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Legendary songwriter and producer Bert Berns has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization revealed Thursday.

Berns, who passed away in 1967 at age 38, was responsible for writing such iconic tunes as “Twist and Shout,” “Piece of My Heart,”  and “Hang on Sloopy.” His songs were recorded by such artists as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and David Bowie.

Berns’ induction was celebrated during an intimate ceremony at 54 Below cabaret club in New York City on Wednesday, hosted by musician Paul Shaffer and Berns’ son Brett Berns and daughter Cassandra Berns. Cassandra also performed at the event.

The evening included video tributes from fellow Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees Paul McCartney and Morrison.

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Items from David Bowie’s archives will be on display at the new David Bowie Centre in London, and one of those pieces gives fans insight into the legendary singer’s musical tastes.

According to Rolling Stone, on display will be a document titled “Memo for radio show – list of favourite records,” which reveals Bowie’s top 15 songs.

Songs on the list include The Beatles’ “Across the Universe,” Little Richard’s “True Fine Mama,” Jeff Beck’s “Beck’s Bolero,” Sonic Youth’s “Tom Violence,” Miles Davis’ “Some Day My Prince Will Come” and Ronnie Spector’s “Try Some, Buy Some.”

The David Bowie Centre, which will be the home of the David Bowie Archive, is set to open at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London on Saturday. Located at the V&A East Storehouse, the David Bowie Centre will feature nine rotating displays, with the museum having access to over 90,000 items in the Bowie Archive.

More info can be found at vam.ac.uk.

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Mike Campbell and his band The Dirty Knobs are heading out on the road this December for a very special tour, in which Campbell will be performing and sharing stories from his memoir, Heartbreaker, which was released in March.

The former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist has announced dates for what he’s calling A Semi-Acoustic Evening with Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs – Songs and Stories from Heartbreaker.

“Your expressions of support for my memoir ‘Heartbreaker’ have meant the world to me,” he shared on Instagram. “I’m excited to announce that the Dirty Knobs and I will bring the book to life on a short tour this winter.”

The tour consists of five shows, kicking off Dec. 3 in Santa Barbara, California. They’ll then play El Cajon, California, on Dec. 5, Las Vegas on Dec. 6, San Francisco on Dec. 9 and Los Angeles on Dec. 11.

Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday at 9 a.m. PT.

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Just nine months after releasing his debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., Bruce Springsteen released the follow-up, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle.

Although the album received critical praise, it wasn’t a commercial success upon its initial release. After the release of Springsteen’s next album, the commercial hit Born to Run, songs on The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle began getting radio play, and the album has since gone on to be certified double platinum by the RIAA.

The album features the Springsteen classic “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” as well as fan favorites like “4th of July Asbury Park (Sandy),” “Kitty’s Back” and “Incident on 57 Street.”

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Lynyrd Skynyrd has shared a new music video for their classic track “Gimme Three Steps.” It captures their live performance of the song at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville during the band’s 50th anniversary concert, which took place in November 2022.

The Ryman concert was filmed before the 2023 death of guitarist Gary Rossington, the last founding member of Skynyrd, and he is seen front and center in the video.

The performance is part Celebrating 50 Years – Live at the Ryman, a special live album and DVD of the concert that was released in June. In addition to “Gimme Three Steps,” the album and DVD feature performances of Skynyrd classics like “Freebird,” “Sweet Home Alabama” and “A Simple Man.”

The concert also features guest appearances by 38 Special’s Donnie Van Zant, Jelly Roll, Brent Smith of the rock band Shinedown, country star John Osborne of Brothers Osborne and Marcus King.

Lynyrd Skynyrd is currently on a Canadian tour; their next show is Thursday in Edmonton. Their next U.S. show is set for Oct. 2 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. A complete list of dates can be found at LynyrdSkynyrd.com.

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Some people say music is life. According to Ted Lasso, football is life. But if you’re an Elton John fan, you can now combine those things.

As Elton fans may know, the Rocket Man became the chairman of Watford Hornets, his favorite football club — what Americans would call a soccer team — in 1976. He served until 1990, then returned as chairman from 1997 to 2002. He’s still the club’s honorary life president.

To celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of Elton joining the club’s management, which literally turned their fortunes around, the players will be wearing Elton-inspired uniforms during their championship game on Saturday — and you can buy your own version.

