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Janet Jackson has marked the 30th anniversary of her landmark Rhythm Nation 1814 with the first-ever digital release of nine rare remix albums from the era. Rhythm Nation 1814: The Remixes collects nearly 90 remixes spread across mini-LPs for “Alright,” “Black Cat,” “Come Back to Me,” “Escapade,” “Love Will Never …

When Ric Ocasek learned the Cars were finally entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in December 2017—14 years after they were first eligible—he was overjoyed. “It’s certainly a wonderful feeling to be accepted by peers,” said the singer, who was found dead in his New York townhouse on …

Ringo Starr has organized a mini-Beatles reunion, tapping Paul McCartney for a rendition of John Lennon’s “Grow Old With Me,” which will appear on the musician’s new album,What’s My Name, out October 25th via UMe. “Grow Old With Me” was one of the last songs Lennon wrote before his death, …

Old-school sales helped Tool‘s Fear Inoculum earn nearly 250,000 album-equivalent units during its debut week — and Number One on the latest RS200. Fear Inoculum, the band’s first album in 13 years,amassed just 26.5 million streams across its 10 tracks, some of which stretch past the ten-minute mark. But CDs …

Melanie Martinez accomplished a neat trick with her 2015 debut album, Cry Baby. Nothing from the album cracked the singles chart, which sometimes indicates that a release is a flop. But listeners kept returning to Martinez’s tracks, savoring them over long periods rather than devouring them in a quick gulp. …

The early years of David Bowie‘s career will be the focus of the upcoming five-disc Conversation Piece. The box set collects the singer’s 1968 and 1969 works, from home recordings to his work with guitarist John “Hutch” Hutchinson and the mime group Feathers to Space Oddity. In addition to recently …

Kanye Omari West was thrust into the court of public opinion over Labor Day weekend. On September 1st, a Twitter user shared a video of the part-time rapper, full-time church enthusiast allegedly “eating his earwax.” Predictably, the tweet went viral; by Tuesday it had amassed nearly 25,000 retweets, and well …

The Rolling Stones managed to stay dry through through most of their tour-closing show at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium Friday evening, even as Hurricane Dorian continued to gain strength in the Atlantic. But when the band came out for the encore of “Gimme Shelter” and Mick Jagger sang the opening …

Post Malone ruminates on a fleeting relationship in his new single, “Circles.” The song precedes the release of his forthcoming album, Hollywood’s Bleeding, due out on September 6th. On the pensive, acoustic guitar-led “Circles,” the musician contemplates letting go of a relationship that’s not coming together and risk being the …

Singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin has dropped a kind-hearted music video for his track “Must Have Been the Wind.”Directed by Conner Evert, the emotional video follows Benjamin has he feels concern for a female neighbor in crisis. “I heard glass shatter on the wall,” Benjamin croons, as he sits on the floor …