Just days before his new album is released, Ed Sheeran has revealed he’s tested positive COVID-19.
In a message posted on social media Sunday, he wrote, “Hey guys. Quick note to tell you that I’ve sadly tested positive for Covid, so I’m now self-isolating and following government guidelines.”
“It means that I’m now unable to plough ahead with any in person commitments for now, so I’ll be doing as many of my planned interviews/performances I can from my house,” he added. “Apologies to anyone I’ve let down. Be safe everyone x.”
Ed’s new album = [Equals] drops this Friday, October 29. He’s scheduled to do a “First Listen” of the album Thursday afternoon on Apple Music with Zane Lowe.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse recently debuted a new song called “Song of the Seasons” as an advance track from the band’s upcoming album Barn, and now a video for the tune has premiered at NeilYoungArchives.com and Young’s YouTube channel.
The clip features stop-motion footage of a beautiful mountain landscape and lake apparently recorded by a stationary video camera.
According to a message Young posted on his website, the video was shot by his wife, actress Daryl Hannah, and shows “the landscape and life where our record was made.”
As previously reported, Barn is a 10-track collection that will be released on December 10. It was recorded “this summer under a full moon, in a restored off-grid 19th century barn high up in the Rockies.” Barn will be available on CD, vinyl, cassette and digital formats, and as a deluxe box set.
The box set includes a CD and a vinyl LP, as well as a Blu-ray disc that features a film directed by Hannah offering a look at the making of Barn. The Blu-ray will also be released separately.
In his new message, Young explains, “All the songs in our Barn film are the originals. Crazy Horse is seen playing each (almost) song. All performances are of our original recordings used on the album. Since we play ‘live’ in the Barn, you are seeing exactly what happened that day as we made Barn the album.”
He adds, “Not a lot of records are recorded live anymore, so it should be interesting and fun for you. These are not contrived little snips. They document what happened.”
Hollywood Undead is adding another genre to the mix thanks to a collaboration with Imanbek.
The rap-rock outfit has released a new song alongside the Kazakh electronic producer called “Runaway.” You can download it now via digital outlets.
“Working with Imanbek was a huge honor for the band,” says the Undead’s Johnny 3 Tears. “He’s a visionary in every respect with the talent to match.”
Adds Imanbek, “It’s been a great pleasure to work on this project with Hollywood Undead! The pandemic taught us to work and collaborate despite distances and inconvenience and I think each take only gets better.”
“Runaway” follows Hollywood Undead’s two-volume New Empire albums, which were released in 2020.
Sublime‘s new remix album Sublime Meets Scientist & Mad Professor Inna L.B.C. is now available via digital outlets.
The collection, which features new mixes of eight Sublime songs by dub musicians Scientist and Mad Professor, was previously only available on vinyl as part this year’s Record Store Day.
“Dub music was the gateway between my love of reggae and psychedelic rock music,” says drummer Bud Gaugh. “I love the way the drum and bass is so mesmerizing and the studio effects can take you places far off and away while just sitting there in your room. But be careful while driving, you may end up in another state!”
Over the summer, Sublime celebrated the 25th anniversary of their multi-platinum self-titled album. This year also marked the 25th anniversary of the death of frontman Bradley Nowell, who passed away just two months before Sublime was released.
Here’s the Sublime Meets Scientist & Mad Professor Inna L.B.C. track list:
“Caress Me Down Español Dub” (Scientist Mix)
“Garden Grove Dub” (Scientist Mix)
“Santeria Dub” (Scientist Mix)
“Hong Kong Phooey Subliminal Dub” (Mad Professor Mix)
“April 29, 1992 (Miami) Dub” (Mad Professor Mix)
“Pawn Shop Dub” (Mad Professor Mix)
“Garden Grove Vocal Dub” (Scientist Mix)
“Hong Kong Phooey Dub” (Mad Professor Mix)”
The reissue, which is available in multiple formats and configurations, features nine previously unreleased tracks from that period.
All versions of the Tattoo You reissue feature a newly remastered version of the original 11-track album, which includes such hits and gems as “Start Me Up,” “Waiting on a Friend,” “Hang Fire,” “Little T&A” and “Neighbours.”
The Super Deluxe edition is available as either a four-CD or five-LP vinyl set. It includes the nine unreleased tracks gathered on one CD or two-LP under the title Lost & Found, plus a two-disc live collection dubbed Still Life: Wembley Stadium 1982, featuring a 26-song performance by The Stones at the famed London venue.
Lost & Found features covers of the 1970 Chi-Lites tune “Troubles a’ Comin,” the 1963 Jimmy Reed song “Shame, Shame, Shame,” and Dobie Gray‘s soulful hit 1973 ballad “Drift Away,” as well as a reggae-flavored rendition of “Start Me Up.” The tracks have been enhanced with newly added vocals and guitars.
Still Life: Wembley Stadium 1982 was recorded in June of that year during the Tattoo You tour, and features performances of various Stones classics, select covers like Eddie Cochran‘s “Twenty Flight Rock” and The Big Bopper‘s “Chantilly Lace,” and several songs from Tattoo You.
The box sets also come with a 124-page book featuring hundreds of 200 rare photos, interviews and more.
In conjunction with the Tattoo You reissue’s arrival, a new video trailer for the collection has premiered at The Stones’ YouTube channel.
Meanwhile, The Stones continues their 2021 U.S. tour with a concert this Sunday in Minneapolis.
