‘Spider-Man’ Cast Recording Album Due in June
Bono and the Edge‘s ‘Spider-Man’ Cast Recording Due in June
The cast recording of Bono and the Edge’s musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark will hit stores on June 14th. The disc will include 14 songs penned by the U2 duo for the recently revised show, which is set to open officially on Broadway on the same day. The cast album was produced by longtime U2 collaborator Steve Lillywhite, who was brought into the show earlier this year. [Billboard]
Lelia Broussand Video Debuts on Spinner
Lelia Broussard, one of the two finalists in our Choose the Cover of Rolling Stone contest, has a brand new video for her song “Masquerade” up on AOL’s Spinner music site. It’s a great, playful clip and you can only watch it by visiting their site, so go check it out. [Spinner]
Amazon Repeats Laga Gaga Sale
Amazon has put the standard mp3 version of Lady Gaga‘s new album Born This Way back on sale for 99 cents today. The one-day sale is a repeat of their promotion on Monday, which was so popular that it temporarily halted the company’s servers. [Hypebot]
Bob Dylan Announces Summer Tour Dates
Bob Dylan has announced a new round of European and North American tour dates. The singer will kick off his European leg with an appearance at Live at the Marquee in Cork, Ireland on June 16. The American leg will begin on July 15th at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, California and wrap up at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma on July 23rd. https://www.bobdylan.com/tour
Sam Cooke and the Byrds Get New Box Sets
Sony Music Entertainment’s catalog division Legacy Recordings has just released comprehensive box sets featuring the collected works of the Byrds, Sam Cooke, Stan Getz and Return to Forever as part of their new Complete Albums Collection. Further sets in the series will hit stores later throughout the year. [Press release]