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Two music legends will unite in Las Vegas for a special performance titled Just the Two of Us. 

Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight will come together Aug. 25 at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, for an evening of “some of the biggest songs in history,” according to a press release.

Gladys’ catalog includes classics like “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Midnight Train to Georgia,” while Smokey is known for “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” and “I Second That Emotion,” among other hits.

The performance marks Gladys’ return to Sin City after taking the stage alongside Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle and Stephanie Mills last May for their Four Queens, One Stage tour. The singer, who briefly lived in Vegas, had a residency run at the Flamingo Las Vegas from 2002 to 2005 and one at the Tropicana in 2011.

Smokey most recently performed in Vegas in early 2025, when he played a series of shows at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. PT, following a week filled with presales.

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Neil Young is offering up his music for free to folks in Greenland.

The rocker announced the news in a post on his Neil Young Archives website, offering up a free year subscription to the site “to all our friends in Greenland.”

“I hope my music and music films will ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,” Young wrote. “It is my sincere wish for you to be able to enjoy all of my music in your beautiful Greenland home, in its highest quality.”

He added, “This is an offer of Peace and Love. All the music I have made during the last 62 years is yours to hear. You can renew for free as long as you are in Greenland. We do hope other organisations will follow in the spirit of our example. LOVE EARTH.”

The Neil Young Archives site gives fans access to Young’s catalog of music, including albums, live concert recordings and concert films. Those in Greenland need to register on the site, and they’ll be sent a code for the free access.

Back in October, Young announced he was pulling his music off Amazon due to Jeff Bezos’ support of the current administration, and in a more recent post he reiterated his stance.

“Amazon is owned by Jeff Bezos, a billionaire backer of the president,” he wrote. “The president’s international policies and his support of ICE make it impossible for me to ignore his actions. If you feel as I do, I strongly recommend that you do not use Amazon.”

“My music will never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by Bezos,” he added. “I think the message I am sending is important and clear.”

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Back in December, former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm revealed that he had a new album on the way, and now we know the details.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to drop the new solo album Released on March 27, featuring 10 tracks written by Gramm and his former Black Sheep bandmate Bruce Turgon.

“My new album Released is a collection of unreleased songs that were recorded in the 1980s during the production of my three previous solo albums,” says Gramm. “These are powerful, heartfelt songs with a great vintage sound taken right from my old multitrack tapes.”

“This new album was a long time coming and it’s a real nostalgia trip,” he adds. “It means a lot to me to finally see this album released, to be taken back in time when I hear this music again, to remember working with all these great musicians, and to feel that my catalog is now complete.”

And Gramm is sharing his first taste of the album with the release of the track “Young Love,” which features Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell on guitar. The song is now available via digital outlets.

Fans will soon get to hear Gramm perform these songs live. He is due to hit the road in support of the album this summer, with dates to be announced in the coming weeks. He is also set to reunite with Foreigner for a string of Florida shows that kick off April 17 in St. Augustine, wrapping April 23 in Key West.

Gramm’s Released will be available digitally, on CD and on limited-edition ruby red vinyl. All formats are available for preorder now.

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Barry Manilow isn’t letting his health issues keep him from making the whole world sing.

The music legend has announced seven new arena dates for his 2026 tour. He’ll perform in Long Island, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Portland, Maine; and in Albany and Buffalo, New York, from April 13 through April 22. These will be his final concerts in these areas.

A presale for those dates starts Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. local time; tickets go on sale to the general public Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. local time.

Meanwhile, Barry has released a new video showing him doing a solo piano performance of his latest single, “Once Before I Go,” at the Westgate in Las Vegas, where he has his long-running residency. He plans to put out more new music this year.

Barry’s 2026 shows start Feb. 27 in Tampa, Florida. They’re scheduled through April 29 in Duluth, Georgia.

Barry announced in December that he’d been diagnosed with stage-one lung cancer; he’s since undergone surgery and his team is optimistic.

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Aerosmith is revisiting their self-titled debut album.

The “Sweet Emotion” rockers will release Aerosmith (Legendary Edition) on March 20, described in a press release as the band’s “definitive version” of the 1973 album.

The album will be released in a variety of formats, including the limited-edition five-LP Aerosmith (Legendary Collector’s Edition) that includes the original album remastered on clear vinyl, along with a 2024 Album Mix on translucent red vinyl.

The set also includes a 1973 live performance at the Boston venue Paul’s Mall on black vinyl, as well as  previously unreleased studio tracks, also on black vinyl, and a UV cloud-effect 12-inch vinyl, featuring both the 2024 remaster and 2024 mix of the band’s iconic single “Dream On.”

It also comes with a hardcover book featuring never-before-seen photos, plus liner notes with new interviews with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer. There are also contributions from musicians like Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, Dolly Parton, The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash and more.

Aerosmith (Legendary Edition) will also be released as four-LP and three-CD sets, as well as digitally and as a single LP, in both black and translucent red, and as a single CD.

All formats are available for preorder now. Those who preorder will get a preview of the set with the instant grat track “Mama Kin (2024 Mix).”

