On Thursday (June 26), My Morning Jacket announced a series of special 20th anniversary shows in celebration of their fourth studio album, Z. The band will perform the record in full at five previously announced tour stops, including Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Hollywood Palladium, Brooklyn Paramount, Chicago’s Salt Shed, and Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. “October 4 is…

Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson’s cause of death was revealed in the Los Angeles County Department of Health’s death certificate, which disclosed that “respiratory arrest” was the primary cause, with sepsis and cystitis listed as contributing factors. The certificate also revealed additional health issues at the time of Wilson’s passing, including obstructive sleep apnea, chronic…

Brandon Lake’s new album, King of Hearts, achieves numerous Billboard chart milestones this week. The record debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart, while also premiering at No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200 tally, marking the 35-year-old singer/songwriter’s first career Top 10 entry on the chart. In addition to those accolades,…

Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance, is set to receive a 30th anniversary expanded reissue on August 15 through Rhino, with the collection available in 2-LP and 2-CD editions. The band also shared an album teaser for the release, which will feature remastered audio sourced from the 2023 box set, along with three non-album tracks and…

The Rolling Stones are paying homage to the late zydeco master, Clifton Chenier, by covering his classic, “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés,” for an upcoming tribute album. A Tribute to the King of Zydeco is a Chenier covers album featuring contributions from Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal, Steve Earle, Jimmie Vaughan, Marcia Ball, Charley Crockett, Molly Tuttle,…

U2 guitarist The Edge, who has lived in Ireland for over six decades, was officially granted Irish citizenship on Monday (June 23). The Edge was born David Howell Evans in Essex, England to Welsh parents, though he was raised in Ireland. “I guess, you know, I’m a little tardy with the paper work,” joked the…

On Tuesday (June 24), Simon & Schuster announced that they will be publishing a book featuring 100 black-and-white drawings by Bob Dylan titled Point Blank (Quick Studies), on November 18. This marks the first major publication of Dylan’s artwork in over a decade, and features drawings that were completed between 2021 and 2022, alongside vignettes…