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Gibson has revealed another custom guitar, this time inspired by one of Eric Clapton‘s legendary guitars.

The Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom is a tribute to Clapton’s original Cream-era 1958 Les Paul Custom, which he performed on throughout the ’60s and ’70s, and then gifted to legendary guitarist Albert Lee in 1979, who still uses it to this day.

The new guitar features Murphy Lab aging to replicate the exact aging and wear patterns created by Clapton and Lee, and features a one-piece, all-mahogany body, with a mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard. There’s also a second pickguard that’s signed by both Clapton and Lee.

The Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom is available now at Gibson.com, Guitar Center and the Gibson Garage Nashville and London, and will be available nationwide starting Tuesday.

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Paul McCartney’s photo exhibit is set to hit another city.

Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm will debut at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Canada in February 2026.

Eyes of the Storm features more than 250 photographs taken by McCartney between 1963 and 1964, giving fans insight into his point of view during the height of Beatlemania.

The exhibit debuted in June 2023 at London’s National Portrait Gallery and has since been shown at Virginia’s Chrysler Museum, New York’s Brooklyn Museum, the Portland Art Museum and the Knowledge Capitol Event Lab in Osaka, Japan. It is next set to open at The de Young museum, part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, on March 1.

In addition, select photos will be on display at the Gagosian Beverly Hills art gallery from April 25 to June 21, with McCartney and the gallery offering up small, signed editions of prints for sale. A portion of the proceeds from those sales are being donated to aid recovery and relief efforts in Southern California.

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Traffic’s Dave Mason is set to release his 21st studio album, A Shade of Blues, on March 21, and he’s just shared a new single from the record.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has released “Use It, Or Lose It” featuring Joe Bonamassa on lead guitar, with the two artists sharing vocals on the song.

“I’ve been fortunate to play alongside some of the greatest guitarists—Jimi Hendrix among them,” Mason shares. “To now collaborate with a powerhouse like Joe Bonamassa, a torchbearer for the next generation, is a thrill. You can feel that energy in the music and I think it truly shines.”

“Use It, Or Lose It” is now available.

The 11-track A Shade of Blues, which Mason’s been working on for over a decade, also features guest appearances by The Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald, keyboardist Mike Finnigan and more.

A Shade of Blues is available for preorder now.

The album is due out just as Mason will launch the new Let It Flow tour. The trek kicks off March 20 in Augusta, Georgia, and wraps April 5 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. A complete list of dates can be found at davemasonmusic.com.

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Carly Simon has released a remixed and remastered version of the track “Share the End,” which appeared on her iconic 1971 album, Anticipation.

According to a press release, Simon decided to share the song in response to what’s been happening culturally and politically in the U.S. today.

“’Share the End’ always felt like a hidden gem—quiet but powerful,” Simon shares. “Today, in a time of war, real and phony despots, division, and dishonesty across the globe, it sometimes feels to me the world is still ‘going up in flames’ —five decades after I first recorded this song.”

She adds, “In the original, I was reflecting on personal relationships, but in this version, I’m thinking more about what’s happening everywhere in the world—how to move forward while treasuring what’s behind us.”

You can listen to “Share the End” now via digital outlets.

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Simple Minds are giving fans a taste of their live show with a new live album coming in April.

Live in the City of Diamonds is a recording of the band’s April 6, 2024, sold-out concert at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam and is the third in a trio of Live in the City albums, following 1987’s Live in the City of Lights and 2019’s Live in the City of Angels.

As a preview of the album, the band has dropped a live performance of their classic hit “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” which is available now.

“All we wanted was to be in ‘a great live band’ and to spend our lives taking our music with us around the world,” Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr shares. “Decades later we still relish that challenge every night on tour. Live in The City of Diamonds captures both the spirit and fever of Simple Minds live at this moment in time.”

Live in the City of Diamonds will be released April 25 in a variety of formats, including a two-CD set with 24 tracks and a 24-page book, a two-LP black vinyl set with 18 tracks and a two-LP clear glitter vinyl set, also with 18 tracks. All formats are available for preorder now.

Simple Minds are set to launch their Alive & Kicking tour, featuring special guests Soft Cell and Modern English, on May 16 in Ridgefield, Washington. A complete list of dates can be found at simpleminds.com.

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Genesis is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their sixth studio album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, with a new box set. Now they’re sharing a taste of what to expect, releasing the remastered version of the album’s opening song and title track, which is now available.

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition was created with input from the band’s members — Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford. The set includes the remastered album, done at Abbey Road Studios; a Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos mixes, done under the supervision of Gabriel and Banks; and never-before-released demos.