Released in January 1973, Aerosmith wasn’t an initial hit for the band, but eventually peaked at #21 in 1976. It featured Aerosmith’s now signature tune “Dream On,” which also wasn’t a hit when it was originally released in 1973, but reached the top 10 when it was rereleased in December 1975.

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The Black Crowes have shared some behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the video for “Profane Prophecy,” one of two new tracks they released from their upcoming album, A Pound of Feathers.

The video was directed by artist and musician Dagger Polyester and was inspired by Russ Meyer films. The costumes, sets and more were created by a group of 15 students from a Los Angeles art collective. In the behind-the-scenes clip, Crowes frontman Chris Robinson talks about how he liked the “DIY” aspect of the video.

“It’s a great collaboration,” says Chris. “You know, to have an initial idea, throw it Dagger’s way, Dagger could, you know, throw in another layer and then to bring everyone together to kinda create this little world that’s been going on for the last 48 hours.”

A Pound of Feathers, dropping March 13, is The Black Crowes’ 10th studio album and their first since 2024’s Happiness Bastards. In addition to “Profane Prophecy,” they previewed the album by releasing the track “Pharmacy Chronicles.”

A Pound of Feathers is available for preorder now.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

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Phil Collins is hopeful that he may be able to start making music again.

The Genesis frontman revealed the news in his new BBC interview with Zoe Ball for the five-part Eras: Phil Collins podcast, which is out now.

“I couldn’t have wished for a more varied and eventful playing career,” the 74-year-old says. “The things that were ahead for me would be, apart from just being back to being totally mobile and healthy, is to maybe go in there and have a fiddle about and see if there’s more music.”

“Because, you know, you tend to sort of feel that’s it, done that,” he adds. “But you’ve got to start doing it to see if you can do it. Otherwise you don’t do it. So that is something on my horizon.”

As for whether he already has music in the works, Collins notes, “I’ve got some things that are half-formed or were never finished, and a couple of things that were finished which I like. So, you know, maybe life in the old dog yet. We’ll see.”

Collins’ interview will be broadcast on TV on BBC Two and iPlayer as a special, Phil Collins Eras: In Conversation, debuting Saturday.

In the interview, Collins also talks about his health struggles. He reveals they are “an ongoing thing” and notes, “I had everything that could go wrong with me, did go wrong with me.” As previously reported, he told Ball he has a 24-hour live-in nurse and that after five knee surgeries he can walk, but only with assistance.

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Warren Haynes and his band Gov’t Mule are headed to New Orleans for two special shows at The Orpheum Theater.

The concerts will kick off April 30 with the Warren Haynes Band performing their Dreams & Songs Symphonic Experience show. The concert will have them backed by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, led by conductor Rich Daniels from the Chicago City Lights Orchestra. The symphonic show, which the band debuted in 2019, will feature a set list filled with songs from throughout Haynes’ career, including his work with Gov’t Mule and Allman Brothers Band, and his solo work.

The second show, on May 1, will be headlined by Gov’t Mule, described on Instagram as “a full-force Mule show in an intimate theater setting— raw, electric, and built for the faithful.” It will mark the last show of the band’s spring headlining tour.

Fan club presales for both shows begin Wednesday at 12 p.m. ET, followed by local presales starting Thursday at 12 p.m. ET. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 12 p.m. ET.

The news comes as Haynes is set to release a re-mixed and re-mastered version of his debut solo album, 1993’s Tales of Ordinary Madness, on Friday. Haynes will then kick off the Winter of Warren 2026 solo tour, starting Feb. 12 in Grass Valley, California, and wrapping Feb. 26 in Pelham, Tennessee.

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Cream is set to revisit their 2005 reunion.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band — Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce — will mark the 20th anniversary of their reunion at London’s Royal Albert Hall after 37 years apart by reissuing the live album of their 2005 shows at the venue.

According to a post on Instagram, Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005, will be reissued Friday on triple blue and green splatter vinyl, and double blue and orange CD. As the title suggests, it features performances from their four-night stint at the iconic venue.

An official video of Cream’s Royal Albert Hall performance of their iconic track “White Room,” from the May 3, 2005, show, is also scheduled to be released on Friday.

Released in October 2005, Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 captures Cream’s first shows together since their farewell concerts at the same venue in November 1968. The band did reunite one other time, in 1993, for their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire are teaming up once again for a new leg of their Sing a Song All Night Long tour.

The 26-city trek kicks off June 24 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and hits such cities as Chicago, Boston, New York, Atlanta, Orlando, Denver, Seattle and Los Angeles before wrapping Aug. 14 in Austin, Texas.

A Citi presale for tickets will begin Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time. A complete list of tour dates can be found at EarthWindandFire.com and LionelRichie.com.

The two acts launched their Sing a Song All Night Long tour in 2023, and then continued the tour with another leg in 2024.

Earth, Wind & Fire are next headed to Australia for three shows beginning April 3 in Byron Bay. They will return to the U.S. for a tour that starts April 22 in Estero, Florida.

Lionel Richie is getting ready to launch a new season of American Idol, alongside fellow judges Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood. It premieres Monday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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