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Nashville notes: ‘Western Edge’ is closing + 3 digital additions from Charlie Daniels Band

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

If you've been planning to see the Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, time is running out. The installation focusing on the Byrds, Eagles, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt... 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.

50 Cent hosting true crime series on Fox Nation

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson shows you 50 Ways to Catch a Killer in his new true crimes series on Fox Nation.The six-part program brings viewers inside investigative units as they attempt to solve murder mysteries. 50 narrates the episodes, introducing the cases and the players, and taking... Read More.

Walker Hayes is now ‘Fancy Like’ 7-times Platinum

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

It's official: Walker Hayes is now "Fancy Like" seven-times Platinum.His daughters surprised him with the news Aug. 29 during his debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry. Walker's breakthrough hit from 2021 inspired a viral TikTok dance, was the soundtrack for national Applebee's commercials,... 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.

You can now hear Sabrina Carpenter’s bonus track — without a record player

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

In the rollout of Sabrina Carpenter's new album, Man's Best Friend, she announced a vinyl variant of the album that included a bonus track called "Such a Funny Way." That vinyl variant was the only place you could hear the song,... Read More.

2 Chainz announces memoir, ‘The Voice in Your Head Is God’

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

2 Chainz's journey from hustler to rapper will be told in a memoir arriving in spring 2026.The Voice in Your Head Is God will find him reflecting on some of his hardest moments, including the period of doubt and self-destruction he experienced as he hustled... Read More.

Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton hid Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers’ Easter eggs in their video

Thursday, September 4 by ABC News

With massive hits like "Islands in the Stream" and "Real Love," Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers are giants when it comes to teaming up for a duet. So it only makes sense that Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton would want to invoke the dynamic... 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.

Author: ABC News

Nashville notes: ‘Western Edge’ is closing + 3 digital additions from Charlie Daniels Band

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

50 Cent hosting true crime series on Fox Nation

Walker Hayes is now ‘Fancy Like’ 7-times Platinum

Rick Wakeman to release new piano album, ‘Melancholia’

You can now hear Sabrina Carpenter’s bonus track — without a record player

2 Chainz announces memoir, ‘The Voice in Your Head Is God’

Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton hid Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers’ Easter eggs in their video

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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