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The music of Neil Young will be celebrated with a new tribute album, with proceeds benefiting a good cause.

Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young will feature fresh interpretations of Young classics from such artists as The Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald with Allison Russell, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Brandi Carlile, Mumford & Sons, Lumineers, Fiona Apple, Stephen Marley and more. The album is divided into two volumes, with the first dropping April 25.

And fans are getting a preview of the first volume with the release of two tracks, “Lotta Love,” covered by Courtney Barnett, and “Southern Man,” sung by Chris Pierce.

Proceeds from the album will benefit The Bridge School, an educational institution for children with severe speech and physical disabilities.

Here is the track list for Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young:
“Philadelphia” – Brandi Carlile
“Heart of Gold” – Fiona Apple 
“Harvest” – Mumford & Sons 
“The Needle and The Damage Done” – Eddie Vedder 
“Lotta Love” – Courtney Barnett 
“Old Man” – Stephen Marley 
“Here We Are In The Years” – Sharon Van Etten 
“Sugar Mountain” – Lumineers 
“Comes A Time” – The Doobie Brothers with Allison Russell 
“Long May You Run” – Steve Earle 
“Mr. Soul” – Rodney Crowell 
“Cowgirl in the Sand” – Anders Osborne 
“Such A Woman” – Charlie Greene 
“Southern Man” – Chris Pierce 

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Looks like we won’t be seeing that long-in-the-works Prince docuseries. A post on Prince’s Instagram account has confirmed that the planned six-part series has been canceled.

“The Prince estate and Netflix have come to a mutual agreement that will allow the estate to develop and produce a new documentary featuring exclusive content from Prince’s archive,” read the post. “As a result, the Netflix documentary will not be released.”

The post included the caption, “#STAYTUNED.”

Back in July, reports surfaced that the Prince estate did not like the doc, directed by O.J. Made in America director Ezra Edelman. Sources told Puck News that the estate felt it was inaccurate and they were using a clause in their contract that said the series should be only six hours to hold things up, since Edelman’s final cut was nine hours.

Then in September, the New York Times Magazine reported that the series contained accusations by ex-girlfriends that Prince was abusive, with Prince’s longtime lawyer, L. Londell McMillan, then speaking out about his opposition to the documentary.

Prior to the official cancellation announcement, Prince’s social media accounts shared a cryptic message, possibly pertaining to the news, writing, “The Vault Has Been Freed. #FREE.” They also shared a video that includes the quote, “Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people. The truth is you are either here to enlighten or discourage.”

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On This Day, Feb. 7, 1970 …

Led Zeppelin scored their first U.K. #1 with their second studio album, Led Zeppelin II.

The album, produced by guitarist Jimmy Page, featured such Zeppelin classics as “Whole Lotta Love,” “Thank You” and “Ramble On.”

The album spent one week in the top spot, but remained in the top 10 for 54 weeks and in the top 100 for 129 weeks. In the U.S. it also hit #1, spending seven weeks on top.

Led Zeppelin II went on to be certified 12-times Platinum and has been ranked on several critics’ lists of the best albums of all time.

In 2014 the album was reissued, with the deluxe and super deluxe editions coming with bonus material, including alternative takes, backing tracks and a previously unreleased instrumental track, “La La.”

A new documentary about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band, Becoming Led Zeppelin, is set to open exclusively in IMAX theaters on Friday. It will then hit theaters nationwide on Feb. 14.

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Jethro Tull is giving fans another preview of their upcoming album, Curious Ruminant.

The latest is “The Tipu House,” which frontman Ian Anderson describes as “a song of aspiration in adversity.”

“Our societies are filled with those who have risen from relative poverty to positions of greatness in the world and their successes are a beacon of hope for the rest of us,” Anderson shares, “even if ‘greatness’ is a relative concept at the end of it all.”

This is the second track Jethro Tull has released from Curious Ruminant. They previously shared the album’s title track.

Curious Ruminant, out March 7, features nine new tracks, including a tune called “Drink From The Same Well,” which is almost 17 minutes long. The album will be released in a variety of formats, including CD, vinyl and transparent grape vinyl.

There are also two limited-edition deluxe sets, both of which include alternative stereo mixes of the album, a Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround sound, plus interview material.

Curious Ruminant is available for preorder now.

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Paul McCartney and Paul Simon are both set to appear on SNL50: The Anniversary Special, a live three-hour show airing Feb. 16 on NBC at 8 p.m. ET.

The telecast, from Studio 8H in New York’s Rockefeller Center, will also feature appearances by Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Kim Kardashian, Martin Short, Miley Cyrus, Pedro Pascal, Peyton Manning, Quinta Brunson, Robert De Niro, Sabrina Carpenter, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks and Woody Harrelson.

More artists are expected to be added.

