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BMG The Kinks have shared another preview from their upcoming compilation The Journey – Part 3, which focuses on the band’s career with RCA/Arista from 1977 to 1984, a breakthrough for The Kinks in America.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have shared two tracks, including a live performance of “Sunny Afternoon” that was recorded at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1993."As far as performances go, it was a high point achievement […]

ABC/Randy Holmes If you have a group chat where you and your friends send each other memes, then you and Lars Ulrich have something in common.The Metallica drummer tells Variety that he, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo message each other in a band-only thread, which consists of them texting around 'Tallica-themed memes that they come across."There was this Star Wars one going around a week or two ago which was […]

Donald Kravitz/Getty Images) Bruce Springsteen is the latest artist to pay tribute to the late Beach Boys singer/songwriter Brian Wilson, who died at the age of 82."Brian Wilson was the most musically inventive voice in all of pop, with an otherworldly ear for harmony," Springsteen wrote on social media. "He was also the visionary leader of America’s greatest band, The Beach Boys. If there’d been no Beach Boys, there would […]

UMe Elton John’s April Record Store Day contribution was a vinyl edition of the live album Elton John - Live from the Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper, and now the album is getting wider release.The album features songs recorded during a May 1977 six-show residency at London’s iconic Rainbow Theatre  with percussion legend Ray Cooper. During the residency and the tour that followed, Elton played alone at the piano for the first […]

Silver Arrow Records The Black Crowes and Jimmy Page have shared a short film about the making of their collaborative live album, Live At The Greek.As part of the continued celebration of the album’s 25th anniversary, the artists have shared The Making of Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes Live At The Greek, an 11-minute behind-the-scenes look at the making of the live album, with new interviews and never-before-seen footage."Ultimately we’re […]

Capitol Records The Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson has died at age 82. Despite their legendary career, The Beach Boys only topped the album charts twice: in 1964 with their live album Beach Boys Concert and in 1974 with the greatest hits compilation Endless Summer. But in addition to topping the charts, that album became the gateway for a whole new generation of fans to discover the group’s music.The Beach Boys […]

Dave Kotinsky/NBC Lenny Kravitz will help the nation celebrate July 4 in New York.The rocker is set to perform during the 49th annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and will simulcast live on Peacock.Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will host the special, which will also feature performances by Jonas Brothers, Keke Palmer, Ava Max, and country stars Eric Church and Trisha Yearwood.The evening will also include fireworks set […]

Kevin Kane/WireImage Sting has shared a musical tribute to The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, who died at the age of 82.The Police frontman shared a clip on Instagram of him performing the Beach Boys classic "God Only Knows" during his concert in Rostock, Germany, on Wednesday."So today one of my heroes died, Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys. He’s gone to heaven,” Sting says in the clip. "So I wanna sing […]

Bruce Springsteen has shared another preview from his upcoming box set, Tracks II: The Lost Albums.The latest is the tune "Sunday Love," which appears on the lost album Twilight Hours, described as "an ode to the great American pop music tradition."The album was written at the same time as 2019’s Western Stars, with Bruce describing the tracks on the album as "romantic, lost-in-the-city songs.""At one time it was either a double […]