The Rolling Stones’ 40th anniversary ‘Tattoo You’ reissue hit stores today

The Rolling Stones’ 40th anniversary ‘Tattoo You’ reissue hit stores today
The Rolling Stones’ 40th anniversary ‘Tattoo You’ reissue hit stores today
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The Rolling Stones‘ expanded 40th anniversary version of their chart-topping 1981 album Tattoo You got its release today.

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”

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It’s ‘Red’ season: Hear a snippet of Taylor Swift’s latest rerecording & see her new merch

It’s ‘Red’ season: Hear a snippet of Taylor Swift’s latest rerecording & see her new merch
It’s ‘Red’ season: Hear a snippet of Taylor Swift’s latest rerecording & see her new merch
Beth Garrabrant

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.

Taylor’s website also features new Red (Taylor’s Version) merch, including the ring, which costs $45, plus t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and, of course, an “All Too Well” red knit scarf. 

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.

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Listen to new Jerry Cantrell solo track, “Siren Song”

Listen to new Jerry Cantrell solo track, “Siren Song”
Listen to new Jerry Cantrell solo track, “Siren Song”
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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.

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Megan Thee Stallion announces “Something for Thee Hotties” release

Megan Thee Stallion announces “Something for Thee Hotties” release
Megan Thee Stallion announces “Something for Thee Hotties” release
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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.”

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Get a “First Listen” to Ed Sheeran’s new album Thursday on Apple Music

Get a “First Listen” to Ed Sheeran’s new album Thursday on Apple Music
Get a “First Listen” to Ed Sheeran’s new album Thursday on Apple Music
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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.

 

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Brett Eldredge returns as ‘Mr. Christmas’ with his newest holiday release

Brett Eldredge returns as ‘Mr. Christmas’ with his newest holiday release
Brett Eldredge returns as ‘Mr. Christmas’ with his newest holiday release
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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.”

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New Tom Petty documentary to get worldwide premiere on YouTube for free in November

New Tom Petty documentary to get worldwide premiere on YouTube for free in November
New Tom Petty documentary to get worldwide premiere on YouTube for free in November
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The new documentary Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers will get its worldwide release on November 11 as a free streaming event shown in 4K resolution on Tom Petty‘s official YouTube channel as part of the YouTube Originals series.

As previously reported, the movie focuses on the creatively fruitful period from 1993 to 1995, during which Petty made his acclaimed 1994 solo studio effort, Wildflowers, and recorded many other songs that weren’t initially released on the album. The film features previously unseen 16-millimeter footage shot during the making of Wildflowers, archival commentary from Tom, and new interviews with producer Rick Rubin and Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell — who both co-produced the album with Tom — as well as with Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench.

A new trailer for the documentary has debuted at Petty’s YouTube channel. The two-minute promo features footage of Petty in the studio and on a tour bus and onstage, vintage photos, and clips of Tench and Campbell discussing Wildflowers. You also hear Tom talking about the project and reflecting on his approach to making the record.

Somewhere You Feel Free premiered in March as part of the virtual South by Southwest Film Festival, and the documentary got its theatrical release as a global screening event on Wednesday, October 20 — coinciding with what would’ve been Petty’s 71st birthday.

The film was directed by Mary Wharton, whose credits also include last year’s Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President.

Petty initially had planned for Wildflowers to be a double album, but was convinced by his record label to release it as a single disc. The many extra tracks he recorded during the sessions, along with a bevy of outtakes, finally were released last year on the Wildflowers & All the Rest box set.

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Harry Styles has fans sing “Happy Birthday” to his mom

Harry Styles has fans sing “Happy Birthday” to his mom
Harry Styles has fans sing “Happy Birthday” to his mom
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If you thought you couldn’t love Harry Styles any more, just watch this video of him giving his mom a sweet birthday shout-out while on tour.

In a fan-captured clip from his tour stop in Uncasville, CT on Thursday, Harry asks the crowd to help him sing “Happy Birthday” to his mom, Anne Twist.

“So, if it’s okay with you, would you mind please singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to my mother?” he says.
 
He also adds, since his mom was not actually in the audience, “And I hope that maybe she will hear it…and she will because I will show her. She’ll know.”

Harry will be playing another show at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville Saturday night.

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Hear ABBA’s “new” single — originally recorded in 1978

Hear ABBA’s “new” single — originally recorded in 1978
Hear ABBA’s “new” single — originally recorded in 1978
Ludvig Andersson

“Just a Notion,” the new single released from ABBA‘s much-anticipated comeback album, Voyage, isn’t really that new at all.

ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus says “Just a Notion” was originally recorded toward the end of 1978, and was probably destined for their album Voulez-Vous, but he claims he doesn’t “have a clue” why it didn’t make the final cut.

“It’s a good song with great vocals. I know that we played it to a publisher in France and a couple of other people we trusted and as far as I can remember they liked it very much,” he adds. “So it’s a mystery and will remain a mystery.”

The version that was released on Friday features a new backing track with drums and guitars, but the vocals are from the 1978 original. “‘Just a Notion’ is a ridiculously happy song,” Björn adds. “And hopefully it will cheer you up in these dark times!”

ABBA’s album Voyage is being released ahead of their Voyage series of concerts, which will take place in London in 2022.  More dates have been added to those shows, which will feature digital avatars of all four band members “performing” their hits.  The new tickets go on sale November 3.

Björn says “Just a Notion” “demonstrates what we plan to do with ABBA Voyage [concert] in 2022.”  He notes, “There, we will have a live band playing, but all vocals will be from the old recordings.”

Voyage comes out on November 5.  It includes the previously released singles “I Still Have Faith in You” and “Don’t Shut Me Down.”

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Kane Brown shares a sweet onstage moment with a young fan fighting cancer: “You’re so strong”

Kane Brown shares a sweet onstage moment with a young fan fighting cancer: “You’re so strong”
Kane Brown shares a sweet onstage moment with a young fan fighting cancer: “You’re so strong”
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Kane Brown recently shared a special moment with the crowd during a stop on his Blessed & Free Tour, when the singer spotted a little girl named Mia in the crowd and pulled her up onstage to meet him — and the rest of the audience.

In addition to being a big fan of Kane, Mia is currently facing a cancer battle. While in the audience, she held up a sign that said “Sorry for being Xtra, help me get my cancer fighter [to] meet Kane.”

Not only did the singer meet Mia and give her a hug — he also sang his hit “Homesick” to her onstage and autographed her sign before she hopped back down into the crowd to rejoin her family.

After the show, Kane posted some snapshots of the moment on his social media. “This post is dedicated to this sweet little girl Mia,” he wrote in the caption. “You’re so strong and I know everyone in this crowd prayed for u that night.”

When he’s not on the road, Kane is typically hanging out with his own little family: The singer often shares clips and snapshots of himself hanging with his daughter, Kingsley, both on and off the road.

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