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Country music legends Alabama reunite with estranged drummer Mark Herndon
SI Live - New York
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August 26, 2025
Some country music history went down Saturday night at Alabama’s sold-out concert at Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville. On Alabama’s last song of the night, “Mountain Music,” singer/guitarist Randy Owen and bassist/backing singer Teddy Gentry, the...
The Country-Tinged Wallflowers Song That Jakob Dylan Wrote To Help a Band Member Out
American Songwriter
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August 26, 2025
It took a false start of a debut album for Jakob Dylan to find his groove as a songwriter. Once he did on The Wallflowers’ knockout 1996 album Bringing Down The Horse, he flashed the ability to write in a variety of styles. On the album’s final...
Coldplay’s 20-Year-Old Album Finally Reaches The Top 40
Forbes
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Coldplay’s A Rush of Blood to the Head climbs to a new peak of No. 17 on the Official Vinyl Albums chart and finally breaks into the top 40 on the Official Album Sales list. UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 01: Photo of Chris MARTIN and COLDPLAY and Jonny...
Honey Singh is the ‘Mafia’ in his upcoming album 51 Glorious Days: Watch teaser
The Indian Express
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August 26, 2025
Punjabi music fans have been having quite the time of their lives, with major releases such as Karan Aujla’s album P-Pop dropping. Now they have another reason to celebrate and another album to look forward to in the form of Yo Yo Honey Singh’s 51...
Belinda Carlisle Reflects on Music, Memories, and Her New Covers Album
Out South Florida
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You just never know what California-native, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Belinda Carlisle is going to do. Throughout her music career, she has kept us guessing and entertained. From her punk origins in the Germs and later in the...
New music from Nick Shoulders, Adam Faucett, Modeling and Piecemeal Pact
Arkansas Times
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August 26, 2025
Nick Shoulders — “Dixie Be Damned” On Halloween, Fayetteville folkster and Gar Hole Records co-founder Nick Shoulders will drop his fifth album, “Refugia Blues,” a collection of songs he likened to Bruce Springsteen’s stripped-back “Nebraska” in a...
Daniel Donato Channels Gram Parsons, Guitar Greats on ‘Horizons’ Album
Rolling Stone
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August 26, 2025
For Daniel Donato, Horizons is more than just the title of his latest album. It’s also the location where the guitar wizard and his unique brand of “cosmic country” currently reside — right on the edge of the earth. “It’s where any one person is...
Efya Eulogises Music Production In Ghana
Daily Guide
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August 26, 2025
Efya GHANAIAN SONGSTRESS, Efya, has praised recent music productions in the country, noting their global success on various music streaming platforms. Over a short period, notable Ghanaian artistes have released chart-topping songs, positioning...
Watch: we asked a bunch of metal artists to pick four classic metal albums
Louder
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August 26, 2025
Metalheads love lists. It's as much as fact of life as the sun being hot, grass being green and the Earth being round (sorry, flat Earth weirdos!). Whether it's reeling off our favourite albums of the year, comparing top five Metallica album...
Jeff Ross's New One-Man Show; UMI's 'people stories' (Listening Party); Peter Mendelsund's Latest Books; Vegetarian Recipes From The Mediterranean
WNYC - New York
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August 26, 2025
Loading... Comedian Jeff Ross discusses his new one-man show, "Take a Banana For the Ride." It is running now on Broadway at the Nederlander Theater through September 28. Musician and vocalist UMI returns to the show, this time for a Listening...
WATCH: Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres dispels rumours of band's retirement
Contactmusic
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Tico Torres has shut down claims Bon Jovi are calling it quits by teasing they are the "best we've ever been" on their new music. By Lizzie Baker Tuesday, August 26, 2025 3:20 PM By Lizzie Baker Tuesday, August 26, 2025 3:20 PM Bon Jovi drummer...
Florence + The Machine Debut “Everybody Scream” Music Video
Hypebeast
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August 26, 2025
Summary: Florence + The Machine released the title track for their album, Everybody Scream, set for October 31 The album, created with collaborators like Mitski, explores themes of mortality and healing The project was inspired by Florence Welch’s...
Taylor Swift’s Grammy-Winning Album Is A Top Seller Again
Forbes
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Taylor Swift’s Folklore returns to the U.K. Official Albums chart at No. 40 and reenters multiple sales tallies as anticipation builds for The Life of a Showgirl. US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift arrives for the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at the...
Rihanna’s Overlooked Album Cut Returns At A New All-Time Chart High
Forbes
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Rihanna’s 2007 cut “Breakin’ Dishes” returns to the U.K. Hip-Hop & R&B Singles chart at No. 11, a new career high for the track. HANNOVER, GERMANY - MAY 25: Singer Rihanna performs during "The Dome 42" music show at the TUI Arena on May 25, 2007...
Taiwanese, Portuguese musicians revisit countries' authoritarian pasts
Focus Taiwan
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August 26, 2025
Vancouver, Aug. 25 (CNA) As part of this year's Vancouver Taiwan Fest, two musicians from Taiwan and Portugal explored the roots of the traditional Chinese string instrument, the moon lute (also known as the yueqin, 月琴), and the Portuguese guitar,...
TikTok Launches ‘TikTok for Artistes’ in Nigeria to Boost Music Careers With Data Insights
Arise News
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August 26, 2025
TikTok has launched its new platform, TikTok for Artistes, in Nigeria, aiming to give musicians and their teams powerful tools to expand their global reach. The all-in-one dashboard, which debuted globally earlier this year, provides daily...
Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer’s sister drops new album
The Gleaner
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August 26, 2025
Your Richness is Life, the début album from Black Pearl Livingston, the sister of both Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, was officially released on August 22. More than six decades in the making, Your Richness is Life is produced by Greg Quail...
How Taylor Swift Is Making Sure Her Album Doesn’t Leak: NDAs, Encrypted Files, and an Inner Circle
Cosmopolitan
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August 26, 2025
Taylor Swift has already dropped multiple variants of her upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl, but the music is still under lock and key, and only a few people have heard it. Who, you ask? Her closest inner circle and that's it. The Daily Mail...
What ND Position Groups Would Be in a Boy Band
One Foot Down - Indiana
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August 26, 2025
Think about it: what’s more like a boy band than a football position group? They rehearse endlessly, wear coordinated outfits, live under a spotlight, and occasionally cry on camera. Swap out the microphones for playbooks and the matching...
How Taylor Swift’s Making Sure Her Album Doesn’t Leak
Cosmopolitan
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August 26, 2025
Taylor Swift has already dropped multiple variants of her upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl, but the music is still under lock and key, and only a few people have heard it. Who, you ask? Her closest inner circle and that's it. The Daily Mail...