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BBC shares one of the earliest live concert recordings of The Beatles

The recording was taken at Stowe boarding school in Buckinghamshire on April 4 1963 and revealed by the BBC almost exactly 60 years later

Wales Online · Apr 4, 2023

Seymour Stein, record executive who signed up Madonna, dead at 80

Seymour Stein founded Sire Records and helped launch the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and the Pretenders. He co-founded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 4, 2023

Cause of death revealed for Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie

Christine McVie died of an "ischemic stroke" in November, according to a report citing her death certificate.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2023

Appreciation: Seymour Stein, dead at 80, discovered the Ramones, Madonna, many more: ‘I never believed in press for myself’

SAN DIEGO — Seymour Stein was never a household name to most music fans before his Sunday death from cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 80. But he certainly was to the Ramones, the Talking Heads, Madonna, Ice-T, Depeche Mode and the dozens of other artists Stein signed…

Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2023

Lynyrd Skynyrd are to continue touring without any original members, following the death of guitarist Gary Rossington

Southern Rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd are to carry on in the wake of the March 5 death of their final original member, Gary Rossington

Louder · Apr 3, 2023

Ex-Yes vocalist Jon Anderson says his former bandmate Chris Squire visited him in a dream after his death, en route to Heaven: "It was an incredible moment"

Jon Anderson says that he and his estranged former Yes bandmate Chris Squire reconciled, in a way, after Squire's passing

Louder · Apr 3, 2023

Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless to join Country Hall of Fame

Grammy winners Tanya Tucker and Patty Loveless, along with hit country songwriter Bob McDill, are going into the Country Music Hall of Fame

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023

Drake trolls Kanye West with Kim Kardashian audio on new song as he reignites their feud

Drake appears to have fired another shot at Kanye West in his latest song as the pair's long-running feud continues

Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023

Jesy Nelson fans 'scream' as singer drops huge music announcement after album flop

Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson's new track comes eight months after it was announced that she had parted ways with record label Polydor before her album was due to be released

Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023

John Lennon's two word response to potential Beatles reunion

The band split in 1970 with emotions running high

Liverpool Echo · Apr 3, 2023