Van Halen's '5150 (Expanded Edition)' Arriving March 27

Van Halen began a new chapter 40 years ago with the release of 5150, the first album featuring the lineup of Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony. 5150 marked the band’s first #1 album with hits like “Why Can’t This Be Love,” “Dreams,” and “Best Of Both Worlds” and continued their streak of multi-Platinum releases.

Rhino will release 5150 (Expanded Edition) on March 27, just days after the album’s 40th anniversary. The LP/3CD/Blu-ray collection includes the 1986 album remastered directly from the original master tapes, overseen by the band’s longtime engineer Donn Landee. Additionally, an Amazon-exclusive green vinyl version will be available the same day.

The set also introduces more than 90 minutes of previously unreleased live recordings from the band’s August 27, 1986 concert at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut. These are joined by a selection of rare 7” single edits and extended 12” versions. The Blu-ray includes a new high-definition upgrade of Live Without a Net, Van Halen’s double-Platinum 1986 concert video that was also recorded that same August night in New Haven, along with promotional videos for “Dreams” and “Why Can’t This Be Love.” 

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Standalone versions of 5150 featuring the remastered album and rarities will also be available the same day as a double CD set or a double LP on black vinyl. Ahead of the release, the live version of “Summer Nights” from the New Haven show is available today digitally, as well as featured in the HD remastered video below.

Van Halen recorded 5150 at Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 Studios in California beginning in late 1985. Released on March 24, 1986, the album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, becoming the band’s first #1 release. It quickly became one of the best-selling albums of Van Halen’s career, earning 6x Platinum certification in the U.S., and was followed by the extensive and highly successful 5150 Tour. On stage, the new lineup focused on new material like “Love Walks In,” “Best Of Both Worlds,” and “Get Up,” while still delivering early VH favorites like “Panama” and “Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love.”

Black Crowes, Tedeschi Trucks Band & Whiskey Myers Announce Show At Hollywood Bowl

 

The Black Crowes, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Whiskey Myers will take the stage for one night only at the Hollywood Bowl on Monday, August 17. Produced by Live Nation Hewitt Silva, this special show comes amidst the announcement of separate headlining tours from each group.

 

Fresh off a career-spanning resurgence that included a 2025 Grammy nod for Best Rock Album (Happiness Bastards) and their first nomination into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Black Crowes will release their unfiltered, heart-pounding new album, A Pound of Feathers, March 13, before hitting the road, where they’ll continue to deliver the same lawless and swaggering sound that made them one of the most explosive live acts of our generation. Today, the band releases “It’s Like That” as heard on the ESPN on ABC’s NHL Campaign. 

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Check out “It’s Like That” below.

Tedeschi Trucks Band, led by the wife and husband duo of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, will release their sixth studio album, Future Soul, on March 20 via Fantasy Records, marking the most powerful and unique album to date from the revered 12-piece powerhouse ensemble. The 11-track collection includes their brand-new single, “I Got You,” written by guitarist/vocalist Mike Mattison, just released on January 23rd. 

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Check out “I Got You” below.

Whiskey Myers will showcase fan favorites from their robust catalog alongside their latest record, Whomp Whack Thunder. The album further sharpens the lyrical focus and raw edge that have long defined the band, reinforcing their reputation as one of the most uncompromising bands in music today. 

Tickets for The Black Crowes, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Whiskey Myers at the Hollywood Bowl go on sale to the general public starting Friday, February 6, at 10 AM PT, with presales beginning Tuesday, February 3, at 10 AM PT. Artist presales for the Hollywood Bowl show will be available Tuesday, February 3, at 10 AM PT. Live Nation presale begins Wednesday, February 4, with the venue presale available Thursday, February 5, both starting at 10 AM PT. 

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Aerosmith To Release 'Legendary Edition" Of Self-Titled Debut Album

 

Aerosmith have announced the release of their forthcoming Aerosmith (Legendary Edition) on March 20, 2026. For the first time, the Boston rock legends (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer) have assembled the definitive version of their multiplatinum self-titled debut, Aerosmith, originally released in 1973. 

