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ABC Luke Combs' "Fast Car" has motored to the top of Billboard's Adult Pop Airplay chart following its chart-topping peak on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. But, if things had turned out as he'd originally planned, he'd have traded that "Fast Car" for a cop car. While Luke's distinctive voice has turned him into a country and pop star, he said it wasn't until he was in high school that he realized he could sing, thanks to […]

A&M Records The Police’s classic album Synchronicity celebrated its 40th anniversary back in June and now the occasion is being celebrated by the Royal Mint. The Mint is marking the milestone with new limited-edition coins. They come in both gold and silver in a variety of sizes, each featuring silhouette etchings of Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland. Depending on their size, they range in price from $245 to over $6,700 for a 2-ounce gold proof coin, which is […]

Courtesy of Sony Music Nashville The music video for Megan Moroney's new single, "I'm Not Pretty," has arrived. Directed by Megan and Jeff Johnson, the tongue-in-cheek visualizer features Megan as both the confident and kind-hearted protagonist, as well as the jealous and mean-spirited antagonist. "I’ve had a creative vision for the song since I wrote it and I am so excited that I was able to co-direct the music video," says Megan. "I casted my best friends in real life to be in it […]

earMUSIC Alice Cooper has premiered a new song called "Welcome to the Show," a track off his upcoming album, Road. The track finds the shock rocker performing a dramatic retelling of the moment before he takes the stage each night. You can listen to it now via digital outlets. Road will be released August 25. It also includes the the songs "I'm Alice" and "White Line Frankenstein." Cooper is currently […]

Anthony Devlin/Getty Images for Live Nation UK) Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx reveals in a new interview that the band was just as surprised as anyone when their guitarist and cofounder Mick Mars left while they were still touring with Def Leppard. “We never saw it coming that Mick wasn’t going to be able to tour and was going to have to quit the band,” Sixx told Guitar World of Mars departure due to health issues. “In the middle – […]

by Pete Still/Redferns Freddie Mercury will soon receive another prestigious honor. The late Queen frontman will be posthumously inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame later this year. "Inductees and Artist Ambassadors inspire courage, character, and service for the betterment of our country and humanity,” Grammy member Maki Hsieh, president and CEO of the Asian Hall of Fame and CEO of the organization’s founder, the Robert Chin Foundation, shares. Mercury was born in Zanzibar, but both […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for PJ Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready is putting together a one-off supergroup for an upcoming benefit show. Mike McCready and The Casual Acquaintances will feature Beck, St. Vincent, Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar, Tenacious D's Jack Black, Dave Matthew Band bassist Stefan Lessard, Cindy Blackman Santana and Fred Armisen. The event, dubbed Best Night of Your Life, will be hosted by Will Ferrell and will support the organization […]

Geffen/UMe Steely Dan has announced the latest album in their vinyl reissue program, which will likely excite fans.  The band’s classic Aja will be reissued on vinyl September 29, the first time the album has been released on vinyl in more than 40 years. The reissue is remastered from an analog tape copy of the album and will be released on 180-gram black vinyl, along with a premium 45 RPM version on Ultra […]

David Corio/Redferns Sinéad O'Connor was laid to rest in Ireland Tuesday, August 8, in a private ceremony attended by fellow musicians like Bob Geldof and U2’s Bono and The Edge, as well as Irish president Michael D. Higgins, The Independent reports. Fans lined the streets of Bray, County Wicklow, to pay their respects to the singer outside her former home, Montebello, which she lived in for 15 years. Fans also left notes, flowers […]