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Respect, Jennifer Hudson’s soundtrack to the Aretha Franklin biopic of the same name, debuted in the top 10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart dated August 28. Respect, the companion album to the movie, debuted at No. 6 with 7,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending August 20, according to MRC Data.…

The Rolling Stones recently shared a touching video paying tribute to late drummer Charlie Watts, who passed away on Tuesday, August 24, at the age of 80. The two-minute video, set to the Stones’ 1974 track “If You Can’t Rock Me,” features various photos and videos of Watts over the years. “When the Stones asked…

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the iconic rock band to postpone their show at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, August 26. “I had been sick with flu-like symptoms and was tested repeatedly and was negative. As of late this afternoon I tested positive,” Stanley said…

Halsey’s new album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, released Friday (August 27) via Capitol Records, features Dave Grohl, Lindsey Buckingham, and a few other top acts. The Bug’s Kevin Martin, Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio, Pino Palladino, Karriem Riggins and Meat Beat Manifesto are the others featured on the 13-track…

Eight-time Grammy winner Joni Mitchell has been chosen as the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year. The MusiCares Person of the Year tribute ceremony will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 29, 2022. Mitchell will be honored for her musical contributions as well as for her “trailblazing spirit and the inspiration…

R.E.M. have announced a 25th anniversary reissue of their acclaimed 1996 album, New Adventures In Hi-Fi. New Adventures In Hi-Fi is set for release on October 29, while Craft Recordings offers a special reissue, available for pre-order now. The bonus-filled 2-CD/1-Blu-ray Deluxe Edition offers a trove of audio-visual content, including the newly remastered album, 13…

The Rolling Stones will release a reissue of Tattoo You on October 22, marking the 40th anniversary of the rock group’s 1981 album. The reissue will be accompanied by a bonus disc that features many previously unreleased tracks, including “Living in the Heart of Love”. The Tattoo You 40th-anniversary set will be released in several…

Iconic musician Elton John has returned to the Billboard Hot 100 chart after 21 years thanks to “Cold Heat,” his collaboration with Dua Lipa. “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),” with Lipa, debuted at No. 81 on the chart dated August 28. The song, released August 13 on Mercury/EMI/Interscope Records, opens with 3.8 million radio airplay audience…

Don Everly of the Everly Brothers has died at the age of 84. Everly died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, according to his attorney Linda Edell Howard. His brother and other half of Everly Brothers, Phil Everly, died in January 2014 at age 74. “Don lived by what he felt in his…

Neil Young posted on his Neil Young Archives website last Wednesday (August 18) that he has decided to pull out of Farm Aid 2021 due to concerns about the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Young, who is a co-founder and board member of Farm Aid, was set to play the festival in Connecticut next month alongside Willie…