The A Perfect Circle guitarist will play his first live show as a solo artist during a concert in Las Vegas taking place February 23. The performance will feature songs from his upcoming solo debut album — title and release date to be announced.
“This new album was birthed while on tour with A Perfect Circle,” Howerdel says. “A weird blend of confidence, vulnerability and mortality urgently compelled me to write a letter of sorts in the form of an album.”
The record’s first single, titled “Poison Flowers,” will drop March 4.
Howerdel formed A Perfect Circle alongside Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan in 1999. The band has released four studio albums, the most recent of which being 2018’s Eat the Elephant.
A partial list of artists who will perform at the 2022 Beale Street Music Festival was revealed in December, but now the full lineup has been announced for the event, which takes place April 29 to May 1 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Van Morrison, Counting Crows, Sarah McLachlan and Elvin Bishop are among the artists who have joined the bill. Other notable new additions to the lineup include Weezer, Stone Temple Pilots, Indigo Girls, Grace Potter, Patty Griffin, Chevelle, Spoon, and Death Cab for Cutie.
Previously announced artists set to play the festival include Lindsey Buckingham, Foo Fighters, The Smashing Pumpkins, Toad the Wet Sprocket, rap star Lil Wayne, and blues guitarist Sue Foley.
This year’s event will take place at the Fairgrounds in Liberty Park, since the Memphis festival’s traditional site, Tom Lee Park, is undergoing renovations.
For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit MemphisinMay.org.
Limited-edition vinyl discs from Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Madonna and The Who are among the exclusive releases that’ll be available at independent record stores for the 2022 installment of Record Store Day.
Elton’s Record Store Day offering is The Complete Thom Bell Sessions, a six-song EP pressed on purple vinyl that’s an expanded version of an EP he released in 1977.
The Rolling Stones’ release is a 50th anniversary reissue of their classic 1972 two-LP compilation More Hot Rocks, pressed on glow-in-the-dark vinyl.
Madonna is issuing a five-track red-vinyl maxi EP celebrating the 35th anniversary of the soundtrack to her 1987 film Who’s That Girl, including a “Super Club Mix” of the title track.
The Who is releasing an expanded 40th anniversary reissue of their 1982 album It’s Hard. The two-LP collection features bonus tracks, and one orange and one yellow disc.
This year’s Record Store Day features over 320 titles in all, including releases from Allman Brothers Band, America, Asia, Rick Astley, Blondie, David Bowie, Mariah Carey, Belinda Carlisle, Ray Charles, Chicago, The Cure, Def Leppard, Devo, Thomas Dolby, The Doors, Sheena Easton, The Everly Brothers, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Peter Gabriel, Billy Gibbons, The Jackson 5, Joan Jett, The Kinks, The Knack, Nick Lowe, Madness, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Night Ranger, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Keith Richards, Santana, Simple Minds, Ringo Starr, Donna Summer, The Sweet, Pete Townshend, U2 and Barry White.
Record Store Day 2022 takes place April 23. Additionally, organizers are setting aside June 18 as a “safety net” drop date for planned releases that can’t make it to stores by April 23 due to issues including manufacturing or shipping delays.
For the full list of releases and participating stores, visit RecordStoreDay.com.
Limited-edition vinyl discs from The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Doors and U2 are among the exclusive releases that’ll be available at independent record stores for the 2022 installment of Record Store Day.
The Rolling Stones’ Record Store Day offering is a 50th anniversary reissue of their classic 1972 two-LP compilation More Hot Rocks, pressed on glow-in-the-dark vinyl.
The Who are releasing an expanded 40th anniversary reissue of their 1982 album It’s Hard. The two-LP collection features bonus tracks, and one orange and one yellow disc.
The Doors are issuing a four-LP collection culled from last year’s deluxe 50th anniversary reissue of L.A. Woman featuring over two-and-a-half hours of outtakes that appeared as bonus content on the 2021 release.
U2’s offering is a vinyl single that features two versions each of the rarities “A Celebration” and “Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl,” including a previously unreleased studio outtake of “A Celebration.”
