Fans flock to stores for first of three 2020 Record Store Day events

Carrie Underwood hits the stage at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry while participating in the opening number of the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards, which aired on Wednesday (September 16).

Doves have started a competition to determine the best rendition of ‘Forest House’ from their fans, after leaking the sheet music and lyrics to the track online last month.The returning three-piece released their new album ‘The Universal Want’ on September 11 — their first LP together since 2009’s ‘Kingdom of Rust’.But before the album’s arrival, they called on fans to interpret the then-unreleased track to see if they can get close to the album version, “or create something wildly and

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler reprised their roles from 50 First Dates in a sketch for the actress' new talk show. A little more than two-minutes long, the bit shows Lucy (Barrymore) waking up and watching a video from her husband,Henry (Sandler), explaining their life together since she has reoccurring daily amnesia.

The 35-year-old Georgia-born British singer tied-the-knot with 39-year-old motorcycle racer James, who is also vocalist of rock band Toseland, in 2012 in a ceremony wishing the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew.However, the pair have amicably split after six years together – with reports stating that they are remaining friends.The star opened up about her divorce at the end of last month while speaking to Swedish magazine, VK, ahead of the release of her new album, Album No.

Chris Willman Music WriterIf there are two things that don’t go together, it’s quarantining and queues.

Viewers of the 2020 MTV VMAs took to social media to express their disappointment at the absence of late NBA star Kobe Bryant in the awards show’s “In Memoriam” segment. The ceremony was broadcast from New York on Sunday and the segment honoured stars who have passed away in recent months.

2020 MTV VMAs took to social media to express their disappointment at the absence of late NBA star Kobe Bryant in the awards show’s “In Memoriam” segment.

Chris Willman Music WriterHow long has it been since the day this year’s Record Store Day exclusive releases were announced, up to the point a good number of them will finally reach stores Saturday, in the first of three substitute “drops” dates?It’s been this long: When the John Prine boxed set that’s coming out now was originally announced, Prine was still very much alive and well.Let’s have a moment of silence to commemorate that loss, and all the others that have justifiably put a crimp in

Dennis Hopper’s infamous directorial follow-up to “Easy Rider,” is a counterculture touchstone in its own right, even though it wasn’t given a national release for decades after its short-lived 1971 bow. Even longer in coming: a soundtrack album.

Ezra Collective have shared two new instrumental jazz tracks in support of Record Store Day, happening tomorrow (August 29).The outfit have released a double A-side vinyl named ‘Dark Side Riddim’, which features the titular song plus another, titled ‘Samuel L Riddim’.

Chris Willman Music WriterIt sounds like the ultimate retail riddle: Is there a way to sell as much product in one day as possible, while having as few customers in-store as possible, at least at one time? “How to throttle store traffic” has rarely led the agenda when music shop owners and managers talk amongst themselves… until 2020. But it’s certainly been the No.

The first instalment of this year's reformatted Record Store Day takes place this Saturday (Aug. 29), with 350 exclusive releases hitting indepdendent record shops across the UK. 

August 13th 2020 was Landon’s last day being the best dad and husband he could be. After spending the following 6 days in a coma he passed on and donated several organs to people in need all over the country.

Taylor Swift albums after a delivery issue saw them being handed over to one of the singer’s fans.The singer provided a welcome boost to independent record stores in the US last week by sending autographed copies of her latest album ‘Folklore‘ to a selection of stores.But Tom Smith, the manager of Green Bay’s Exclusive Co, almost lost the shipment after the CDs were dropped off by a courier on Saturday morning and handed to a fan who signed for the delivery.He told the Today show, “I walk up,

coronavirus pandemic. The fried chicken giant has been associated with the tagline for more than 64 years - but bosses have decided to bin it until the end of the health emergency.

The iHeartRadio Music Awards telecast, which had originally been set to air on Fox March 29, has finally been officially canceled for this year, with the winners instead now slated to be unveiled on radio stations and social media over the four-day Labor Day weekend.The new plan was announced by iHeartMedia Monday morning. The company said the winners will be rolled out on what it calls an “exclusive weekend-long radio and social media special” taking place Sept.