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Paul McCartney wants fans to know that if they don’t hear about something from him, it’s likely not real.

The topic came up in McCartney’s latest “You Gave Me The Answer” Q&A on his website, which was focused on the topic of AI.

“With so much AI out there now how do you deal with the misinformation or AI created content that is supposedly you?” read the question from a fan. “How can we be sure what might be official?”

Paul started his response with a joke, writing, “How do I know if this question isn’t even AI generated? Ha!”

“Seriously though, there’s so much of it about and it can be hard to know what is real,” he shares. “I think most people can still tell the difference but some of it is getting pretty clever.”

McCartney says it’s not uncommon for friends to let him know about things he allegedly said or had done that were not true. “Or there are songs appearing with me apparently on them,” he adds. “Some of it is really wild!”

As for how fans can differentiate fact from fiction, McCartney has a simple answer.

“I always say that it’s best to check my website and my own social media accounts to see if it’s official, as that’s where we share news about what I’m up to,” he says. “If it’s not there then the chances are that it’s fake news!”’

Here’s something that is not fake news: McCartney is getting ready to hit the road on a new North American leg of his Get Back tour. After a warm-up show on Sept. 26 at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, California, he’ll kick off the tour on Sept. 29 in Palm Desert, California.

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Holiday classics from The Beach Boys, Elton John, John Lennon and Paul McCartney will be featured in a new Christmas-themed box set.

The Christmas Holiday Singles Box will include 14 7-inch colored vinyl singles, featuring 28 songs. Each single features a holiday classic on the A-side, paired with another festive tune from the same artist on the B-side.

Holiday staples featured in the set include The Beach Boys’ “Little Saint Nick”/“Old Lang Syne”; Elton’s “Step Into Christmas”/“Ho Ho Ho (Who’d Be a Turkey at Christmas)”; Lennon, Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”/“Listen the Snow Is Falling”; and McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime”/“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae.”

The set also includes Christmas classics from Brenda Lee, The Jackson 5, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Bobby Helms, Bing Crosby and more.

The Christmas Holiday Singles Box, dropping Oct. 31, will be housed in a red and white candy cane-inspired carrying case. It is available for preorder now.

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Bob Dylan has been added to Saturday’s Farm Aid lineup, organizers announced Wednesday.

This year’s event, which marks the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid, will take place at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Dylan, who’s been touring on Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival this summer, joins a lineup that already includes Farm Aid board members Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price. Young will be performing with his band Chrome Hearts, while Matthews will perform with frequent collaborator Tim Reynolds.

The last time Dylan played Farm Aid was in 2023 as a surprise guest. That year’s event took place in Noblesville, Indiana.

For those who can’t make it to Minneapolis, Farm Aid 40 will be broadcast on CNN starting at 6 p.m. CT, and will also stream live on nugs.net and FarmAid.org.

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Thompson Twins are looking back at their career with a new release.

Industry & Seduction, dropping Oct. 31, is described as “the definitive career-spanning collection” from the group, best known for such songs as “Hold Me Now,” “Lay Your Hands on Me” and “Doctor Doctor!”

The set is the first compilation the band, now made up of Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie, has curated themselves. It will be released in a variety of formats, including two-LP colored vinyl and single CD, both of which feature 20 of the band’s singles, all remastered.

There will also be a three-CD deluxe version with 40 tracks, made up of deep cuts, rarities and more, including songs from Bailey and Currie’s 1990s electronic dance music group, Babble. It also includes the first CD release of the live album Into the Gap Live.

“It’s exciting to finally have a retrospective from beginning to end,” says Currie.

“People want the hits, but on a three-CD package, it’s nice to also have the weird stuff and a live disc,” adds Bailey. “I think everyone will be happy.”

As a preview, Thompson Twins have released a 2025 remaster of the song “Roll Over,” a track that only appeared on the U.S. version of their 1985 album, Here’s To Future Days.

Industry & Seduction: A Thompson Twins Collection is available for preorder now.

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David Byrne, and Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham are set to appear on the deluxe edition of Miley Cyrus’ latest album, Something Beautiful, which is dropping Friday.

The deluxe edition features two new songs, one of which is “Secrets,” the song Miley gave to her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, for his birthday. Billy Ray previously revealed that the tune featured his “favorite musicians Fleetwood Mac.” In a post on Instagram Miley confirmed reports that those musicians are Fleetwood and Buckingham.

The other new song is “Lockdown,” a collaboration with Byrne. This isn’t the first time Cyrus and Byrne have been associated with each other. In 2024, Miley contributed to a Talking Heads tribute album, recording her own version of one of the band’s signature songs, “Psycho Killer.”

