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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS’ JEFF GUTT Is Completing Debut Album From WE ARE NOT MACHINES Project Featuring EVANESCENCE’s WILL HUNT

  • Jeff Gutt is finishing We Are Not Machines’ debut album.
  • The project with Will Hunt began about a decade ago.
  • Festival appearances or touring may follow the release.

Stone Temple Pilots singer Jeff Gutt says he is completing the debut album by We Are Not Machines, his long-running project with Evanescence drummer Will Hunt. The record began about a decade ago and was left half-finished; Gutt says he wants to complete it and make music for…

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Kings of Leon and Ella Langley join Morgan Wallen atop 2027 festival bill

  • Wallen, Kings of Leon and Ella Langley headline the 2027 festival.
  • It runs 21 to 23 May in Gulf Shores.
  • Tickets go on sale 6 November at 10am ET.

Morgan Wallen’s Sand In My Boots Festival will return to Gulf Shores, Alabama, from 21 to 23 May 2027, with Wallen, Kings of Leon and Ella Langley headlining. The second edition is planned for an oceanfront site and will bring together country, rock, pop and hip-hop acts. The…

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Guns N’ Roses Turn Back the Clock With “Sweet Child O’ Mine” at Aerosmith & Friends Concert

  • Guns N’ Roses ended their set with “Sweet Child o’ Mine”.
  • The Hollywood Bowl concert celebrated Aerosmith and its legacy.
  • Heart, Marcus King and other rock acts also performed.

Guns N’ Roses closed their set at the Hollywood Bowl’s “Aerosmith and Friends: California Dream On” concert with “Sweet Child o’ Mine”. The performance stood out in a night celebrating Aerosmith’s legacy after the band retired from touring, and brought together several generations of rock acts. The event…

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Sufjan Stevens returns with first new Christmas song in nearly 15 years

  • Stevens has released his first new Christmas song in nearly 15 years.
  • The song centres on apology and forgiveness.
  • A 15-track holiday compilation is due on 6 November.

Sufjan Stevens has released “On This Christmas (It Only Gets Better)”, his first newly written, produced and performed Christmas song in nearly 15 years. It reflects on past mistakes and asks for forgiveness; Stevens describes an apology as a way to ease conflict and misunderstanding. The single arrives…

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3 Country Ballads From the 90s That Made Small-Town Heartbreak Feel Relatable to City Folks

  • Three 1990s country ballads made small-town heartbreak widely relatable.
  • “Strawberry Wine” topped country charts in the US and Canada.
  • Little Texas and Lee Ann Womack also crossed over to broader audiences.

The article looks back at three 1990s country ballads whose stories of young love, regret and heartbreak resonated beyond small-town audiences. Their country-pop appeal and familiar emotions helped city listeners and people who did not usually follow country music connect with them. Deana Carter’s “Strawberry Wine” recalls a…

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Elvis Costello always wanted to write songs like his hero. In 1983, he ended up ripping him off

  • Costello called ‘Everyday I Write the Book’ a knockoff of a Nick Lowe song.
  • Lowe had been his songwriting hero since he was 17.
  • Lowe produced Costello’s first six albums.

Elvis Costello has said that Nick Lowe was the songwriter he most wanted to emulate, and that his 1983 song ‘Everyday I Write the Book’ was directly modelled on Lowe’s ‘When I Write the Book’. The admission shows how a long-standing influence became a deliberate tribute, shaped by…

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Emilia Talks New Era, ‘Bodypainting’ Song, Her Next Album & How Zara Larsson Collab ‘Girl’s Girl’ Happened | Cafecito Con

  • Emilia discussed her new single and next album era.
  • Zara Larsson’s team initiated their collaboration.
  • Miami is a key place for finishing album work.

Emilia spoke with Billboard News about the next phase of her career after her album *MP3*, including her new single “Bodypainting” and plans for her next album. She described the pressure to keep progressing and said Miami has become an important place to work on studio sessions and…

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The 1968 Beatles song John Lennon called Paul McCartney’s “masterpiece”. But, was it all about him?

  • Lennon praised “Hey Jude” as one of McCartney’s masterpieces.
  • McCartney wrote it to comfort Julian Lennon.
  • Lennon heard the song as a message about their partnership.

John Lennon called Paul McCartney’s “Hey Jude” one of his masterpieces, though he believed it was also indirectly addressed to him. McCartney originally wrote the song to comfort Lennon’s son Julian during his parents’ divorce, but Lennon heard its words as reflecting the strain of their partnership as…

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Steven Tyler Refutes Bill Burr’s Claim of Final Shows: “You Can’t Get Rid of Aerosmith”

  • Tyler hinted Aerosmith could return to the stage.
  • Burr had called the Hollywood Bowl concerts the band’s last.
  • The shows were Aerosmith’s first in three years.

Steven Tyler suggested that Aerosmith may perform again, contradicting comedian Bill Burr’s claim that the band’s two Hollywood Bowl concerts were its final shows. Speaking at the second concert, Tyler joked that Aerosmith could not be got rid of, while also reflecting on his 55 years with the…

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In 1982, Bruce Springsteen released his most meaningful album. It became the record young fans asked him about most

  • Springsteen calls *Nebraska* one of his most meaningful records.
  • The 1982 album was recorded as solo demos on a four-track cassette machine.
  • Young fans mention it to him more than any other record.

Bruce Springsteen has described *Nebraska*, released in 1982, as one of the most meaningful records he has made and the one young people mention to him most. Its stark, solo sound marked a major departure from the expansive records that established his reputation, showing how a quieter approach…

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