17-time Grammy Award-winning artist and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sting is set to release a new live album, Sting 3.0 Live, worldwide on April 25.

Sting 3.0 Live will be available digitally, on CD and on 180g vinyl, with an exclusive Record Store Day Deluxe Edition due out on April 12 in the United States.

Recorded on the acclaimed Sting 3.0 World Tour with longtime guitarist Dominic Miller and dynamic drummer Chris Maas, Sting 3.0 Live is a 9-song collection of Sting’s greatest hits, including “Be Still My Beating Heart,” which has never-before been released as a live version.

The exclusive, limited-edition Record Store Day Deluxe Edition 2-LP set features 17 tracks showcasing live versions of fan favorites and chart-topping singles including never-before-released live tracks such as “Be Still My Beating Heart,” “I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart),” “Never Coming Home,” and “Can’t Stand Losing You.”

Produced by Martin Kierszenbaum and recorded by Howard Page with additional engineering by Tony Lake, this new live collection spans Sting’s illustrious career, offering fans the opportunity to experience these timeless classics in a fresh, dynamic way. Sting 3.0 Live was mixed by Robert “Hitmixer” Orton and mastered by Gene Grimaldi at Oasis Mastering.

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Elton John has expressed his sadness over missing the chance to watch his sons play sports, as an infection he suffered last summer has left him with vision problems.

“I can’t see TV, I can’t read. I can’t see my boys playing rugby and soccer,” the iconic singer told The Times. “It has been a very stressful time because I’m used to soaking it all up. It’s distressing.”

Last September, the singer wrote on Instagram that a “severe” infection had left him with “only limited vision” in one eye, adding that his recovery would “take time.”

Elton and his filmmaker husband David Furnish have two sons, Zachary and Elijah.

“You get emotional, but you have to get used to it, because I’m lucky to have the life I have,” he continued. “I still have my wonderful family, and I can still see something out of here.”

The singer, who just released a new album with Brandi Carlile, Who Believes in Angels?, added, “You say to yourself, just get on with it.”

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Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder recently shared “Hollywood Victim,” the second track from his forthcoming solo album, The Vault – Fifty Years of Music, due out May 23.

According to a press release, “Hollywood Victim” serves “as a modern companion” to the classic Eagles song “Hotel California,” which Felder co-wrote with Don Henley and Glenn Frey.

The song was originally written in the early 1990s for the Eagles’ Hell Freezes Over tour.

The Vault – Fifty Years of Music, Felder’s fourth studio album, features a collection of newly recorded versions of songs he’s demoed over the past five decades.

The album features guest appearances by artists such as Toto’s Steve Lukather, David Paich and Greg Phillinganes; Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith; and drummer Gregg Bissonette and his brother, bassist Matt Bissonette.

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Seven previously-unheard Bruce Springsteen records will be released for the first time this summer. The widely-rumored and long-anticipated Tracks II: The Lost Albums is set for release on June 27 via Sony Music.

A set spanning 83 songs, The Lost Albums fill in rich chapters of Springsteen’s expansive career timeline — while offering invaluable insight into his life and work as an artist.

“‘The Lost Albums’ were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released,” said Springsteen. “I’ve played this music to myself and often close friends for years now. I’m glad you’ll get a chance to finally hear them. I hope you enjoy them.”

The Lost Albums offer unprecedented context into 35 prolific years (1983-2018) of Springsteen’s songwriting and home recording.

“The ability to record at home whenever I wanted allowed me to go into a wide variety of different musical directions,” Springsteen explained.

Springsteen also released a first look at the collection – “Rain In The River” — which comes from the lost album Perfect World.

The Lost Albums will arrive in limited-edition nine LP, seven CD and digital formats. A companion set — Lost And Found: Selections from The Lost Albums — will feature 20 highlights from across the collection, on two LPs or one CD.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced the upcoming release of Celebrating 50 Years – Live At The Ryman – a live album and DVD capturing the legendary southern rock band’s historic 50th anniversary concert at Nashville’s legendary venue in 2022.

This special release holds profound significance as it features the final performance of founding member Gary Rossington, who passed the following year.

The new release will be available on June 27, through Frontiers Music SRL.

Pre-Order on 2CD/DVD, Blu-Ray or a double LP at https://ffm.to/lsryman50

The first single from the live album – “Tuesday’s Gone” – and its music video, featuring Jelly Roll, was released on Thursday.

The album showcases the band’s unparalleled energy, their signature blend of blues rock and Southern hard rock swagger and stands as both a heartfelt tribute to Rossington and a celebration of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s lasting legacy in music history.

Special guests on the album include Jelly Roll, Marcus King, John Osborne, Brent Smith and Donnie Van Zant.

Celebrating 50 Years – Live At The Ryman Tracklist:

1. What’s Your Name
2. Workin’ for MCA (ft. John Osborne)
3. You Got That Right
4. I Know A Little
5. Down South Jukin
6. That Smell
7. Cry for the Bad Man
8. Saturday Night Special (ft. Marcus King)
9. Tuesday’s Gone (ft. Jelly Roll)
10. Red White and Blue (ft. Donnie Van Zant)
11. Simple Man (ft. Brent Smith)
12. Gimme Three Steps
13. Call Me the Breeze
14. Sweet Home Alabama
15. Freebird

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