New Music

There are two things about Elton John you can count on. The first is Bernie Taupin. The second is that you can always count on the music.

The September 2012 New Music Releases calendar finds some of rock’s biggest bands helping to get the autumn off to a busy start at your local record store.

Our July 2012 New Music Releases calendar is highlighted by yet another worthy concert reissue from the one and only Jimi Hendrix.

On the surface, Cleveland might seem like an odd location for a band like Rush to film their new ‘Time Machine’ concert film, but as frontman Geddy Lee explains, it was a natural choice.

Kelly Clarkson, who’s seen several tracks from her upcoming album leak well before their release date, decided to take matters into her own hands this week. Clarkson took to Twitter and gave her followers an unexpected treat: a free download of the title track from her upcoming album, ‘Stronger.’

As Madonna works on her upcoming album, set to be released early next year, she’s reportedly collaborating with quirky Australian vocalist Sia on a new track called ‘Trust.’

Singing the Ben E. King hit ‘Stand by Me’ together is nothing new for Lady Gaga and Sting. But at last weekend’s iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, they took their onstage collaboration to the next level by also performing a version of The Police‘s ‘King of Pain.’

In case you were wondering, Britney Spears is definitely back. And now that her latest single, ‘I Wanna Go,’ has taken the top spot on the charts, she has bragging rights to the longest span of number one hits on Billboard’s Pop Songs listings.

Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera have devoted a song to listing the virtues of being able to move like Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger with ‘Moves Like Jagger.’ But what about those of us who need to see something before we can really understand it? Not to worry, visual learners — they’ve got you covered now, too. The ‘Moves Like Jagger’ video is out, and it’s full of pointers for all the woul

Evanescence, the rock band that shot to fame with its 2003 single ‘Bring Me to Life,’ is back with a new song and an upcoming album. The Little Rock, Arkansas-based group has had a bit of a revolving door with members over the years, but the current line-up retains powerful singer Amy Lee, who co-wrote the new track ‘What You Want’ with bassist Tim McCord and guitarist Terry Balsamo.

After walking into spiderwebs and being just a girl, No Doubt is back and ready for business. According to Gwen Stefani, the band is working on a new album, but it isn’t as easy as pie. The group is ”desperate” to write good songs. “We wish we were good enough to craft it and have a vision, but our songwriting process is sort of desperate — we’re just praying that something comes out,” Stefani tol

Musicians know that the Rush catalog is loaded with Neil Peart’s distinct, intricate drum work. Aspiring percussionists can get an inside look at the master’s approach via his new instructional DVD, which is scheduled for an Oct. 14 release.