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PRPhotos.comColdplay will release their anticipated collaboration with BTS, called “My Universe,” on September 24th. The track was written by Coldplay and BTS and will be sung in both English and Korean. “My Universe” is available to pre-order or pre-save now, with a CD single also available to order at myuniverse.coldplay.com. The song follows Coldplay’s hit…

Getty ImagesIt was 55 years ago Sunday (September 12th, 1966) that The Monkees premiered on NBC. The series featured relative unknowns Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork as a struggling rock band, living together in a beach house, who each week would stumble from one comedic adventure to the next. The show,…

Getty ImagesThe Beach Boys are back in the Top 10 with the release of their new critically acclaimed box set, Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969 – 1971. The collection, which debuted at Number Nine on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart with 10,000 physical units sold, entered the Billboard 200 albums chart…

Getty ImagesKenny Rogers will be honored in a new star-studded concert special, called Kenny Rogers: All In For The Gambler, to be broadcast on Thursday, September 23rd at 9 p.m. ET (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. The show will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Filmed at the Bridgestone Arena…

PRPhotos.comRonnie Milsap is mourning the loss of his wife, Joyce, who died on Monday (September 6th) at the age of 81 after 54 years of marriage. Ronnie referred to Joyce as his “sapphire.” He is quoted in her obituary as saying, “There are no words, and not enough songs in the world to explain how…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has just uploaded a new 10-song Spotify playlist on his official PaulMcCartney.com site — and has chosen tunes that spotlight the “stars and skies” for September’s list. The new tracklist was posted with an introduction that reads, “As the long summer days come to an end and the nights are drawing in,…

Getty ImagesAfter testing positive for Covid-19 last week, Gene Simmons posted on Twitter over the weekend and said he’s “doing just fine, thanks to the vaccine.” With a series of tweets, he answered fan’s questions about covid, in what seemed like a “teaching moment” from the rock star. After one fan pointed out that he…

PRPhotos.comComing on October 29th is the 25th anniversary reissue of R.E.M.’s 1996 New Adventures In Hi-Fi set. The new edition is available for pre-order and features a bonus-filled double-CD/Blu-ray “Deluxe Edition” offering the newly remastered album, 13 B-sides and rarities, a never-before-released 64-minute outdoor projection film (shown on buildings across five cities in 1996 to…

Getty ImagesAs expected, the Rolling Stones will release their latest archival set,Tattoo You: 40th Anniversary, on October 22nd. The deluxe edition features a new remaster of the 1981 nine-week chart-topper, a bonus disc of nine previously unreleased — yet heavily bootlegged tracks — and a two-disc June 1982 performance art London’s Wembley Stadium. The band…