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Marking the Golden Jubilee of David Bowie’s classic 1971 album Hunky Dory, a 50th anniversary limited edition picture disc will be released on January 7. The picture disc will feature the 2015 vinyl remaster and a poster of Bowie’s original version of the annotated back cover image. Released on December 17, 1971, the original album…

Martin Scorsese’s musical documentary The Last Waltz, based on The Band’s “farewell concert” is set to receive an official Criterion Collection release on March 29, 2022. The 1978 film captures the final show of the Canadian-American rock group at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976. The show was…

Queen guitarist Brian May has tested positive for Covid-19. He contracted the disease after attending a birthday party, which he described as a “wrong decision.” “Yep. The shocking day finally came for me. The dreaded double red line. And yes – definitely NO sympathy please – it has been a truly horrible few days, but…

A new video for George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord,” a song from his iconic triple-disc 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass, released as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the record, features a star-studded lineup consisting of more than 40 actors, musicians and comedians. The seven-minute visual, executive produced by Harrison’s son, musician…

Warner Music for Europe and Sony Music for outside Europe have announced that a “restored and re-edited” edition of Pink Floyd’s Pulse concert film will be released for the first time on Blu-ray on February 18, 2022. The concert film, directed by David Mallet, will be available as 2x Blu-ray and 2x DVD deluxe box…

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road, a new documentary on Brian Wilson, will get a theatrical release in the U.K. on January 21. The documentary, featuring dozens of Wilson’s biggest hits, sketches the Beach Boys co-founder’s life and career through “a literal and metaphorical trip exploring Brian’s hometown.” Wilson last month released a new song “Right…

Bruce Springsteen has sold his entire music catalog to Sony Music Group. According to reports, the deal was finalized for $500 million. Sony Music Group purchased Springsteen’s entire recorded music and songwriting catalogs through two separate agreements, which cover the recorded music and music publishing rights to all of Springsteen’s songs, including “Born to Run,”…

Human remains found nearly 40 years ago have been identified as belonging to Frank “Frankie” Little Jr., a member of the R&B band The O’Jays. According to the Twinsburg Police Department in Ohio, DNA from relatives was used to help identify the remains. Little’s remains were found on February 18, 1982 in a garbage bag…

Marking the 40th anniversary of their 1981 album Moving Pictures, Canadian prog-rock band Rush will release some photo outtakes from the album sessions for charity. Proceeds from sales of the special anniversary collection of photographs will go to Grapes for Humanity to support the Genius 100 Foundation’s Gift of Sight Campaign and the Himalayan Cataract…

Rod Stewart surprised a fan battling brain cancer by sending a video of himself singing his 1977 hit “You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim).” Good News Movement shared the video on the Twitter, with the caption, “Sir Rod Stewart surprises & sings to Gary, a fan whose loving niece Jenna did everything to get…