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The Rolling Stones’ 2002 compilation album Forty Licks is set to be released digitally for the first time on July 26. Two days later, it will be available in a limited edition four-disc, 180-gram black vinyl version, housed in a wide spined gatefold sleeve. Stones fans will also have an opportunity to stream new Dolby…

Alt-rock pioneers R.E.M. and the team behind FX’s critically acclaimed hit series, “The Bear,” have partnered to release a full-length music video for “Strange Currencies (Remix).” The visual combines footage from R.E.M.’s Road Movie (documenting their 1995 tour), plus exclusive clips and behind-the-scenes footage from second season of “The Bear,” which premiered June 22 exclusively…

Slipknot recently announced they will release Live At MSG on vinyl for the first time on August 18, marking the celebration of the 15th anniversary of All Hope Is Gone. The band had earlier released Live At MSG as a bonus disc in the 10th anniversary edition of All Hope Is Gone. The Live At…

Metallica have announced a number of “Takeover” events in connection with their M72 World Tour. The North American leg of the M72 tour will kick-off in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on August 4. On each Saturday between the two “No Repeat” weekend shows, there will be various “Takeover” events, including film fests, pop-up stores, Ross…

Metallica’s “72 Seasons” has risen to the top spot on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart dated July 1, earning the band their 12th No. 1 on the chart. Metallica now ties with Foo Fighters and Godsmack for the fifth-most leaders in the chart’s 42-year history. Shinedown tops the list with 18 Mainstream Rock Airplay No.…

Everclear have announced a new live album, called Live at The Whisky a Go Go. The album is set to drop on September 8. The band also released the first single, “Heroin Girl,” along with an accompanying video. The album was recorded during the band’s show at the iconic Los Angeles club during their 30th-anniversary…

ATCO/Rhino announced on what would have been Jeff Beck’s 79th birthday on Saturday (June 24) that a new Beck, Bogert & Appice box set will be out on September 15. The collection, containing the group’s Live in Japan (1973) and Live In London (1974) projects, will be available on 4-CD or 4-LP configurations, with the…

Demi Lovato recently released a powerful new single “Swine,” championing women’s reproductive rights. Lovato released the song to mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which curtailed women’s right to abortion. “My life/My voice/My rights/My choice/It’s mine, or I’m just swine/My blood/My loins/My lungs/My noise/It’s mine/Or I’m just swine,”…

Greta Van Fleet singer Josh Kiszka recently took to Instagram to reveal he has been in a same-sex relationship for the past eight years. Kiszka wrote that although people close to him are aware of his same-sex relationship, he chose to come out publicly following a surge in repressive, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in his current home…

Beck and French pop rock band Phoenix have teamed up for a new song, called “Odyssey.” The single was written, produced, and performed by Beck and Phoenix, with vocals from Beck and Phoenix’s Thomas Mars. “Somewhere / We’ll fall into the ocean / I’ll be there / On an odyssey in the sun.” they sing…