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Paul McCartney has recorded a song with the Hollywood Vampires, a supergroup featuring Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp. McCartney joined the group on a version of “Come and Get It,” which is a track he wrote for Badfinger in 1969.

The session took place last year in Los Angeles last year, with McCartney and Cooper sharing lead vocals. Joe Perry told Rolling Stone:

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David Gilmour will play his first extensive live dates in nine years in September, and will coincide the gigs with the release of his fourth solo studio album.

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Paul McCartney has announced that he is bringing his “Out There” tour to the UK and Europe in May, including stops in Liverpool, London and Birmingham.

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American singer, Lesley Gore, died on Monday (Feb 16th) aged 68. Her partner, Lois Sasson, confirmed that Gore died at New York University Langone Medical Center in Manhattan after a long battle with lung cancer.

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The New Releases page has been updated to include this month’s music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases from classic artists.

Highlights for February include:

• Bob Dylan’s “Shadows in the Night” (3 Feb)
• “Texas 25” in standard and deluxe editions (10 Feb)
• The 3-CD “From Motown With Love” box set (10 Feb)
• Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Easy Skanking in Boston ’78” in multiple editions (17 Feb)
• “Glen Campbell – I’ll Be Me” soundtrack album (17 Feb)
• Led Zeppelin’s “Physical Graffiti” reissue in multiple editions (24 Feb)
• “Pretenders – 1979-1999” 22-CD box set and deluxe individual titles (24 Feb).