In an effort to finally present their unfiltered vision now, Aerosmith Co-Founders Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have newly mixed the original recordings and tapes alongside Zakk Cervini [blink-182, Halsey] and producer Steve Berkowitz. As such, this fresh 2024 Album Mix of the record is the crown jewel of the robust Legendary Edition collection.

Aerosmith (Legendary Edition) will be available via Capitol Records / UMe in multiple configurations, outlined in detail below, including a five LP box set, four LP slipcase, single LP black / single LP color, triple CD, single CD, and digital. Exclusive merchandise will also be available. 

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The various album configurations include the limited-edition Aerosmith (Legendary Collector’s Edition). Housed in a stunning five LP deluxe box set, it boasts the original album now remastered on 180g clear vinyl, the brand-new 2024 Album Mix pressed on 180g translucent red vinyl, a highly sought-after live performance from Paul’s Mall back in 1973 on 180g black vinyl, a host of recently unearthed and unheard studio tracks on 180g black vinyl, and an exclusive clear UV cloud-effect 12” vinyl with “Dream On” (2024 remaster) and “Dream On” (2024 mix) placed atop a printed sky-blue slipmat. 

With creative direction and iconic images by renowned photographer Ross Halfin, the package documents the genesis of Aerosmith with a very special hardback book featuring never-before-seen photos. Penned by author and veteran music writer Rick Florino, the liner notes tell the story of Aerosmith in the band’s own words with new interviews with all five original members as well as perspectives, thoughts, and adoration from the likes of Dolly Parton, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains, Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes, Slash of Guns N’ Roses, Sully Erna of Godsmack, and more. The package also features an exclusive fold-out 24” by 36” poster and sticker sheet. The box itself unfolds into a 3D Aerosmith popup diorama. 

Additionally, two exclusive fanpacks are available for purchase. The Aerosmith – Legendary Collector’s Edition Fanpack features the five LP Deluxe Box Set and a satin bomber jacket, and Aerosmith – Legendary Edition Fanpack includes the Translucent Red Vinyl as well as a brand-new band T-Shirt. 

Beyond the new mixes, the collection boasts a slew of hidden gems—which even Aerosmith’s most ardent faithful have never experienced until now. Among those, listeners will uncover the “Harmonica Bass Jam Jelly,” an unfiltered rehearsal and alternate take of “Make It,” and the almost six-minute epic “Joined At The Hip.” The latter jam illuminates their off-the-cuff chemistry in the early days and even previews the nascent “Sweet Emotion” lick on the bridge.

Aerosmith first released their self-titled debut, Aerosmith, on January 5, 1973. They had notably recorded it in the heart of Boston at Intermedia Studios on Newbury Street, cutting future classics “Make It,” “Mama Kin,” and, of course, “Dream On” during the sessions. The record’s success would be one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most famous slow-burn underdog stories. Upon its release, the quintet had hit the road hard for the next two years until “Dream On” finally took flight in the latter half of 1975. It eventually climbed into the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 and has persisted as arguably one of the most popular rock ‘n’ roll songs in history, landing on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time,” gaining induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018, and even eclipsing 1.5 billion streams on Spotify to date. 

Most recently, Aerosmith just collaborated with YUNGBLUD on the acclaimed new One More Time EP. It catapulted to #1 on the Billboard Top Rock & Alternative Albums Chart and #9 on the Billboard 200, making history and enshrining Aerosmith as “the second group—and fifth act overall—to notch a Top 10 in each of the last six decades,” according to Billboard. Not to mention, the EP has amassed tens of millions streams already.

For more info, visit aerosmith.com.

Eagles' 'Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975' Becomes First Album Certified Quadruple Diamond For 40 Million + Sales

Eagles start 2026 making history by becoming the first band to earn Quadruple Diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of more than 40 million units of Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975, which remains the best-selling album of all time in the U.S. Additionally, the band’s album, Hotel California, has been re-certified 28x Platinum by the RIAA, scoring the third best-selling album of all time.

Eagles will continue to make history in March when they set the record for the longest-running Sphere residency after a 12-show run begins today (Friday, January 23).

