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On This Day, Sept. 5, 1981: Stevie Nicks hit #1 with her solo debut, ‘Bella Donna’

Friday, September 5 by ABC News

On This Day, Sept. 5, 1981 ...Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks topped the chart with her debut solo album, Bella Donna, which was produced by Tom Petty and Jimmy Iovine.The album featured four hit singles, the highest-charting one being “Stop Draggin My Heart Around,” a Petty-penned track, which she recorded with him... Read More.

The Who releases previously unheard version of ‘New Song’ from upcoming ‘Who Are You’ reissue

Friday, September 5 by ABC News

The Who is giving fans a preview of the bonus material that will be featured on the upcoming Who Are You super-deluxe edition, dropping Oct. 31.The band has shared a previously unheard version of the track “New Song,” which is an early take on the tune featuring Pete Townshend laying... Read More.

Eric Clapton releasing deluxe edition of 1989’s ‘Journeyman’

Friday, September 5 by ABC News

Eric Clapton is revisiting his 1989 album Journeyman.The three time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to release Journeyman: Deluxe Edition on Nov. 21, featuring a remastered version of the original album, along with four new bonus tracks, three of which are from the original Journeyman recording sessions.One... Read More.

Yungblud, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry to perform Ozzy Osbourne tribute at VMAs

Friday, September 5 by ABC News

Yungblud will perform alongside Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry in tribute to late Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.The set, which will also feature Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme, will include a medley of the Prince of Darkness' greatest hits, according... Read More.

Peter Frampton to be featured in latest episode of ‘The Art of Music’

Friday, September 5 by ABC News

Guitar great Peter Frampton takes center stage for the latest installment in the public television series The Art of Music. The episode was filmed in front of a live audience at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.Frampton is interviewed by Gov’t Mule... Read More.

Story of Paul McCartney’s missing bass to be the subject of new documentary

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

Back in February 2024, Paul McCartney’s long-lost Höfner bass was returned to him after over 50 years, and now the story of how that happened will be told in a new documentary.According to Variety, the mystery of the missing instrument will be the subject of the new doc The... Read More.

Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers’ to be released on One-Step high fidelity vinyl for 30th anniversary

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tom Petty’s album Wildflowers, the late singer’s estate has teamed with Because Sound Matters to release the album as a limited-edition two-LP One-Step vinyl.The first pressing will be released Oct. 10 and is limited to 6,000 numbered copies. The... Read More.

Rick Wakeman to release new piano album, ‘Melancholia’

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

Former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman is back with a new album.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to release Melancholia on Oct. 17. It will be the third in a series of solo piano albums he launched in 2017 with Piano Portraits, followed by 2018’s Piano Odyssey.A press release for the... Read More.

Elton John’s ‘Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy’ getting 50th anniversary edition

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

The first album ever to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart is getting a 50th anniversary edition release this fall.Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, originally released in 1975, was Elton's ninth album in six years. A concept album about... Read More.

Boz Scaggs to release his first album in seven years

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

Boz Scaggs is back with his first new studio album in seven years.The musician, best known for such songs as “Lido Shuffle” and “JoJo,” is set to release Detour on Oct. 17, described as “a captivating and deeply personal exploration of the Great American... Read More.

Classic Hits

On This Day, Sept. 5, 1981: Stevie Nicks hit #1 with her solo debut, ‘Bella Donna’

The Who releases previously unheard version of ‘New Song’ from upcoming ‘Who Are You’ reissue

Eric Clapton releasing deluxe edition of 1989’s ‘Journeyman’

Yungblud, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry to perform Ozzy Osbourne tribute at VMAs

Peter Frampton to be featured in latest episode of ‘The Art of Music’

Story of Paul McCartney’s missing bass to be the subject of new documentary

Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers’ to be released on One-Step high fidelity vinyl for 30th anniversary

Rick Wakeman to release new piano album, ‘Melancholia’

Elton John’s ‘Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy’ getting 50th anniversary edition

Boz Scaggs to release his first album in seven years

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