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Rock icon Alice Cooper recently released a new spoken-word album, titled Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness. The 12″ vinyl disc that features Cooper reading a 16-minute horror tale is available on black or yellow vinyl in a limited edition of 500 copies each on Metal Department. Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness…

Bryan Adams recently shared a new single “Never Gonna Rain” as a preview of his upcoming album. “They say time is a healer / Time will take your pain away,” Adams sings on the new single. “They say love is a teacher, teach you to get on your knees and pray / I got nothing…

Joni Mitchell has joined Neil Young in demanding that her music be pulled from Spotify in protest against misinformation spread about the Covid vaccine on the streaming service. “I’ve decided to remove all my music from Spotify. Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young…

ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus recently launched a new radio show on Apple Music, called “Björn from ABBA and Friends.” Ulvaeus, the award-winning guitarist, singer, co-songwriter and founding member of the Swedish band, is the latest artist to join the Apple Music radio lineup, which includes shows hosted by The Weeknd, Elton John, Shania Twain, and many…

R.E.M.’s Mike Mills recently joined Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit at the Georgia Theatre in Athens for a performance of the R.E.M. classic “Driver 8.” “About to go onstage with #JasonIsbell and the #400Unit to sing Driver 8. #psyched #GATH #Athens” Mills tweeted. “We’ve got a friend who has agreed to come up and…

Kacey Musgraves covered Fleetwood Mac’s classic “Dreams” during a surprise performance at Tavern on Camac, a gay bar in Philadelphia. “Like a heartbeat, drives you mad/ In the stillness of remembering what you had/ And what you lost/ Of what you had/ And what you lost,” Musgraves sings. “Dreams” is a classic single from the…

Miley Cyrus is set to perform during Steven Tyler’s Grammy Awards Viewing Part at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on April 3. The proceeds of the event will go to Janie’s Fund, Tyler’s charity organization that helps girls and young women who have suffered from abuse and neglect. “The support that this Grammy Awards…

Daryl Hall has announced a new solo compilation album as well as a tour with special guest Todd Rundgren this spring. The 30-track BeforeAfter, which drops on April 1 via Legacy Recordings, will feature songs from all five of Hall’s solo albums, from 1980’s Sacred Songs to 2011’s Laughing Down Crying. The collection will also…

Spotify has agreed to Neil Young’s demand to remove his music from the platform in protest against Covid vaccine misinformation spread by podcaster Joe Rogan on the streaming service. “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both,” Young wrote in a letter to his management team and record label on Monday. “We want all the…

Kid Rock recently announced that he will embark on a U.S. tour in April. The “Bad Reputation Tour” will see Foreigner, Grand Funk Railroad, and Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening supporting him on select dates. Trey Lewis, who is best known for his 2020 single “Dicked Down in Dallas,” will also be supporting Kid Rock…