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Pretenders Share 3rd Track From New Album, in Busy 2023
Relentless features Chrissie Hynde’s tough-as-nails vocals. The band is doing a rare club tour and also opening stadium shows for Guns N’ Roses
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Music World Wishes Mick Jagger a Happy 80th Birthday
Keith Richards led the well wishers. “Long may we keep saying this to each other. Give me a call… let me know what it’s like,” he said with a laugh
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Allman Brothers Band Book Takes Deep Dive Into ‘Brothers and Sisters’ Era
‘Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the 70s’ is from bestselling author Alan Paul
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Rolling Stones’ Early Catalog Gets Vinyl Reissues
Many of their albums recorded between 1963-1970, are being reissued throughout the remainder of 2023 and into 2024
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Live Nation Sets Summer’s Live Ticket Offer
Concertgoers can get four-tickets for $80 all-in to more than 2500 shows across North America while inventory lasts
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Jane Birkin, Singer-Actress and ’60s ‘It Girl,’ Dies
She earned international acclaim in the ’60s for film roles including Blow-Up and the sexually explicit single, “Je t’aime… moi non plus,” sung in French with her longtime romantic partner, Serge Gainsbourg
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Sam Cutler, Tour Manager for Stones, Dies at 80
The British manager worked with the Stones during the band’s 1969 U.S. tour, which culminated in the ill-fated Altamont concert.
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Elvis’ ‘Aloha From Hawaii’ Concert Gets 50th Anniversary Edition
The 1973 performance was beamed into an estimated billion-plus TV sets around the world. It’s been newly remixed and remastered with the first visual release on Blu-ray
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Aretha Franklin’s Handwritten Will, Found Under a Couch Cushion, is Valid
A jury has decided that the singing legend’s handwritten will from 4 years before her death is valid. The trial has pitted her sons against each other
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Judas Priest to Replace Ozzy Osbourne at Power Trip Festival
One day after saying “my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet,” Ozzy’s replacement at the festival has been announced
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