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Singer, composer and songwriter Paul Williams is set to be honored with the 2023 Icon award by the 13th annual Guild of Music Supervisors awards at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on March 5. Williams has previously won an Oscar in 1977 for best original song for co-writing “Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star…

The Who have announced an historic music concert with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at Royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. The show will feature The Who’s full live band comprised of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, guitarist / backup singer Simon Townshend, keyboardist Loren Gold, second keyboardist Emily Marshall, bassist Jon Button, drummer…

Metallica recently shared the third preview of their upcoming album, 72 Seasons, called “If Darkness Had A Son.” The song is now available to stream and download. Those who have pre-ordered the album from Metallica.com will get it in their inbox. The entire song is also available on TikTok. The metal legends also shared a…

Iconic Artists Group and Omnivore Recordings have announced that Stephen Stills will release a previously unreleased live album on April 28. Culled and hand-picked by Stills from his archive, Stephen Stills Live At Berkeley 1971 is a 14-track collection of previously unreleased era-defining live performances from his tour recorded over two nights at the Berkeley…

Rock legends KISS have announced “the absolute final shows” of the band’s farewell tour. The last leg of the “End Of The Road Tour” will kick off in October at Moody Center in Austin, Texas, and culminate with a massive show in the city where it all began. “New York City has been a part…

Carlos Santana has announced he will hit the road with his band across North America this summer for the “1001 Rainbows Tour.” The Rock &Roll Hall of Fame guitarist will perform high-energy, passion-filled songs from his fifty-year career, including fan favorites from Woodstock to Supernatural. Santana will wrap up the Blessings and Miracles Tour at…

Oscar-winning multi-hyphenate David Byrne, Oscar-nominated actor Stephanie Hsu and music trio Son Lux will perform the Oscar-nominated song “This Is A Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once at the 95th Oscars. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, this year’s Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on March 12. “This Is A Life,”…

The Doobie Brothers have extended their long-running 50th-anniversary tour into 2023 with the addition of 35 new shows. The newly announced U.S. dates will take place between June and October. The 50th anniversary tour reunited guitarists Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons and John McFee and singer Michael McDonald for the first time in 25 years. Tickets…

The Velvet Underground’s 1970 album Loaded will be reissued as a nine-LP box set. The new vinyl boxed set includes nearly all the music from the album’s expansive 2015 CD reissue, Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition. The upcoming collection, Loaded (Fully Re-loaded Edition), features nine LPs with stereo, mono, and “Full-Length” mixes of the original…

The Beale Street Music Festival has announced a star-studded lineup for this year’s edition, including appearances from The Lumineers, Greta Van Fleet, and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. The Beale Street Music Festival is set to take place at Tom Lee Park in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 5-7. The festival will also feature appearances from…