Before it was certified multi-Diamond, Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 was the first album ever to be certified Platinum by the RIAA. In 1976, the album spent five weeks at #1, thanks to songs like “Witchy Woman,” “Already Gone,” and “The Best Of My Love.” Since its debut, the collection has logged more than 500 nonconsecutive weeks on the albums chart, was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in 2017, and was also named the best-selling album of the century in 1999. The unprecedented and historic certification arrives ahead of 50th anniversaries of both albums in 2026.

Some additional facts to highlight the significance of the milestone:

• Eagles receive the first-ever RIAA 40,000,000 Platinum plaque, measuring 59 inches high and 48 inches wide.
• If 40 million vinyl records were laid side by side, it would equal 7575 miles, which is the approximate distance from Los Angeles to Cairo, Egypt.
• The 40 million certification is roughly one-eighth of the current U.S. population and more than the entire population of the band’s home state of California.

On the eve of the 50th Anniversary of Their Greatest Hits on February 17, a crystal-clear 180-gram vinyl edition of the album will be released exclusively at Eagles.com. Pre-orders are available now.

Drawing from the band’s first four studio albums — Eagles (1972), Desperado (1973), On the Border (1974), and One of These Nights (1975) — Their Greatest Hits captures the strengths that defined their early years, from the tight harmonies of “Lyin’ Eyes” to the country-rock drive of “Take It Easy” and the evocative songwriting of “Desperado.” Sequenced more like a studio album than a conventional retrospective, the collection has continued to resonate across generations as both an introduction to the band and a distillation of the songs that shaped their first era.

Eagles — Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit, with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey — are poised to set the record for longest-running Sphere residency with a 12-show run that begins Friday, January 23. Since opening on September 20, 2024, Eagles – Live In Concert At Sphere has drawn more than 700,000 fans across 44 sold-out performances, offering a one-of-a-kind immersive concert experience that provides the ultimate connection to the band’s legendary catalog.

The 40x Platinum plaque (nearly 5 feet by 4 feet) will be on display at the Third Encore, Eagles' immersive fan experience at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, conveniently located in The Summit Showroom at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas just off Restaurant Row. Admission is free and open to the public on Thursday, 11 AM – 7 PM / Friday-Saturday: 11 AM - 8:00 PM / Sunday: 11 AM – 4 PM for the remaining 2026 Sphere show weekends.  In addition to the plaque, the Third Encore features the Troubadour replica, the ‘Hotel California’ immersive experience, memorabilia, merch store, and more. For more information, visit Eagles: Third Encore.

In the fall of 1971, Eagles formed, pioneered, and personified a uniquely American musical style, blending country, folk, R&B, rock, and pop sensibilities, and would go on to become one of the most creatively and commercially successful bands of all time. In today’s faddish, fractured rock landscape,  Eagles retain an appeal that transcends both generation and genre, cementing the band’s role as enduring musical icons. Eagles have sold more than 150 million albums worldwide, scored six #1 albums, and topped the singles chart five times. They earned six GRAMMY® Awards, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016.

Eagles – Live in Concert at Sphere dates:

• Friday, January 23
• Saturday, January 24
• Friday, January 30
• Saturday, January 31
• Friday, February 20
• Saturday, February 21
• Friday, February 27
• Saturday, February 28
• Friday, March 20
• Saturday, March 21
• Friday, March 27
• Saturday, March 28

Def Leppard Release New Single, Kick Off Las Vegas Residency On February 3

Def Leppard have released a new single called “Rejoice.” The track comes ahead of the band’s to Las Vegas for their Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency that kicks off February 3. 

“Rejoice” is available via UMe now on all streaming platforms. Watch the official lyric video below.

On the creation of the song, lead singer Joe Elliott shares: “This song’s been an amazing journey from concept to conclusion. I said to Phil [Collen] one day, ‘I’ve got this idea for a lyric where the narrator is at absolute rock bottom and wants to rise up to a higher level. Do you have a musical piece that might match with that?’ And he said, ‘As it happens, yes I do.’”

Guitarist Phil Collen adds: “I had this riff, this idea for a song a while ago actually, so when Joe came to me I created this drum loop based with a tribal sound and it fit perfectly with this other arrangement I had. I sent it to Joe and it was like magic – he sang straight over the top of it. And that’s how the song was formed. Then we gave it to Ronan [McHugh] who’d done a proper drum loop with different sounds. It all started gelling and just sounded like a powerful chant. We love it. It’s hard rock for us. It’s got a bit more of an ‘oomph’ than stuff we’ve been doing for a while. It’s kind of magical.”