According to the team, Elton was “heavily involved” in the design of the uniforms, which were inspired by the cover of his Diamonds greatest hits album. The uniform jerseys are blue with a star design and feature Elton’s “E” logo, the Watford crest and the hornet logo the club used in 1976. On the back of the shirts is a line from Elton’s hit “Your Song”: “How wonderful life is while you’re in the world.”

You can preorder the collection, which also includes shorts and socks, now. The uniforms will become available online on Friday.

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The Doors’ Robby Krieger has revealed the special guests joining him for his upcoming show celebrating 60 years of the band’s legacy.

Artists confirmed for A 60th Anniversary Doors Celebration on Oct. 30 at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre include Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell, former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler, Stone Temple Pilots’ Robert DeLeo, Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley, Candlebox’s Kevin Martin and Adam Kury, Vanilla Fudge’s Carmine Appice, X’s John Doe and Orianthi. More artists are still to be announced.

The guest performers will join Krieger for a night of Doors’ music, with the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer planning to highlight the band’s 1970 album, Morrison Hotel, as well as other Doors hits.

“Sixty years or so ago when The Doors were happening, I had no idea that in the next century, we would still be talking about and playing The Doors records,” Krieger says. “I feel so blessed that just about every day someone stops me and recognizes me and wants to talk about The Doors and to thank me for making the music that they love still today.”

He adds, “The people that recognize me seem to be getting nicer all the time … I like to say that it’s a good problem to have.”

Opening for Krieger at the show will be the band Tripform, whose members include Pablo Manzarek, son of the late Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek.

Tickets for A 60th Anniversary Doors Celebration are on sale now.

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Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks have released the track “Frozen Love” off the upcoming reissue of their only studio album as a duo, 1973’s Buckingham Nicks.

The former couple announced the track’s release by posting on Instagram archival photos of them performing together.

“Frozen Love” actually played a role in the duo’s tease of the project. They offered the first inkling of something happening by sharing complimentary posts on social media, with each including a lyric from the tune. Stevie offered a post with the lyric “if you go forward” written in cursive, while Lindsey shared a similarly styled post with the words “I’ll meet you there,” both from the song.

“Frozen Love” is now available via digital outlets.

Buckingham Nicks is being released Sept. 19, digitally, on CD and on vinyl, with newly remastered sound. This will mark the first-ever reissue of the album, which has been unavailable for decades. 

To coincide with the reissue, the pair is selling a limited-edition T-shirt and print, both featuring the album’s iconic cover, in which they are both shirtless.  

While Buckingham Nicks wasn’t a commercial success, shortly after the release Mick Fleetwood heard a track from the album, which led to him inviting Buckingham to join Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham insisted his then-girlfriend Nicks come with him, and the pair officially joined the band on New Year’s Eve 1974.

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The Who’s Roger Daltrey is helping Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp celebrate its 30th anniversary.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is confirmed to appear at a Fantasy Camp being held in Miami Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2026. Simon Townshend, Pete Townshend’s brother who tours with The Who, will also be part of the weekend.

“I love it because it reminds you of where you came from,” Daltrey says of the camps. “It’s about having fun!”

Fantasy Camp gives everyday musicians the chance to perform alongside the rock legends. For the weekend, they’ll get to perform with both Daltrey and Simon Townshend, along with other special guests. There will also be masterclasses, Q&As, open jams and more.

“It’s an honor to celebrate 30 years of Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp with Roger Daltrey,” says David Fishof, founder of Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp. “This camp is about inspiring musicians and giving fans an opportunity to share the stage with their heroes. To have members of The Who join us for this milestone makes it truly historic.”

Registration is now open at rockcamp.com.

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A John Lennon performance from a 1971 short film he and Yoko Ono shot at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City has just been released.

The performance of the Carl Perkins tune “Honey Don’t” is part of the never-before-seen film Clock, in which Lennon filmed a carriage clock for an hour, with him and Yoko seen in the room’s mirror.

The film features Lennon performing 20 songs. The performances are part of the bonus material in the upcoming release Power to the People (Super Deluxe Edition), produced by the couple’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, which will be released Oct. 10, on what would have been John’s 85th birthday.

The nine-CD/three-Blu-ray box set, which focuses on John and Yoko’s political activism and early life in New York, includes 123 tracks, 90 of which have either never been heard before or were previously unreleased. That includes a new version of their 1972 album Sometime in New York City, as well as a completely remixed version of the pair’s 1972 One to One concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden, which were John’s only full-length concerts after leaving The Beatles.

In addition to the super-deluxe edition, there will be two-CD, four-LP and two-LP colored vinyl editions. All formats are available for preorder now.

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