Neil Young recently shared a rare performance of his song “Silver and Gold” on Instagram.

The track was released in 2000 on his album of the same name, but it was written in early eighties. The legendary singer-songwriter has rarely performed live the song, with the last time he performed it being in 2007.

The video, which was shared on Christmas day, December 25, shows Young playing guitar and softly singing while sitting by a fire. As it cuts off at the end, he can be heard saying, “Is that our first fireside session?”

Following the release of “Silver and Gold” in 2000, Young explained the process of writing the song. “I tried it several ways. And it was such a nice, it’s just such a song, you know. It just kind of lives with the guitar. It’s just there,” he said.

He went on to say, “I really recorded, I think, a total of 11 times with different people in all kinds of different configurations. And we got ’em all, none of them are worth listening to. But this one here finally just got back to the roots of it and just sat down with my guitar and played it and said, ‘That’s it.’ Because I love the song and I feel the song now and it means something to me now.”

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Paul McCartney has said his New Year’s resolution in 2025 is to finish a new album.

The Beatles legend revealed his plan while answering questions from fans, published on his official website.

Responding to a question if he has any New Year’s resolutions for 2025, McCartney said, “Here’s one: finish an album! I’ve been working on a lot of songs, and have had to put it to the side because of the tour. So, I’m hoping to get back into that and finish up a lot of these songs. So, how’s about that? ‘My New Year’s resolution is to finish a new album!'”

McCartney’s last solo album, titled McCartney III, was released four years ago. It was the latest in the McCartney I and McCartney II sequence.

Answering another question in the Q&A, McCartney said he was taking a “well-deserved rest” and spending time with family after concluding his Got Back tour in London on December 19, which also marked his reunion with Ringo Starr.

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A full-length trailer for the upcoming Led Zeppelin documentary, Becoming Led Zeppelin, has been unveiled.

Sony Pictures Classics will release the first official docu-concert movie about the rock band on February 14, 2025.

A week before, IMAX is holding an exclusive one-night-only early access screenings in 18 cities on February 7.

The film traces the journeys of the four members of the “Stairway To Heaven” rockers through the music scene of the 1960s and their meeting in the summer of 1968, culminating in 1970.

The story is told exclusively by interviews with the band members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul. The late John Bonham is represented by previously unheard audio interviews. The film features full performances, never-before-seen footage of the band’s early U.S. and British concerts and unseen material from the band’s personal archives.

Becoming Led Zeppelin was directed, researched and written by Bernard MacMahon with the support of screenwriter and producer Allison McGourty.

“We spent five years flying back and forth across the Atlantic scouring attics and basements in pursuit of rare and unseen film footage, photographs and music recordings,” said McGourty. “Then we transferred each piece of media with custom techniques, so that in IMAX, these 55-year-old clips and music would look and sound like they came out of the lab yesterday.”

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Prince, The Clash and Frankie Valli are among the artists who were selected to receive lifetime achievement awards from the Recording Academy in 2025.

The awards will be presented at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony on February 1 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.

The other lifetime achievement award recipients are Frankie Beverly, Dr. Bobby Jones, Taj Mahal, and Roxanne Shante.

“It’s an amazing privilege to honor this eclectic group of music icons during the year’s biggest week in music,” said Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. “Each of this year’s Special Merit Award recipients has left an indelible mark on music, from paving the way for others to innovation that forever has changed the trajectory of the musical landscape. We can’t wait to celebrate this group and their achievements in February.”

The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented by vote of the Recording Academy’s National Trustees to performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording.

Erroll Garner, Glyn Johns and Tania León are the Trustees Award recipients; and Dr. Leo Beranek is the Technical Grammy Award honoree.

The Trustees Award is a Special Merit Award presented to individuals who, during their careers in music, have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording.

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