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Styx have announced that their new studio album, Crash Of The Crown, will be released on June 18 on the band’s label, Alpha Dog 2T/UMe. The legendary rockers’ 17th album, which was written pre-pandemic and recorded during the pandemic, will be sold as clear vinyl, black vinyl, CD, and on digital platforms. Fans can pre-order…

Veteran Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood has become an ambassador for addiction recovery charity, Turn Up For Recovery. Wood announced his new position on social media on Wednesday (May 5). “Their mission is a subject very close to my heart and I am so honored to become an ambassador for this brilliant organisation,” he wrote…

Milwaukee music festival organizers have announced a star-studded lineup for the upcoming Summerfest 2021. Summerfest, presented by American Family Insurance, normally takes place from late June to early July. This year, the festival is scheduled to take place September 2 to 4, 9 to 11 and 16 to 18 at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater,…

A TV special as part of a cultural campaign to drive awareness and understanding of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community will feature performance by Jhené Aiko, Saweetie and Sting. On May 21, MTV Entertainment will broadcast “See Us Unite for Change – The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) in service of the AAPI Community”…

U2’s Bono and The Edge have teamed up with Martin Garrix to record the official song for Euro 2020. The track, titled “We Are The People We’ve Been Waiting,” will drop on May 14. The European soccer tournament is set to kick off on Friday, June 11. The tournament, to be held in 11 cities…

Heart’s Nancy Wilson is set to perform with the Seattle Symphony on July 9 at the Benaroya Hall in Seattle. They will be joined by singer Liv Warfield of Prince’s band as well as Nancy’s Roadcase Royale project, plus musicians from Heart. “It’s like, ‘Why don’t we just do a show and do a livestream…

The Band’s performance of “Up on Cripple Creek” on “The Ed Sullivan Show” has been uploaded to the classic variety show’s YouTube channel. The Band performed “Up On Cripple Creek” on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on November 2, 1969. The act were on the show to promote their self-titled album, which had released two months…

Britain’s Royal Mail on Thursday released images of a set of 12 Special Stamps to honor Paul McCartney. The main eight stamp set features a selection of McCartney’s most loved album covers, which have defined the music icon’s career from his first solo album McCartney (1970) through to his most recent No. 1 album, McCartney…

Gladys Knight and The Four Tops will perform during the National Memorial Day Concert honoring American heroes on May 30. Capital Concerts announced that a special presentation of the concert on PBS will be hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winning actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise with all-star performances and tributes from Washington,…

The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains, a traveling museum featuring artifacts and artwork from the iconic rock band’s career, will come to the American shores this August. Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains, which was launched in May 2017 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England, will open at Los Angeles’ Vogue Multicultural…