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Tom Petty estate releases special limited edition ‘Live Anthology’ vinyl

Cover of Tom Petty 'The Live Anthology'/(Shoreline Gold/Reprise Records)The Tom Petty estate has released a new ultra-limited edition vinyl of The Live Anthology – From The Vaults Vol. 1.The new “Cool Blue” pressing of the album is limited to 2,000 individually numbered copies and is available now at TomPetty.com.This colored variant follows the recent Record Store Day Black Friday release of a special turquoise version, which was limited to 11,000 copies.The Live Anthology – From The Vaults Vol. 1. is made up […]

todayDecember 5, 2025

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Aerosmith & Yungblud release ‘Wild Woman’ featuring Lainey Wilson

Yungblud, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry perform during a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MTV)Aerosmith and Yungblud have released a new version of the One More Time track “Wild Woman” featuring country star Lainey Wilson.Steven Tyler and Yungblud decided to ask Lainey to add her vocals to the track after she joined Tyler to perform the Aerosmith classic “Dream On” at his sixth […]

todayDecember 5, 2025

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Pink Floyd announces ‘Wish You Were Here 50’ pop-ups

Cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here 50'/ (Sony Music)Pink Floyd has announced a set of pop-ups to celebrate the upcoming release of Wish You Were Here 50, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their iconic ninth studio album.Starting Dec. 12, the day of Wish You Were Here 50’s release, the Pink Floyd x News & Coffee Studio pop-up stores will open in London, Los Angeles, Barcelona and Paris, transforming each newsstand location into a specially curated space. There will […]

todayDecember 5, 2025

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Brian May, Mick Fleetwood & others pay tribute to Steve Cropper

American guitarist Steve Cropper playing a Fender Telecaster guitar on stage, circa 1990. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)Queen's Brian May and Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood are among the artists paying tribute to the late Booker T. and the M.G.’s guitarist Steve Cropper, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 84.May, who appeared on Cropper and his band The Midnight Hour's 2024 album Friendlytown, wrote on Instagram, “We sadly lost one of the great original guitar heroes last night. Steve Cropper was and always […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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Grateful Dead earns Guinness World Record

Members of the rock group Grateful Dead. (Photo by © Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS/VCG via Getty Images)Grateful Dead has earned a new Guinness World Record.The band’s most recent Dave’s Pick, Dave's Picks Vol. 56: Rainbow Theatre, London, England - 3/20/81 & 3/21/81, debuted at #25 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it their 66th top-40 album. That earns them the Guinness record for the most top-40 albums charted on the Billboard 200.The Dead have been the sole record holder for the most […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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Yes releases remastered single edit of ‘Tales from Topographic Oceans’ track

Cover of Yes' 'Tales from Topographic Oceans' (Rhino)Yes has released a new track from their upcoming super-deluxe reissue of 1973’s Tales from Topographic Oceans.The latest is a newly remastered single version of “The Remembering (High the Memory),” which cuts down the album's 20-minute song to just under three minutes.Tales from Topographic Oceans (Super Deluxe Edition), dropping Feb. 6, will be released as a package of 12 CDs, two LPs and a Blu-ray. It includes a newly remastered version of the album, […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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Additional cast members announced for Sam Mendes’ Beatles films

The Beatles pose for a portrait wearing suits in circa 1964. (L-R) Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)A new round of cast members have been announced for Sam Mendes’ upcoming films about The Beatles, The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event.The latest additions round out the members of The Beatles' entourage and include Paul McCartney’s father, Jim McCartney, who’ll be played by The Walking Dead’s David Morrissey.Other cast members include British actress Leanne Best, […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens cancels North American book tour

Cover of Yusuf/Cat Stevens' memoir 'Cat On The Road To Findout' /(Genesis Publications)Yusuf/Cat Stevens postponed the North American book tour supporting his memoir, Cat On The Road To Findout, in September due to visa issues. At the time, he had expressed hope that the tour could be rescheduled, but he’s now announced that it's not going to happen.“Unfortunately, my North American book tour is officially cancelled,” he said in a statement. “Unpredictably, and befuddling to us all, the actual visa finally […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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On This Day, Dec. 4, 1980: Led Zeppelin announces breakup

On This Day, Dec. 4, 1980…A little over two months after the death of their drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin released a statement announcing their breakup."We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend, and the deep sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were,” read the statement.The surviving members of Led Zeppelin – Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones – […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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