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On This Day, Jan. 16, 2016…Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band launched The River Tour in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The trek was in support of 2015's The Ties That Bind: The River Collection box set, marking the 35th anniversary of The Boss' fifth studio album, which was released in 1980.The tour was the first time in two years that Springsteen and The E Street Band headed out on the road. It featured them performing The River double […]

Fleetwood Mac, 'Rumours' (Warner Records)Luminate, whose data powers the Billboard charts, has revealed 2025's top-10 bestselling vinyl albums, with Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album Rumours landing at #6. The project also placed at #16 on the Billboard 200 for the week of Jan. 17. In his new book Don't Stop, Alan Light explores why Rumours resonates with new generations of fans."I think if you had sat down the music establishment on Dec. 31, 1979, and said, 'Here are the five biggest records […]

Covers of Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks' and 'Moondance' (Warner Music Group/Rhino)Two of Van Morrison’s iconic albums, 1968’s Astral Weeks and 1970’s Moondance, are the first releases of the new Acoustic Sounds 40th Anniversary Series, part of a partnership between Analogue Productions and Rhino Records.Every album released in the series will be cut from the original analog tapes, or the best available source, to offer exceptional quality and sound. They will […]

Honoree Bob Weir performs during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Paul McCartney is the latest artist to pay tribute to the late Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, whose death at age 78 was announced on Saturday.“Bob Weir was a great musician who inspired many people of many generations,” McCartney […]

Photo of George Martin; in Air Studios (Photo by Hayley Madden/Redferns)A new book about legendary Beatles producer George Martin's work is being released in celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday.George Martin: The Scores is described as “the first-ever definitive collection of the legendary producer’s original music manuscripts.”The three-volume book will be released in April. It contains a forward by Paul McCartney, as well as full-sized reproductions of Martin's handwritten scores, […]