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Kelly Clarkson is the latest artist to sell a stake in her catalog to private equity. HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired a portion of her life’s works.

The acquisition was announced on Thursday. HarbourView will now own a portion of Clarkson’s biggest hits, including “Since U Been Gone” and “Because of You.” Neither Clarkson nor HarbourView have revealed what kind of rights they have, the exact percentage of stake they will own or how much they paid.

“My music is such a huge part of my journey – not just professionally,...

Kelly Clarkson has sold a stake in her catalog to HarborView equity partners, the company announced on Thursday, the latest high profile deal in the music acquisition world.

HarbourView said Thursday that the deal includes a portion of Clarkson’s biggest hits including “Since U Been Gone,” “Because of You,” “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” “Behind These Hazel Eyes,” and “Underneath the Tree.” The company didn’t specify in its announcement what type of rights it acquired, how much of a stake the company now owns or how much HarbourView paid. A rep for HarbourView didn’t immediately reply to request for comment.

“My music is such a huge part of my journey – not just professionally, but personally,” Clarkson said in a statement. “Knowing these songs will continue to be heard and discovered by new generations means everything to me. I’m grateful to HarbourView for valuing and supporting this catalogue the way they do.

Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ lone — and long out-of-print — collaborative album, Buckingham Nicks, is finally being reissued on September 19th in celebration of its 50th anniversary.

The upcoming reissue features remastered audio sourced from the original analog master tapes and will be available on vinyl, as well as CD and digitally.

Among the variants will be a 5,000 individually numbered copies in Rhino High Fidelity, as well as 2,000 limited copies that included two replica 7-inch singles featuring the original single mixes of “Crying In The Night” b/w “Stephanie.” Those versions are available exclusive through Rhino.com and and internationally at select Warner Music Group stores.

Colored vinyl variants are also exclusive to Amazon (custard), independent record stores (baby pink), and general retailers (baby blue).

Buckingham Nicks was recorded in 1973, and though it was largely ignored by the music industry upon its release, it found the ears of Mick Fleetwood, who...

A billboard seems to have appeared above Sunset Boulevard today alluding to a reissue of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham’s 1973 album, Buckingham Nicks — their sole record as a duo before they joined Fleetwood Mac the year after (and the rest was history).

Social media posts shared images of the billboard with the album’s cover, which features both Nicks and Buckingham topless, alongside their names, the LP title, and the date Sept. 19. The advertisement is not too far away from Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, where the 10-track album was recorded.

Could Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham be headed toward a reunion, either as a duo or with Fleetwood Mac? A new tease by the former musical partners on Instagram is stirring up some rumours (see what we did there?).

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On Thursday (July 17th), Nicks posted the handwritten words on her Instagram account (see below), “And if you go forward…,” with Buckingham completing the line on his own Instagram page, “I’ll meet you there.” Together, the lines complete a lyric from their 1973 Buckingham Nicks song “Frozen Love.” Furthermore, Mick Fleetwood posted a video of himself listening to the very same song on Wednesday, and captioning it, “Magic then, magic now.”

Nicks (who has tour dates scheduled through October) and Buckingham were once romantic partners as well as bandmates, and have had a tumultuous relationship over the years. Buckingham was let go from Fleetwood Mac in...

Fifty years ago this month, Fleetwood Mac released their self-titled 1975 album, which featured two new members: a young couple named Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

As the story goes, the two musicians — who performed as the duo Buckingham Nicks — released their self-titled 1973 album, but it flopped and they were dropped by Polydor. Nicks began working at the Beverly Hills restaurant called Clementine’s, until their Buckingham Nicks producer Keith Olsen played the album for Mick Fleetwood. When Bob Welch left the group, Buckingham and Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac on New Year’s Eve 1974. “I said,...

Loving wasn’t always fun for one of the ‘70s most popular rock bands, but that hasn’t stopped Fleetwood Mac from ascending the charts once again. Aptly titled “Rumours,” the record was infamous for being somewhat autobiographical about the affairs and heartache that the band members were experiencing in real time. It is never too late to get into an album that has nothing but hits, but it is more than likely the sudden popularity of “Rumours” on Spotify has to do with a rumor itself.

Founding member Mick Fleetwood recently reunited with the infamous Lindsey Buckingham for a tour session. Buckingham was Stevie Nicks’ counterpart in Fleetwood Mac, and the two of them bandied back and forth songs they had written about each other before the guitarist was kicked out of the band a decade ago. This does not confirm for sure that a reunion is happening, but...

HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired the rights to the producer royalty income streams of Grammy-winning producer-songwriter Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, the company confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.

The acquisition marks another notable deal around Jerkins’ catalog, following the producer selling his publishing catalog to Recognition Music Group (formerly Hipgnosis Songs Fund) back in 2020. HarbourView declined to share financial details of the acquisition. Chapter Two, a Swedish music company specializing in music rights transactions, helped facilitate the deal, HarbourView said.

With the purchase, HarbourView is getting Jerkins’ recorded royalties on iconic hits like Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine,” Whitney Houston’s “It’s Not Right but It’s Okay,” Destiny Child’s “Say My Name,” Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” featuring Beyoncé, Justin Bieber’s “As Long As You Love Me,” and Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me.” Jerkins is set to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame next month.

Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham have reunited in the studio for the first time since Buckingham was fired from Fleetwood Mac in 2018. News of their collaboration comes from Swedish producer Carl Falk, who has posted photos of the two working on Fleetwood’s solo album.

In late February, Falk posted a photo of Buckingham and Fleetwood in the studio on Threads with the caption, “Slightly unreal moment to sit with Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood to play Lindsey the album we have been working on. And to see his genuine happiness for Mick to finally do his own album and offering to play guitar and to sing on it. Can’t wait to finish this one.”

More recently, Falk posted a studio shot of Buckingham with the caption, “Mick and Lindsey together again, what a flawless guitar player.”

He also shared a photo of Fleetwood in the studio with The War on Drugs.

During Women’s History Month in March, Classic Rewind recognizes the Girl Power that makes the genre rock. But who are the top women voices in classic rock?

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We listed a bunch of possibilities, you cast your votes, and we tallied them up. Now it’s time to listen to the “Top 10 Women Voices in Classic Rock” countdown, premiering on-air March 6 just before International Women’s Day and available to stream on the SiriusXM app.

Top 10 Women Voices in Classic Rock

Here are the possible artists you voted on for the countdown:

Ann Wilson

Annie Lennox

Bonnie Raitt

Carly Simon

Carole King

Chrissie Hynde

Christine McVie

Courtney Love

Debbie Harry

Ellen Foley

Grace Slick

Gwen Stefani

Janis Joplin

Joan Jett

Joni Mitchell

Kate Pierson

Linda Ronstadt

Lita Ford

Melissa Etheridge

Merry Clayton

Nancy Wilson...

Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Springs" is one of their most popular songs, especially among Gen Z, but what is the story behind the 1977 track? Lead singer Stevie Nicks has been known for her female rage songs long before Taylor Swift took over the music industry. Swift even referenced the singer in her song "Clara Bow" from The Tortured Poets Department. However, Nicks's breakup songs were even more powerful when she was a part of Fleetwood Mac, and the band's lore was strong enough to inspire Taylor Jenkins Reid to write Daisy Jones & The Six.

Younger generations became acquainted with the band's history when Reid's novel was adapted into an Amazon Prime series starring Elvis Presley's granddaughter, Riley Keough. The Stevie Nicks-esque party girl had a connection with her bandmate, Billy Dunne, similar to Nicks's real-life romance with her bandmate, Lindsey Buckingham. Much of Fleetwood Mac's lore is connected to that romance,...

2024 was a year of change for many people around the world, even more so for some of music's favorite bands. The rock and roll universe saw the demise of some the industry's top players - modern and classic alike - as bands called time on their illustrious careers, bowed out for alternative projects, or retired after the death of major members.

From Jane's Addiction's meltdown to Sum 41's retirement lap around the globe, the last twelve months have been a roller coaster. Yes, fans will always enjoy the ride, but as we look back at the voids in modern music's playing field, it is important to take a pause and remember some of the biggest bands to break up or retire from music. Here are 13 major bands that stepped off-stage in 2024.

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The image is iconic: Christine McVie, the ethereal voice and keyboardist of Fleetwood Mac, her blonde hair cascading down her shoulders, captivating audiences with her soulful melodies. But behind the glamorous facade lay a tumultuous journey marked by excess, addiction, and a profound sense of loneliness.

In my new biography, “Songbird: An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie,” I delve into the life and career of this legendary musician, exploring the dark underbelly of fame and the devastating impact of rock and roll excess on her personal life.

McVie, a talented musician who initially pursued a career as an art teacher, found herself thrust into the limelight with the meteoric rise of Fleetwood Mac. The band’s 1977 album, “Rumours,” a raw and emotionally charged reflection of their personal and professional turmoil, became a global phenomenon.

