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The Oscar nominations are out and Van Morrison is in the running this year. The singer's "Belfast" track "Down To Joy" has been recognized in the Best Original Song category.

Duran Duran is set to release the deluxe version of their latest album “Future Past” on Friday and now they are giving fans a taste of what’s on it.

Boy George is the latest artist getting into the NFT game. The singer’s collection, titled CryptoQueenz, will consist of 9,999 unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The collection will launch March 1^st on the CryptoQueenz site and OpenSea and will feature the face of Boy’s artwork ‘Scarman,' along with his hat collection.

An NFT (non-fungible tokens) of Paul McCartney's handwritten notes for "Hey Jude" has sold for over $76,000. Last month, John Lennon's eldest son Julian launched a special range of NFTs containing digitized pieces of Lennon and Beatles memorabilia from his collection.

Heart's Ann Wilson will release a solo album April 29th titled "Fierce Bliss." Sources say it is a "universally entertaining, engaging, honest and safe harbor from these unpredictable times."

Elton John’s annual Oscar party is returning with some A-list talent. After going virtual last year due to COVID, the annual viewing party is returning in person. The event, put on by Elton and husband David Furnish, will go down on March 27^th in West Hollywood Park, and will benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

The Who is touring North America this year. The band just announced dates for their “The Who Hits Back!” tour.

When Michael Nesmith passed away in December, Micky Dolenz became the last surviving member of The Monkees, and now he’s going to pay tribute to his bandmates on tour.

“Different Strokes” singer Sly Johnson dies: Sly Johnson, best known for his 1967 classic “Different Strokes” died Sunday at the age of 85.

Bruce Springsteen has released another live recording for fans. The Boss just shared the live album “Tower Theater 1995,” a recording of his December 9^th, 1995 concert in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania (outside of Philly), from his first-ever solo tour. 

As we told you, a new Mary Wilson box set is coming out March 4^th, and now we’ve gotten a little taste of what to expect. 

For those unfamiliar with the annual bash, Elton John hosts an Oscars party every year to help raise money for his Aids Foundation.

Robbie Robertson is the latest artist to sell his catalog. The Band frontman has sold his music publishing, recorded interests and name, image and likeness rights to the new firm Iconoclast, founded by former Iconic Artist Group CEO Olivier Chastan. 

Elton John is currently on his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour, and with so many shows he’s apparently gotten a bit confused about what city he’s playing in.

Remember the song that rolled over the closing credits of “Janet Jackson,” the four-part docuseries about her life and career? According to what Janet Jackson told Jimmy Fallon, it may actually come out as a single.

Billy Idol unfortunately won’t be touring with Journey as planned. The trek is due to kick off later this month, but Billy just revealed he’s dropping off because he needs to undergo a “procedure” for a sinus infection. 

Peggy Lee and Bob Marley’s family are the subject of two new exhibits opening Wednesday at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles.

As we previously told you, nominees for the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class has been announced, including Pat Benatar, Dolly Parton, Eminem, Judas Priest, Rage Against The Machine and Lionel Richie, along with Duran Duran, A Tribe Called Quest, Beck, Kate Bush, DEVO, Eurythmics, MC5 and Carly Simon.

As we told you, Neil Young demanded his music be removed from Spotify over COVID misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Joni Mitchell and Nils Lofgren did the same quickly after. Now, David Crosby and Stephen Stills have asked for their music to be removed as well. This includes each of their solo stuff plus Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby-Nash.

All three of Michael Jackson’s children were on-hand for the opening of “MJ: The Musical” on Broadway, but it was Paris and Prince Jackson who did camera duty. The two oldest children posed side-by-side – Paris in a red patterned dress and Prince in a classic black suit and tie – for photos. MJ’s youngest, Prince Michael – also known as Blanket – was suited and booted when he was seen leaving the Neil Simon Theatre with his siblings.