Warner Records is set to release Tom Petty: Somewhere You Feel Free – The Making of Wildflowers on Blu-ray on September 12th.

The Mary Wharton-directed documentary, originally released in 2021, narrates the creation of Tom Petty’s iconic 1994 album, Wildflowers.

The film uses never-before-seen 16mm footage from 1993-1995, when Petty was working on the album, along with present-day interviews with his bandmates and producer Rick Rubin. Interviews with Rubin, Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench, Petty’s daughter Adria and many more are featured in the about 90-minute film.

The Blu-ray format will include 30 minutes of bonus content, including outtakes and four music videos.

The film, which premiered as an Official SXSW 2021 Selection, won the Audience Award, and later had a limited theatrical release worldwide on October 20, 2021, coinciding with Petty’s birthday.

The Wildflowers album, which arrived in 1994, was certified triple platinum nine months after its release. Petty cut down the number of tracks to 15 from 25, as Warner Brothers feared the album would be too expensive to sell at the time, likely doubling the cost of a single CD.

Later, in the fall of 2020, Warner released Wildflowers & All The Rest, featuring the complete recording sessions, live tracks, demos, and alternate versions. Petty’s daughters, Adria and Annakim Petty and his wife Dana Petty curated the compilation.

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Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have announced a reissue of their 1973 album Buckingham Nicks.

Buckingham Nicks is the only studio album by Buckingham and Nicks as a duo, both of whom later joined Fleetwood Mac. Produced by Keith Olsen, the album was released in September 1973 by Polydor Records.

The album was a commercial failure on its original release, and despite the duo’s subsequent success, it remained without a commercial remaster or digital re-release.

It is now being remastered and will be released on CD, vinyl, and streaming September 19, 2025. Rhino Records will handle distribution.

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Rock icons Def Leppard have announced a residency in Las Vegas next year.

“Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency” is scheduled to take place at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas next February.

“Las Vegas has always been such a main attraction for Def Leppard,” lead singer Joe Elliott said in the announcement. “There’s no place on earth where you can have the likes of Adele, U2 and The Eagles all playing sold out shows on the same night!”

The band will perform their catalog of hits for 12 nights at The Colosseum. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 25, 2025, at ticketmaster.com/defleppard.

Def Leppard previously headlined Las Vegas residencies in 2013 and 2019. The band’s hit songs include “Rock of Ages,” “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” “Photograph” and “Foolin’.”

Residency Dates:

February 2026: 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28

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Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary Black Sabbath singer, died on Tuesday, July 22. He was 76.

Ozzy is survived by his wife Sharon Osbourne and his five kids, including Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne.

“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” his family said in a statement. “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”

The news of his death comes just days after Ozzy, along with his band, performed his final concert at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.

Ozzy had experienced a series of health issues over the years. In January 2020, following two years of escalating health problems, Osbourne announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. In February 2023, he issued a statement saying that he was retiring from touring, citing spinal injuries he had sustained in a 2018 accident.

Ozzy rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname “Prince of Darkness.”

He was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 due to his problems with alcohol and other drugs. He then began a successful solo career with Blizzard of Ozz in 1980 and released 13 studio albums. He reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions. He rejoined in 1997 and helped record the band’s final studio album, 13 (2013).

He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006 and as a solo artist in 2024.

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Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant has announced a new album and a 2025 North American Tour.

Saving Grace, the first album featuring his low-key acoustic band bearing the same name, is set for release on September 26 via Nonesuch Records.

Plant also shared the album’s lead single, a cover of Low’s “Everybody’s Song.”

Plant has been working on the album with his bandmates – singer Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley, and cellist Barney Morse-Brown – since the formation of Saving Grace in 2019.

“We laugh a lot, really. I think that suits me. I like laughing,” Plant said in a statement. “You know, I can’t find any reason to be too serious about anything. I’m not jaded. The sweetness of the whole thing … These are sweet people and they are playing out all the stuff that they could never get out before. They have become unique stylists and together they seem to have landed in a most interesting place.”

Following their summer European tour, Plant and Saving Grace will embark on their debut North American tour in support of the upcoming album in Wheeling, West Virginia, on October 30. Tickets are on sale now at robertplant.com/#tour.

Saving Grace Tracklist:

01. Chevrolet
02. As I Roved Out
03. It’s A Beautiful Day Today
04. Soul Of A Man
05. Ticket Taker
06. I Never Will Marry
07. Higher Rock
08. Too Far From You
09. Everybody’s Song
10. Gospel Plough

Robert Plant and Saving Grace 2025 Tour Dates:

10/30 – Wheeling, WV @ Capitol Theatre Wheeling
11/02 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Paramount Theater of Charlottesville
11/03 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
11/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
11/06 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Shubert Theatre
11/08 – Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre
11/10 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
11/12 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic
11/13 – Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
11/15 – Denver, CO @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House
11/18 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre
11/19 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
11/21 – Oakland, CA @ The Fox
11/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ United Theater on Broadway

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