Former Journey singer Steve Perry is selling a vast collection of items from his personal archives to raise money for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, a charity that provides financial help to musicians who are struggling and workers in music industry.

Among the offerings, Perry is providing his handwritten lyrics for several Journey classics, including “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Faithfully” and “Foolish Heart.” He is also providing signed RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) sales awards for Journey’s Greatest Hits album and Escape.

“I’m excited to open up my personal archives and give fans who have supported me through the years a chance to own a piece of my musical journey”, Perry says. “Every item in this collection comes directly from my personal archive. These pieces have been carefully stored for many years, and now I feel it’s the right time to pass them on from my hands to yours, to be enjoyed, remembered and treasured in your own personal collections,”

The auction is available on the new Darkives Collectables auction site, which is a division of Dark Hourse Records. The auction ends on June 13th at 12 P.M.

The sale is being managed by Darkive Collectables, who recently released a new version of “Faithfully” that was recorded by Perry and country legend Willie Nelson.

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Traffic co-cofounder Dave Mason has canceled the remaining dates of his 2025 tour due to health issues.

Ticket refunds will be issued automatically at the point of sale.

Mason said in a statement that he suffered the undisclosed health issue while recovering from a “severe infection” he contracted in March.

“With deep regret, I must cancel all tour dates for 2025 due to ongoing health issues stemming from the infection I had in March. I’m incredibly grateful to my team of doctors—this has been challenging territory, to say the least,” Mason shared.

He added, “A heartfelt thank you to all the fans, and to my family, band, agents, and the venues who’ve waited patiently and supported me throughout this journey. Your kind messages have lifted my spirits more than words can express. Recovery is a long road. My love for you all runs deep.”

Mason has not taken to the stage since showing up for a concert in Plainfield, Indiana, on August 18, 2024.

The 7- year-old English singer-songwriter and guitarist was diagnosed with a serious heart condition during a medical check-up the next month.

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Duran Duran are officially back in the studio working on new music with one of their most legendary collaborators, Nile Rodgers.

The iconic U.K. band teased new material via Instagram, sharing a snapshot from Abbey Road Studios with the caption, “Working with our good friend Nile at Abbey Road Studios this weekend. Stay tuned…”

Rodgers also shared the moment on his social media, writing, “We had as much fun working yesterday as ever!”

The reunion marks the first time Rodgers and Duran Duran have worked together in nearly a decade following their last collaboration on 2015’s Paper Gods, which featured “Pressure Off” with Janelle Monáe.

Rodgers first worked with Duran Duran on the remix of “The Reflex.” He then produced “The Wild Boys,” the studio song from the 1984 live album Arena. In 1986, Rodgers produced Duran Duran’s fourth studio album Notorious.

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Legendary rock band and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Lynyrd Skynyrd recently released the first official music video for their superhit song “Free Bird.”

The visual, which runs more than nine minutes, was directed by Max Moore. It presents a nostalgic narrative of eternal love and the spirit of “Free Bird.”

The video shows an old man dusting off his photo albums and reminiscing on a romance from his youth.

“Free Bird,” which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008, remains the Florida band’s most recognizable hit.

“There’s nothing freer than a bird, you know, flying wherever he wants to go…that’s what this country is all about…being free,” said Ronnie Van Zandt.

“Allen Collins wrote the music to it, he wrote the beginning, and I wrote the end. Ronnie said, ‘There’s too many chords, I can’t write words to that many chords.’ We were on the couch, and Ronnie said, ‘play that again’ and after two or three times, all of sudden he said, ‘What do you think about this?’ Then he’d sing the whole song to you…. He wouldn’t write it down. He thought if you couldn’t remember it, it wasn’t worth keeping,'” Gary Rossington said in 2019.

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