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YouTube Originals The new documentary Tom Petty: Somewhere You Feel Free – The Making of Wildflowers gets its worldwide release today at 12 p.m. ET as a free streaming event on Tom Petty‘s official YouTube channel. The film, which will be shown in 4K resolution, is part of the YouTube Originals series. As previously reported, …
Courtesy of Shaky Knees Festival Green Day and Nine Inch Nails are among the headliners for the 2022 Shaky Knees festival, which will take place from April 29 to May 1 in Atlanta. Billy Idol also is part of the bill, as are My Morning Jacket, Spoon, Travis, CHVRCHES, Death Cab for Cutie and Guided …
© Mary McCartney Paul McCartney has posted a video on his Facebook page capturing him sharing an emotional confession during a recent livestreamed Q&A event promoting his new book The Lyrics. In the segment, Paul says he never told his late Beatles band mate John Lennon that he loved him. “As 16-year-old, 17-year-old Liverpool kids, …
Credit: Kurt Iswarienko U2 frontman Bono is among the music artists and other entertainment industry figures who will take part in keynote events during Variety‘s Music for Screens Virtual Summit, which will run from December 1 to December 3. The summit will focus on a variety of topics involving music in media, including the revival …
Geffen/UMe Nirvana has released the remastered version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from the band’s upcoming 30th anniversary reissue of Nevermind. The entire record was remastered from the original Nevermind analog tapes for the reissue, which arrives this Friday, November 12. You can download the newly varnished “Smells Like Teen Spirit” now via digital outlets. …
Cummings Archives/Redferns A previously unheard song recorded in 1968 that features The Beatles‘ George Harrison and Ringo Starr got its world premiere today and will be released as a charity single on Thursday, BBC News reports. The tune, “Radhe Shaam,” was written and produced by Indian-born journalist/broadcaster Suresh Joshi and was recently rediscovered at his …
Courtesy of Shore Fire Media Slash, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and Yusuf/Cat Stevens and are among the many artists performing during Peace Through Music, an upcoming streaming concert focused on raising funds and awareness for environmental issues. The virtual event, produced by the Playing for Change organization and the United Nations Population Fund, is …
Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images On Wednesday, Elton John, who is already a British knight, received yet another prestigious honor during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. Prince Charles presented him with the Order of the Companions of Honour, which was first established in 1917 to reward for “outstanding achievement.” As The Evening Standard reports, …
Columbia Records/Sony Music Aerosmith must be experiencing some sweet emotion with the news that their 1975 album Toys in the Attic has now been certified nine times Platinum by the RIAA for amassing nine million equivalent album sales in the U.S. Toys in the Attic is Aerosmith best-selling studio album, eclipsed only by the Boston …
Concord Records ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons is bringing fans some early holiday cheer with a new single titled “Jingle Bell Blues,” a 12-bar-blues-infused version of the Christmas classic “Jingle Bells.” The track is available now as a digital download and via streaming services, while a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single pressed on red-translucent vinyl will …
