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The Grateful Dead has shared another preview of their upcoming live box set celebrating the summer of 1985.

The band has released a performance of “The Other One,” recorded during their June 30, 1985, concert at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. It is available now via digital outlets.

“Dating back to 1967, ‘The Other One’ was the most consistently played psychedelic-era song in the Grateful Dead’s repertoire, played straight through 1967-1995,” Dead legacy manager and audio archivist David Lemiuex writes in the video description. “This is the song that welcomes everyone, to this day, to get on the bus.”

The Merriweather Post Pavilion show is one of seven previously unreleased full concerts that make up the 20-CD box set Summer Magic 1985, dropping Sept. 18. The set celebrates the band’s 20th anniversary tour and includes their three 20th anniversary shows at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California, June 14-16.

Summer Magic 1985 is limited to just 10,000 numbered copies and is available for preorder now on Dead.net.

In addition to the box set, the Merriweather Post Pavilion show will be released as a standalone three-CD or four-CD set. It is also available for preorder now.

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Queen has had another video reach 1 billion views on YouTube.

The latest is the performance video for the track “Don’t Stop Me Now,” from their 1978 album Jazz. The song, written by frontman Freddie Mercury, also appeared on the band’s 1981 Greatest Hits compilation.

The clip is Queen’s second video to join the Billion Views Club. The first was 1975’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which went on to reach 2 billion views back in December 2025, making it the oldest song to ever reach such a milestone.

In other Queen news … The new Freddy Mercury book A Life in Lyrics: The Official Creative Legacy of Freddy Mercury is now available for preorder. The book is described as “the definitive creative record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.”

A Life in Lyrics features material from Mercury’s notebooks, some of which has never been published before. It will be released Sept. 1, four days ahead of what would have been the late Queen frontman’s 80th birthday.

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Bono and Bruce Springsteen are among the artists paying tribute to Oscar-winning Irish singer Glen Hansard, who died Wednesday in a motorcycle accident in Dublin. He was 56.

Bono would often take part in Hansard’s Christmas Eve Busk in Dublin, which raised money for the homeless community. He shared his thoughts on Instagram Wednesday, alongside a video of him performing “Invisible” with Hansard.

“Sometimes I would wonder if Glen Hansard really existed,” Bono wrote. “Seriously, he was such an angelic presence… not otherworldly…in fact, very present this presence… A smiling rascal if you needed him to be… this most musical and mischievous archangel of Ballymun… no airs, plenty of graces.”

Bono ended his lengthy post with, “[A]nd I’m telling myself this morning that if he never existed, then he can never cease to exist. For me, he will always be everywhere I see a coin spinning into an open guitar case. May you rest in the peace you gave to so many.”

“Here on E Street, we are heartbroken over the death of Glen Hansard,” Springsteen wrote in his tribute on Instagram. “We met in Ireland many years ago and he was always nothing but a great musician, a good friend and a generous and gracious man. Always positive, smiling and ready to sing. God bless him and his loved ones.”

The day before his death, Hansard’s social media posted a video of him performing “Drive All Night” with Springsteen in Ireland.

“This week in 2013 Glen had the honor of joining Bruce @springsteen & the E Street Band on stage in Kilkenny for ‘Drive All Night’, which Glen released his own version of later that year,” the post read. “Were you there?”

Hansard’s version, which featured backing vocals by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and saxophone from The E Street Band’s Jake Clemons, appeared on Hansard’s 2013 EP, also titled Drive All Night.

Others paying tribute to Hansard include Ed Sheeran, Finneas, Lin-Manuel Miranda, actress Rachel Zegler, and The War and Treaty.

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Bon Jovi wrapped their nine-show Forever Tour stint at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday, and frontman Jon Bon Jovi is reflecting on what he calls the “imperfectly perfect” experience.

The shows were the band’s first since 2022 and the first since Jon underwent vocal cord surgery that same year.

“First, I can not thank you all enough for your friendship, your kindness and your support,” Jon writes on Instagram. “We all shared in a very special experience, something unique to this moment but that’s been building for a decade.”

“Second, I woke up thinking these two words, IMPERFECTLY PERFECT. 9 nights, it was beautiful. It was real, it was human,” he continues. “I looked at each of my bandmates and at as many of you as I could see and I felt that resonance. That connection that can’t be described or felt unless it was experienced in person – to be written about or viewed. I know what happened. If you were there, so do you. It was special.”

“I’ll sleep tonight knowing that a decade of our journey, the highs and the lows, led me to these 9 nights,” he adds. “My reward is that I know I get to shine a light on so many people. All human in their existence, all just looking to find something in common, some connection… I know what it is. It’s light, it’s love. Imperfectly perfect… And I have figured out that somehow I’m lucky enough to still work here.”

Jon ends the post, “I couldn’t be more grateful.”

Bon Jovi next brings their Forever Tour to Edinburgh, Scotland, on Aug. 28. After a show in Dublin on Aug. 30, the tour wraps with three nights at London’s Wembley Stadium Sept. 4-9.

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Peter Gabriel has released yet another track from his upcoming album, o/i.

The latest is the song “One by One,” which Gabriel says is part of a side project he’s talked about in the past, a show “with the brain as the central core.”

The song features a character called Mozo, which Gabriel says he introduced several years ago. He notes, “I thought, well, let’s give him another blast here. He’s been brought back from the dead.”

