Bruce Springsteen is now a billionaire, according to the Forbes magazine, which estimates his net worth to be around $1.1 billion.

Springsteen, who has consistently earned financial success ever since the release of his Born to Run album in 1975, has been growing rapidly in stature over the past few years. In 2021, he sold his entire music catalog to Sony for a whopping $500 million.

Additionally, he has been touring a lot since February 2023. His trek has reportedly brought in $380 million in revenue, according to Variety. Forbes lists Springsteen’s ticket sales from his 2023 world tour to be around 1.6 million.

Springsteen has a new Disney+/Hulu concert documentary coming up in October and a tour schedule for 2025. Also in line is the Springsteen biopic based on his 2023 biographical book Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska.

The legend, who has 21 studio albums, seven live albums, and five EPs to his name, and has sold over 140 million albums globally, has places in both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He has 20 Grammy awards, an Oscar, special Tony Award, Kennedy Center Honors, and Presidential Medal of Freedom as well.

Taylor Swift and Rihanna, who had already moved into the billionaires list, are worth an estimated $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively.

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Thirteen Genesis studio albums released between 1971 and 1997 will be reissued on vinyl worldwide.

Pressed on 180-gram vinyl, the reissues will be available in three waves. They begin on August 23rd with Foxtrot, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (2 LP), Duke, Abacab, and Genesis.

On September 6th, Nursery Cryme, Selling England By The Pound, Wind & Wuthering, We Can’t Dance (2 LP), and Calling All Stations (2 LP) will be released.

The series concludes on September 27th with A Trick Of The Tail, …And Then There Were Three…, and Invisible Touch.

Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford formed the prog-rock band in 1967 with the group’s early lineup cemented in the early ’70s with the addition of Phil Collins and Steve Hackett. Frontman Peter Gabriel left Genesis in 1975, with drummer Phil Collins taking over as frontman until 1996.

Genesis released 15 studio albums throughout its tenure. The albums not set for reissue are the band’s first two: 1969’s From Genesis to Revelation and 1970’s Trespass.

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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sting will be a headliner at this year’s Bourbon & Beyond Festival in Louisville.

Sting is replacing Neil Young, who dropped out due to health reasons. The fest announced that the former Police frontman would perform with his new power rock trio, Sting 3.0, on Thursday night, September 19, of the four-day fest.

“Hi everybody, this is Sting,” the musician said in a video posted to the festival’s Facebook page. “I’m headlining the Bourbon and Beyond festival in Louisville, Kentucky, on the 19th of September. Be there; it’s going to be great.”

The trio also features guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas. They will be joined by Beck, Matchbox Twenty, Fleet Foxes, Maren Morris, Koe Wetzel, Lyle Lovett, the Wallflowers, Arlo Parks and many more.

Bourbon & Beyond is scheduled to take place September 19-22 at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.

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Rhino High Fidelity has added Bad Company’s self-titled 1974 debut album and Yes’ Relayer to its limited-edition, high-end vinyl reissues.

Both albums are available at Rhino.com and internationally at select WMG stores. Each release is individually limited to 5,000 numbered copies priced at $39.98.

Recorded at Headley Grange in Hampshire, Bad Company’s debut album includes an insightful conversation with producer Ron Nevision and Hugh Gilmour detailing the recording sessions and reflecting on the record’s success. A brief recollection of the band’s name, recounted by Paul Rodgers, is also shared in the liner notes.

Yes’ seventh studio album, Relayer, is filled with grandiose instrumentation and narrative lyricism. This set includes a detailed interview with Patrick Moraz by jazz enthusiast Syd Schwartz, chronicling the recording and production of Relayer.

Moraz recommends listening to Relayer “in the very best possible way, you know, either with the highest quality headphones or with a good stereo system and as LOUD as you can absorb.”

Rhino High Fidelity said it will continue to tap into Warner Music’s extensive music catalog, bringing music enthusiasts and audiophiles superlative versions of landmark albums from diverse genres,
including jazz, blues, rock, pop, and beyond.

The series will introduce two classic albums quarterly, maintaining the same exceptional audio and packaging quality that has quickly defined Rhino High Fidelity.

Bad Company – Bad Company Tracklist:

Side One
“Can’t Get Enough”
“Rock Steady”
“Ready for Love”
“Don’t Let Me Down”

Side Two
“Bad Company”
“The Way I Choose”
“Movin’ On”
“Seagull”

Yes – Relayer Tracklist:

Side One
“The Gates of Delirium”

Side Two
“Sound Chaser”
“To Be Over”

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In a recent interview with MOJO, Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood has expressed hope that Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham will reconcile and resolve their issues soon.

The relationship between Nicks and Buckingham has remained tumultuous for nearly half a century.

“It’s no secret, it’s no tittle-tattle that there is a brick wall there emotionally,” Fleetwood shared. “Stevie’s able to speak clearly about how she feels and doesn’t feel, as does Lindsey. But I’ll say, personally, I would love to see a healing between them – and that doesn’t have to take the shape of a tour, necessarily.”

“Even if I thought I could work with Lindsey again, he’s had some health problem,” Nicks said when talking about whether Fleetwood Mac could ever tour again, noting that since the death of Christine McVie it couldn’t happen.

Nicks and Buckingham, who joined Fleetwood Mac on New Year’s Eve 1974, after performing as a duo under the name Buckingham Nicks, ended their romantic relationship in 1976. Though the duo continued to perform together for Fleetwood Mac for several years after their relationship went sour, Buckingham left the group in 1987, and Nicks quit in 1990.

They returned to the group in 1997. Buckingham got fired in 2018, and claimed it was “all Stevie’s doing,” alleging that she gave the band an ultimatum that led to his firing.

Nicks refuted his claims, saying, “I did not demand he be fired. Frankly, I fired myself. I proactively removed myself from the band and a situation I considered to be toxic to my well-being. I was done. If the band went on without me, so be it.”

Source: RTT Music News