There will also be a 60-page coffee table book, featuring unseen photos and interviews with all five band
members, said to be the only time they’ve all been interviewed about the album since its original release. 

It also features the live album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Live at the Shrine Auditorium, recorded Jan. 24, 1975. While most of the concert was previously released as part of the Genesis Archive 1967-75 box set, this version includes two additional encore tracks, making it the first time the full concert and complete encore are being released.

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition will be released on March 28 in a variety of formats. It is available for preorder now.

Released Nov. 22, 1974, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was a concept album based on an idea by Gabriel about a Puerto Rican youth named Rael who goes on a journey of self-discovery. During the tour for the album, Gabriel announced to the band he was leaving Genesis once the tour was over.

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Carlos Santana is set to release the new career-spanning album Sentient, featuring 11 tracks, including three previously unreleased songs.

The album, dropping March 28, features collaborations with Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Miles Davis, Italian pianist Paolo Rustichelli, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Cindy Blackman Santana.

“I’m always driven by passion, emotion and inner instinct,” says Santana. “When I first heard these tracks floating around in the house, I said, ‘Why don’t we put these all in one place?’”

The first single released from Sentient is a new take on “Please Don’t Take Your Love,” featuring Robinson. The original tune first appeared on Smokey’s 2009 album, Time Flies When You’re Having Fun.

“I went to the studio and did my own thing,” Santana says of recording the song. “I said, ‘Let’s just roll it.’ I did another take with Smokey sort of guiding me. Smokey loved them both, so he wound up combining the two. What’s on Sentient is the first version.”

“Please Don’t Take Your Love” is now available.

Other songs on the album include an instrumental cover of Jackson’s “Stranger in Moscow,” which will be released March 14, and “Get On,” from Rustichelli’s 1996 album, Mystic Man, featuring Santana and Miles Davis, which will be released March 17.

Sentient is available for preorder now.

Santana is set to hit the road on his Oneness tour starting April 16 in Highland, California. The tour includes a set at New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 1. A complete list of dates can be found at santana.com.

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After almost 20 years, R&B group The Stylistics, best known for such songs as “You Are Everything” and “You Make Me Feel Brand New,” are back with a brand-new album, Falling in Love With My Girl, which is out now.

Founding member Airrion Love tells ABC Audio the idea for the project was sparked by their producer Tom Cridland, noting, “He just asked us, ‘You guys want to record again?’ And we said, ‘Sure.'”

Love says when they agreed, Cridland offered up some ideas for the new album, including getting some of his famous friends involved. Those friends include The Elton John Band, The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, KISS’ Gene Simmons, ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons, Justin Hawkins of The Darkness and Shania Twain, who all appear on the album. Shania is featured on the first single, “Yes, I Will,” which she also wrote.

Love says originally he was a little apprehensive about bringing in so many guest stars, because he was concerned about how their fans would react.

“With this little different flair, at first I was a little worried. We don’t want to lose our fan base,” he says. “And now listening to this stuff, I think it’s identifiably Stylistics. But it just shows our versatility.”

“Now, listening to the finished product, we’re really pleased,” he adds.

Love has been with The Stylistics since 1968, and even he’s amazed he and the band are still around making music.

“You don’t realize how long it’s been until you talk to someone about that time,” he shares. “I’m 75, and I don’t, I don’t feel 75.” He adds, “I’m still kicking, just not as high.” 

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Peter Gabriel has revealed that he’s already working on a new album, which will be the follow-up to 2023’s i/o.

In an interview with Mojo, the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer discussed the new project, sharing, “It will be called o/i … that’s i/o backwards.”

Gabriel released i/o over the course of 2023, dropping a song a month, with the complete 12-track album officially dropping in December of that year. The record was Gabriel’s first album of new material since 2010’s Scratch My Back.

I/o won two trophies at the recent 67th annual Grammy Awards, best immersive audio album and best engineered album, non-classical.

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Paul McCartney is reminiscing about his busy time in New York.

The Beatles legend headlined three intimate club shows at the Bowery Ballroom, Feb. 11, Feb. 12 and Feb. 14, then closed SNL50: The Anniversary Special Sunday night. He just posted a carousel of photos from both on Instagram.

“We had a fabulous week in New York with three small gigs leading to the 50th anniversary show of @nbcsnl,” McCartney writes. “It is always exciting to play at small venues it reminds me of when we began in places like the Cavern and Hamburg. The three gigs we played at @boweryballroom were fabulous.”

He adds, “We really enjoyed playing to the young, enthusiastic audience and the atmosphere was intimate and electric!”

The three shows had McCartney playing a mixture of Beatles, Wings and solo material. At SNL:50 he ended the show with the Abbey Road side two medley that includes “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight” and “The End.”

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