Fans can expect to hear “Rejoice” live alongside classics from Def Leppard’s catalog of hits at their Las Vegas residency. Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency runs through February 28, 2026 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. These new shows follow the band’s sold-out residency successes in 2019 and 2013. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit ticketmaster.com/defleppard.

Rush's 'Grace Under Pressure' Remixed & Expanded For March Reissue

 

UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records label groups continue the comprehensive Rush albums expanded reissue series with the arrival of new Super Deluxe Editions of the band’s 1984 release, Grace Under Pressure, an album that saw the trio shifting gears to construct eight technology-driven tracks that were forward driving compositions from their previous works. 

Grace Under Pressure: Super Deluxe Edition will be available in five distinct configurations, including the (1) Super Deluxe Edition 4-CD + Blu-ray, (2) Super Deluxe Edition 5-LP + Blu-ray, (3) Super Deluxe Digital Edition, (4) Dolby Atmos Digital Edition, and (5) Grace Under Pressure Tour: Live in Toronto 1984 at video DSPs. 

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Grace Under Pressure, Rush’s 10th studio album, was originally released in April 1984, and it features some key sonic-template modifications resulting from the band’s decision to further evolve its sound by enlisting a new producer after a successful decade of working with Terry Brown behind the board. The eight songs comprising Grace Under Pressure build from where September 1982’s Signals left off by fully embracing the tech and temper of the times while still remaining true to the band’s knack for blending progressive roots with radio-welcome song arrangements. Grace Under Pressure was co-produced by Rush with Peter Henderson and engineered by Paul Northfield with assistance from Frank Opolko and Robert Di Giola. It was the fourth in a series of Rush recording sessions ultimately held at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec. Rush’s instinctive recording process at Le Studio had been DNA-infused during sessions held there for the aforementioned Signals, in addition to February 1981’s Moving Pictures and January 1980’s Permanent Waves.

The limited-edition version of the Super Deluxe Edition includes four CDs, one Blu-ray, and a 52-page hardcover book. CD1 features the album’s original 1984 stereo mix newly remastered from the original analog stereo master tapes by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios. Although Grace Under Pressure was the first Rush studio album not produced by Terry Brown after a decade long healthy working relationship, the second CD now features Brown’s brand-new stereo mix of the album, as created from the original studio album’s analog multitracks. 

To get the ball rolling, Brown reached out directly to surviving bandmembers Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee. Regarding his involvement, Brown confirmed that he “suggested it to Alex and Ged by saying to them, ‘Let me do a couple of tunes. If you love it, we can move forward.’ As it turned out, they did love it.” Brown’s goals for his remix were quite pure. “I had to give the guys something they would be excited about,” the producer continued, “so I went for a little more detail, different reverbs, and a larger footprint, all while maintaining the integrity of the original record.” 

The third and fourth CD present the first-ever complete setlist of the show Rush performed on September 21, 1984, at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, which was also newly mixed from the original multitrack audio masters and has now been retitled Grace Under Pressure Tour: Live in Toronto 1984. 

The Blu-ray features the above concert on video newly edited & newly remastered in HD with the audio soundtrack offered in 48kHz/24-bit Dolby Atmos, 96kHz/24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1, and 96kHz/24-bit PCM stereo options, all newly mixed by Terry Brown. Its previous incarnation as 1986’s Grace Under Pressure Tour concert home video and CD was somewhat incomplete, and this new full concert experience features 37 minutes of unreleased performances. 

Also on the Blu-ray, the full 1984 studio album is newly mixed in 48kHz/24-bit Dolby Atmos and 96kHz/24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 by longtime band associate, producer/engineer Richard Chycki, from the original album’s multitracks along with the newly remastered 192kHz/24-bit and 96kHz/24-bit PCM stereo. 

Observed Chycki, “Listening to Grace Under Pressure in Atmos, you can really hear Rush’s progress and development as artists, because there’s much more room in the 360-degree soundfield to express it. Things that may have just gone by you in stereo now appear in separate speakers without being gimmicky. Instead, they act as micro-features for the Atmos listener to better appreciate the band’s intent.”

