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Marking the 50th anniversary of Frank Zappa’s 1971 album 200 Motels, Zappa Records, UMe and MGM will release a super-deluxe edition reissue on November 19. Fully authorized by the Zappa Trust and produced by Ahmet Zappa and Zappa Vaultmeister Joe Travers, the monstrous 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition brings together the original soundtrack, newly remastered…

Music legend Sir Elton John has collaborated with pop superstar Charlie Puth for a new duet, “After All.” Released ahead of John’s forthcoming collection of collaborations titled The Lockdown Sessions, created entirely during his time spent in quarantine over the past year and a half, the new song revolves around the themes of true love…

The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts, a film featuring Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s performance at the 1979 all-star “No Nukes” concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden, will be released worldwide for the first time in November. The film features Springsteen’s never-before released performances from the concerts and full footage of the…

The upcoming KISS biopic Shout It Out Loud will focus on the rock band’s first four years, according to longtime manager Doc McGhee. “The script is about the first four years of KISS. Basically, it’s before they were famous – it was up to Cadillac High, that kind of thing,” McGhee said in an interview…

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts have announced that all their shows this year after a September 28 gig in New York have been postponed due to strict safety measures in place in the wake of the COVID-19 Delta variant. “It’s been a thrill to be back on tour recently. We all missed being on the…

Stewart Copeland’s Gizmodrome have announced that their first live album, Gizmodrome Live, will be released on November 19. The live album builds on the foundation laid by the band’s self-titled debut album and allows for even more unpredictable outbursts of creative energy, the super group said. “The fervent genius of Stewart Copeland on drums, guitars…

Don McLean has announced a tour of the U.K. and Europe in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his second album American Pie. The 35-date tour will kick off on September 11, 2022 at St David’s in Cardiff. The trek will conclude on November 13, 2022 at Posthof in Linz, Austria. Tickets are on sale…

Yusuf / Cat Stevens will release on November 12 via A&M/UMe a 50th anniversary Deluxe Edition of his multi-platinum selling landmark album, Teaser and the Firecat. A previously unheard recording of the Cat Stevens classic and Teaser album highlight “Moonshadow (Olympic Studio Demo, 1970)” was released on Thursday. Actually recorded at Olympic before the release…

Ahead of the release of Paul McCartney’s new book “The Lyrics,” a teaser trailer shows him recalling the story behind The Beatles “Rocky Raccoon” during a conversation with podcast presenter Bob Mortimer. In the conversation that took place at the British Library, the pop legend recalls getting injured in an accident while he was riding…

The Pretenders have announced that deluxe editions of their first two albums will come out on November 5. The rock band’s self titled album Pretenders is regarded as one of the greatest debut albums of all time. Its follow-up album Pretenders II celebrates its 40 anniversary this year. Pretenders and Pretenders II will be celebrated…