Friday, January 31, 2025

Video Stevie Nicks Live in Los Angeles at Fire Aid January 30, 2025

Stevie Nicks took to the KIA Forum Stage on January 30th taking part in Fire Aid A Benefit Concert For Wildlfire Relief.  The set was short, she was on stage for about 25 minutes, performed three songs opening with "Stand Back", then speaking to the audience telling her own experience evacuating the fire zone in Pacific Palisades where she has a home.  Even though the fire came close to her home, her home and street were spared and saved with the help of the Santa Rosa Fire Dept, who she thanked before segueing into "Landslide". She finished her set with "Edge of Seventeen".

Check out Stevie's full set:



 

 



Photos from Instagram:
- Fullcoveragepr
- iheartradio
- rockinwithmygoodeyeopen


Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Celebrating 50 Years - New Fleetwood Mac Boxset To Be Released


A new incarnation of Fleetwood Mac debuted in the summer of 1975, including Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Christine McVie, along with new members Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. 

In celebration of 50 years of this legendary era of Fleetwood Mac, these classic albums will be reissued on crystal-clear vinyl as a 6LP boxed set, a 5CD set, and digitally on March 28.


Fleetwood Mac released five back-to-back multi-platinum albums between 1975 and 1987, an astonishing feat that drove them to become one of the best-selling bands in the world. 


 


On March 28, these classic albums will be reissued on crystal-clear vinyl as a 6LP boxed set as well as a 5CD set. 


This collection includes Fleetwood Mac (1975), Rumours (1977), Tusk (1979), Mirage (1982), and Tango In The Night (1987)A Rhino.com exclusive edition, including a crystal-clear 12-inch of “Silver Springs” and “Go Your Own Way” in both stereo and mono, will be available on the same day and is limited to 1,000 copies globally.  Pre-order HERE.

 

A new incarnation of Fleetwood Mac debuted in the summer of 1975, including Mick FleetwoodJohn McVie and Christine McVie, along with new members Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. The group’s first album together, Fleetwood Mac (sometimes called “The White Album”), topped the Billboard album chart, spent more than a year in the Top 40 and sold more than five million copies in the U.S. thanks to songs like “Landslide,” “Say You Love Me,” and “Rhiannon.”  

 

In 1977, the band followed up with the 21x Platinum record Rumours - considered among the greatest albums of all time. It won the GRAMMY® Award for Album of the Year and has sold over 40 million copies worldwide. Its unforgettable tracks “Go Your Own Way,” “Gold Dust Woman,” and the band’s first number-one smash, the Gold-certified “Dreams.”

 

The Grammy®-nominated double-album Tusk arrived in 1979, selling more than four million copies worldwide and introducing fans to hits like “Sara,” “Think About Me,” and the title track. Three years later, in 1982, Fleetwood Mac again topped the U.S. Album Chart for five weeks with Mirage. Along with hits like “Hold Me” and “Gypsy,” Mirage also features great album tracks like “Oh Diane” and “Straight Back.” 

 

In 1987, Tango in the Night became the second-most successful album of the band’s career, selling more than 15 million copies worldwide with the massive hits “Everywhere,” “Big Love,” and “Little Lies.


FLEETWOOD MAC 1975-1987


Album Listing 

  • Fleetwood Mac (1975)
  • Rumours (1977)
  • Tusk (1979)
  • Mirage (1982)
  • Tango In The Night (1987)

 

12-inch (Rhino.com Exclusive)

Side A

  1. “Go Your Own Way” (Stereo Version)
  2. “Silver Springs” (Stereo Version)

Side B

  1. “Go Your Own Way” (Mono Version)
  2. “Silver Springs” (Mono Version)

 

Saturday, January 25, 2025

NEW Empire of The Sun Collab with Lindsey Buckingham


Empire of The Sun dropped the Delux edition of their latest album "Ask That God" on January 24th and the expanded album includes a new collab with Lindsey Buckingham on the track "Sombody's Son". Lindsey is credited as a writer and performer.  Not sure if he's singing on the track, but his guitar playing through out the track and particularly near the end is clear. 

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" Certified 17X Platinum in the UK

 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" reached another milestone in it's 48 years of existence. The BPI in the UK on January 16, 2025 certified the album 17X Platinum signifying 5.1 million units sold in the country. 


In other news, Luminate's year end report on album sales in the US reported that "Rumours" was the 9th best selling vinyl in the US in 2024 (excluding independent retail store sales). The album sold on vinyl 178,000 units. 

VINYL ALBUM SALES INCREASE 4.3%: Luminate’s year-end report reveals that U.S. vinyl album sales increased 4.3% in 2024 as compared to 2023, when excluding independent retail store sales (due to the methodology change noted above in this story). In 2023, industry-wide, vinyl sales increased for an 18th consecutive year.

TOP 10-SELLING VINYL ALBUMS OF 2024 IN U.S.

1. Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department (1.489 million)

2. Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft (340,000)

3. Chappell Roan, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (336,000)

4. Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet (291,000)

5. Taylor Swift, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (200,000)

6. Taylor Swift, Folklore (267,000)

7. Taylor Swift, Midnights (188,000)

8. Taylor Swift, Lover (185,000)

9. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (178,000)

10. Olivia Rodrigo, Guts (175,000)

Stevie Nicks to Perform January 30th at Fire Aid Benefit Concert January 30th

Join us for an evening of music and solidarity. The FireAid benefit concert will be held at Intuit Dome and Kia Forum on January 30th dedicated to rebuilding communities that have been devastated by wildfires. 













Contributions made to FireAid in connection with the FireAid benefit concert and other direct donations will be distributed under the advisement of the Annenberg Foundation and will be distributed for short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California. The Annenberg Foundation, with decades of philanthropic leadership in our community, including rapid response, will help coordinate a team to direct funds for the greatest impact.

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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Stevie Nicks on Satuarday Night Live Rebroadcast December 28, 2024



October 28, 2024, Saturday Night Live will rebroadcast episode 3 from October 12, 2024 with Ariana Grande as host and Stevie Nicks as musical guest.

Saturday Night Live airs Saturday's at 11:30/10:30c on NBC and Peacock.