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Queen has gotten into the wine business.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have just debuted the new Queen Côtes de Provence Rosé, with wine lover Roger Taylor taking a hands-on role in its creation.

According to the website’s description, the rosé “captures the pure essence of Provence with a rhapsody of wild strawberry and ripe red berry aromas,” noting its “beautifully balanced texture harmonises ripe, supple fruit with fresh citrus acidity giving a silky creaminess to the mid palate,” which is “an unmistakable sign of a great rosé.”

“I’ve spent a lot of time around wine over the years and I wanted to create something that felt consistent, expressive and genuinely enjoyable in partnership with good friends,” says Taylor. “It needed to have that sense of joy to it – something that brings people together.”

He adds, “This isn’t about putting a name on a bottle; it’s about creating something with integrity.”

As for why he chose rosé, in a post on Instagram Taylor explains, “For me, rosé has always been about joy – that moment of elation when you raise a glass with people you love. I wanted to create a wine that carries that same feeling.”

Queen Côtes de Provence Rosé is currently only available for those in the U.K. More information can be found on the wine’s website, queenwinesofficial.com.

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Bryan Adams’ biggest hit is also one of the bestselling singles of all time, but even though it came out back in 1991, it’s only now hitting a major YouTube milestone.

“(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” has just joined the Billion Views Club on the streaming platform. It’s Bryan’s second video to hit that mark, following the clip for his 1993 hit “Please Forgive Me.”

“(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” was written for the Kevin Costner movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and spent seven weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; it was also the publication’s #1 song of 1991. It went on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide and win Bryan a Grammy for best song written specifically for a motion picture or television. It was also nominated for an Oscar, but lost to Celine Dion’s title track for Beauty and the Beast.

“(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” is one of Bryan’s four #1 hits, all of which were written for movies. 1985’s “Heaven” was from A Night in Heaven, while “All For One,” a collaboration with Rod Stewart and Sting, was from the 1993 movie The Three Musketeers. 1995’s “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” was written for the Johnny Depp movie Don Juan DeMarco.

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Grateful Dead will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their double live album Steal Your Face with a new remastered release.

Steal Your Face (50th Anniversary Remaster) is set to drop June 26, 50 years to the day of the album’s original release. It will be released as a two-LP set in The Dead’s official Pantone colors, Grateful Red and Stealie Blue; the vinyl will split the colors half and half, with the addition of some black splatter.

The vinyl also includes The Dead’s “Steal Your Face” logo in the center and comes with a sticker sheet filled with the logo.

The album, remastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer David Glasser, will also be available for streaming and digital download.

As a preview of the remastered album, Grateful Dead has released the performance of “Black Throated Wind” to digital outlets.

Originally released June 26, 1976, Steal Your Face captures performances from The Dead’s five-show run at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco in October 1974. The tour was a farewell of sorts, as the band would go on an indefinite hiatus after the shows. The tour hiatus eventually ended in June 1976.

Steal Your Face (50th Anniversary Remaster is available for preorder now.

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Is Bruce Springsteen America’s greatest protest singer? He made a decent case for it Tuesday night, when he brought his Land of Hope and Dreams American tour to Belmont, New York. 

“The E Street Band was built for hard times,” Springsteen remarked, as he cherry-picked his massive catalog to spotlight tales of crumbling cities, death and powerlessness, punctuated by the message that hope is possible if we work together. As Springsteen put it in one of several speeches on Tuesday night railing against the current administration, “This American tragedy can only be stopped by the American people.”

Kicking off with the one-two punch of Edwin Starr’s “War” and his own “Born in the U.S.A.,” Springsteen led the band and guest guitarist/vocalist Tom Morello through songs whose titles alone conjured the story he’s telling with this tour: a cover of The Clash’s “Clampdown,” “Death to My Hometown,” “No Surrender,” “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” “My City of Ruins,” “Wrecking Ball,” “Badlands,” “Murder Incorporated” and what Springsteen called “our immigrant song,” “American Land.”

The setlist also highlighted how songs Springsteen wrote years ago — most notably “American Skin (41 Shots)” and “The Ghost of Tom Joad” — are scarily relevant again. They sat comfortably next to his recent song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” which details the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Springsteen led the crowd in chants of “ICE out now!” during that number. 

But the show wasn’t all despair and anger: Springsteen lightened the mood periodically with songs like “The Promised Land,” “Two Hearts,” “Land of Hope and Dreams” and “Hungry Heart,” while the encore featured the joyous singalongs “Born to Run,” “Dancing in the Dark” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.” With it being Cinco de Mayo, he even accepted and downed a shot offered by some women in the crowd.

The show ended on a hopeful note with a song by another great American protest singer, Bob Dylan. Springsteen sang “Chimes of Freedom” and then closed the circle with his walk-off music: Dylan’s mentor Woody Guthrie singing “This Land Is Your Land.”