“One by One (Bright-Side Remix)” is available now via digital outlets.

As he did with his 2023 album i/o, Gabriel is releasing a new song from o/i with each full moon of the year. The entire album will be released by the end of 2026, along with Dark-Side and Bright-Side mixes handled by Tchad Blake and Mark “Spike” Stent, respectively.

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After teasing fans with news that was “coming soon,” The Beatles have announced a special expanded edition reissue of their 1965 album, Rubber Soul.

The reissue, newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, will include new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes of the album, along with the original mono mix and the original Capitol U.S. album version of the record.

The expanded edition will also include a variety of bonus material, including previously unreleased session recordings and home demos. And as a preview of that bonus material, The Beatles have released an early take of “Michelle” to digital outlets.

Released Dec. 3, 1965, Rubber Soul, The Beatles’ sixth studio album, featured such iconic tracks as “Drive My Car,” “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown),” “Nowhere Man,” “Michelle” and “In My Life.” The critically acclaimed album, which has made several lists of the best albums of all time, hit #1 in the U.S., U.K. and more, and has been certified six-times Platinum by the RIAA.

The reissue of Rubber Soul will be released on Oct. 2 in a variety of formats, including a special edition super deluxe five-LP or four-CD box set that comes with 68 tracks. The LP version comes with a 7-inch of “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out” in stereo. There will also be a four-CD set, a two-LP or two-CD edition and a Blu-ray edition.

All formats are available for preorder now.
 

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The Beatles appear to be teasing fans with news to come.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s website now has a countdown clock that appears to end on Wednesday at 7 p.m. BST, or 2 p.m. ET, along with the tag line, “Good things come to those who Wait.”

The post also includes a video that features a tree and an apple rolling through a field of weeds.

The bottom of the post urges fans to sign up to the official Beatles mailing list, noting, “Exciting news is coming soon.”

So far there have been no other hints as to what the band may be ready to reveal.

The last time The Beatles teased fans about upcoming news was back in August 2025, which turned out to be reissues of their Anthology project. That included the rerelease of the Anthology documentary series, with a new episode; a reissue of the Anthology music collection, with a new fourth album; and a rerelease of the Anthology book.

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Taylor Dayne, best known for ’80s hits like “Tell it to My Heart,” “Don’t Rush Me” and “Love Will Lead You Back,” is headed to Las Vegas for her first-ever residency.

Dayne is set to headline eight shows at Harrah’s Las Vegas, with shows beginning Nov. 24 and running through Jan. 2.

“This Vegas residency is a profound career accomplishment for me. I get to bring my voice, stories, heart and soul to the iconic Harrah’s Las Vegas stage,” says Dayne. “Decades into my career, filled with radio hits, touring the world, television, film and theatre appearances, the Harrah’s shows feel like a ‘Destination Celebration’ for my fans.”

“I’m excited for the fans to come to Vegas and celebrate the soundtrack of their lives with me nightly,” she adds. “I’m honored to have curated a new live show that is filled with the stories, performances and production unlike any other I’ve done before.”

Various presales run from Thursday at 10 a.m. PT to Thursday at 10 p.m. PT, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. PT.

A complete list of dates can be found at TaylorDayne.com.

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A new documentary about Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band is on the way, and fans are getting their first look at the film.

A new trailer has just been released for Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers, which had its premiere at the 2026 Santa Barbara Film Festival in February.

The film, narrated by actor Jeff Bridges, uses rare, never-before-seen archival footage and personal interviews to tell the story of Buffett and his longtime backing band. According to the description, “the film explores the musicians, friendships, touring years, and studio sessions that helped shape Buffett’s legendary sound.”

“The origin story of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band is fundamental for anyone interested in the history of music in this country,” says the film’s director, John H. Cunningham. “Long before the polished, world-renowned band that fans came to know over the last three decades, there was the original cast of fun-loving, irreverent, hard-partying musicians who, in the 1970s, laid the foundation for what would become one of the longest-running, most prolific, and successful touring acts in rock and roll history.”

Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers is set to hit theaters in major cities on Sept. 4, which coincides with the annual Jimmy Buffett Day. The film will then get an On Demand/digital release in October.

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Poison frontman Bret Michaels has postponed dates on his Live & Amplified World Tour after undergoing surgery to remove a kidney stone.

According to a post on Facebook, Michaels was diagnosed “with a complicated obstructing kidney stone requiring immediate surgery” on July 19.

“Due to the nature of Michaels’ post-operative condition and underlying health factors (diabetes, lower back compression fracture), he is restricted from performing for the next 3 to 4 weeks and only prescribed light physical activity as part of his recovery,” the post continues. It notes he “must strictly refrain from all live performances” until he’s reevaluated by doctors to determine “when he can safely resume touring.”

“I’m forever grateful for the amazing medical treatment and ongoing medical attention throughout my personal life and career, and truly grateful for family, friends, fans, band, crew and promoters for their understanding,” Michaels writes in the post. “[A]nd, if all goes well, will hit the road late August back to delivering 1000% energy, intensity and truly nothing but a good time.”

Updates on Michaels’ tour, and any rescheduled dates, can be found at BretMichaels.com. According to the site, Michaels’ next show was supposed to take place July 30 in Interlochen, Michigan.

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