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Paul McCartney & Wings’ 50th anniversary ‘Band on the Run’ returns to the ‘Billboard’ charts

MPL/UMePaul McCartney is back on the Billboard chart thanks to the 50th anniversary reissue of his Wings album, Band on the Run. The reissue, which went to #1 on the Billboard 200 chart when it was released in 1974, returns to the same chart at #156 for the week ending February 17. It has also landed in the top 10 on three other Billboard charts: the Top Album Sales chart, where it reenters at #5; the Vinyl Albums chart, where it debuts at #7; and the Tastemaker Albums chart, where it's at #6. It also […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Report: Ridley Scott in talks to direct Bee Gees biopic

SGranitz/WireImageAn in-the-works biopic about the Bee Gees may have found its director. Deadline reports that Oscar-nominated director Ridley Scott, best known for such films as Thelma & Louise and Gladiator, is in talks to helm the Paramount Pictures film about the '70s disco legends. Paramount has been working on the film for quite a while, obtaining the rights to the band’s story from the Gibb family in 2019. It also gained the rights to the group’s music, which means the songs will likely be featured in the film. Barry Gibb, the only […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Queen’s Roger Taylor selling Los Angeles home for $6.2 million

Scott Legato/Getty ImagesQueen’s Roger Taylor is selling his Los Angeles home. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer has put his Spanish-style villa in the Hollywood Hills on the market, according to the Robb Report.  Taylor purchased the 4,300-square-foot home in the early 1980s for $352,000 and has now listed it for close to $6.2 million. So, what do you get for that price tag? The two-story house sits on a third of an acre of land. The home, which the listing says has been “remarkably restored […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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KISS celebrates 50th anniversary with new merch collection

BC/TsuniSunday, February 18, marks the 50th anniversary of the release of KISS’ self-titled debut album, and the band has now launched a new line of 50th anniversary merchandise to mark the occasion.  Items in the collection include a 50th anniversary limited-edition KISS picture disc with an anniversary jacket featuring the KISS logo in rhinestones, as well as a limited-edition gold nugget-colored KISS vinyl, with a 50th anniversary long-sleeve shirt. There are also a variety of 50th anniversary T-shirts and a separate 50th anniversary jacket, along […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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The Black Crowes drop new ‘Happiness Bastards’ track, “Cross Your Fingers”

Silver Arrow RecordsThe Black Crowes are giving fans another preview of their upcoming album, Happiness Bastards. Following the release of the album’s debut track, “Wanting and Waiting,” brothers Chris and Rich Robinson have dropped the second single from the record, “Cross Your Fingers,” which is described as having a “rhythmic chorus infused with the funk and soul of the Robinson Brothers’ Georgia roots.” You can listen to “Cross Your Fingers” now via digital outlets and on YouTube. The Black Crowes will release Happiness Bastards on March 15. It is their 10th studio album […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Watch Billy Joel sing as his ’70s, ’80s & ’90s selves in “Turn the Lights Back On” video

Columbia RecordsThere's no doubt that artificial intelligence is changing the music industry. For one example, watch the video for Billy Joel's new song, "Turn the Lights Back On." It uses what's described as "groundbreaking technology" from a company called Deep Voodoo to transform Billy from the 74-year-old man he is today to the man he was in the 1970s, '80s and '90s.  The video starts with a shot of the sheet music of "Famous Last Words," the last song on […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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On This Day, February 16, 1974: Bob Dylan’s ‘Planet Waves’ becomes his first number one album

On This Day, February 16, 1974… Bob Dylan’s fourteenth studio album, Planet Waves, became his first album to hit number one on the Billboard Album chart. Recorded with his longtime collaborators The Band, Planet Waves includes the future classic “Forever Young,” which appeared on the record in two different versions. The album was originally supposed to be titled Ceremonies of the Horsemen, and the release was delayed two weeks because of the title change. Dylan and The Band supported Planet Waves with a tour, documented on the live album Before the Flood, which was […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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John Mellencamp challenges news media to “shock” Americans with the aftermath of gun violence

Al Pereira/Getty ImagesJohn Mellencamp is speaking out against gun violence in America in the wake of the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade that left one dead and 22 others injured. “Excuse me for stating the obvious truth. I do so out of love for this country and the pain of learning, once again, that children have been killed by gun violence,” he shared in a statement on Instagram. “If we as a country want to find the […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Hear Carole King sing with Glen Campbell on “There’s No Me Without You”

Big Machine Records/Surfdog RecordsCarole King is one of the many artists featured on the upcoming reimagining of the late Glen Campbell’s farewell album, Ghosts on the Canvas, and now we get to hear her contribution to the record.  King is featured on the just-released track “There’s No Me Without You,” a tune written by Campbell and producer Julian Raymond about Campbell’s bond with his wife, Kim. “Words cannot express how much I enjoyed blending my voice with Glen's on this incredibly touching love song," King shares. "Hard to […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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