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Fleetwood Mac have announced that their tour of Australia and New Zealand has been cancelled because bassist John McVie will be undergoing treatment for cancer.

The following notice was posted on the band’s Facebook page:

“Fleetwood Mac who has just completed the European leg of their phenomenally successful worldwide tour has announced the cancellation of their upcoming 14 date tour of Australia and New Zealand. John McVie, one of the co founding and original members of Fleetwood Mac is now scheduled to be in treatment for cancer during that period of time. We are sorry to not be able to play these Australian and New Zealand dates. We hope our Australian and New Zealand fans as well as Fleetwood Mac fans everywhere will join us in wishing John and his family all the best.”

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Willie Nelson has achieved his first Top 10 Billboard 200 Album since 1982 with his new release “To All The Girls…”. The collection of newly recorded duets entered the Billboard 200 at number nine and debuted at number two on the Top Country Albums chart.

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A crowd of A-list stars assembled at Abbey Road Studios earlier this month to join Paul McCartney in the video for his great new single “Queenie Eye”.

Among the big names featured are Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Moss, Gary Barlow, and Chris Pine. See who else you can spot:

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Van Morrison’s classic album “Moondance” (1970) has been reissued with previously unheard material, including the lost song “I Shall Sing”.

The album is available in three formats:

• a five-disc Deluxe Edition including 50 previously unreleased outtakes, multiple takes and a final mix of the unheard track “I Shall Sing”, and the original album remastered on both CD and on Blu-ray audio (in high resolution and surround sound)
• a two-disc Expanded Edition feauturing 11 previously unreleased outtakes and the original album remastered
• a single-disc Standard Edition featuring the original album remastered.

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Fats Domino’s “Blue Monday” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.

“Blue Monday” was released on single in December 1956, backed with “What’s the Reason I’m Not Pleasing You,” and also featured on the 1957 album “This Is Fats” and the 1959 album “Fats Domino sings 12,000,000 Records”.

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