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The Beatles and Apple Corps Ltd have come together to officially recognise Global Beatles Day, which will be celebrated later this month. Set to take place on June 25, the day will celebrate all things about the Fab Four, and see the band and Apple Corps Ltd – the company founded by The Beatles to manage their creative and business ventures – come together for some new announcements. The date was chosen as it was on that day in 1967 when John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr walked into Studio One at London’s Abbey Road Studios, and…
After a slew of artists dropped out of the Freedom 250 concert series upon learning about organizers’ ties to Donald Trump, the president announced on Thursday that he would be replacing the shows with a rally headlined by none other than … himself. His announcement comes after he urged for the concerts’ cancellation and pitched that he himself perform following the sudden exits of artists. The rally will still include music, however, and feature Eighties country singer Lee Greenwood, who wrote the patriotic hit “God Bless the U.S.A.” Taking to Truth Social on Thursday, Trump declared that the “the Greatest Rally, EVER” would…
New Music Friday: the report cards of All Music Italy to the new Italian singles of 5 June 2026, edited by Alvise Salernoradio host and web music disseminator who reviews new Italian releases for us every week. In the week of June 5, 2026 we find, among others, new songs by Francesca Michielin, Ditonellapiaga, Benji and Fede with Alex Britti, Luk3, Tormento and Rkomi and many more. These are the report cards of New Music Friday dedicated to the new Italian singles released this week. Within the categories, each song is rated in stars and with a numerical rating, so…
Josh Klinghoffer has said there’s a “a slight disrespect” to the Red Hot Chili Peppers albums made without John Frusciante. In a new interview with Guitar World, the guitarist opened up about the fan reception between the albums he made with the band, in comparison to the response to those featuring Frusicante. Frusciante joined the band in 1988 following the death of their founding guitarist Hillel Slovak, and has been on and off with the band ever since. He has performed on some of RHCP’s biggest albums, including ‘Californication’, ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ and ‘By The Way’. Klinghoffer filled in for…
The former Beatle recalls the years of conflict with Lennon after the end of the band. Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Madonna materialized in a spectacular veil of hot pink in Times Square late Thursday afternoon. As she tossed aside her cloak, the intro of her Confessions II single “I Feel So Free” declared, “I can be whoever I want to be,” and the star promptly instructed the crowd below to “come on, meet me on the dance floor.” Of course, the fans packed shoulder-to-shoulder on the streets had already obliged and cheered as Madonna captivated them in the way only Madonna can. The pop icon sashayed in knee-high silver boots, satin blush stockings, and a matching corset across the elevated…
Thirty-five years after the release of “Gish”, Smashing Pumpkins celebrate their debut album with two new vinyl reissues available today. The album, released on May 28, 1991 for Caroline Records, represented the first step of a band destined to become one of the most influential groups of alternative rock of the nineties.Two editions were created for the occasion: a limited version on 180 gram gray vinyl with a pink and purple splatter effect, proposed in the original 1991 packaging, and a standard version on 180 gram black vinyl, also faithful to the packaging of the time.Recalling that period, drummer Jimmy…
Massive Attack have been playing a powerful cover of Seo Taiji and Boys’ ‘Regret of the Times’ on tour, describing it as an “act of continuity, revival and solidarity”. The song was released in 1993 by the South Korean hip-hop group, and features lyrics that both express resentment towards the corruption and serve as a cry for revolution. Taiji wrote the song in light of two tragedies in the country: the collapse of the Seongsu Bridge in 1994 and the collapse of the Sampoong Department Store the following year. The two incidents killed over 500 people, and were ultimately found…
1964: Davie Jones and The King Bees release their first single, “Liza Jane”/”Louie, Louie come home”, on Vocalion Records. It is David Bowie's recording debut. Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
IDLES’ Joe Talbot and his dad Nigel have launched an art exhibition, ‘Musoleum – Remembrance of Remembering’. The singer and his father have created a series of sculptures that explore the nature of memory and they are on display at the Newport Museum and Art Gallery in South Wales. The exhibition is free to enter and it opened on May 23 and it will run until September 12. The museum is open between Tuesday and Saturday every week, and you can find out more here. A description of the show explains that the sculptures “explore memory through the metaphor of the vessel”, making use of salvaged and recycled materials to “examine how memories are…