Additionally, on the Blu-ray, Terry Brown’s new album remix is presented in 96kHz/24-bit PCM stereo, along with the band’s music videos for “Distant Early Warning,” “Afterimage,” “The Enemy Within,” and “The Body Electric,” all of which have been visually remastered in HD and presented in 96kHz/24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and 48kHz/24-bit PCM stereo. (“The Enemy Within” was the very first music video shown by Canadian TV channel MuchMusic, now known as Fuse, on August 31, 1984.)

 

Grace Under Pressure: Super Deluxe Edition will also include new liner notes penned by Geddy Lee, reflecting on his memories of finding a new producer for the album and reminiscing on a recent re-listen of the album proper. Original album designer Hugh Syme re-imagines the original album cover along with creating brand-new illustrations for each of the album’s eight songs and other related visual elements in the book. Exclusive bonus collectibles in the box include a custom acrylic Grace Under Pressure LED light-up display; a replica of the Grace Under Pressure tour book; a replica Maple Leaf Gardens/Toronto show concert ticket; a Grace Under Pressure Tour total access backstage pass; “Pressure Release” a replica of the 6-page press release; three bandmember live photo lithos; and a poster from the Toronto show. All contents are housed in a premium lift-top box.

The second Grace Under Pressure configuration will be released in is a five-LP plus Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition, which is the analog equivalent of the four-CD edition. The LPs in the Super Deluxe Edition have been cut at Abbey Road Studios and pressed on 180-gram audiophile black vinyl at GZ Media in the Czech Republic. 

Both the 4LP + Blu-ray and 5LP + Blu-ray Super Deluxe Editions will also be offered at the Rush Backstage online store with 3 exclusive bonus lithos of Hugh Syme’s new illustrations.

The third Grace Under Pressure configuration will be the Super Deluxe Digital Edition, which is the digital equivalent to the physical Super Deluxe Edition audio tracks. 

The fourth configuration, the Dolby Atmos Digital Edition, is the digital equivalent of Richard Chycki’s Atmos mix of all eight tracks from the original 1984 album. 

Finally, the fifth configuration is the Grace Under Pressure Tour: Live in Toronto 1984 newly edited, mixed and visually remastered in HD concert video made available to video DSPs.

For more info, visit rush.com.

Al Green Releases Four-Song EP

 

Eleven-time Grammy Award-winning soul icon and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Al Green has released a new four-song EP called To Love Somebody via Fat Possum Records. Green stamps his signature stylings on the Bee Gees’ 1967 hit “To Love Somebody,” an unreleased, alternate version of his 2023 acclaimed single “Perfect Day,” featuring British singer/songwriter RAYE, The Velvet Underground’s “I Found A Reason,” and his previously released rendition of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” This digital EP is available everywhere.

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“When Fat Possum came to my studio and played me ‘To Love Somebody’ and ‘I Found A Reason,’ I felt this instant connection and harmonies immediately filled me,” says Green. “The music spoke to me, so we immediately went to work.”

Produced by Matthew Johnson, Al Green once again went into the studio with the Hi Rhythm Section: Reverend Charles Hodges [organ]; Leroy Hodges [bass]; Archie “Hubbie” Turner [piano]; Will Sexton [guitar]; Steve Potts [drums] - from Booker T & The MG's. among others, and includes string section arrangements from Stax legend Lester Snell, bringing Al Green’s distinctive touch and feel to each song. 

Lou Reed once stated: “I wanted to sound like somebody too! Al Green. I just couldn’t do it. I didn’t want to humiliate myself by even trying to do that in public. I wanted to sound like Al.” Now, Al Green lends his trademark soulful phrasing to The Velvet Underground’s ‘I Found A Reason’ and Lou Reed’s ‘Perfect Day,’ which the New York Times described as “a sumptuous reimagining of Lou Reed’s 1972 classic.”

In 2024, Al Green released his rendition of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts”, to which R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe commented, “Speaking on behalf of the entire band — we could not be more honored, more flattered, more humbled...this is an epic moment for us.”