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Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/Ume The Beatles’ recent Grammy nomination for their single “Now and Then” has prompted more people to check out the tune.The song earned a Record of the Year nod Nov. 8, and Billboard reports that since then streams of the song jumped 42%, from 83,000 streams the days prior to the nod to 118,000 streams in the days after.Released in November 2023, “Now and Then” features vocals John Lennon recorded on a demo in […]

Kait Privitera Retired NFL star Jason Kelce teamed up with two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Nicks in early November to release "Maybe This Christmas," a duet that's featured on Jason's annual Christmas charity album. The song outperformed Mariah Carey to hit #1 on the iTunes holiday chart — which Jason's brother, Travis, teased him about on the latest episode of their New Heights podcast."So Jason, how does it officially feel to be […]

Lorne Thomson/Redferns Elvis Costello has been added to the lineup of the upcoming benefit concert for longtime New York City punk fixture Jesse Malin.The already sold-out show, taking place Dec. 1 at the Beacon Theatre in New York, will help raise money for Malin, who suffered a spinal stroke in 2023 that left him paralyzed from the waist down.“I’m totally blown away that Elvis Costello will be joining us at @beacontheatre in December at […]

Mickey Bernal/Getty Images Bonnie Raitt is set to headline the 2025 edition of MerleFest, which runs April 24-27 on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Raitt is set to headline on April 25, with The Avett Brothers and The Dead South also booked to headline. The lineup also includes The War and Treaty, Sam Bush and Asleep at the Wheel.MerleFest was founded in 1988 by the late Grammy Award-winning musician Doc […]