“A Curse of Success”: Fleetwood Mac Star Christine McVie’s Tragic Descent Into Rock and Roll Excess

However,...

Fleetwood Mac, as one of the world's best-selling bands of all time, are known for two things: some of the most influential rock songs of the 70s, and extremely messy interpersonal drama. Their songs have been used as the soundtrack to some incredibly memorable film moments. Plus, there was that time Mick Fleetwood was on Star Trek: The Next Generation. One of the biggest contributors to both the music and drama was lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist Lindsey Buckingham.

Although Buckingham wasn't a founding member of Fleetwood Mac, he was essential to their successes and failures both, not only because of his direct contributions, but also because, when he joined the band, he brought with him the one and only Stevie Nicks. The face of rock and roll changed forever when the two of them joined Fleetwood Mac.

Lindsey Buckingham Had A Dramatic History With Fleetwood Mac A Band Forged...

Apple Originals Films is set to release a documentary featuring the rock band Fleetwood Mac and directed by Academy Award nominee Frank Marshall. Photo Credit: Apple TV+ Fleetwood Mac fans, rejoice! Apple Original Films is unveiling a new documentary that dives into the legacy of this legendary rock band. Helmed by Frank Marshall, known for his expert storytelling in music documentaries, this film offers an exclusive look at the band’s over 50-year journey. Featuring new interviews with Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks, viewers will gain personal insights into their careers. Archival interviews with the late Christine McVie will also be included to ensure her voice is heard. This documentary promises rare footage of recording sessions, live performances, and unseen behind-the-scenes moments, exploring the creative dynamics and enduring impact of their music. Beyond their musical achievements, Fleetwood Mac has left an indelible mark on popular culture,...

Your favorite British-American rock band is finally getting the documentary the historic and iconic group deserves. The legendary band behind global hits like "Dreams" and "The Chain," Fleetwood Mac, is getting an official, band-approved documentary from seasoned director Frank Marshall, with Apple serving as distributor. Having already proved his prowess in his work on music docs such as The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart and The Beach Boys, Marshall is proud to lead what Apple describes as "the first fully authorized documentary on the band."

Announced on Tuesday, the currently untitled documentary will cover Fleetwood Mac's main members' journey together over a career that's spanned over five decades. And while their story filled with personal strife, feuds, friendships, romantic struggles, and changing lineups is a pretty well-known one, the documentary promises to bring never-before-seen footage of the band members to fans. According to the announcement, the feature film will include new,...

Fleetwood Mac will tell their story in their own words for the first time in an upcoming documentary from Apple Original Films.

Directed by five-time Academy Award nominee and Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Oscar winner Frank Marshall (The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart), the fully authorized doc will feature exclusive new interviews with band members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, archival interviews of the late Christine McVie, and never-before-seen footage.

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A new documentary detailing the story of the legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac is in the works at Apple Original Films.

Billed as “fully authorized” by the band and directed by Frank Marshall, the film will look at both the origins and legacy of Fleetwood Mac. It’s also set to feature conversations with Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, as well as archival interviews with the late Christine McVie and never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage.

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“I am fascinated by how this incredible story of enormous musical achievement came about,” Marshall said in a statement. “Fleetwood Mac somehow managed to merge their often chaotic and almost operatic personal lives into their own tale in real time, which then became legend. This will be a film about the music and the people who created it.”

As of now, there is no set date for the release of the film,...

A new documentary detailing the story of the legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac is in the works at Apple Original Films.

Billed as “fully authorized” by the band and directed by Frank Marshall, the film will look at both the origins and legacy of Fleetwood Mac. It’s also set to feature conversations with Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, as well as archival interviews with the late Christine McVie and never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage.

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“I am fascinated by how this incredible story of enormous musical achievement came about,” Marshall said in a statement. “Fleetwood Mac somehow managed to merge their often chaotic and almost operatic personal lives into their own tale in real time, which then became legend. This will be a film about the music and the people who created it.”

As of now, there is no set date for the release of the film,...

The “Rumours” are true: Apple TV+ is making a Fleetwood Mac documentary.

The streaming service’s Apple Original Films unit announced Tuesday that director Frank Marshall is making a fully-authorized documentary in which the members of the iconic rock band will tell their story in their own words for the first time ever. The film will feature previously unseen footage, exclusive new interviews, and archival interviews with the late Christine McVie.

“I am fascinated by how this incredible story of enormous musical achievement came about,” Marshall said in a statement. “Fleetwood Mac somehow managed to merge their often chaotic and almost operatic personal lives into their own tale in real time, which then became legend. This will be a film about the music and the people who created it.”

