Blackmore’s Night, the group featuring ex-Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his wife, Candice Night, are about to release the 25th anniversary celebration of their debut album, Shadow of the Moon. Now they are sharing another song from the set.
The latest is a new mix of “Play Minstrel Play,” which features a special guest appearance by Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson.
The remixed 25th anniversary edition of Shadow of the Moon is due out March 10, with the album’s iconic artwork refreshed for the new release. It includes two previously unreleased acoustic versions of “Spirit of the Sea” and “Shadow of the Moon,” recorded by Blackmore and Night in 2022. The album is available for preorder now.
Canadian whisky brand Crown Royal has shared more of its upcoming Super Bowl commercial starring Dave Grohl.
In a new clip posted to YouTube, the Foo Fighters frontman produces a shred-heavy rendition of Canada’s national anthem, “O Canada,” performed by Canadian guitarist and Prince collaborator Donna Grantis. Following her rocking performance, Grohl asks Grantis if she wants to start a band, to which she exclaims, “I’m in!”
Meanwhile, another clip is a follow-up to a previously released teaser for the ad, in which Grohl rattled off a list of seemingly unrelated and random items, including “peanut butter” and “Hawaiian pizza.” As it turns out, what those things have in common is that they were invented in or are produced in Canada.
“Today, let’s thank Canada,” Grohl declares.
Super Bowl LVII airs this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET on Fox.
Eric Bellinger & Hitmaka, 1(800) HIT-EAZY: LINE 2 — The singer and producer reunited for another installment of their 1(800) HIT-EAZY series. “If you listen to the project from start to finish, you hear a 14-track story filled with love, vulnerability, and betrayal, but this time from the male’s perspective,” Bellinger said of the release.
Mariah Carey, It’s A Wrap EP — The four-song EP was released in celebration of Mariah’s 2009 deep cut “It’s a Wrap.” It features the original song, the remix featuring Mary J. Blige and two other versions of the track.
John Legend, “Wonder Woman” — Want to see a live performance of the song? You’re in luck. Vevo released a video of him singing the track live from the studio.
Kash Doll & DJ Drama, Back On Dexter — The rapper and DJ teamed up for a Gangsta Grillz mixtape that features Babyface Ray, Lakeyah, Sada Baby and more. “It’s my First time dropping a project in 4years it’s was only right i go back to my roots,” Kash wrote on Instagram.
Shy Glizzy, Flowers— The album finds Shy singing about how far he’s come in his rap career. He says it’s his “most personal, poignant and powerful body of work.”
Lizzo featuring SZA, “Special” — Lizzo tapped her friend SZA for a remake of the song from her 2022 album of the same name.
Lucky Daye, “Careful” — After appearing in the visual for Alicia Keys‘ “Stay,” the singer’s dropped his song from the Magic Mike’s Last Dance soundtrack.
Common is walking down memory lane in a recent installment of Vevo Footnotes. As part of the platform’s exclusive content celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, the rapper revisited the visual for “The Light,” off his 2000 album, Like Water, Like Chocolate.
Common credited J. Dilla for the track’s production and Erykah Badu for inspiring the song, which is about the “different dimensions of love and what partnership is.”
Ultimately, Common said, “‘The Light’ was one of the greatest videos I have ever been a part of.” He’s proud that so many people have used the song at their weddings, and hopes that it continues to inspire more love and authenticity in hip-hop.
“I think that’s a beautiful thing about hip-hop,” he said. “This was just one of those songs that allowed us as males to feel like we could express love in a pure way — say what we’re feeling and not be afraid. It took me a long time to understand that.”
In a statement accompanying his episode’s release, Common thanked Vevo “for always supporting my work.” “This is dope to be a part of Vevo Footnotes. This is the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, and man … hip-hop has changed my life in ways that I can’t even fathom,” he said. “I thank God for hip-hop, and thank y’all for celebrating ‘The Light’ and including it in Footnotes for the celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary.”
The Recording Academy’s Beach Boys tribute concert was filmed earlier this week, and featured a previously unannounced collaboration by The Pretty Reckless‘ Taylor Momsen and The Struts‘ Luke Spiller.
After footage of their joint performance surfaced online following the taping, Momsen confirmed it in an Instagram post reading, “I guess the cat’s out of the bag.”
“It was an honor to perform at the Grammy’s tribute to @thebeachboys with my new found friend @lukestruts amongst so many great artists,” Momsen wrote. “It was a blast.”
The post also includes photos of Momsen and Spiller together alongside Beach Boys member Mike Love.
