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Michael Putland/Getty ImagesABBA’s iconic tune "Dancing Queen" has reached a new milestone.The video for the track, first uploaded to YouTube in 2009, has now reached 1 billion views on the site, making it the Swedish band’s first video to accomplish such a feat.In a message on Instagram, ABBA’s Frida Lyngstad shares that the band's "overwhelmed" that so many people have viewed and listened to the song, noting there are only about 300 other videos that have reached […]

earMUSICDeep Purple has shared another preview of the upcoming 20th anniversary reissue of their 18th studio album, Rapture of the Deep.The band has released a newly remixed and remastered version of the track "Clearly Quite Absurd," along with a B-side, "MTV (2005 Studio Jam)," which is a previously unheard instrumental take from a rehearsal session.Both songs are available now via digital outlets."'Clearly Quite Absurd' is a very unusual Deep Purple song, […]

Tibrina Hobson/Getty ImagesAC/DC recently announced they were bringing their Power Up tour to Australia, and their hometown fans were certainly eager to snap up tickets.Ticketek, which handled ticket sales for the tour, reports that AC/DC moved over 320,000 tickets in a single day, breaking a record for the most concert tickets sold in one day on the platform. The previous record for the most concert tickets sold was set in […]

Omnivore RecordingsAmerica’s fifth studio album, Hearts, is being celebrated with a new reissue.An expanded edition of the album, their second with producer Sir George Martin, will be released Aug. 8 and feature six bonus tracks, five of which are previously unreleased alternate takes. The sixth is a Spanish version of their #1 hit, "Sister Golden Hair" ("Con Tu Pelo Tan Dorado"), which is getting its first-ever release on CD.Released in March […]

FG/Bauer-Griffin/Getty ImageWith the 40th anniversary of Live Aid coming up on July 13, Queen is giving fans a chance to relive their electric set.The band just announced that on the day of the anniversary they’ll be showing their set on their YouTube channel for 24 hours starting at 6:41 p.m. BST, the same time Queen took the stage at Wembley Stadium.Live Aid, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, took […]