Tina Turner solo career-spanning box set, ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’, coming in November

Rhino The late Tina Turner’s legendary solo career is being celebrated with a new box set. Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, dropping November 24, will feature 55 Turner songs, including such classics as “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “Private…

Bob Marley & The Wailers’ ‘Catch A Fire’ getting 50th anniversary reissue

Universal/Island Records Bob Marley & The Wailers’ classic album Catch A Fire is being reissued in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Dropping November 3, the reissue will be released as a three-LP set, as well as a three-CD set and digitally. All versions will feature…

More new Prince music: Previously unheard version of his hit “Cream” released

Sony Music Entertainment/Warner Records The upcoming reissue of Prince’s 1991 album, Diamonds and Pearls, features 47 previously unreleased tracks — and now fans are getting to hear another one of them. NPG Records and Paisley Park Enterprises have just released “Cream (Take 2),”…

Dionne Warwick on upcoming Kennedy Center Honors gala recognition: “It’s about time”

Santiago Felipe/Getty Images Dionne Warwick is one of the artists being recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors this year, and she is certainly grateful to singled out — although it may have taken a little longer than she would have liked. “It’s about…

Michael Jackson’s children honor their late dad on his 65th birthday

CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, paid tribute to her father on what would have been his 65th birthday Tuesday, August 29. She posted some videos to her Instagram Story, acknowledging that her dad didn’t…

Prince’s ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ to be reissued with previously unheard tracks

Sony Music Entertainment/Warner Records More previously unreleased Prince music is on the way. The legendary singer’s 1991 album, Diamonds and Pearls, will be reissued this fall, complete with 47 previously unreleased tracks. Dropping October 27, the new release, remastered for the very first time,…

Al Green returns with first single in 5 years, “Perfect Day”

Todd Nakamine Soul icon Al Green has made his return to music with the release of “Perfect Day,” his first single in five years.  The new song is a soulful take on Lou Reed‘s 1972 hit of the same name, originally produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson. In speaking about…

New Lenny Kravitz tune to be featured in upcoming movie ‘Rustin’

ABC Lenny Kravitz could potentially be competing for an Oscar next year. The rocker is contributing the new song “Road To Freedom” to the upcoming film Rustin, about gay activist Bayard Rustin. The tune will feature musician Trombone Shorty, thanks to a request by director George C. Wolfe to…

Lionel Richie angers fans by canceling New York concert one hour after it was supposed to start

ABC/Gavin Bond Lionel Richie was forced to cancel his concert with Earth Wind & Fire at New York’s Madison Square Garden Saturday, August 12, and fans are not at all happy about it. Richie took to social media to announce that the show couldn’t go…

50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ to be marked with deluxe digital release

Motown/UMe The 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s classic album Let’s Get It On will be celebrated with a new deluxe edition of the album, dropping digitally on August 25. The expanded edition will include 33 bonus tracks, 18 of which have never been released before.…