Here’s the track list of the reissue’s four-CD version:
CD 1: Tattoo You (2021 Remaster)
“Start Me Up”
“Hang Fire”
“Slave”
“Little T&A”
“Black Limousine”
“Neighbours”
“Worried About You”
“Tops”
“Heaven”
“No Use in Crying”
“Waiting on a Friend”
CD 2: Lost & Found: Rarities
“Living in the Heart of Love”
“Fiji Jim”
“Troubles a’ Comin”
“Shame Shame Shame”
“Drift Away”
“It’s a Lie”
“Come to the Ball”
“Fast Talking Slow Walking”
“Start Me Up” (Early Version)
CD 3: Still Life (Wembley Stadium Concert 1982)
“Under My Thumb”
“When the Whip Comes Down”
“Let’s Spend the Night Together”
“Shattered”
“Neighbours”
“Black Limousine”
“Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)”
“Twenty Flight Rock”
“Going to a Go Go”
“Chantilly Lace”
“Let Me Go”
“Time Is on My Side”
“Beast of Burden”
“Let It Bleed”
CD 4: Still Life (Wembley Stadium Concert 1982)
“You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
Band Introductions
“Little T&A”
“Tumbling Dice”
“She’s So Cold”
“Hang Fire”
“Miss You”
“Honky Tonk Women”
“Brown Sugar”
“Start Me Up”
“Jumpin’ Jack Flash”
“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
Taylor Swift has created her first Instagram Reel — which is like a TikTok video, but on Instagram — and in it, she’s offering fans a sneak preview of her forthcoming album Red (Taylor’s Version).
The video is captioned, “21 days til November 12 and I *promise* it’s worth the wait” — referring to the day that Taylor will be releasing the rerecorded album, and the soundtrack to the clip is her new version of the album’s title track.
In the video, Taylor sports a red dress and the “Red” ring from the album cover, and shows off a whole bunch of red clothing and accessories, including shoes, jewelry, shirts and more. “It’s Red Season” reads a caption in the video.
Red (Taylor’s Version) will feature a whopping 30 tracks — remakes of the songs on the original album, plus her one-off charity single “Ronan’s Song” and a bunch of tunes “From the Vault,” which were written around the time of the original 2012 album but didn’t make it to the final version.
Alice in Chains‘ Jerry Cantrell has shared another preview off his upcoming solo album, Brighten.
The latest cut is titled “Siren Song,” and you can download it now via digital outlets. It’s the third track to be released from Brighten, following the lead single “Atone” and the title track.
Brighten, which marks Cantrell’s first full-length solo offering in nearly 20 years, arrives in full on October 29. The album features Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses on bass.
Cantrell will launch a U.S. tour in support of Brighten in March 2022.
As Megan Thee Stallion celebrates her first anniversary with boyfriend Pardison Fontaine this week, the Hot Girl Summer announced she’s releasing new tracks.
The “Savage” rapper is dropping a new collection of music titled Something for Thee Hotties: From Thee Archives, on October 29.
“My gift to my hotties,” Megan commented Thursday on Instagram. “Freestyles y’all been asking for plus a few unreleased songs from my archives to hold y’all over for the rest of the year.” In the photo, the three-time Grammy winner is ready for Halloween in a red leather devil costume, complete with horns and a tail, as well as the album’s release date tattooed on her backside.
As previously reported, Pardi’s anniversary present was an iced-out chain that bears Megan’s name underneath a fire emoji.
He captioned their celebration video, “VYBE RECAP !! I don’t know who bought all the iPhone 13s but baby was mad as hell I couldn’t find her one. Thank you @luxe_vvsjewelers for helping me get out the dog house and putting the icing on the cake for the special day.”
Ed Sheeran‘s new album = (Equals) isn’t coming out until October 29, but on Thursday afternoon, you can get an early listen to the project on Apple Music.
Ed and Apple Music’s Zane Lowe are teaming up for a “First Listen” global live stream event starting at 3:30pm ET on Thursday. Ed will play new songs from the album and talk about what went into creating them, as well an answer questions from fans. It’ll be available at Music.Apple.com.
= (Equals) is Ed’s first album since his record-breaking release ÷ (Divide), which came out in 2017. His +–=÷x (Mathematics) tour starts in April of 2022, though no North American dates have been released yet.
Brett Eldredge’s latest foyer into the festive world of holiday music arrives today, as he releases his 11-track project, Mr. Christmas.
Over the years, Brett has become known as one of the country genre’s best Christmas crooners, combining his warm baritone vocals with a jazzy, big band-inspired musical backdrop. Altogether, he’s got all the right ingredients to create an instant classic holiday album.
Brett first brought the magic of the season to his fans with his 2016 holiday project, Glow. In the years since, he’s borrowed the name of that project for his annual Christmas tour. Now, he’ll add to his growing cache of Christmas music with a new batch of tracks.
“I really think some of the last of the magic left in this world is in Christmas music,” the singer says. “There’s a lot of joy in this record — even more than the first in some ways — and I wanted to tip a hat to where I started…but also take it to the soulful side of my music.”
Most of all, Brett hopes the new record will offer listeners some festive fun after what has been, for many, a difficult couple of years.
“The world is the world, and life comes at you like it does, but I hope you find some joy in this music,” he says. “I hope it softens life a little bit and puts a smile on someone’s face when they need it. If it does, I’ve done my job.”
