Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More was released.
The live album featured performances from the movie documenting the iconic 1969 counterculture festival, which took place Aug. 15 – 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York, about 60 miles from the town of Woodstock.
The album included performances from Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joan Baez, The Who, Joe Cocker, Santana, Jefferson Airplane and more.
It went on to hit #1 on the Billboard charts and be certified double Platinum by the RIAA.
The Beatles perform on rooftop of Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Saville Row from ‘Get Back’ (courtesy of Apple Corps Ltd))
Fans of The Beatles will have a new reason to plan a trip to London next year.
It was just announced that 3 Savile Row, the early location of the band’s Apple Corps headquarters, in Mayfair, London, will open its doors as the first-ever official Beatles fan experience.
The Beatles at 3 Savile Row, opening in 2027, will consist of seven floors filled with never-before-seen archival material from Apple Corps Ltd, along with rotating exhibits, a recreation of the original studio where the band recorded Let it Be, a fan store and more. Fans will also be able to access the building’s rooftop where The Beatles performed their famous Jan. 30, 1969, rooftop concert, their final public performance together.
“It was such a trip to get back to 3 Savile Row recently and have a look around,” says Paul McCartney. “There are so many special memories within the walls, not to mention the rooftop. The team have put together some really impressive plans and I’m excited for people to see it when it’s ready.”
Ringo Starr adds, “Wow, it’s like coming home.”
And that’s not all. It seems a second yet-to-be-revealed experience is also in the works, with details to be announced at a later date. Fans can register now to be the first to hear more news when its announced.
Not to be confused with the tech company Apple, Apple Corps LTD is a multimedia company founded by The Beatles in the 1960s, and included Apple Records, which the band launched in 1968.
Tracks from Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Santana, Heart and more are featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming Netflix series The Boroughs, which premieres May 21 on the streaming service.
Some of the songs featured on the soundtrack include Springsteen’s “Thunder Road” and “Born to Run,” Santana’s “Oye Como Va,” Heart’s “Barracuda,” and Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band’s “Night Moves.”
There are also songs by Bill Withers, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Earth, Wind & Fire, Etta James, Tina Turner, The O’Jays, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Djo, Queens of the Stone Age and more.
A 21-track digital edition of the soundtrack will be released on May 21 to coincide with the series premiere, while CD and vinyl editions will be released June 19.
The Boroughs, executive produced by Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers, is set in a seemingly perfect retirement community where a misfit group of heroes must face off against an unworldly threat. It stars Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Bill Pullman and more.
Physical copies of The Boroughs (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) are available for preorder now.
L-R Eddie Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and Alex Van Halen of Van Halen circa 1985 in Los Angeles, California. (photo by Ann Summa/Getty Images)
In a 2025 interview with Rolling Stone, Sammy Hagar said that he hasn’t spoken to his Van Halen bandmate Alex Van Halen in 21 years. But that distance didn’t stop Sammy from wishing Alex a happy 73rd birthday on Friday.
“Alex, I know these wonderful magical times have passed, and of course will never happen again,” Hagar wrote on Instagram next to a video of Van Halen’s final bows at a 1995 show in Austin, Texas. “But I want to wish you all the peace, love and happiness in the world as well as a happy birthday.”
The post included a comment from former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, who wrote, “Definitely good times!! Happy Birthday Al.”
While Alex has never come out and said what his issues are with Sammy, he did seem to diss him in his 2024 book Brothers, by not even acknowledging the years Sammy was frontman of Van Halen, which produced four #1 albums for the band.
In fact, the book focused on only the David Lee Roth years, and Alex only sort of acknowledged Hagar and their third frontman Gary Cherone, by writing, “we had a lot of other singers over the years.”
Barry Manilow, ‘What A Time.’ (STILETTO Entertainment)
Barry Manilow is giving fans one final preview of his upcoming album, What a Time.
The latest track released is “Another Life – 2026,” a reimagined take on his 1992 song, which originally appeared on his box set, TheComplete Collection and Then Some….
This is the third track Manilow has released from What a Time, following “Sun Shine” and “Once Before I Go.” The record, Manilow’s first album of new material in close to 15 years, will be released June 5.
Manilow recently had to postpone the May shows of his Las Vegas residency at the Westgate as he continues to recover from surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his left lung. He did reveal that his doctor said he should be good to go for his planned arena shows in the U.K. in June.
Lenny Kravitz on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’/(ABC/Randy Holmes)
Lenny Kravitz is featured on the just released reimagination of DE’WAYNE’s track “highway robbery” with the “Are You Gonna Go My Way” singer appearing in the song’s new video, directed by Joe Mischo.
“I first became aware of DE’WAYNE on Instagram and I was immediately drawn in to his expression,” says Kravitz. “After I started following him, he reached out, and our conversations naturally grew into both this collaboration and friendship.”
He adds, “DE’WAYNE is refreshing and dynamic and I am here to support a young black rock and roll musician.”
