38 Special recently released a video for “So Much So Right,” a song from Milestone, their first album in 20 years.

“38 Special songs have always been about the genuine emotions experienced by everyone,” frontman Don Barnes said. “They all have an element of truth in them that I think appeals on a universal level and proves why they have lasted through the years. ‘So Much So Right’ is unique. Every person remembers that heat of passion when they first met someone new and shared intimacy so strong that it could hardly be contained. Our take was simply to convey that overwhelming feeling of wanting and obsessing, longing for the opportunity to be together again.”

“The video itself was made in an interesting fashion. Nick Spanos was shooting behind-the-scenes scraps of video as well as concert footage. He took some risks in editing, kept it gritty like the song conveys … and with the final tinted, grainy look, he succeeded in portraying what real rock ‘n’ roll should feel like,” Barns said about the visual.

38 Special’s latest album features guests and co-writes with Train’s Pat Monahan and Randy Bachman, and longtime collaborator Jim Peterik. The record debuted in the Top 10 on both the Rock and Independent Album charts, and broke into the Top 30 of Billboard’s Current and Overall Album Sales charts.

Source: RTT Music News

Beatles legend Ringo Starr has announced that his latest album, Long Long Road, will be released on April 24.

Along with the announcement, Starr also released “It’s Been Too Long,” featuring the lush vocals of Molly Tuttle and Sarah Jarosz. This is the first single from his forthcoming album.

Co-written and produced by T Bone Burnett, the 10-song album also includes collaborations with Billy Strings, Sheryl Crow and St Vincent and is the highly anticipated follow-up to last year’s chart topping Look Up.

“I’m blessed to have T Bone in my life right now and working with me on these records,” Ringo said. “After we did the last record, which I love listening to, this one just sort of happened. I like to say sometimes I make the right moves, like you can go left or right at any point, and one of the right moves was hooking up with T Bone for Look Up, and now for this one, which I’m calling Long Long Road, because I’ve been on a long long road.”

As the title implies, and like Ringo’s own journey, Long Long Road has solid roots in Country and Americana, and evolved into something broader, creating an aural mosaic of Starr’s musical legacy and influences, including Carl Perkins.

“I recorded two Carl Perkins songs with The Beatles, and both T Bone and I wanted one on this record, and he found this beautiful track I’d never heard before, ‘I Don’t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore’,” Ringo explained.

Recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles, this record sees the return of many of the Look Up musicians, including the core band featuring Paul Franklin, David Mansfield, Dennis Crouch, Daniel Tashian, Rory Hoffman, Patrick Warren and Colin Linden.

“I’ve loved Ringo’s playing and his singing for my whole life,” T Bone stated. “And then one night we were at a poetry reading together and he said, why don’t you write a song for me? So I wrote him a Gene Autry type song because I always heard Ringo as a Texas artist, the way he played felt just like Texas music to me. Ringo Starr is a recording artist of the highest caliber, and I wanted to surround him with these young masters, bringing in some of this extraordinary young energy that’s happening around Nashville for both of these records.”

In the 10-track album, 6 songs were written or co-written by T Bone Burnett, two were co-written by Ringo and Bruce Sugar, one was co-written by Ringo Starr, Mark Hudson and Gary Burr and one by Bernie Benjamin and George David Weiss and recorded by Carl Perkins:

Long Long Road Tracklist:

Side One
1. Returning Without Tears
2. Baby Don’t Go
3. I Don’t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore
4. It’s Been Too Long
5. Why

Side Two
1. You And I (Wave Of Love)
2. My Baby Don’t Want Nothing
3. Choose Love
4. She’s Gone
5. Long Long Road

Source: RTT Music News

On April 10, Duran Duran will bring 1993’s Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) and 1995’s Thank You back to vinyl for the first time since their original release.

Both albums will be reissued as 2LP sets and on CD, with pre-orders available here.

Following last summer’s acclaimed vinyl and CD reissues of their first five studio albums — Duran Duran, Rio, Seven and the Ragged Tiger, Notorious and Big Thing — the band now presents The Wedding Album and Thank You in newly remastered editions. Both titles feature the latest audio remasters, with the vinyl configurations expanded to deluxe 2LP formats.

The Wedding Album is housed in a newly embossed sleeve and accompanied by a 12-inch art card, while Thank You is presented in a gatefold sleeve with a fold-out poster faithfully replicating the original release. The updated CD editions are packaged in paper sleeves, replacing the original jewel cases.

Released in 1993, Duran Duran — the band’s second eponymous record, affectionately known as The Wedding Album — debuted in the top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic.

Thank You was the 1995 follow-up album of covers featuring Duran Duran’s versions of classic songs written by Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Lou Reed, Public Enemy and Elvis Costello.

Looking ahead, Duran Duran have already announced major live performances for 2026. After headlining the Beachlife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, in May, the band will return to Las Vegas for four shows at the BleauLive Theater at Fontainbleau Vegas. The summer run continues across Europe in June and July.

Source: RTT Music News

Seventeen-time Grammy Award winner Sting has announced a new fall leg of his acclaimed “STING 3.0” Tour across North America.

Sting will be accompanied by longtime guitarist and collaborator Dominic Miller and dynamic drummer Chris Maas. The trio will deliver a powerful and intimate concert experience, reinterpreting Sting’s most celebrated songs and deep cuts through the lens of a tight three-piece arrangement.

The newly announced 2026 dates will kick off in Vancouver with a two-night run at Queen Elizabeth Theatre on October 5th and 6th before continuing through Seattle, Minneapolis, Rockford, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Montreal, Akron, Cincinnati, Wallingford, Brooklyn, and Tampa, with performances in Nashville and Pittsburgh to be announced soon.

Sting 3.0 Tour Fall 2026 Dates:

Oct 05 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Oct 06 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Oct 08 – Seattle, WA @ Benaroya Hall
Oct 09 – Seattle, WA @ Benaroya Hal
Oct 13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
Oct 16 – Rockford, IL @ Hard Rock Casino
Oct 17 – St. Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre
Oct 22 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
Oct 26 – Montreal, QC @ Théâtre St-Denis
Oct 27 – Montreal, QC @ Théâtre St-Denis
Nov 01 – Akron, OH @ E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall
Nov 04 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Nov 09 – Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theater
Nov 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Nov 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Nov 14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Nov 15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Nov 17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Nov 18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Nov 24 – Tampa, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Tampa

Source: RTT Music News

Eric Clapton, who released a remastered special edition of his 1989 album Journeyman last year, has announced Fall 2026 U.S. tour dates.

The six-date tour is set to commence with a show at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on September 6th.

The tour, which will include stops in Chicago and Cincinnati among other places, will feature Jimmie Vaughan as special guest.

The Eric Clapton band will feature Doyle Bramhall II (guitar), Sonny Emory (drums), Chris Stainton (keyboards), Nathan East (bass), Tim Carmon (Organ), Katie Kissoon (backing vocals) and Sharon White (backing vocals).

Clapton had previously announced 11 European dates for 2026. The European trek begins April 24 in Amsterdam and concludes on May 17 in Munchen, Gemany. He is also set to perform a show in the U.K. on August 23 at the Sandringham Estate.

ERIC CLAPTON 2026 US TOUR DATES:

September 06, 2026 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
September 08, 2026 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center
September 11, 2026 Chicago, IL United Center
September 13, 2026 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum
September 15, 2026 St. Paul, MN Grand Casino Arena
September 17, 2026 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center

Source: RTT Music News