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Zakk Wylde has revealed it was an “honor” to play rhythm guitar with his “heroes” on Ozzy Osbourne’s upcoming new album. The Black Sabbath legend had recently confirmed that 15 songs have been recorded for his upcoming follow-up to 2020’s Ordinary Man album. The album is being produced by Andrew Watt, and will feature guest…

Swedish pop legends ABBA released a new single, “Just A Notion,” which will be part of their upcoming album, Voyage, on Friday (October 22). ABBA originally wrote and recorded “Just A Notion” in the summer of 1978 during the early sessions of their sixth studio album Voulez-Vous. However, the song did not make the final…

On December 10, Capitol/UMe will release remixed, remastered and expanded 50th Anniversary Editions of The Band’s classic fourth album, Cahoots. The 50th Anniversary Editions include a multi-format Super Deluxe 2CD/Blu-ray/1LP/7-inch vinyl box set along with digital, 2CD, 180-gram half-speed-mastered black vinyl and limited-edition 180-gram black vinyl packages. The Anniversary Edition releases were overseen by The…

The Orange County Coroner’s Office has revealed that Julie E. “Tawny” Kitaen, who passed away over five months ago, died from dilated cardiomyopathy. Kitaen, popular for her roles in a number of ’80s music videos, passed away on May 7 at the age of 59 in her home at Newport Beach, California. The Orange County…

Andrew Bird and Lucius recently released a live recording of their cover version of The Velvet Underground’s “Venus in Furs.” The cover version sees Bird putting his own spin on the track, using loop pedals to fill out the performance and plucking the violin like a banjo alongside Lucius vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig’s…

Duran Duran recently released a music video for “Anniversary,” a single from their latest album Future Past, and the visual features the band performing and partying alongside some celebrity look-alikes. The Alison Jackson-directed visual shows Duran Duran performing with look-alikes of Elton John, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Stormzy, Brad Pitt, Daniel Craig and more. The video,…

Wolfgang Van Halen, son of legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen, performed his band Mammoth WVH’s show in Huntsville, Alabama, in a seated position after spraining his ankle in a tour bus accident. “Ate sh*t walking off the bus this morning and sprained the f*ck outta my ankle. Now I gotta rock this boot for four…

Diana Ross has shared a crowdsourced music video for her recent single “If The World Just Danced.” The visual was created from dozens of videos that Ross’ fans around the world submitted on TikTok under the social tag #IfTheWorldJustDanced. The “If The World Just Danced” tag that Ross launched in September turned viral, attracting more…

Dualtone Records announced on the late Chuck Berry’s 95th birthday (Monday, October 18) that a live album titled, Live From Blueberry Hill, comprising footage from a series of shows performed by Berry between July 2005 and January 2006 at Blueberry Hill, will be out on December 17. Blueberry Hill, a landmark diner and music club…

Paul McCartney has revealed the real woman who inspired the landmark Beatles song “Eleanor Rigby.” In a piece published by The New Yorker about “How one of the Beatles’ greatest songs came to be,” McCartney said it was inspired by an old lady that he helped out while growing up. “Eleanor Rigby is based on…