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Phil Collins is revisiting his debut solo album, Face Value, with a new expanded reissue.

Face Value (Full Value), dropping Sept. 18, is a four-LP set that features a remastered version of the original album. It also comes with three LPs of bonus material, made up of rare and unreleased live recordings, demos and outtakes. It also includes a brand-new interview with Collins in the liner notes.

Face Value will also be released on Blu-ray, featuring upgraded audio, including 2026 Atmos, 5.1 and stereo mixes by producer Steven Wilson, as well as the 2016 remaster of the album.

And fans are getting a preview of that bonus material with the release of a previously unreleased performance of “You Know What I Mean,” which is now available via digital outlets. The performance was recorded in 1982, live at Perkins Palace in Pasadena, California.

Face Value (Full Value) is available for preorder now.

Face Value was recorded while Collins’ band Genesis was on a break. It was released in February 1981 and became an instant hit for the rocker, topping the chart in the U.K. and peaking at #3 in the U.S.

The album’s leadoff single, “In the Air Tonight,” peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It went on to be one of Collins’ signature songs, thanks in part to its iconic drum track. Another song, “I Missed Again,” also peaked at #19.

The new release comes as Collins is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in November. He was previously inducted as a member of Genesis in 2010.

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On This Day, July 15, 2009…

Paul McCartney performed a surprise show on the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee in New York.

McCartney was at the theater to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman. His appearance took place 45 years after The Beatles made their debut at the same theater on The Ed Sullivan Show.

McCartney treated the crowd gathered on the streets of New York to seven songs, including “Get Back,” “Sing The Changes,” “Coming Up,” “Band On The Run,” “Let Me Roll It,” “Helter Skelter” and “Back In The U.S.S.R.”

McCartney returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater in May for the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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Early recordings made by David Bowie, made before he became the artist the world would come to know, are set to be released in September.

The Shel Talmy Recordings is made up of tracks Bowie recorded with ‘60s producer Shel Talmy while he was still going by the name Davie Jones.

Talmy, best known for working with The Who and The Kinks, signed the then-Davie Jones and his band at the time, the Manish Boys, in December 1964. By the time they began recording, however, Bowie had formed a new band, Davie Jones & The Lower Third. Most of the recordings featured on the album were made with the latter band or are solo demos.

The Shel Talmy Recordings includes 21 tracks. The CD and digital versions feature 10 previously unreleased recordings, while the vinyl features six. Guests on the album include a pre-Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page and future Rock & Roll Hall of Fame pianist Nicky Hopkins.

As a preview of the album, one of those previously unreleased tracks, “I Want Your Love” is out now via digital outlets.

Musician and music historian Alec Palao writes in the liner notes that the collection is “a primary chapter if not the very earliest installment in David’s musical journey.”

“The sounds here should not be judged by the standards of his later career, but by the standards of what was happening in Britain at that precise point in time,” he adds. “In which case, they speak as loudly of the excitement of London and its music scene in that pivotal year of 1965 as they do for the launch of its brightest future star.”

The Shel Talmy Recordings will be released Sept. 18. It is available for preorder now.

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Lenny Kravitz is sharing the secrets to his sculpted body in the latest edition of Men’s Health magazine.

The mag talks to both Lenny and his trainer, where they discuss what it takes to get the 62-year-old rocker those six-pack abs.

According to Lenny, he doesn’t need technology to help him track his fitness. Instead he relies on his 28-inch pants to tell him how he’s doing.

“I can gauge everything by how I’m in my pants,” he tells the mag. “Like, if my pants are a little tight, I know I’m getting outta shape.”

Speaking of pants, back in 2024 Lenny went viral after posting a video of himself working out in leather pants. But he says there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for why he does so.

“I perform onstage in leather, denim, whatever, so those are the pants I wear to train,” he says. “It also means I can fit in a workout anytime, anywhere.”

As for his overall physique, Lenny notes, “I’m not looking to be big or bulky. I want a very narrow silhouette, more like Spider-Man meets Bruce Lee, you know what I mean?”

He adds, “Bruce Lee looked good in clothes. He’s bad—a thin, cool guy who obviously had muscle tone and who moved and flowed really gracefully.”

So, does Lenny have any issues with his own body?

“Not right now, and I don’t mean that to sound like I’m into myself, but I’ve put in the work and I feel really good,” he says. “But I gotta fill out my legs a little bit.”

Lenny is currently on a European tour, which hits Gdańsk, Poland, on Thursday. A complete list of tour dates can be found at LennyKravitz.com.

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Phil Collins has addressed the supposed feud between him and Oasis, as both artists are due to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November.

In a new interview with Mojo, Collins shared his thoughts as he discussed the possibility of running into the Gallagher brothers at the event.

“The inductees have all been invited to a lunch before the ceremony,” he said. “Which will be interesting, as I’m sure to bump into Oasis.”

