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Paul McCartney’s McCartney III Imagined, a collection of covers of tracks from his album, McCartney III, has reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart. McCartney III Imagined re-entered the Top Album Sales chart dated August 7 for its first week at the top after sales were driven by the release of physical formats…

A collection of electric and acoustic guitars from Journey co-founder Neal Schon was auctioned for more than $4.2 million. On July 31, Heritage Auctions offered 112 guitars from Schon’s extraordinary and expansive museum-quality collection. Schon auctioned the instruments to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the rock band, along with Journey’s return to studio and stage.…

Music industry legends Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will return as judges for the 20th season of “American Idol.” Veteran host Ryan Seacrest also returns to the singing reality show for ABC’s fifth season as the home of the show in spring 2022. Season five auditions of “American Idol” will begin on August…

Former Quiet Riot bassist Rudy Sarzo has announced his return to the band after a gap of 18 years. Sarzo confirmed the news during an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” program. “I am returning home, going home to Quiet Riot in the beginning of 2022, next year,” he said in the interview…

Members of Duran Duran recently revealed that they turned down an opportunity to collaborate with Michael Jackson. During an interview on “What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” on Monday (August 2), host Andy Cohen asked the British pop-rock band if they had a friendship with Jackson. Keyboardist Nick Rhodes recalled receiving a phone call from…

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has revealed the “most difficult” song he has recorded. The song is “Polly Come Home,” one of the covers he recorded alongside Alison Krauss for 2007’s Raising Sand. Gene Clark’s original version of the song was released in 1969 on the Dillard & Clark LP Through the Morning, Through the…

Paul McCartney recently took to Instagram to urge his fans to get vaccinated for the coronavirus. On Monday, August 2, the 79-year-old Beatles legend shared a photo of himself getting jabbed with a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by a healthcare professional, along with the caption, “BE COOL. GET VAX’D.” The singer had previously disclosed…

A new clip from the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect shows Jennifer Hudson, who portrays the Queen of Soul, belting out her world-famous signature song “Respect.” Respect, directed by Liesl Tommy, is set to be released on August 13. The film follows Franklin as a child who sings in her father’s church choir to her rise…

The Beach Boys have shared two new unreleased versions of “Surf’s Up” and “This Whole World” from their upcoming box set, Feel Flows – The Sunflowers And Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971. The band shared an amazing a cappella version of “Surf’s Up,” the eponymous closing track of their 1971 album. The song was initially written…

The title of a long-awaited authorized Led Zeppelin documentary has been revealed: Becoming Led Zeppelin. The production work of the documentary, directed by Bernard MacMahon, has been completed. However, no release date has been announced. “Becoming Led Zeppelin is a film that no one thought could be made,” MacMahon said. “The band’s meteoric rise to…