This year’s Record Store Day features over 320 titles in all, including releases from Alice in Chains, Allman Brothers Band, Asia, Bad Company, David Bowie, Chicago, Alice Cooper, Def Leppard, Foo Fighters, Peter Gabriel, Billy Gibbons, The Grateful Dead, Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett, Joan Jett, Elton John, Judas Priest, The Kinks, Joni Mitchell, Motorhead, Stevie Nicks, Pearl Jam, Iggy Pop, Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lou Reed, Keith Richards, Santana, Slash, Patti Smith, Ringo Starr and Pete Townshend.
Record Store Day 2022 takes place April 23. Additionally, organizers are setting aside June 18 as a “safety net” drop date for any planned release that can’t make it to stores by April 23 due to issues including manufacturing or shipping delays, which have been prevalent amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the full list of releases and participating stores, visit RecordStoreDay.com.
In addition to serving as the Global Ambassador for Record Store Day, Taylor Swift is also participating in the April 23 event, which sees artists releasing and limited-edition exclusive vinyl albums and singles to independent record stores nationwide.
Taylor’s contribution to Record Store Day is a seven-inch single of “the lakes,” a song from the deluxe version of her album folklore. It includes two tracks: “the lakes (original version),” which has never been available on vinyl before, and another version.
As previously reported, Taylor has also contributed her song “The Man” to Portraits of Her, a charity Record Store Day compilation that will raise money for We Are Moving the Needle, a charity that supports female audio engineers and producers.
Visit RecordStoreDay.com to see the full list of all of this year’s Record Store Day releases. Glass Animals, Sam Smith, Nicki Minajand Sara Bareilles are among the participating artists, as well as dozens of classic rock and heavy metal stars.Taylor Swift announces her Record Store Day contribution
Keith Urban’s newest music video, for his single “Wild Hearts,” recreates his journey to the top of the country music industry.
At the beginning of the clip, Keith presses play on a tape in a boom box, an image that he says is a throwback to his early days as a musician.
“It represents the beginning, when I had no band, and I just played to a couple of people,” the singer explains, adding that “I wanted to create the feeling of the journey I’ve been on from day one — hoping that one day I’d be playing live in front of as many people as can be jammed into a concert hall.
As the video continues, Keith’s career starts to ascend — literally. “The building I’m playing on starts rising higher, as the audience grows,” he goes on to say. “All of this leading to a starry sky becoming a sea of camera phones in the air — a phenomenal sight to see from any stage.”
“Wild Hearts” arrived in 2021, the first taste of new music from Keith since the release of his The Speed of Now Part 1 album in 2020. This spring, Keith will head out on his The Speed of Now World Tour, which kicks off in late April with seven shows in the U.K.
Having been in Fleetwood Mac with Christine McVie for decades, Stevie Nicks knows a thing or two about maintaining female friendships in the music business. That’s why she doesn’t have time for sort of feuds or rivalries between female artists, which she says is “just bulls**t.”
Stevie has been a friend and a mentor to many female artists, including Vanessa Carlton, Sheryl Crow, the group HAIM, Sheryl Crow, Lana Del Rey and Katy Perry. In a new interview in The New Yorker, Stevie recalls that ten years ago, when Katy asked her who her rivals are, she told Katy, “I don’t have rivals…and neither do you…That’s just ridiculous.”
Stevie recalls that when Katy tried to explain that there was “the Taylor Swift army” and “the Katy army,” she told the “Teenage Dream” star bluntly, “That’s just bulls**t. You have to just walk away from that. Don’t carry that around in your mind because then they’re winning this game.”
Stevie notes that she and Christine McVie never competed, adding, “We were very protective of each other. We made a pact, in the very beginning, that we would never be treated with disrespect by all the male musicians in the community. And we really stuck to it.”
“I would say to her, ‘Together, we are a serious force of nature, and it will give us the strength to maneuver the waters that are ahead of us,'” Stevie recalls.
