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Getty ImagesReleased today (December 2nd) in celebration of his 80th year, on Paul McCartney issued his 7-Inch Singles Box. The massive, numbered limited-edition collection of 80 7-inch singles spanning 1971 to the present was personally supervised by McCartney and contains recreations of 65 singles/promos using restored original artwork from 11 different countries. The set features…

Getty ImagesLars Ulrich considers his Metallica bandmates the brothers he never had. Ulrich appeared on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show and discussed his relationship with James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo. Blabbermouth transcribed Ulrich as saying, “When I came to America (in the late-1970’s), when I met James, when I met the other guys…

Getty ImagesThe music world and beyond have posted loving tributes to the late-Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter-keyboardist Christine McVie. McVie, who had turned 79 back in July, died on Wednesday, November 30th, following a short illness. Longtime collaborator and bandmate Lindsey Buckingham posted a handwritten note to Instagram paying tribute to McVie. The note reads, “Christine McVie’s…

Getty ImagesWolfgang Van Halen says that Intervals guitarist Aaron Marshall is his favorite guitarist today. The massive endorsement form the son of Eddie Van Halen came during a chat with Guitar World, where Wolf declared, “Aaron Marshall is my favorite guitar player of today. An important thing my dad always said: when it comes to…

PRPhotos.comSet for release on February 10th will be the latest Rolling Stones archival release, titled Grrr Live! The set, which gets its name from the band’s 2012 career-spanning compilation Grrr!, was recorded on December 15th, 2012 during the band’s “50 And Counting” tour stop at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. The set features guest spots…

Getty ImagesU2 is gearing up for one of their most high-profile weeks in recent years — with their December 4th salute in Washington, D.C., when they’ll receive the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors. An edited version of the event will air later this month on CBS. During a new chat with The Washington Post, Bono revealed…

Getty ImagesLegendary Fleetwood Mac songwriter-keyboardist Christine McVie, died on Wednesday (November 30th) at the age of 79 of undisclosed causes. A message was posted announcing her passing on her Instagram page, which reads: “On behalf of Christine McVie’s family, it is with a heavy heart we are informing you of Christine’s death. She passed away…

PRPhotos.comKenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Richard Marx, and others have joined forces for a new charity version of the 1970 Donny Hathaway classic, “This Christmas.” The new holiday cover also features such notables as Melissa Manchester, Lamont Dozier, Jr., Freda Payne, Frank McComb, the Fifth Dimension’s Florence LaRue, the Tribe, and more, with proceeds benefitting Giving…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has just uploaded a new 12-song Spotify playlist on his official PaulMcCartney.com site. Every month McCartney’s team posts a new Sticking Out Of My Back Pocket tracklist sporting a specific theme — with November tipping its hat to the former-Beatle’s solo singles. Set for release on Friday (December 2nd) is McCartney’s new…

Getty ImagesMötley Crüe has announced a pair of February warmup dates with new guitarist John 5 prior to their massive overseas run with Def Leppard. Ultimate Classic Rock reported the band will play Atlantic City’s scaled-back 7,000-seat Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on February 10th and 11th — marking their first shows without the…