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For 37 shows in his “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour that started in November, Bob Dylan didn’t change his setlist at all, but that unbroken streak ended at his Oakland, California performance when he covered the Grateful Dead’s “Friend of the Devil” instead of the song that’s been closing every set since last year, “Every Grain of Sand.”

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The Recording Academy has announced they’ve added five new categories to the 2023 GRAMMY Awards, which will take place January.

We heard from Jeff Beck recently that he and Johnny Depp would be releasing an album, and now we have more details. The album is called “18,” inspired by the “youthful spirit and creativity” that the two say came over them when they partnered up.

As we told you, a new George Michael documentary, “George Michael Freedom Uncut,” will hit theaters as a global cinema event on June 22^nd. Well, now we are getting another look at the film.

Blondie’s career is being celebrated with a new box set. “Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982” is set to drop August 26^th.

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Wham! fans may soon be learning more about the group. Singer Andrew Ridgeley is reportedly working with Netflix on a documentary about the group, which also featured the late George Michael.

Chicago is ready to release some new music. The band just announced they’ll drop their 38^th album, “Born For This Moment,” on July 15^th.

Journey is giving fans yet another taste of their upcoming album. The band just released the new track “Don’t Give Up On Us."

It’s a “we told you so” that has some weight to it. Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett talked about the band’s legal fight with Napster years ago, and he says “We warned everyone that this was gonna happen. We warned everyone that the music industry was gonna lose 80 percent of its net worth, power, and influence.”

As we told you, Kate Bush’s 1985 classic “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” is experiencing a new resurgence thanks to the pivotal role it plays in season four of the Netflix series “Stranger Things.” Well, that renewed popularity has launched the song into the “Billboard” Hot 100 singles chart for the very first time.

Def Leppard has returned to the charts. The band’s brand new album, “Diamond Star Halos” debuts at 10 on the “Billboard” 200 Album chart this week, moving 34,000 equivalent album units. 

Since the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991, Queen has released several previously unreleased tracks featuring his vocals, and now they’re going to release another. During an interview about the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Brian May and Roger Taylor broke the news on BBC Radio 2.

Coldplay brought its “Music of the Spheres” World tour to New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium this weekend, and during their Sunday night show they brought out a very special guest – New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen.

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Thanks to “Stranger Things” using Kate Bush’s 1985 classic “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” the song is having a moment and the singer is thrilled. As we told you, the fourth season of the hit Netflix show features the decades-old song and it’s led to a streaming surge and newfound popularity.

We recently told you about Kate Bush’s hit “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” appearing in the latest season of “Stranger Things” and now she’s talking about why she let the show use it. Bush’s 1985 classic is enjoying massive increases in streams and sales thanks to its repeated use in season four of the hit Netflix series and it seems securing use of the song was years in the making.