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Since its inception in 2008, Record Store Day has occurred annually on a single Saturday in April. But due to the ongoing pandemic, things are going to look a little different this year. The event that celebrates independent record shops around the world will be spread out in “drops” over …

On October 2nd, Queen + Adam Lambert are releasing Live Around the World, a concert album and DVD/Blu-ray taped at various stops on their tours throughout the past six years. Check out a preview of “The Show Must Go On” from a gig at London’s 02 Arena on July 4th, …

William Shatner has tackled everything from prog rock to country to Christmas music during his long career as a recording artist, and on his upcoming LP he’s broadening out yet again into the blues. Titled simply The Blues, the album (due October 2nd) features guest spots from Brad Paisley (“Sweet …

Justin Townes Earle, the singer-songwriter known for his mix of old-timey roots music and modern-day Americana, has died at age 38. A rep for Earle’s label New West Records confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone, though acause of death was not immediately revealed. Earle was raised in Nashville, but …

He had one last chance to make it real. Or at least that’s how the story goes. With 1975’sBorn to Run, a 25-year-oldBruce Springsteenfelt like his very life was on the line, which is probably why he drove himself —and the E Street Band —to the brink of breakdown over …

It’s an election year, which means that Ozzy Osbourne has revived the “Ozzy for President” T-shirt he first rolled out in 1984. Of course, he could never legally become the United States’ commander in chief since he was born in England, so he’ll just have to continue being the Prince …

“The only B.S. I need is beer and sunshine,” Darius Rucker sings in his escapist new country single, “Beers and Sunshine.” Rucker’s been getting a lot of the latter during quarantine on the golf course — “It’s so easy to social distance there,” he says — but he’s also been …

In 1989, Quincy Jones had already amassed one of the most enviable discographies in pop history, playing, writing, arranging, or producing for Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Lesley Gore, The Brothers Johnson, George Benson, Patti Austin, and Michael Jackson. But the legendary polymath still had more to do — Jones set …

Cherie Currie and her collaborator Brie Darling have shared their faithful rendition of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun,” the latest cover in a series dedicated to songs written by Chris Cornell. “His artistry shone in everything he touched. He loved people more than he loved himself. There will never be another …

SuperM is roaring back onto the scene with their new comeback single, “100.” The anthemic dubstep-inspired track is the first official single from the group’s upcoming full-length debut, Super One, due out September 25th. With big, techno-style beats and an aggressive, thumping bass line that wraps around staccato-style raps and …