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What’s the latest info about about rock music and the most interesting and momentous events in its past? You can find it all here: breaking news, sales and airplay charts from the past, notable occasions, and our appreciations of recently departed artists and other musical figures of note

Shine On: Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition

The 2025 release, with previously unreleased alternate versions and demos, gives fans a new perspective into one of the band’s most iconic and best-loved albums.

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The Number One Singles of 1967: With Love

26 songs reached the top of the U.S. pop chart that year. And in many cases, there are some wild stories behind these rock, pop and R&B hits.

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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All-Time: October 1969 Edition

The Stones, Beatles and Elvis shared the spotlight this week along with some huge bubblegum hits. The full chart is about as good as it gets.

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Steve Martin, Alison Brown Release Banjo Album With Many Special Guests

The Grammy winners’ Safe, Sensible and Sane features Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, the Indigo Girls, Molly Tuttle, and others.

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Gentle Giant Frontman Turned Label Exec, Derek Shulman, Writes Memoir

My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights features behind-the-scenes stories of his years as a musician and his second chapter as a successful record company executive.

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Radio Hits in October 1965: Seems Like Yesterday

A Beatles song – one of the most recorded songs ever – was #1 this week in 1965. A few months later an instrumental beat it for Record of the Year.

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Willie Nelson Sings Merle Haggard on New Album, “Workin’ Man”

His 78th studio LP is the latest in his storied history of focusing entire albums on a single songwriter’s or artist’s work.

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Rolling Stones Announce Super Deluxe Edition of 1976’s ‘Black and Blue’

The album was their first following the departure of Mick Taylor who was eventually replaced by Ronnie Wood, one of several guitarists who auditioned for the band.

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Rockers Offer Tributes to Ace Frehley, Guitarist Who Co-Founded Kiss, Dead at 74

Gene Simmons wrote, “No one can touch his legacy.” Peter Criss added, “Ace influenced and touched the hearts of millions [in] the Kiss Army.”

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David Gilmour Triumphs With New ‘Luck and Strange’ Concert Album and ‘Live at the Circus Maximus’ Film

The souvenirs of his sold-out tour are available on CD, vinyl, Blu-ray and DVD, following the limited theatrical release of Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome.

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