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Johnny Cash performing during the 1960s, marking the era of his 1966 album Happiness Is You.

Johnny Cash’s Happiness Is You Turns 60 As His Career Was About To Change Forever

by Paul Cashmere

Johnny Cash’s Happiness Is You turns 60, offering a snapshot of the Man in Black just before television and a new run of major hits expanded his career.

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Leon Bridges performing live during The Happiness Anytime Tour

Leon Bridges Adds Second Melbourne Show After Presale Demand

by Paul Cashmere

Leon Bridges has added a second Melbourne show to The Happiness Anytime Tour, with the Grammy winner now playing two nights at the Royal Botanic Gardens.

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Bob Dylan performing during the 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue

Bob Dylan: The Rolling Thunder Revue 1976 Recordings Coming In November

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan’s The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings brings together 381 performances across 39 CDs, including 371 previously unreleased tracks.

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Bob Dylan performing with the Rolling Thunder Revue in 1976

Bob Dylan’s Hard Rain Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan’s Hard Rain turns 50, revisiting the 1976 live album recorded during the second leg of the Rolling Thunder Revue.

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Dove Cameron in 2026

Dove Cameron Releases When In Rome Ahead Of Debut Album

by Paul Cashmere

Dove Cameron has released “When In Rome”, the first single from her forthcoming debut full-length album through Columbia Records.

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Bob Dylan performing during the Modern Times era

Bob Dylan Modern Times Turns 20

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan’s Modern Times turns 20, marking the 2006 album that returned him to No. 1 in the US for the first time since Desire and reinforced his remarkable late-career run.

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Roger Taylor by Simon Lupton

Roger Taylor Releases I See You Now From New Album Violence Insane In A Beautiful World

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Taylor has released I See You Now, the latest single from his forthcoming solo album Violence Insane In A Beautiful World, featuring a new black-and-white video and a cover of John Lennon’s Jealous Guy.

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Alice In Chains MTV Unplugged

Alice In Chains’ Unplugged Turns 30 As A Defining Live Album Endures

by Paul Cashmere

Thirty years after its release, Alice In Chains’ Unplugged remains one of the most influential live albums of the MTV era, documenting the band’s emotional acoustic performance and Layne Staley’s final headlining concert.

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Bob Dylan Knocked Out Loaded

Bob Dylan Knocked Out Loaded Turns 40 As One Of The Most Divisive Albums In His Catalogue

by Paul Cashmere

Forty years after its release, Bob Dylan’s Knocked Out Loaded remains one of the most controversial albums in his catalogue, balancing commercial disappointment with the enduring brilliance of Brownsville Girl.

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Morning Dew Donk Beyonce

Beyoncé Releases Surprise Song ‘Morning Dew (Donk)’ Ahead Of B’Day 20th Anniversary Reissue

by Paul Cashmere

Beyoncé has released the previously unreleased ‘Morning Dew (Donk)’, launching a 60 day countdown to the 20th anniversary edition of her landmark 2006 album B’Day.

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The Crykle Red Rubber Ball

The Cyrkle Red Rubber Ball Turns 60 As A Folk Pop Classic Reaches A Milestone

by Paul Cashmere

The Cyrkle’s debut album Red Rubber Ball celebrates its 60th anniversary, spotlighting the enduring title track co-written by The Seekers’ Bruce Woodley and Paul Simon.

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Roger Taylor Violence and Insane in a Beautiful World

Roger Taylor Announces ‘Violence Insane In A Beautiful World’, First Solo Album In Five Years

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Taylor has announced his seventh solo album Violence Insane In A Beautiful World. The Queen drummer launches the project with Come On Summer (It’s Party Time) featuring Ndlovu Youth Choir and will tour the UK in September.

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Clive Davis

Clive Davis Dies At 94, Music Industry Mourns One Of Its Most Influential Record Executives

by Paul Cashmere

Clive Davis, one of the most influential record executives in music history, has died aged 94. The Columbia, Arista and Sony music architect helped launch the careers of generations of stars.

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Koe Wetzel credit John Park

Koe Wetzel’s The Night Champion Arrives As Texas Star Reflects On A Decade Of Survival And Success

by Paul Cashmere

Koe Wetzel has released The Night Champion, his sixth studio album and a reflective look at the turbulent journey that transformed the Texas artist from a regional favourite into a global touring act.

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Koe Wetzel credit John Park

Koe Wetzel Announces New Album The Night Champion Ahead Of Global Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Koe Wetzel has announced his sixth studio album The Night Champion, arriving June 12. The record follows the success of 9 Lives and coincides with an extensive world tour.

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Blue Oyster Cult Agents of Fortune

Blue Öyster Cult Agents Of Fortune Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

Blue Öyster Cult’s landmark 1976 album Agents Of Fortune turns 50 this week. Featuring ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’, the Platinum-selling record became the band’s commercial breakthrough and remains a cornerstone of classic American hard rock.

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Mico Supplied by Frontier Touring

Mico Announces Debut Australian Tour For November 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Canadian singer-songwriter Mico will perform his first Australian headline tour in November 2026 with dates announced for Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

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Billy Joel Turnstiles

Billy Joel’s ‘Turnstiles’ Turns 50 As New York Classic Marks A Career Turning Point

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel’s ‘Turnstiles’ turns 50 this week, celebrating the album that reconnected the artist with New York and laid the foundation for his breakthrough success with ‘The Stranger’.

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Bob Dylan Shadow Kingdom

Bob Dylan Shadow Kingdom Performances Return To YouTube

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan brings his Shadow Kingdom performances back to YouTube. Revisit the percussion-free reimagining of his early classics recorded at Village Recorder.

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Bob Dylan Through The Open Window Box Set

Bob Dylan Chronicles His Greenwich Village Years With Massive ‘Through The Open Window’ 8CD Bootleg Series Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan’s The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window revisits his Greenwich Village years with 48 unreleased tracks and a full 1963 Carnegie Hall concert.

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Miley Cyrus performs Secrets with Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood – a personal ballad dedicated to her father Billy Ray Cyrus.

Miley Cyrus Unveils Secrets With Fleetwood Mac Legends Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood

by Labelle Hayes

Miley Cyrus has unveiled Secrets, a powerful new single from the deluxe edition of her Something Beautiful album. Featuring Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, the track is a deeply personal tribute to her father, Billy Ray Cyrus.

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Joe Keery stars in Tame Impala’s “Loser” music video directed by KRISTOFSKI

Tame Impala Announces Fifth Album ‘Deadbeat’,

by Noise11.com

Kevin Parker has unveiled the next chapter in Tame Impala’s ever-evolving sonic journey with the announcement of his fifth full-length album, Deadbeat. The record is set to arrive on October 17 via Columbia Records, and it promises a fresh, euphoric exploration of club-infused psychedelia.

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360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story

Columbia Records Celebrates 125 Years With New Book

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Columbia Records is about to turn 125 years old and will celebrate with the new book 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story.

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