Elton John has revealed that he is blind in his right eye due to an infection. The 77-year-old music icon contracted the eye infection over the summer.

John provided more details on the latest health problem that he has faced over the course of his career in a recent interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

“I unfortunately lost my eyesight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the South of France, and it’s been four months now since I haven’t been able to see,” he said. “My left eye is not the greatest.”

“I can do something like this, but going into the studio and recording, I don’t know. Because I can’t see a lyric for start,” Elton continued. “It kind of floored me, and I can’t see anything. I can’t read anything, I can’t watch anything.”

“Never Too Late,” John’s collaboration with Brandi Carlile, will feature in the upcoming documentary Elton John: Never Too Late, which is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on December 13.

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U2 recently shared “Luckiest Man In The World” from How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb, which is a collection of ten songs taken from the recording sessions that took place in 2004 for How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.

A new edition, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (Re-Assemble Edition), which features both How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb and How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb, is out now in celebration of the seminal album’s 20th anniversary.

The new edition features some previously unreleased songs unearthed by the band from their archive.

How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb will be exclusively available in physical format for Record Store Day as a Limited Edition Black & Red Marble single LP and as a standalone ten-track digital release, available on November 29th.

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Duran Duran recently released a spectacular live performance video of their cover of ELO’s “Evil Woman.”

The performance was filmed by legendary Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund at the band’s sold out headline concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 31 for Halloween 2024.

The “Evil Woman (Live From Madison Square Garden)’ clip is a full circle moment in the story of Duran Duran’s latest studio album, Danse Macabre.

Duran Duran once again summoned all Halloween enthusiasts to show up, dress up, and celebrate All Hallows’ Eve in style for a one night only Halloween ball at Madison Square Garden in New York City – a major performance following their huge headline performance at Latitude 2024 this summer.

Speaking about the Madison Square Garden concert, Duran Duran founding member and keyboardist Nick Rhodes said, “We wanted to invite a wider audience inside a venue to experience a Duran Duran performance, so where better to capture that on film than Madison Square Garden on Halloween.”

“In times where we are never quite sure what is real and what is not, it felt great to return to the pulsing heart of Duran Duran, live in front of an audience,” he continued. “The Evil Woman video is a taste of what’s to come in Jonas Åkerlund’s live film…”

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Genesis have announced that a 50th anniversary super deluxe edition of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway will be released on March 28, 2025.

Originally released on November 22, 1974, at the pinnacle of the band’s early success, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is rated as one of the greatest albums of its era and one of the most influential progressive rock albums of all time.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition is the album’s definitive compendium, following the arc of the album’s creation and tour. With input from all of the band members involved in the record – Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford – it comes in 5LP/Blu-Ray Audio, 4CD/Blu-Ray Audio and Digital (including Dolby ATMOS) formats, all providing a deep dive into the music and visual elements around it.

The deluxe edition includes the original album mix, remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell from the 1974 analog tapes.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Live At The Shrine Auditorium from January 24, 1975, is remastered and includes two encore tracks, “Watcher of the Skies” and “The Musical Box.”

Three never-before-released demos from the legendary Headley Grange Session are included as part of a digital download card with the full audio from the set.

The album also includes a 60-page coffee table style book with Alexis Petridis liner notes, who interviewed all five band members to tell the story of The Lamb.

The book also features images from Armando Gallo, Richard Haines and other noted photographers; a 1975 tour program reproduction; replica ticket and poster.

The 23-track super deluxe edition is available to pre-order at https://genesis.lnk.to/TLLDOB50

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Remastered 2024 Tracklisting:

1. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

2. Fly On A Windshield

3. Broadway Melody Of 1974

4. Cuckoo Cocoon

5. In The Cage

6. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging

7. Back In N.Y.C.

8. Hairless Heart

9. Counting Out Time

10. The Carpet Crawlers

11. The Chamber Of 32 Doors

12. Lilywhite Lilith

13. The Waiting Room

14. Anyway

15. Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist

16. The Lamia

17. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats

18. The Colony Of Slippermen (The Arrival • A Visit To The Doktor • Raven)

19. Ravine

20. The Light Dies Down On Broadway

21. Riding The Scree

22. In The Rapids

23. It.

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