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The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced on Tuesday the American Theatre Wing’s Special Tony Awards for the 2019-2020 Broadway season. The three recipients of 2020 Special Tony Awards are the anti-racism advocacy organization Broadway Advocacy Coalition; and two shows from 2019-2020 that are set to return to Broadway this fall: David Byrne’s American Utopia and…

A career-spanning box set covering nearly 60 years of Aretha Franklin music will be released by Rhino on July 30. Franklin’s reign as the Queen of Soul will play out across four discs on the new box set that includes songs from every label she recorded with. The box set, titled ARETHA, arrives on CD…

Snoop Dogg, Al Green and Ice Cube are among several artists set to headline the upcoming Once Upon A Time in L.A. festival that is scheduled to take place at Banc of California Stadium on December 18, 2021. Once Upon A Time in L.A., which is presented by Snoop Dogg, Bobby Dee, and Live Nation,…

Miley Cyrus’ star-studded cover of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters,” featuring Elton John and others, has dropped. The cover features Cyrus on lead vocals along with John, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Andrew Watt, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Metallica’s Robert Trujillo. The cover was released by Metallica alongside Tuesday’s Black Album announcement. “Check out your…

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends, a new compilation film featuring rare footage from the iconic musician’s career, has been released digitally. The two-hour film, Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends, is a compilation of rare promotional films, videos and behind-the-scenes footage from the singer-songwriter’s six-decade career. Along with Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends, Sony Music Entertainment…

Elton John has announced the final North American and European dates for his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” Tour. “Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour” is the concluding part of his world-famous tour at major stadiums. The Final Tour will kick off on May 27, 2022 in Frankfurt. After making stops in major…

Brian May has announced the reissue of his debut solo album Back to the Light. The Queen guitarist will reissue his 1992 album in remastered digital and physical formats on August 6. The reissue is available in CD, Vinyl, Picture Disc Vinyl, Cassette, Digital Download and Streaming Formats. They are available to pre-order now at…

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Black Album, Metallica will release a covers album, titled The Metallica Blacklist. The Metallica Blacklist features more than 50 artists covering 12 songs from the album, with each contributing a unique interpretation of their favorite Black Album cut. Spanning a vast range of genres, generations and continents,…

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of 1971’s Blue, Joni Mitchell released a five-track digital collection of outtakes and demos from the making of the classic album. The EP, titled Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes), includes a rare recording of “Hunter” that was only released on the live album Amchitka in 2009. Alternate takes…

The first trailer for a documentary on Rick James, titled Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James, was premiered during the Tribeca Film Festival. The film, which explores the lows, highs, and exciting moments in between from James’ life story, will be released in full by Showtime. It did not set a release date.…