According to Mojo, the feud dates back to 1994, around the time Oasis released their debut album, Definitely Maybe. At the time, Noel Gallagher reportedly called Collins “the antichrist of music”; he went on to say other things about him over the course of his career.

In the Mojo interview, Collins claimed one of his daughters, actress Lily Collins, confronted Liam Gallagher about the comments backstage at Live Earth in 2007.

“She went up to him and said, ‘Why do you hate my dad?’” Collins told the mag. “And apparently Liam said, ‘I don’t hate anybody, love.’”

Seems Noel once revealed in an interview that his issues with Collins stemmed from Collins scaring him at a Genesis concert in the ’80s when Noel was “completely out of it.”

“Now I’ve thought this through, and although Noel didn’t specify what song it was, I reckon it was ‘Mama,’ where I go ‘Ha-ha-ha… Oww,’ with the light under my face,” Collins says of what could have scared Noel. “So I think ‘Mama’ is why Noel called me the antichrist.”

He added, “But I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt here, and assuming he doesn’t really think I’m the antichrist.”

Collins and Oasis will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. The ceremony will air on ABC and stream on Disney+ in December. 

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The HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes is one of the nominees for the 2026 Humanitas Prizes.

Established in 1974, The Humanitas Prizes honor “professional film and television writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful way.”

Part two of the two-part doc is nominated in the documentary (docuseries, single episode) category. Its competition includes Katrina: Come Hell and High Water, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! and Rise of the 49ers.

Also earning a nomination this year is Song Sung Blue, the Hugh Jackman/Kate Hudson film about a Neil Diamond tribute band, in the drama feature category.

Winners will be announced at The Humanitas Prizes Award Show & Toast on Sept. 9 in Hollywood.

Billy Joel: And So It Goes, directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin, had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June 2025, before debuting on HBO in July of that year.

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Billy Idol is revisiting one of his classic hits.

Idol and his longtime collaborator Steve Stevens have recorded a new take on “White Wedding,” recorded at Apple Music Studios in Los Angeles.

“We were really just making the song for that moment,” Idol says in a clip posted to Instagram, “but we did have in the back of our minds, we could create songs that somehow could last into the future, well that would be added bonus and look what happened, it did.”

Originally released in 1982, “White Wedding” appeared on Idol’s self-titled debut album. While it peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100, the song went on to be one of Idol’s signature tunes.

Idol is set to kick off a new leg of his It’s A Nice Day To…Tour Again! tour on Aug. 7 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The tour name is a reference to the chorus of “White Wedding.”

Idol and Stevens are both set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. The 2026 induction ceremony will take place Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. It will air on ABC and stream on Disney+ in December.

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The Zombies are expressing their gratitude at being one of the artists invited to join the Recording Academy.

“It’s an honor to be part of a community of music creators and professionals who are helping support, uplift, and advocate for the people who make and shape music,” the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers wrote in an Instagram post. “We are grateful for the opportunity to use our voices, contribute to the Grammy Awards process, and be part of conversations that help move our industry forward.”

“Music is shaped by so many voices, genres, backgrounds, and perspectives, and we are proud to add ours to the mix,” the post added.

Becoming a Recording Academy member will grant inductees “access to mentorship, professional development and networking opportunities designed to support their creative and professional journeys,” according to a press release. Those who become voting members of the Recording Academy will be eligible to vote for the Grammys.

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Journey and Lynyrd Skynyrd have returned to the Billboard Hot 100 after decadeslong absences.

According to Billboard, thanks to the July Fourth holiday, as well as the excitement of the World Cup, both artists have seen a chart resurgence.

Skynyrd’s classic track “Sweet Home Alabama” is at #31 this week, the first time the band’s been on the chart since 1978.

Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” also saw a chart spike, landing at #35. The boost was likely thanks to not only the holiday, but because it was played at Lumen Field in Seattle during a World Cup match between the U.S. and Australia. The track, which originally peaked at #9 in 1981, marks the band’s first return to the Hot 100 since 1997.

Other songs returning to the Hot 100, likely due to the July Fourth holiday, include Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” at #36 and Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” at #44, the latter making its first chart appearance in over 50 years.

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On This Day, July 14, 1982…

A movie based on Pink Floyd’s classic album The Wall opened at The Empire, Leicester Square in London, England. Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason all attended the premiere, as did fellow musicians The Who’s Pete Townshend, Queen’s Roger Taylor, The Police’s Sting and Andy Summers, and more.

Directed by Alan Parker, with a screenplay by Waters, the film starred The Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof as a depressed rocker dealing with the pressures of stardom and more. In order to protect himself, he constructs both a physical and emotional wall around himself.

The movie didn’t premiere in the U.S. until that August; it went on to earn $22 million at the box office worldwide.

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