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The Police’s Andy Summers is getting ready to release a new EP of music inspired by his photographs. 

Vertiginous Canyons, dropping June 21, is a musical companion piece to his 2023 photography book A Series of Glances, with each track described as an “audiovisual snapshot” of a photo from the collection.

“This recording, Vertiginous Canyons, came about in a way somewhat different from my normal process,” says Summers, noting that after the publisher of the book requested he create music to accompany the photos, he thought, “Interesting – never have done that before!”

“I thought it should be something free-flowing, improvised much in the spirit of the photography itself,” he explains. “Therefore, I projected photographs from the book onto a screen and played through various devices and sounds for two or three hours and found my way into the tracks here. This approach seemed to be a truthful way to marry the camera and the guitar – photography and music.”

The first preview of the EP, “Into the Blue,” is available now via digital outlets.

And Summers fans can catch him incorporating his music and photography live on the latest leg of his The Cracked Lens + A Missing String Tour, which hits Rockport, Massachusetts, on June 4. A complete list of dates can be found at andysummers.com.

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Kate Hudson is the daughter of musician Bill Hudson, has been married or engaged to three different musicians and recently released Glorious, her first-ever album as a musician. It’s no wonder that she’d love to play a couple of famous female artists on screen one day.

Asked by Rolling Stone if there is a dream musical biopic she’d like to star in, Hudson says, “I’ve got a couple. To me it’s also about the interesting life, and being able to tell that story correctly. I think Dusty Springfield is a really interesting story.”

U.K. pop icon Dusty Springfield was revered for her soulful voice, and hits like “Son of a Preacher Man” and “I Only Want to Be With You.” She lived with bipolar disorder, had substance abuse issues and was romantically involved with women throughout her life.

“She’s one of my favorites and she was very shy,” Hudson says. “She had a lot of stage fright. Really fascinating woman. I think she struggled with being open about her sexuality. That could be a very powerful movie.”  

But the “ultimate,” Hudson says, would be to play Stevie Nicks. However, she jokes, “My family might, like, disown me if I ever got a chance to play Stevie [because] … I would probably go way too far into that character.”

“I think for all girls who love rock, Stevie’s just our number one,” Hudson adds. “Her whole life experience and the music. Fleetwood Mac, that whole journey from before Stevie to after Stevie? And her relationship with Lindsey? It’s like a trilogy. There’s so much there. To me, that’s like the ultimate rock & roll story.”

Your move, Stevie.

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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have rescheduled two of the three shows in Europe they were recently forced to postpone.

The Boss postponed shows in Marseille, Prague and Milan due to “vocal issues and under doctor’s direction” — and unfortunately fans in at least Marseille and Prague are going to have to wait until next year to see him.

The Marseille show is now scheduled to happen on May 31, 2025, while the Prague show has been rescheduled for June 15, 2025. Details on the rescheduled Milan show have not yet been released.

Original tickets for the postponed shows will be valid for the new dates. Refunds will be available for those who can’t make the new shows, although there are cutoff dates to request a refund.

Springsteen & The E Street Band are set to resume their European tour on June 12 in Madrid. The tour returns to North America on Aug. 15 in Pittsburgh. A complete list of dates can be found at brucepsringsteen.net.  

This is the second time Bruce has announced a major postponement of the tour. He previously postponed concerts in 2023 in order to recover from peptic ulcer disease, which he said made him unable to sing for two to three months.

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Rod Stewart was the proud pop when his son Liam married fiancée Nicole Artukovich.

“I’m immensely proud to have witness the beautiful wedding ceremony of my son Liam to his bride Nicole,” Rod wrote on Instagram, alongside a family photo from the wedding. “What a wonderful union of The Stewart’s and The Artukovich’s. May they continue to find joy, love and laughter for as long as they may live and produce many more baby’s to join their little 1 year old boy, Louie.”

And it certainly looks like the wedding included quite a bash, with Liam sharing video on his Insta Story of the guests partying it up, with many of the men celebrating shirtless.

According to People, the wedding took place Friday, May 31, at the St. Ignatius Church in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The whole Stewart clan attended the celebration, including all seven of Liam’s siblings. Rod and wife Penny Lancaster wore lavender to the affair, while Liam’s mother, model Rachel Hunter, wore a blue dress.

Liam and Nicole got engaged in July 2023. They welcomed their first child, Louis, that May.

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Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band recently played several dates in Las Vegas, and while in Sin City the rocker and his band paid a visit to the Cirque du Soleil show The Beatles LOVE.

Video posted to Ringo’s Instagram shows him and his bandmates posing for photos with the performers, as they all hold up peace signs.

“Wow, what a great night Ringo and the all starrs at the love show in Vegas,” read the post, noting they “all had a good time.” It also reminded fans that LOVE is set to close on July 6, adding, “Get your tickets now peace and love.”

The Beatles LOVE is closing after an 18-year run at The Mirage, ahead of the hotel’s transformation into the new Hard Rock Las Vegas. The show opened in 2006, featuring a soundtrack produced and mixed by The Beatles’ original producer, George Martin, and his son Giles Martin.