SNL50: The Anniversary Special is one of many programs celebrating half a century of the NBC late-night sketch comedy series. SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, featuring performances by Bonnie Raitt, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, David Byrne, DEVO, The B-52’s, Jack White and more, will stream live on Peacock on Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. ET. Plus the docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night and documentary Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music are currently streaming on Peacock.

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Billy Joel and Sting are teaming up for another show this summer.

The rock star friends are set to headline New York’s Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, on Aug. 21. While this is Billy’s first time playing Citi Field, he’s no stranger to a Mets stadium. He shut down the team’s former home, Shea Stadium, with two shows in 2008.

Meanwhile, this will also be Sting’s first show at Citi Field, although he played Shea with The Police in August 1983.

Fans can get tickets via a Citi presale starting Monday at 10 a.m., with tickets going on sale to the general public Feb. 14 at 10 a.m.

This is the third show Billy has announced in the New York metro area. He’s also headlining Yankee Stadium with Rod Stewart on July 19 and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with Stevie Nicks.

Billy and Sting are also scheduled to play Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday. A complete list of dates can be found at billyjoel.com.

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R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe had been added to the 38th annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert, taking place March 3 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Stipe joins a previously announced lineup that includes Patti Smith, Orville Peck, Allison Russell, The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Gogol Bordello, with Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson serving as the night’s artistic directors.

Proceeds from the show support Tibet House US, a nonprofit educational institution and cultural embassy founded in 1987 by the Dalai Lama to ensure the survival of the Tibetan civilization.

Over the past three decades Tibet House benefit concerts have featured performances by such artists as David Bowie, Carly Simon, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, R.E.M., Lou Reed, Joan Baez, Annie Lennox and more.

Tickets for the concert are on sale now.

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Record Store Day has unveiled its list of exclusive releases for its 2025 celebration, taking place in independent record stores on April 12.

Among this year’s releases:

John Lennon’s Power To The People – Live At The One To One Concert, New York City, 1972, a four-song EP of performances by Lennon at his only full-length solo concert after leaving The Beatles.

The Rolling Stones are releasing a remaster of the U.S. version of their fourth studio album, Out of Our Heads, on 180g clear vinyl with a lithograph print.

Original Soundtracks 1 (30th Anniversary Edition) by Passengers, a remastered version of the studio album released by Brian Eno and U2 in November 1995, on two-LP recycled black vinyl.

Duran Duran is releasing Danse Macabre De Luxe (Bonus Tracks), a 12-inch EP featuring songs that were previously only available on vinyl via their Dance Macabre De Luxe box set.

RSD 2025 will also feature releases from David Bowie, Grateful Dead, The Doors, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, A-Ha, Peter Gabriel, Elton John, Prince, Sting and more.

For the full list of releases and all participating stores, visit RecordStoreDay.com.

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Neil Young is giving fans an update on his next album.

In a post on his Archives website, Young shares that he has now completed the album with his new band Chrome Hearts, featuring Micah Nelson on guitar and vocals, Spooner Oldham on Farfisa organ, Corey McCormick on bass and vocals and Anthony LoGerfo on drums.

“It is a happy feeling I have today knowing I have made an album I think people will enjoy,” he shares. “I hope it’s out in April. That would be pretty fast.”

Young describes playing with Chrome Hearts as a joy, adding that the songs they recorded “feel fresh to me and I am very happy to have this all ready for you.”

“It won’t be long now and it will be great to have new songs to play on the road this summer in Europe, the USA and Canada,” he adds. “We are looking forward to that.”

Young released “big change” in January, his first single with Chrome Hearts, described as “a song that looks square in the face of so many of the moving parts of where the world is turning today.”

As for those tour dates, so far Young’s only confirmed to play the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival in June.

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The Who’s Pete Townshend’s solo career is being celebrated with a new box set.

Pete Townshend The Studio Albums, dropping March 28, will consist of eight CDs, featuring newly remastered versions of seven Townshend albums — 1972’s Who Came First, 1977’s Rough Mix (with Ronnie Lane), 1980’s Empty Glass, 1982’s All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, 1985’s White City (A Novel), 1989’s The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend and 1993’s Psychoderelict. It will also feature the music-only version of Psychoderelict.

The set also comes with a new foreword by Townshend, new artwork, sleeve notes by band archivist Matt Kent, and a 28-page book filled with rare photos and memorabilia.

“I have always written first for myself. Not as an artist but for play, for fun, for joy, for self-expression. For therapy? In a way, of course,” Pete shares of his solo work. “These solo songs are therefore not Who exclusions or out-takes, they are part of a story that may well have been very different had I not made some poor decisions in the early ’80s.”

He adds, “I have stories to tell about every song, and one day I may write a book that tells of that journey, but I’m probably happier spending my time today writing new music rather than explaining how the old stuff came about.”

Pete Townshend The Studio Albums is available for preorder now.

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