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A pair of big events in the rock world over the weekend has led to a large jump in streams and downloads for several artists.
Saturday’s Back to the Beginning concert, which was headlined by farewell performances from Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, sparked an increase of 104% in streams and 741% in digital song sales for the “Iron Man” band, Billboardreports.
Additionally, streams of Ozzy’s solo catalog leapt by 95%, while song downloads vaulted by 1,100%.
Meanwhile, Oasis‘ much-anticipated reunion tour began Friday in Cardiff, Wales, marking the first time the long-feuding Gallagher brothers have shared the live stage since 2009. That resulted in a 94% increase in Oasis streams and a 766% increase in song downloads.
A new trailer for the documentary on T-Rex frontman Marc Bolan has just been released.
The film, Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T-Rex, got its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival back in 2022 and is now finally hitting theaters in the U.S. on Aug. 9. It will then be available on demand starting Sept. 5.
The doc uses archival footage, rare interviews and more to tell Bolan’s story. The film is centered around the making of the 2020 tribute album, also titled Angelheaded Hipster, which was produced by the late Hal Wilmer.It featured artists like U2, Elton John, Joan Jett and Nick Cave covering T-Rex tunes.
The trailer features interview clips from Elton, Ringo Starr, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott and Billy Idol.
Bolan and T-Rex were pioneers in the British glam rock movement of the ’70s. They are best known for their 1971 single “Get It On,” which was known as “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” in the U.S., where it peaked at #10 on the singles chart. In 1985 the song was covered by Power Station under the name “Get It On (Bang a Gong),” peaking at #9 on the chart.
Bolan, who died in September 1977 at the age of 29, was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 as a member of T-Rex.
The Academy of Country Music will celebrate Eric Church, Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Randy Travis and others at its 18th ACM Honors Aug. 20 at The Pinnacle in Nashville.
Eric will receive the ACM icon award, while Jelly Roll will be honored with the ACM lifting lives award for his charitable work. Randy will pick up the ACM milestone award.
The movie Twisters will be given the ACM film award, while Luke, who scored a #1 with “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” from its soundtrack, will get the ACM international award.
Cody will be the recipient of the ACM spirit award, which was inspired by Merle Haggard. As previously announced, entertainer of the year Lainey Wilson will take home the artist-songwriter of the year honor.
Presales for the show start on Thursday, before tickets become available to the public on Friday.
One of the earliest live recordings of Sly & The Family Stone is about to be released, and now fans are getting a new preview of the live album.
The band’s performance of the Otis Redding tune “I Can’t Turn You Loose” was just released, taken from the upcoming album The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967, dropping July 16.
The performance was recorded during the band’s tenure as the house band at Winchester Cathedral, a club in Redwood City, California. They served as the house band from Dec. 16, 1966, to April 28, 1967. The performance took place a year before the release of their hit track “Dance to the Music.”
The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral was originally released earlier this year as a limited-edition LP for Record Store Day and sold out. It will now be released on CD, LP and digitally, and is available for preorder now.
Baroness has announced a second leg of their Red & Blue tour, during which the band plays their first two albums, 2007’s Red Album and 2009’s Blue Record, in full.
The newly added shows focus more on the West and span from Sept. 5 in Denver to Sept. 27 in Albuquerque. The first leg, which took place in May, centered mostly around the Northeast and Midwest.
“Throughout the [first leg of the] tour, we read your messages and saw all of your comments asking for it – so here it is: RED & BLUE – Part II,” says frontman John Baizley. “We can’t wait to see you again. We’ll be playing through the entirety of both records. Get yourselves ready for 90+ minutes of intense rock music.”
Tickets to the September shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit YourBaroness.com.
A new box set dedicated to David Bowie’s later career is coming this fall.
I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002-2016) is a massive 12-CD or 18-LP box set that includes Bowie’s last four studio albums: 2002’s Heathen, 2003’s Reality, 2013’s The Next Day and 2016’s Blackstar. It also includes two live albums, two EPs and a new compilation.
