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‘Buckingham Nicks’ debuts in top 5 on several ‘Billboard’ charts

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‘Buckingham Nicks’ debuts in top 5 on several ‘Billboard’ charts

Cover of 1973's 'Buckingham Nicks'/(Rhino Records)When Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham released their debut album, Buckingham Nicks, in 1973, it failed to make any sort of significant appearance on the album charts. But more than 50 years later, that has all changed.According to Billboard, the recent reissue of Buckingham Nicks has made an appearance on several charts, including the Top Album Sales chart, where it debuted at #3 after moving 30,000 copies in […]

todayOctober 2, 2025

The Yardbirds’ Chris Dreja dies at age 79

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The Yardbirds’ Chris Dreja dies at age 79

English rock group The Yardbirds posed by the gates of Marble Arch in London in 1967. Members of the group are, from left, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf, Jim McCarty and Chris Dreja. (Photo by Ivan Keeman/Redferns)Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page is paying tribute to Chris Dreja, his former bandmate in the Yardbirds, who has passed away at age 79.“I heard today of the passing of musician Chris Dreja, who passionately played […]

todayOctober 2, 2025

‘The Age of Innocence’ limited series Netflix adaptation rounds out cast

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‘The Age of Innocence’ limited series Netflix adaptation rounds out cast

Winona Ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis in the 1993 film 'The Age of Innocence.' (Columbia Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)Even more actors have joined Netflix's upcoming The Age of Innocence limited series adaptation.The streaming platform has rounded out the cast of the upcoming series based on Edith Wharton's classic novel. Fiona Glascott, Belinda Bromilow and Emma Shipp have joined the series as regulars. They add to the previously announced main cast […]

todayOctober 2, 2025

New David Bowie photo book coming in November

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New David Bowie photo book coming in November

Cover of 'Collaboration: Frank Ockenfels 3 x David Bowie'/(Abrams Books)A new photo book dedicated to David Bowie is coming out in November.Collaboration: Frank Ockenfels 3 x David Bowie is due out Nov. 4, featuring never-before-published photos by famed photographer Frank Ockenfels 3, who met Bowie in 1991.“This project was his idea,” Ockenfels tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview about the book. “He brought it up to me during one of our […]

todayOctober 2, 2025

George Michael’s estate ‘delighted’ that Taylor Swift interpolated ‘Father Figure’

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George Michael’s estate ‘delighted’ that Taylor Swift interpolated ‘Father Figure’

Taylor Swift 'The Life of a Showgirl' (Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott)George Michael’s estate is thrilled that the late singer’s song "Father Figure" has been incorporated into Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl.As previously reported, Taylor’s track of the same name interpolates the 1988 classic."We were delighted when Taylor Swift and her team approached us earlier this year about incorporating an interpolation of George Michael‘s classic song […]

todayOctober 2, 2025

Record Store Day announces 2025 Black Friday releases

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Record Store Day announces 2025 Black Friday releases

Cover of 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'/ (Legacy Recordings)Record Store Day has announced the list of releases for its 2025 Black Friday event, taking place in independent record stores on Nov. 28. This year there will be over 170 releases, and here is a selection of some of the titles:Bob Dylan will be represented with two new releases, including The Original Free Wheelin’ Bob Dylan, which features four songs that Columbia Records execs pulled from the […]

todayOctober 2, 2025

Sunset Fest Cabo in danger after Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins drop out

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Sunset Fest Cabo in danger after Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins drop out

Singer Kenny Loggins performs onstage during A Tribute to Brian Wilson performed by The Tribe at The Granada Theatre on September 27, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)An upcoming yacht rock festival in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, appears to be in danger of cancellation.Sunset Fest Cabo, scheduled for Oct. 24 through Oct. 26, was initially announced back in August, featuring a lineup that included Christopher Cross, […]

todayOctober 2, 2025

Blondie releases club remix of ‘Maria’ from upcoming ‘No Exit Deluxe Edition’

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Blondie releases club remix of ‘Maria’ from upcoming ‘No Exit Deluxe Edition’

Cover of Blondie's 'No Exit'/(BMG)Blondie has shared another track from the upcoming reissue of their 1999 comeback album, No Exit.The latest is a never-before-released extended club mix of their hit single “Maria,” which is available now via digital outlets.The original “Maria" went to #1 in the U.K. and was a top-10 hit on the U.S. dance charts.No Exit Deluxe Edition, coming out Oct. 31, will include a remastered version of the […]

todayOctober 2, 2025

Dwayne Johnson opens up about ‘The Smashing Machine’ transformation

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Dwayne Johnson opens up about ‘The Smashing Machine’ transformation

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt appear on 'Good Morning America' on Oct. 2, 2025. (ABC News)Dwayne Johnson is opening up about his transformation in the upcoming A24 film The Smashing Machine.Johnson portrays mixed martial artist and UFC fighter Mark Kerr in the movie, and he wore a wig and put on 30 pounds for the lead role."For me, the transformation was 22 prosthetics, over 30 pounds that I had to […]

todayOctober 2, 2025

Tyler Perry announces cast for Netflix film ‘Why Did I Get Married Again?’

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Tyler Perry announces cast for Netflix film ‘Why Did I Get Married Again?’

Tyler Perry on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Disney/Randy Holmes)The cast of Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? will reunite for the movie's threequel, set to release on Netflix. Perry recently announced the stars joining him in Why Did I Get Married Again?, naming original cast members Jill Scott, Richard T. Jones, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Lamman Rucker and Sharon Leal. New to the cast are Everett Osborne, Da’Vinchi, Laya Deleon Hayes, Jaden Michael, Sydney […]

todayOctober 2, 2025