The concert, dubbed A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys, will air at a later date on CBS and stream on Paramount+. The announced performers include Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Beck, St. Vincent, Mumford & Sons and My Morning Jacket.
Luke Combs just can’t stop writing love songs about his wife, Nicole.
The beginnings of his new track, “Love You Anyway,” go back to Valentine’s Day 2020, when the two were engaged but had not yet tied the knot. At a show, Luke dedicated “Beautiful Crazy” — one of his number ones — to his fiancée, saying: “If you’re in here, I love you. If not, you know I do anyway.”
That struck a chord with co-writer Dan Isbell, who already had the title “Love You Anyway” as an idea for a song in his phone. Later, when the two got together with Ray Fulcher, the “heartbreak and love song all in one” was born.
“We loved the idea as a title and decided to write about loving someone so much that even if you knew from the beginning they were going to break your heart, you’d love them anyway,” Luke explains. “It came off very poetic and we wanted to find the words that could really give meaning to what we were trying to say, but as we say in the song, we didn’t know if there were deep enough words made for that.”
“Love You Anyway” is out now, ahead of the March 24 release of its accompanying album, Gettin’ Old.
Elvis Costello and Crowded House are among the artists featured in AXS TV’s new Live From the Artists Den series, kicking off February 15 at 9 p.m. ET.
The concert series launches with a special concert by John Legend at New York City’s Riverside Church, with Costello’s episode set for April 12 and Crowded House headlining the April 19 episode.
“Live From the Artists Den is the perfect complement to AXS TV’s new Wednesday night lineup, highlighting a fresh slate of classic concerts, the latest rock news, and so much more,” Katie Daryl, AXS TV’s vice president of programming, shares. “We are proud to present these landmark Live From the Artists Den concerts, boasting powerhouse performances from an impressive roster of iconic artists, as they play their biggest hits in intimate sets at some of the world’s most legendary venues.”
Other artists featured in the series include Mumford & Sons, Gary Clark Jr., Cage the Elephant, Ed Sheeran, Sara Bareilles, Jason Mraz, Zac Brown Band and Dierks Bentley.
Legendary Canadian band The Guess Who is ready to drop some new music. The band just announced their brand new album, Plein D’Amour, which translates to full of love.
“We couldn’t think of a better time to introduce the world to an exceptional collection of songs that exude positivity and cohesive energy, a much needed cultural antidote. Now we ARE love — Plein D’Amour!” Michael Staertow shares. Founding member Garry Peterson adds, “After recording this album, and living with it for a while, I believe this is the best album that I have played on.”
And the band is giving fans a taste of what to expect with the just-released first single from the record, “The King.”
According to lead vocalist Derek Sharp, who wrote the song, “The King” was inspired by “‘all the king’s horses and all the king’s men, couldn’t put Humpty together again.”
He added, “However, loving kindness is a universal balm, which can not only put Humpty together again, but turn him into a Prince!”
The album is a follow-up to 2018’s The Future IS What it Used To Be. So far a release date for Plein D’Amour hasn’t been announced.
Fans can also catch The Guess Who on the road. They are currently on a U.S. tour, which hits Lincoln City, Rhode Island, on February 17. A complete list of dates can be found at theguesswho.com.
English radio host Chris Moyles has apologized after he claimed that Foo Fighters were releasing a new album next month.
During a broadcast earlier this week, Moyles said, “They’ve got a new album coming out in March, Foo Fighters, which I’m very much looking forward to.” Of course, news of a new Foo Fighters album is always big, but would be especially so in this case, given the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022.
Naturally, Moyles’ comments started to spread online, so much so that he spoke during his Radio X show Friday about the “kerfuffle” he’s caused.
“I’ve got myself into a cul-de-sac, and I genuinely do not know what to say,” Moyles said. “I don’t know what to say without getting in trouble, I don’t know what to say without people going, ‘What?’ I don’t know what to say without looking stupid, I don’t know what to say to betray … stuff.”
Moyles concluded by offering an apology to Foo frontman Dave Grohl.
Sting, Lionel Richie and Blondie are among the artists confirmed for England’s Lytham Festival, taking place June 28 to July 2 in Lancashire, England.
Sting is set to headline the June 30 show, with Blondie also on that bill, while Lionel will headline July 1, sharing the bill with Kim Wylde and others.
The festival’s other headliners include Jamiroquai on June 29, George Ezra on June 30, and Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard set for July 2. The rest of the lineup includes Jake Shears, Fun Lovin’ Criminals and Kaiser Chiefs.