The song first appeared on DE’WAYNE’s 2025 album june, and he notes that with Kravitz’s contribution, the song “is a rock ’n’ roll glam–inspired record born from a simple intention: put more love back into the world,” adding, “In a way, it feels like my introduction. So… hello.”
Kravitz is set to play Atlantic City, New Jersey, on May 16, followed by two shows in California. He’ll then launch a European tour in Florence, Italy, on July 12. A complete list of dates can be found at LennyKravitz.com.
Photo of (L-R) singer-bassist Paul McCartney and guitarist George Harrison of The Beatles, live onstage circa May 1962 at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by K & K Ulf Kruger OHG/Redferns)
Casting has been announced for a new BBC series that will focus on The Beatles’ early days as a band.
The six-part series, Hamburg Days, is based on the autobiography by German artist and musician Klaus Voormann, and is set in the ’60s when Voormann and photographer Astrid Kirchherr meet a young Liverpool rock band, who are playing in the clubs of Hamburg’s St. Pauli’s red-light district.
The film is set to star Irish actor Rhys Mannion, best known for the Irish thriller It Is In Us All, as John Lennon; Ellis Murphy as Paul McCartney; Harvey Brett as George Harrison; and Rivals’ Louis Landau as Stu Sutcliffe, with Patrick Gilmore playing Pete Best.
Also starring in the film are Luna Jordan as Kirchherr and Casper von Bülow as Voormann.
“Hamburg Days is the fascinating story of how, in the space of two short years, a raw young band from Liverpool honed their music skills in Hamburg, before returning home to become an overnight worldwide success,” Sue Deeks, head of scripted pre-buy acquisitions at the BBC, said when the project was first announced in December. “It is an incredible story, accompanied (of course) by an amazing soundtrack!”
Filming on the series has begun in Hamburg, Munich and Liverpool.
This isn’t the only Beatles story in the works. Sam Mendes is directing The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, which consist of four films, each told from the perspective of one of the band members. Due to hit theaters in April 2028, the film stars Paul Mescal as McCartney, Harris Dickinson as Lennon, Joseph Quinn as Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr.
Cover of Neil Diamond’s ‘Wild at Heart’ (Capitol/UMe)
Neil Diamond’s new album, Wild At Heart, is out now, and to mark the occasion, the singer has released a new video for the track “You’re Getting to Me,” featuring Girls star Jemima Kirke and Fallout’s Cameron Cowperthwaite.
“I think Neil’s music really resonates with people who want to understand the complicated nature of love and relationships,” says Cowperthwaite. “I’m so happy I got to explore those inner workings with Tim and Jemima. We all really went for it, and I think this is a special thing we got to do.”
Wild At Heart features 10 previously unreleased tracks Diamond recorded while collaborating with producer Rick Rubin. Their collaboration produced two previous albums: 2005’s 12 Songs and Diamond’s first #1 record, 2008’s Home Before Dark.
The songs on Wild At Heart were recorded during the Home Before Dark sessions and featured Diamond recording with musicians including Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers.
“My work with Rick was a labor of love,” Neil says, “and I’m so gratified that these songs will finally be set free into the world to complete our trilogy of work.”
Wild at Heart is available now on CD, LP and digitally. In addition, digital deluxe editions of 12 Songs and Home Before Darkare out now, featuring bonus tracks previously only available on select physical editions.
Ann Wilson’s Nothing But Love,’ co-written by Burt Bacharach (Tawt Tunes/Ann Wilson)
Heart’s Ann Wilson has released a new song, “Nothing But Love,” a track she co-wrote with the late songwriting legend Burt Bacharach, who passed away in 2023.
”I wrote ‘Nothing But Love’ with Burt Bacharach back in 1999, performed it a few times and then I sort of forgot about it,” says Wilson. “A friend recently asked me about the song and he suggested I finally take it to the studio and release it properly.”
She adds, “I’m proud of what we came up with and I feel quite lucky to have been able to work with Burt. His light remains bright.”
The song is now available via digital outlets and is accompanied by a music video featuring never-before-seen footage of Wilson’s upcoming documentary, In My Voice, directed by Barbara Hall.
Wilson and Hall are set to embark on a screening and Q&A tour in support of In My Voice. The tour begins May 11 in Seattle and wraps June 1 in Boston. Wilson also recently announced a new tour with her band Tripsitter, which kicks off Sept. 11 in The Villages, Florida. A complete list of dates can be found at AnnWilson.com.
Richard Butler and Tim Butler perform with The Psychedelic Furs at Columbia Theater on November 8, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (Martyn Goodacre/Redferns)
The Psychedelic Furs have canceled their upcoming spring and summer tour dates due to a “serious medical issue in the band,” according to an update on their website.
“Please accept our deepest apologies for this inconvenience,” the post reads.
The affected dates include a scheduled tour with Living Colour, which was just announced on Tuesday. Those who already purchased tickets will receive a refund at point of purchase.
The Furs are also set to perform at Darker Waves festival in in Huntington Beach, California, in November, and are so far currently still on the lineup.