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On This Day, May 6, 1997…

Crosby, Stills & Nash, Buffalo Springfield and Joni Mitchell were among the artists inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the first-ever induction ceremony held in Cleveland, where the Hall of Fame is located. Previous induction ceremonies were held in New York City.

James Taylor handled the induction for Crosby Stills & Nash, who performed “Teach Your Children” and “49 Bye-Byes.” Tom Petty inducted Buffalo Springfield, who were honored with an all-star jam of the band’s classic “For What It’s Worth.” Mitchell’s induction was handled by Shawn Colvin, who performed “Free Man in Paris,” while James Taylor performed “Woodstock.”

The night’s other inductees included The Jackson 5, The Bee Gees, The Young Rascals, Parliament-Funkadelic and Stephen Stills, who was actually inducted into the Rock Hall twice that evening as a member of both Crosby, Stills & Nash and Buffalo Springfield.

Crosby, Stills & Nash went on to become the first band to have all its members inducted into the Rock Hall twice; Nash was inducted as a member of The Hollies in 2010, and Crosby was inducted with The Byrds in 1991.

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A new clip from the upcoming Iron Maiden documentary Burning Ambition is out now.

The clip, which premiered via NME.com, is focused on Maiden’s iconic mascot, Eddie, who has graced the cover of every one of the band’s studio albums in one form or another.

“It’s hard for me to think of a more recognizable mascot or imagery associated with a hard rock band than Eddie and Iron Maiden,” Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich says. “It was just such an incredible creation.”

KISS’ Gene Simmons and Public Enemy’s Chuck D also comment on Eddie’s significance.

Burning Ambition, which chronicles Maiden’s 50-year career, will premiere in theaters on Thursday.

In addition to seeing them on the big screen, you can catch Iron Maiden live in person on their Run for Your Lives tour, which comes to North America in August.

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The Rolling Stones celebrated the announcement of their new album, Foreign Tongues, at a launch party in Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday, where they sat down to chat with comedian Conan O’Brien.

At the event, those in attendance got to hear three songs from the album, including “Mr. Charm” and “Jealous Lover,” and got a peak of the video for the album’s first single, “In the Stars,” featuring actress Odessa A’zion.

Foreign Tongues is the followup to 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, and like Diamonds, it was produced by Andrew Watt. So, how is Foreign Tongues different than their last record?

On the red carpet for the event, Mick Jagger told ABC Audio Foreign Tongues is sort of a “continuation” of Hackney Diamonds, but notes, “it is somehow, I don’t know in what way, it’s different.”

He added that Foreign Tongues has “more variation” and fans can expect to hear everything from blues, pop and even country and “two or three dance songs.”

Ronnie Wood revealed that the album has “a lot of explosive rock and roll, which I think the fans will really dig,” adding it has “heavy spontaneity and more solos.”

The Stones have been putting out records for more than 60 years, and according to Keith Richards “there’s no fixed plan” when it comes to making them.

“There’s more in there and the boys want to play and you can’t ignore stuff like that, you know?” he said. “At least from my point of view, I follow the energy and I follow what’s happening.” 

Foreign Tongues, dropping July 10, features an appearance by the band’s late drummer, Charlie Watts,  and also includes guest appearances by Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.

Foreign Tongues is available for preorder now.

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The Psychedelic Furs have announced a U.S. tour alongside Living Colour.

The “Pretty in Pink” and “Cult of Personality” bands will hit the road together starting July 31 in Park City, Utah. The trek will conclude Sept. 6 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Presales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit ThePsychedelicFurs.com.

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ABKCO Music & Records, owner of The Rolling Stones’ early master recordings, has reached a settlement in its lawsuit over Behr Paint’s use of The Stones’ 1966 chart-topper “Paint It Black” in a social media advertisement for its paint products.

The suit claiming copyright infringement was filed back in November, with ABKCO arguing Behr didn’t pay to use the song. Most third parties “pay significant fees,” which the company said range from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars to license such ABKCO recordings for ads.

The label argued it “suffered significant damages” thanks to the unauthorized use of “Paint it Black,” adding Behr’s “acts of infringement have been willful, in reckless disregard of and with indifference to” ABKCO’s rights.

It appears the case has now been resolved. A joint notice of settlement was filed Monday with the California courts, revealing that both sides have finalized a written settlement agreement and are planning to file for a voluntary dismissal of the case “as soon as practical.” Terms of that settlement were not disclosed.

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Squeeze is set to hit the road this summer on a North American tour.

The “Tempted” band has announced dates for a new tour, featuring special guests Adam Ant, Haircut 100 and Leon Tilbrook, son of Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook.

The tour kicks off Aug. 16 in Nashville and features stops in Atlanta, New York, Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and more before wrapping Sept. 27 in Detroit.

An artist presale is set to begin Wednesday, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

The tour follows the March release of Squeeze’s new album, Trixies, which featured some of the first songs Squeeze’s Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook ever wrote together. They were written by the duo back in 1974 when they were teens and recording was beyond their skill set.

A complete list of tour dates can be found at SqueezeOfficial.com.

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