributions to music and his charity […]

todayDecember 10, 2025

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