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Marking the 50th anniversary of her classic song “River,” Joni Mitchell has shared the first official music video for the track. “River” is a track from the Canadian singer-songwriter and painter’s landmark 1971 album, Blue. Director Matvey Rezanov and Skazka Studios use animated watercolor painting to capture the song’s lonesome mood while paying tribute to…

Eric Clapton has sought to make his position clear regarding a bootleg CD case involving a woman in Germany. The management for the English rock and blues guitarist said that he does not intend to collect the fine ordered against a German widow who attempted to sell a Clapton bootleg online. Gabriele P.’s attempt to…

Documentary films about Billie Eilish, The Velvet Underground and more have made the shortlist for the Best Documentary Feature award at the 2022 Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the shortlists in 10 categories for the 94th Oscars ceremony on Tuesday, December 21. The 94th annual Academy Awards will be…

The Beale Street Music Festival has announced Foo Fighters, Lil Wayne, The Smashing Pumpkins and Three 6 Mafia as headliners in 2022. Other artists set to perform at the festival include DaBaby, Modest Mouse, Lindsey Buckingham, Moneybagg Yo, The Glorious Sons, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Sarkodie, Dirty Honey, Soccer Mommy, Trigger Hippy, Sue Foley and…

Ringo Starr is releasing a new hardcover coffee table book, titled “Lifted – Fab Images and Memories in My Life With the Beatles From Across the Universe,” on February 14. The book, which will be available exclusively online at Julien’s Auctions, will benefit the Lotus Foundation charity, which supports and promotes charities that focus on…

Elton John recently hosted a video call with the collaborators of his new album The Lockdown Sessions on Zoom. Nicki Minaj, Lil Nas X, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks, Eddie Vedder, Charlie Puth, Young Thug and Brandi Carlile were among those who took part in the star-studded Zoom call. “If there’s anything…

After his successful U.S. tour in Fall 2021, Carl Palmer will return to the U.S. in January with his second round of live shows since 2019. The tour will kick off on January 27 in Jacksonville with three previously postponed dates appearing with The Alan Parson Live Project in Florida. This will be followed with…

Scorpions have launched the first episode of a three-part documentary series about the making of their upcoming album, Rock Believer. The short documentary series is directed by Thomas Noehre. “For our new album Rock Believer, we all came back together in the studio like in the old days and captured that journey on camera,” the…

Music company BMG and investment firm KKR on Tuesday announced that they have acquired the entire music interests of rock icons ZZ Top. The ZZ Top agreement includes a buyout of the band’s publishing catalogue and their income from recorded royalties and performance royalties. Previously, BMG served as co-publisher and administrator of ZZ Top’s publishing…

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Rod Stewart and his son Stephen Stewart have pleaded guilty to simply battery after a physical altercation with a security guard during a New Years’ Eve celebration in 2019. According to a court statement released last Friday, the singer and his son admitted to manhandling security guard Jessie Dixon…