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Minnesota’s Congressional delegation have introduced a bill called the Prince Congressional Gold Medal Act to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to music legend Prince. The bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar (D) and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar (D), calls on Congress to honor the pop legend with the highest civilian…

R.E.M. will release the 25th-anniversary reissue of the band’s famed 1996 album New Adventures In Hi-Fi on Friday. Ahead of the release, the rock band shared a restored high-definition version of the song “New Test Leper” from the album as well as a newly-restored video. The digital album and vinyl reissue will be available worldwide…

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s epic love story is set to be made into a feature film. According to Variety, the untitled project comes from Polygram Entertainment and will follow a biopic format centering on their decades-long bond. Oscar nominee Lee Hall is scripting the project. “Our relationship at times was often wild, insane and dangerous…

The Rolling Stones recently shared a previously unreleased track “Come To The Ball” from their just released 40th anniversary deluxe reissue of the 1981 album Tattoo You. “Come To The Ball,” one of nine new tracks on the Lost & Found: Rarities disc, was co-written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. 40 years after its…

Rod Stewart and his adult son are set to stand trial on battery charges after a plea deal between the British rock icon and Florida prosecutors fell through on Friday, October 22. Palm Beach County Judge August Bonavita announced that a plea deal hearing for Rod and Sean had been canceled. Neither Rod nor his…

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has released a new version of 1971 classic “Bitterblue,” which will feature on the upcoming Super Deluxe Box Set edition of Teaser and The Firecat. Yusuf/Cat Stevens is set to release a 50th anniversary Deluxe Edition of his multi-platinum selling landmark album, Teaser and the Firecat, on November 12 via A&M/UMe. The deluxe…

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…