Sun Records/Cover art by Johnny Depp Ian Hunter released his guest-filled album Defiance Part 1 last April, and now, almost a year later, he’s ready to unleash Part 2. The Mott The Hoople frontman will release Defiance Part 2: Fiction on April 19 — and just like with his last record, he’s enlisted some of his A-list friends forRead More →
BMG Crowded House recently released the new single “Oh Hi,” and there’s more new music where that came from. The Aussie band, now made up of Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, and Finn’s sons Elroy and Liam, just announced they’ll release the eighth studio album, Gravity Stairs, on May 31. It’s their first album since 2021’s Dreamers AreRead More →
JC Olivera/Getty Images The life of hitmaking songwriter Diane Warren is coming to the Broadway stage — along with the hits she’s written over the years. The musical, called Obsessed, has started production and will include Diane’s hits for artists like Cher, Aerosmith, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga and Toni Braxton, plus Taylor Swift‘s “Say Don’t Go,” the recently released “FromRead More →
Geffen Records Record Store Day has announced the list of exclusive releases for its 2024 event, taking place in independent record stores on April 20. Here are some of the offerings that will be available this year: Two George Harrison albums, Wonderwall Music and Electronic Sound, will be released in limited Zoetrope picture disc pressings, part ofRead More →
Hollywood Records Queen has announced a special Record Store Day release of the track “Cool Cat,” a B-side from their 10th studio album, Hot Space. The tune, written and performed solely by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, will be released as a limited-edition, 7-inch pink vinyl for Record Store Day, April 20, with a previously unreleasedRead More →
On This Day, February 15, 1979… At the 21st annual Grammy Awards, Billy Joel won Record and Song of the Year for the love song “Just the Way You Are.” The track, written for Joel’s first wife and former manager, was the second single off his fifth studio album The Stranger, and was his first U.S.Read More →
Rhino This year marks the 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s eighth studio album, Diamond Dogs, and the milestone is being marked with a new vinyl release. The record is set to be issued as a limited-edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP and picture disc, both from the original master tapes. They willRead More →
Todd Owyoung/NBC Rod Stewart is joining artists like The Beach Boys, Cher, Linda Ronstadt, Stephen Stills and The Beach Boys on the roster of Iconic Artists Group, which acquires and manages the rights to artists’ music and brands. Iconic’s CEO is music industry veteran and manager Irving Azoff. Rod has sold the rights to his recordings to Iconic, as wellRead More →
BMG The career of legendary drummer Carl Palmer is being celebrated with a new career-spanning box set. Carl Palmer Fanfare for the Common Man will consist of three CDs of music from Palmer’s various bands, including the Carl Palmer Band; Emerson, Lake & Palmer; and Asia. There will also be a Blu-ray, The Rhythm of Life, featuringRead More →
Courtesy of Raven Drum Foundation Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen and his wife, Lauren Monroe, are putting on a concert in New York City in March to benefit the city’s firefighters. The couple’s Raven Drum Foundation is behind the special show taking place March 14, at The Cutting Room, with the pair scheduled to perform a special setRead More →
