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Longtime Santana percussionist Raul Rekow has died. Rekow appeared on 16 Santana studio efforts, including 1999's Supernatural and Carlos Santana's most recent solo album, 2014's Corazon. He also played on recordings by Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock and Whitney Houston, while releasing solo music and doing instructional film work. more...
Sam Smith has released "Drowning Shadows" a single from his upcoming two disc, In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition). The album is a re-release of his 2014 breakout album In the Lonely Hour. "'Drowning Shadows' is the saddest song I've ever written and the least radio-friendly song I've ever written," Smith told Zane Lowe. more...
Rod Stewart says that the positive reception of his 2013 record Time helped him in writing his new record Another Country. "The last album did fairly well - it did really well in Europe - and it gave me the confidence to spread my wings, as it were, and just keep on writing. Writing about different things," Stewart began. more...
Steely Dan provided the musical backdrop to a recent lighting display at New York's Empire State Building. The famous structure celebrated the 50th anny of its Master FM Antenna by lighting, while Steely's "FM (No Static At All)" was simulcast on a local radio station. Designer Marc Brockman choreographed the lights for the special spectacle at the Empire State Building. more...
Monica will release her eighth studio album Code Red on December 18, she announced via Facebook. The singer also released a snippet of a new song. Ahead of the album's release, Monica will take the road with Rico Love, beginning on November 12 at Las Vegas's Brooklyn Bowl, and wrapping on December 13 at NYC's Gramercy Theater. more...