Legendary bands The Rolling Stones and The Beatles both won Grammy Awards in rock categories.

The Beatles picked up the best rock performance award for “Now And Then,” their “final” song, which was assembled from a demo by the late John Lennon.

Meanwhile, the Stones won best rock album for their 2023 comeback project, Hackney Diamonds.

The awards were handed out at the Grammys’ “premiere ceremony,” which preceded the main event.

“It’s really incredible if you think about,” remarked Sean Lennon Ono, who accepted the Grammy on behalf of his late father’s band. “The Beatles have done so much incredible work and they’re still in the culture and people still listen to the music. As far as I’m concerned, it’s the greatest band of all time.”

“Play the Beatles music to you kids,” he continued. “I feel like the world can’t afford to forget about people like the Beatles. We need this music in the world. We need peace and love. We need the magic of the ’60s to stay alive.”

Superstar producer Andrew Watt, who produced Hackney Diamonds, accepted the award.

“For a little boy that grew up playing guitar, it was one of the most amazing experiences to be around those musicians,” Watt said.

Source: RTT Music News

On March 28, Fleetwood Mac will reissue five of their multi-platinum classic albums released between 1975 and 1987 on crystal-clear vinyl as a 6LP boxed set as well as a 5CD set.

This collection includes Fleetwood Mac (1975), Rumours (1977), Tusk (1979), Mirage (1982), and Tango In The Night (1987). A Rhino.com exclusive edition, including a crystal-clear 12-inch of “Silver Springs” and “Go Your Own Way” in both stereo and mono, will be available on the same day and is limited to 1,000 copies globally. Pre-order at https://fmac.lnk.to/7587

A new incarnation of Fleetwood Mac debuted in the summer of 1975, including Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Christine McVie, along with new members Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. The group’s first album together, Fleetwood Mac (sometimes called ‘The White Album’), topped the Billboard album chart, spent more than a year in the Top 40 and sold more than five million copies in the U.S. thanks to songs like “Landslide,” “Say You Love Me,” and “Rhiannon.”

In 1977, the band followed up with the 21x Platinum record Rumours – considered among the greatest albums of all time. It won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and has sold over 40 million copies worldwide. Its unforgettable tracks include “Go Your Own Way,” “Gold Dust Woman,” and the band’s first No. 1 smash, the Gold-certified “Dreams.”

The Grammy-nominated double-album Tusk arrived in 1979, selling more than four million copies worldwide and introducing fans to hits like “Sara,” “Think About Me,” and the title track. Three years later, in 1982, Fleetwood Mac again topped the U.S. Album Chart for five weeks with Mirage. Along with hits like “Hold Me” and “Gypsy,” Mirage also features great album tracks like “Oh Diane” and “Straight Back.”

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On March 21, Rush will release Rush 50, a wide-ranging 50-track super deluxe anthology celebrating the half-century milestone marker for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame icons.

The anthology serves as a complete career-spanning Rush anthology on seven LPs and four CDs, featuring 50 tracks, beginning with the first ever reissue of their debut 1973 single, and ending with a live recording of the last song they performed together as a band at their final concert in 2015 at The Forum in Los Angeles.

Rush 50 will be available in five configurations, including the Super Deluxe Edition, Rush Store Exclusive Super Deluxe Edition, 7-LP Deluxe Edition, 4-CD Deluxe Edition, and Digital Edition.

Seven tracks on Rush 50 are previously unreleased. Amongst the Holy Grail unreleased tracks are the first-ever official CD and LP reissue of Rush’s first single on Moon Records from 1973, “Not Fade Away” and “You Can’t Fight It,” a pair of early gems that Rush fans have been clamoring to be released officially for decades – newly remastered from the original analog tapes.

Other studio rarities on Rush 50 include Vault Editions of 1974’s “Working Man” and 1978’s “The Trees,” both of which showcase alternate guitar solos by Alex Lifeson, with the former track only having been available as a digital single while the latter cut has never been officially released beyond its appearance on instrument-based video games.

Additionally, five unreleased live songs have been culled from some of Rush’s most legendary performances.

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Legendary U.K. rock band Simple Minds have announced a major North American headlining tour, featuring support from Soft Cell and Modern English.

The “Alive & Kicking” tour is set to commence on May 16th with a show at Cascades Amphitheater in Ridgefield, Washington. The tour, produced by Live Nation, will have stops at several famous arenas and amphitheaters such as Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena (May 17), Inglewood, California’s Kia Forum (May 22), Denver, CO’s Ball Arena (May 27), Woodlands, Texas’ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (May 31), Columbia, Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion (June 10), Wantagh, New York’s Northwell at Jones Beach Theater (June 13), Mansfield, Massachusetts’ Xfinity Center (June 15), and Toronto, Ontario’s Budweiser Stage (June 18).

The final concert of the 24-date tour is scheduled to take place on June 22nd at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana.

The tour marks the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the band’s milestone year 1985, in which they topped the world’s charts with their Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash, “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” and RIAA Gold-certified seventh studio album Once Upon A Time.

“Been a while but absence makes the heart grow fonder,” says Jim Kerr. “Simple Minds are ecstatic at the prospect of touring so extensively in the US and Canada this coming Spring.”

“Hindsight is a glorious thing!” continues Kerr. “40 years on and it now feels right for Simple Minds to have ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ included in this classy new nine track edition of Once Upon A Time.”

Simple Minds 2025 Tour Dates:

May 16 – Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater
May 17 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
May 20 – Concord, CA @ Toyota Pavilion at Concord
May 22 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
May 23 – Greater Palm Springs, CA @ Acrisure Arena
May 24 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
May 27 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
May 30 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
May 31 – Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 1 – Irving, TX @ The Pavillion at Toyota Music Factory
June 4 – Rogers, AR @ The Walmart AMP
June 5 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 7 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
June 10 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 11 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
June 13 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
June 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Mann Center
June 15 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
June 17 – Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell
June18 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
June 20 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
June 21 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 22 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center

Source: RTT Music News

The Doobie Brothers have announced that their new studio album, Walk This Road, will be released on June 6 via Rhino Records.

The 10-track studio album will see former Doobie Brother Michael McDonald rejoin the band alongside Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston and John McFee both in the recording studio, writers room and on an upcoming global tour.

The band also recently released two new tracks from the album: “Walk This Road” and “Call Me.” The songs are in addition to the previously released “Lahaina.” Pre-order the album at https://doobies.lnk.to/WTRS

Walk This Road was recorded in the winter of 2024 with producer John Shanks and showcases the band’s unique songwriting process and diverse stylistic perspectives. The album is comprised of and reliant on the songwriting contributions and individual musical styles of all three principal songwriters.

Recurring themes on the album include recovery, enlightenment – “waking up to see the important things you’ve been missing,” says founding member Simmons. The title track, featuring Mavis Staples, embodies a sense of hope and togetherness, in terms of searching for the right path forward.

The band is looking forward to embarking on their 2025 tour to perform their new tracks as well as much-loved, fan-favorite hits.

The announcement of the upcoming album coincided with the news that the Grammy award-winning, Platinum-selling icons will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Michael McDonald, Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons would be inducted in the Performing Songwriters category at the organization’s 2025 Induction and Awards ceremony to be held in New York in June.

Walk This Road Tracklist:

1. “Walk this Road” Featuring Mavis Staples
2. “Angels & Mercy”
3. “Call Me”
4. “Learn to Let Go”
5. “State of Grace”
6. “Here to Stay”
7. “The Kind That Lasts”
8. “New Orleans”
9. “Speed of Pain”
10. “Lahaina”

Source: RTT Music News