Stevie, who has several festival appearances lined up for later in the year, tells the New Yorker, “I [still] want to sing. But there are so many other creative things that give me a happy state of mind when I need it, that are in the future for me, that I really am excited about.”
Artists including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters are taking part in this year’s Record Store Day on April 23, which offers limited edition vinyl exclusively in independent record stores.
RHCP will be releasing a special vinyl edition of their upcoming album Unlimited Love, their first record since guitarist John Frusciante rejoined the band in 2019. The RSD version will include two-LPs on silver vinyl, as well as an exclusive poster.
Pearl Jam is reissuing their 1998 live album Live on Two Legs, recorded during the Yield tour, on crystal clear vinyl.
Foo Fighters are contributing a seven-inch vinyl single featuring “re-versions” of two songs off their Medicine at Midnight album: “Making a Fire” and “Chasing Birds,” recorded by Mark Ronson and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, respectively. The single had been previously announced for last year’s RSD Black Friday event.
As previously reported, Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett is releasing his debut solo EP, Portals, on Record Store Day.
Other artists participating in RSD this year include Alice in Chains, Black Label Society, Black Pumas, Blur, Cold War Kids, Alice Cooper, The Cranberries, The Cure, Daughtry, Def Leppard, Dio, Glass Animals, Gojira, Judas Priest, The Lumineers, Motörhead, The Offspring, Pixies, Iggy Pop, Ramones, Slash, St. Vincent, U2 and My Chemical Romance‘s Gerard Way.
Record Store Day 2022 takes place April 23. Additionally, organizers are setting aside June 18 as a “safety net” drop date for any planned release that can’t make it to stores by April 23 due to issues including manufacturing or shipping delays, which have been prevalent amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Delays will be announced as they happen, while some releases, such as the Pearl Jam piece, have already been designated for June 18.
For the full list of releases and participating stores, visit RecordStoreDay.com.
As rave reviews continue for the Super Bowl halftime show starring Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent, Dre has revealed that the NFL forced him to edit some of the lyrical content.
The former N.W.A. member Dre told TMZ that the spectacular performance, which was watched by 103 million on television, had to be revised because the NFL objected to gang references in a Lamar song, noting that editing it was “no big deal, we get it.”
Many people are talking about Eminem taking a knee following his rendition of his Academy Award-winning song, “Lose Yourself,” apparently in solidarity with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. In 2016, Colin ignited a heated controversy when he took a knee during the playing of the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice.
“Em taking a knee, that was him doing that on his own and there was no problem with that,” Dre commented.
Dre called the halftime experience “fantastic,” and praised all the performers, saying, “[E]everybody felt the magnitude of what this was.”
Blige performed her 2001 number-one hit “Family Affair,” produced by Dre, and the duo are planning to record together again. Mary attended an after party hosted by Dre at his mansion.
“She was playing me samples, and we were just vibing out, because we’re talking about working together on her next project,” Dre explained.
As previously reported, all the halftime stars experienced big sales bumps after the game, according toBillboard.
Sales of the songs heard during the performance increased by 775% overall compared to the two days prior to the show. The top-selling song performed was Dr. Dre and Snoop’s “The Next Episode,” which opened the show. Sales of that song alone increased 994%.
After dominating the streaming charts when it was released nearly a decade ago, PSY‘s “Gangnam Style” has been dethroned. Taking its place is Post Malone and Swae Lee‘s 2018 smash, “Sunflower.”
The track, which featured in Sony’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, broke the Billboardrecord for spending the most weeks on its Streaming Songs chart. “Sunflower” just notched its 123rd week — first appearing on the chart in November 2018 — and after U.S. fans streamed it an additional 7.8 million times, it officially nudged PSY out of first place.
Previously, “Gangnam Style” held the record after spending 122 weeks on the chart. It fell off in September 2015.
Whether Post Malone can maintain his record-breaking streak has yet to be seen. Currently, Imagine Dragons‘ “Believer” holds third place, with 109 weeks spent on the chart, while The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” has been pushed into fourth place, with 97 weeks.
Rounding out the top five is Luis Fonsi‘s “Despacito,” which features Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber.