The two live albums feature the first official release of Bowie’s 2002 Montreux Jazz Festival performance, and a remastered and re-sequenced version of 2010’s A Reality Tour Live. The set also includes the EPs The Next Day Extra, which was released in 2013 and featured songs from that album’s recording sessions, and 2017’s No Plan, released posthumously on Bowie’s birthday. It featured songs written for the Bowie off-Broadway play Lazarus, which were recorded during the Blackstar sessions.
The set also comes with a companion book that includes essays from Bowie producer Tony Visconti, as well as rare and unpublished photos, memorabilia and more.
I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002-2016), dropping Sept. 12, is named after the final song on Blackstar. In addition to the box sets, it will be available digitally, although some portions of the set are exclusive to the physical copies. All formats are available for preorder now.
I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002-2016) is the sixth and final installment in a series of Bowie box sets released by Parlaphone Records. The series kicked off in 2015 with Five Years (1969-1973).
Yellowcard has released a new song called “Take What You Want,” a track off the band’s upcoming comeback album, Better Days.
“The new track ‘Take What You Want’ really captures the amazing energy of these sessions with Travis Barker producing,” says frontman Ryan Key. “The drums immediately pull you in, and the melodies are so focused and memorable.”
Barker produced Better Days and also plays drums on the album.
You can watch the video for “Take What You Want” on YouTube.
Better Days, the first Yellowcard album in nine years, drops Oct. 10. It also includes the previously released title track, which is the record’s lead single.
Yellowcard will launch a U.S. tour with A Day to Remember in September.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom may be ending their engagement, but they’re still a family unit.
The two recently went on vacation together, with Orlando posting a happy family photo to his Instagram Wednesday.
In the photo dump, he shared a picture featuring Katy, their 4-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove, and his 14-year-old son, Flynn, with ex Miranda Kerr. The kids’ faces are hidden but Katy and Orlando are both smiling in the photo.
Katy and Orlando have not commented on their split, but reps for the couple confirmed they “have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting.” The reps added, “They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is —and always will be— raising their daughter with love, stability, and mutual respect.”
If you’ve wondered what Jake Owen‘s been up to, the answer will finally be revealed on Friday.
“Dear dreamers, the day has come to let this one fly,” he says on his socials. “I’m humbly sharing ‘Dreams to Dream,’ the opening tune of a project crafted with my good pal [Shooter Jennings]. His belief in me lit the way, and with some incredible souls, we spun a tale that starts this album’s journey.”
The song, which seems to be heavily influenced by Shooter’s father, the legendary Waylon Jennings, plays in the background in the video that accompanies the post.
“It’s a song that feels like chasing starlight. I hope it stirs something in you,” Jake continues. “Thank you for listening to this dream of mine.”
Although Jake recently headlined a night at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater during CMA Fest, it’s been several years since he’s put out new music. He had a string of hits that included “I Was Jack (You Were Diane),” “Down to the Honkytonk,” “Homemade” and “Made for You.”
His most recent record was 2024’s Palm Trees & Palm Readers, which included live versions of his hits recorded in Los Angeles.
Lauryn Hill is thanking the Essence Festival of Culture following reports of a late start to her recent headlining set. In a statement shared to social media Tuesday, she expressed her appreciation for the organizers, who clarified that “the delays were not [her] fault.”
Lauryn explained that she’s hands-on when putting her shows together and set the record straight on yearslong rumors of her tardiness.
“There seems to be a misconception out there that I am somewhere on the Riviera with my feet up, drink in hand, showing up to concerts whenever because I’m too important to care,” she wrote. “That’s nonsense… and anyone who’s been a part of these productions knows that IN FACT the opposite is true.”
Lauryn said this isn’t the first time production delayed her performance, but it’s the first time a promoter took accountability for the mishap. She added she will no longer “allow production challenges to look like the fault is mine alone, when they aren’t.”
Lauryn then shared a message of gratitude to those who waited for her performance, writing, “Despite the late start, I appreciate those who stayed and rocked with us.”
