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Roberta Flack to receive honorary degree from Berklee College of Music

Roberta Flack is set to receive an honorary degree from the Berklee College of Music at next month’s 2023 commencement ceremony.The R&B star is being honored for her contribution to music and philanthropy. She will address the students at the ceremony, which will take place ...
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Leon Russell’s classic “A Song For You” gets new music video

Leon Russell’s classic tune “A Song For You” has just gotten a new official video. The clip, directed by Spencer Ramsay, features footage from the late singer’s archive, including video of him in the studio and onstage.“A Song For You” is one of the many tunes ...
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Michael Stipe contributes song to new Earth Day compilation

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has contributed a track to a new Earth Day compilation, currently available on Bandcamp.The EarthPercent x Earth Day '23 Compilation Album features over 60 tunes that are either new, exclusive or previously unreleased. They can be downloaded individually or as a whole album from April 20 to ...
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On This Day, April 20, 1992: The all-star Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert is held in London

On This Day, April 20, 1992...London’s Wembley Stadium hosted The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness in memory of the late Queen frontman, who died in November 1991.  Performers at the concert included Metallica, Def Leppard, Guns ‘N Roses, David Bowie, Roger Daltrey and Robert Plant.The three remaining members of Queen, John Deacon, Brian ...
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Pink Floyd celebrates 50th anniversary of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ with solar eclipse event

Pink Floyd’s 50th anniversary celebration of The Dark Side of the Moon continues, and Thursday it was marked with a special event that coincided with a rare total solar eclipse.Eight fans won a trip to a secluded beach at Ningaloo (Nyinggulu) Marine Park in Exmouth, Western ...
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Exclusive: Rolling Stones, Prince & more featured in new ‘Night of Show’ podcast

The Rolling Stones, Prince and The Beach Boys are just a few of the artists to be featured on Project Brazen and PRX’s new podcast Night of Show. The series features never-before-heard stories about A-list music stars, from those in the industry. The show is hosted by New York Times best-selling author Tom Wright, and Adam ...
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John Fogerty honored with the BMI Board of Directors Award

John Fogerty was honored earlier this week at the BMI/NAB Dinner in Las Vegas with the BMI Board of Directors Award, which celebrated the impact of his five-decade career.Mike O’Neill, President & CEO of BMI, shared that Fogerty is “what it means to be a living ...
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Def Leppard’s Phil Collen on Jeff Beck: “We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him”

Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen is paying tribute to Jeff Beck in a new interview with Guitar World.“Jeff Beck has always been one of my idols because he’s unique. No-one sounds like him, no-one plays like him, and you’ve got to respect that more than anything else,” Cpllen says of ...
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Listen to two new Extreme songs, “Banshee” and “#Rebel”

Extreme has released two new songs, titled "Banshee" and "#Rebel."The tracks will appear on the "More Than Words" outfit's upcoming album, Six, due out June 9.You can listen to "Banshee" and "#Rebel" now via digital outlets, and watch their accompanying videos streaming now on ...
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David Foster sells rights to his income from writing hits for Celine, Madonna, Whitney and more

Super-producer David Foster is the latest celebrity to cash in by selling the rights to his music.  But in Foster's case, he's not a recording artist, so he's sold the rights to the money he earns from writing some of the biggest hits ever.Specifically, Hipgnosis Song ...
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