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David Gilmour has released another performance from his concert film Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome, which is in theaters and IMAX now.

The latest is a performance of the Luck and Strange track “Between Two Points,” featuring Gilmour’s daughter Romany Gilmour.

The song is available now via digital outlets.

Live at Circus Maximus, Rome, was recorded during one of Gilmour’s Luck and Strange concerts at the famed Italian venue set against the backdrop of the ancient ruins of Rome.

In addition to the film, Gilmour will release The Luck and Strange Concerts on Oct. 17. The four-LP or two-CD set will feature 23 tracks recorded during the tour. There will also be a super-deluxe edition that includes a 120-page book, David Gilmour Luck and Strange Live, featuring tour photos taken by Gilmour’s wife, Polly Samson.

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Aerosmith and Yungblud are teaming up for more than just one song.

After teasing a collaborative track called “My Only Angel,” the two acts have announced a joint EP titled One More Time. The set is due out on Nov. 21, and “My Only Angel” will premiere on Friday.

Along with “My Only Angel,” One More Time includes three other new songs Yungblud wrote with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, plus an updated version of Aerosmith’s “Back in the Saddle.”

Yungblud performed with Tyler and Perry during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7 for a tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne.

Here’s the One More Time track list:
“My Only Angel”
“Problems”
“Wild Woman”
“A Thousand Days”
“Back in the Saddle” (2025 Mix)

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Bob Dylan is getting ready to release another installment in his bootleg series.

Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963 is described as “a unique account of Dylan’s early years, when he honed his talent, and transformed traditional folk songs and lyric sketches into some of his greatest and most enduring songs.” It will drop Oct. 31.

The eight-CD set features 139 tracks, including 48 performances that have never been released before, and 28 “super rare” cuts. Among that bonus material is unheard home recordings, studio outtakes, and performances from coffee house and nightclub shows.

The set also includes a previously unreleased recording of Dylan’s Oct. 26, 1923, concert at Carnegie Hall in its entirety, as well as a hardcover book with liner notes and over 100 photographs.

And Dylan is giving fans their first preview of the set with the song “Rocks and Gravel,” which is out now.

In addition to the eight-CD set, there will be a two-CD or four-LP highlights edition made up of 42 tracks, 18 of which have never been released before.

Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 is available for preorder now.

Dylan launched his bootleg series in 1991 with The Bootleg Series Vol. 1–3: Rare & Unreleased 1961–1991. His last installment, The Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Fragments: Time Out of Mind Sessions 1996–1997, was released in 2023.

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On This Day, Sept. 17, 2024 …

John David “JD” Souther, solo artist and co-writer of many hits for the Eagles, died at his home in New Mexico. He was 78.

Souther co-wrote such Eagles hits as “Best of My Love,” “New Kid in Town,” “Heartache Tonight,” “Victim of Love” and “James Dean.” He also co-wrote Don Henley‘s 1990 hit “The Heart of the Matter.”

Souther had his own solo career, recorded duets with his former girlfriend Linda Ronstadt and added vocals to songs by a variety of artists, including Henley, Christopher Cross and Dan Fogelberg.

Upon hearing news of his death, the Eagles paid tribute to Souther, noting, “[W]e have lost a brother, a friend and a brilliant collaborator, and the world has lost a great songwriter.”

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The first-ever live solo album put out by the late Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson is set to be reissued in celebration of its 25th anniversary.

Brian Wilson: Live at the Roxy Theatre, which captures recordings from two nights at the West Hollywood venue back in April 2000, will be reissued on Nov. 7 digitally and as a three-LP or two-CD set.

In addition to the original live recordings, the new release will feature newly unearthed performances and tour recordings, some of which have never been released before. It also includes Wilson’s own reflections on making the album.

The set features performances of Beach Boys classics like “California Girls,” “God Only Knows” and more, as well as Wilson originals like “The First Time” and “This Isn’t Love,” and cover tunes. Bonus tracks include performances of Beach Boys songs like “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” and “Barbara Ann,” as well as Wilson solo tunes “Soul Searchin'” and “Southern California.”

The set also features new liner notes by writer and longtime Wilson collaborator David Leaf.

Originally released in 2000, Live at the Roxy Theatre captured Wilson’s return to the Sunset Strip for the first time in 30 years. He performed songs from his legendary catalog, backed by a 10-piece band.

Brian Wilson: Live at the Roxy Theatre is available for preorder now.

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