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Archival Chuck Berry live album released today, recorded during the 2000s at his hometown club Blueberry Hill
Dualtone RecordsThe recently announced archival Chuck Berry album Live from Blueberry Hill was released today on CD and digital formats. The album features 10 performances recorded between July 2005 a...
Dec 17, 2021
Watch Elton John and Ed Sheeran eat -- and sing about -- sausage rolls in new charity Christmas video
Credit: Zakary WaltersAs previously reported, Elton John and Ed Sheeran have reworked their holiday hit "Merry Christmas" into a new song called "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" -- a charity collaboration...
Dec 17, 2021
White All Over: Dave Clark Five's debut album, 'Glad All Over,' reissued on white vinyl
BMGLegendary British Invasion band The Dave Clark Five's 1964 debut U.S. album Glad All Over was reissued today as a limited-edition white vinyl LP. This marks the first time Glad All Over has been av...
Dec 17, 2021
Eric Clapton to release new single, "Heart of a Child," on Christmas Eve
Bushbranch/Surfdog RecordsEric Clapton is planning a little holiday gift for fans, announcing plans to release a new song called "Heart of a Child" next Friday…Christmas Eve. The digital track ...
Dec 17, 2021
Rob Thomas' "Small Town Christmas" is now the theme song for a TV show called 'Small Town Christmas'
Randall SlavinWhen Rob Thomas wrote his holiday hit "Small Town Christmas," he was thinking about his own town in New York State. But now, the track has become the theme song for a new TV show t...
Dec 17, 2021
Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant among stars featured on Nordoff Robbins' streaming Christmas special
JMEnternational/Getty ImagesPerformances by Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, Neil Young, Lindsey Buckingham and a variety of other artists will be featured on the 2021 edition of Nordoff Robb...
Dec 17, 2021
Mariah Carey reveals how Prince inspired her to "reach out" and offer support to Britney Spears
Amy Sussman/FilmMagicMariah Carey said she couldn't sit back when Britney Spears' conservatorship drama came to a head this year. Speaking to NME, the Grammy winner touched upon he...
Dec 17, 2021
Veteran rock bassist Phil Chen, who played with Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Doors members & more, dead at 75
Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesPhil Chen, a Jamaican-born session bassist whose long list of credits include recordings with Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck and members of The Doors, died on Tuesday, December 14, ...
Dec 17, 2021
50th anniversary of David Bowie's Hunky Dory album to be celebrated with picture disc, new mix of "Changes"
ParlophoneToday, December 17, marks the 50th anniversary of the U.K. release of David Bowie's fourth album, Hunky Dory, and two special releases are planned to celebrate the milestone. First off, a ne...
Dec 17, 2021
Journey to ring in 2022 in Times Square on ABC's 'New Year's Rockin' Eve'
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live NationAs we usher in 2022, Journey will be there to remind us all, "Don't Stop Believin'." The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will be performing live in New York's Time...
Dec 17, 2021