More than 11.5 million people have taken in the show, which combined the band’s music with aerial artistry, colorful visuals and high-energy choreography. More info about tickets can be found at cirquedusoleil.com/beatles-love.

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Steve Miller is giving props to Eminem after the rapper interpolated the Steve Miller Band classic “Abracadabra” in his new single, “Houdini.”

“There is a long chain of stories, poetry, lyrics, and musical roots that have crossed cultures and generations inspiring the whole world for hundreds of years and in all those lines of thought, music, and rhythm there are special artists who take it all in and create new original ideas from their own feelings and experiences,” Miller shared in a note on Instagram addressed “Hey EM.” “You are one of those timeless originators building something new on a long musical legacy of original artists.”

Miller then mentioned the artists who inspired him, including Les Paul, The Beatles and Chuck Berry, noting, “I have always tried to credit, honor, and respect the major influencers in my life and to always credit, honor royalties and share knowledge of their work through my own work,” adding that he felt he “had to respect the art that came before me and fight for it too among all the crooks, thieves, and imposters.”

“There aren’t many artists who take the time or make the effort to stand up for themselves and credit and respect their influencers at the same time. Marshall Mathers you are an exception and on my short list of people who respect the art,” Miller concludes. “To be included in your process feels good while I’m still singing and playing the music I love. I’m Honored.”

Released in May 1982, “Abracadabra” was a #1 hit for Steve Miller Band. It was their third, and last, chart-topper.

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The Police have offered up their first preview of the upcoming 40th anniversary box set of their classic album Synchronicity.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just released a previously unreleased demo of the single “King of Pain,” which was a top five hit for the band.

The 40th anniversary edition of Synchronicity will be released July 26 in a variety of formats, including a six-CD super deluxe box set featuring 55 previously unreleased tracks — alternate takes, instrumentals, demos and live recordings — along with new liner notes, interviews and previously unseen photographs. 

Released in 1983, Synchronicity was The Police’s final album. It was also their best-selling album, spending 17 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album chart, thanks to such hits as “Every Breath You Take,” which spent eight weeks at #1, “King of Pain” and “Wrapped Around your Finger.” It was also certified eight-times Platinum.

Synchronicity was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2023 it was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry.

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On This Day, June 3, 2002 …

Queen, Paul McCartney and Phil Collins were among the artists who performed at Party at the Palace, a concert held at London’s Buckingham Palace Garden to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

Billed as the greatest concert in Britain since Live Aid, about 2 million people applied for the lottery to get tickets, with 12,000 people attending the concert.

Other artists who performed at the event included Eurythmics‘ Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams, The Beach Boys‘ Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Joe Cocker, The Kinks‘ Ray Davies, Rod Stewart, and Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, with Elton John prerecording his performance from inside the music room at Buckingham Palace.

The concert kicked off with Queen’s Brian May performing “God Save The Queen” from the roof of Buckingham Palace, while McCartney closed the show with several The Beatles classics, including all-star performances of “All You Need is Love” and “Hey Jude.”

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Madonna may be a pop culture icon and a mother of six, but she’s still daddy’s little girl.

She took to Instagram Sunday to wish her father, Silvio Ciccone, a happy 93rd birthday. “To The O.G. Daddy—-Happy 93rd Birthday Silvio!” she wrote. “Congratulations for riding the roller coaster of life with humor and sanity intact. Thank you for sharing your mantra in life with me: which is. ‘Im Gonna Go until the Wheels fall off.’ Nothing can stop us! Love you to the moon and back.”

The caption was accompanied by photos of her embracing her father backstage during her recently concluded Celebration tour; a picture from 2021 when Madonna visited Silvio at his home in Michigan for his 90th birthday; a photo of him onstage with her during what looks like her Blond Ambition tour era; a family photo of her parents — including her late mother, also named Madonna — and her many siblings as children; a photo of her parents holding her as a baby; and a photo of Silvio as a boy.

Among those commenting on the post was LaToya Jackson, sister of Michael and Janet Jackson. She wrote, “How sweet, how beautiful, thank you for sharing! For those out there cherish your parents while they’re still with us, he’s one year younger than my mother! Life is precious, life is sweet.”

One fan commented, “I mean, some people invented computers, some people get gold medals, some find antidotes and so and so. But this gentleman can say that he created MADONNA !!!”

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Cyndi Lauper is saying goodbye to the road.

The Grammy-winning star has announced her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, which will be her first major tour in 10 years. Set to kick off October 18 in Montreal, the tour is set to wrap up in Chicago on December 5.  Opening acts will be announced at a later date.

A presale starts on June 4, and tickets go on sale to the general public starting June 7 at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com. VIP packages are available at vipnation.com.

Meanwhile, a documentary about Cyndi, Let the Canary Sing, will premiere on Paramount+ on June 4.  Also on June 4, Cyndi will have her handprints immortalized in cement outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, ahead of a private screening of the film and a Q&A.

And it’s a busy week for Cyndi: The next day, June 5, she’ll be a guest on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! to talk about the tour and the documentary.

On June 2, Cyndi was honored as a Lifetime Ally Icon at the West Hollywood Pride Parade, for her years of activism on behalf of LGBTQ rights, social justice and women’s issues.

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