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The Velvet Underground tribute album, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico, due out on September 24 via Verve Records, will feature tracks from several well-known artists including Iggy Pop and St. Vincent & Thomas Bartlett. The Velvet Underground & Nico, which came out in 1967, paired the Lou Reed-fronted…

Iggy Pop is set to narrate a documentary, titled Tutankhamun: The Last Exhibition, about Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamun. The documentary, produced by Nexo Digital and Italian cultural agency Laboratoriorosso, will chronicle the archaeological history of the king’s tomb, from its discovery in 1922 to the wildly popular traveling Tutankhamun exhibition that opened in Los Angeles…

Former KISS bandmates Eric Singer and Bruce Kulick teamed up on a cover of Bryan Adams’ chart-topping hit “Heaven.” Singer is the lead vocalist on the rendition, while Kulick impresses with his guitar. The cover also features Todd Kerns on bass, Zach Throne as background vocalist, and Brent Fitz on both drums and keyboards. Kerns,…

Documentaries about Billie Eilish, Britney Spears and The Bee Gees have received multiple nominations for Emmy Awards. The 2020 Frank Marshall documentary titled The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart was nominated in six categories – Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program; Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program; Outstanding Documentary Or…

Jethro Tull have announced that the band’s new album, The Zealot Gene, will be released early next year. No more details about the album have been revealed. The Zealot Gene will be Jethro Tull’s first music since signing a contract with the label InsideOutMusic/Sony Music. Speaking about the new tie up, the progressive rock legends’…

Foo Fighters recently shared a new disco video for their cover of the Bee Gees’ “You Should Be Dancing.” The video shows Dave Grohl and his bandmates performing the track, accompanied by a group of singers amidst flashing fluorescent lights. Foo Fighters previously performed “You Should Be Dancing” on BBC Radio 2 in February and…

Global Citizen on Tuesday announced a star-studded lineup for the upcoming Global Citizen Live concert. Artists and entertainers participating in the global broadcast include Adam Lambert, Billie Eilish, BTS, Demi Lovato, Duran Duran, Ed Sheeran, H.E.R., Keith Urban, Lizzo, Lorde, Metallica, Ricky Martin, Shawn Mendes, The Lumineers, and The Weeknd. The 24-hour live broadcast with…

Queen’s Greatest Hits was narrowly beaten by Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour from reaching the top spot on the Official U.K. Albums Chart. Rodrigo’s Sour earned a fourth week at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums chart, with a narrow lead of just 270 chart sales over Queen’s Greatest Hits. The demand for Greatest Hits was…

Six-time Grammy Award winner James Taylor announced Monday that he will be touring the U.K. and Europe starting in January 2022 with his All-Star Band. The tour begins on January 18 at L’Olympia in Paris, France, and concludes on March 3 at Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Spain. The presales of tickets for these new shows…

The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz recently opened up about the band’s “weird” tour with the legendary Jimi Hendrix. Dolenz recalled that he first saw Hendrix playing in New York’s Greenwich Village. But he got the idea to invite The Jimi Hendrix Experience on a tour along with the band after seeing them perform at at the…