Fleetwood Mac became one of the world’s biggest bands in the 1970s on the strength of era-defining songs like “Landslide,...

Fleetwood Mac will finally get the official documentary treatment, with filmmaker Frank Marshall set to helm the authorized feature-length project for Apple.

The film is currently untitled, and a release date has yet to be announced. The project is set to include new interviews with the four core surviving members of Fletwood Mac — Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie — as well as never-before-seen footage, and new and archival interviews with Christine McVie, who died in 2022.

The film will find Fleetwood Mac reflecting on their more than five decades together,...

After telling the stories of everyone from The Beach Boys to The Bee Gees, Carole King and James Taylor, Frank Marshall has set up another high-profile music documentary at Apple — the first fully authorized doc on Grammy-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Fleetwood Mac.

In the film, which is currently untitled, band members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks reflect on their fortuitous meeting in 1974 and the uncompromising 50-plus-year history that’s followed, from their record-breaking recordings and tours — including never-before-seen footage, exclusive new interviews, and archival interviews of the late Christine McVie – through to today. The film will explore how the band’s trials and tribulations, personal resilience, and musical dexterity combined to create songs that have not only stood the test of time but are considered masterpieces.

Pic will take fans through the highs and lows of Fleetwood Mac’s career,...

Frank Marshall is directing an authorised documentary about the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac for Apple Original Films, the company announced on Tuesday.

The Kennedy/Marshall Company and White Horse Pictures are producing the untitled feature, which explores the highs and lows of the band’s career and looks at how they put trials and tribulations behind them to forge a hugely successful career and sell more than 200m records.

Fleetwood Mac sprung from a meeting in 1974 between Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. The film includes new interviews, previously unseen footage, and archival interviews with the late Christine McVie.

They could only go their own way for so long (sorry). As has long seemed to be only a matter of time (and general stubbornness), iconic band Fleetwood Mac is finally getting their very own “fully authorized” documentary.

Apple Original Films announced on Tuesday the “definitive” and still-untitled new documentary, directed by five-time Academy Award nominee and Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Oscar winner Frank Marshall. And yes, as today’s press release tells us, “for the first time ever, Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Fleetwood Mac share their extraordinary story in their own words.” If they’ll share that story together in the same room at the same time, well, we’re not betting on it.

While the band has inspired a number of documentaries over the years, none have been fully authorized and with the participation of all the band’s living members. Fans eager...

Amazons 2023 miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six transported viewers back to the 1970s with its incredibly authentic documentary style and catchy rock tunes - and the show was so believable that many viewers wondered if Daisy Jones & the Six were a real band. Based on the novel of the same name by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & the Six focused on Riley Keoughs Daisy Jones and her bandmates as they came to dominate the music scene in LA, gained global stardom and, ultimately, fell apart due to personality clashes and creative differences during their national tour.

Everything about Daisy Jones & the Six felt real. Even though viewers knew the show was shot in the 2020s and starred contemporary actors like Keough and cast mates Suki Waterhouse, Camila Morrone, Timothy Olyphant, and others, the story and band felt incredibly realistic. While it seemed that Daisy Jones & the Six could have been...

Last year, the Prime Video streaming service released the ten episode series Daisy Jones & The Six (watch it Here), based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid – a novel that was partially inspired by the complicated issues Fleetwood Mac band members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks dealt with behind the scenes. It isn’t directly the Fleetwood Mac story, but comparisons are unavoidable… and Steve Nicks soon let it be known that she loved the show and had watched its full run multiple times. She said, “It brought back memories that made me feel like a ghost watching my own story. It was very emotional for me,” and she joined many fans in hoping that there would be a second season. Since Daisy Jones & The Six covered the full story of Reid’s novel and was categorized as a limited series,...

No, Stevie Nicks has not seen Stereophonic, David Adjmi’s hit Broadway play about a fictional (but very Mac-like) ’70s band recording what will become its (very Rumours-like) masterpiece album.

In fact, the singer who shared vocals (and decades of triumphs and tribulations) with her Fleetwood Mac bandmates Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie has never even heard of the Broadway smash.

In a new Rolling Stone interview promoting her latest song “The Lighthouse” (which she performed on Saturday Night Live earlier this month – just four blocks from the home of Stereophonic), Nicks was asked whether she had seen the play, which, among other storylines, chronicles the crumbling of a relationship between a Stevie-like singer and a Lindsey-like guitarist.

Here’s the exchange:

Rolling Stone: Have you seen the Stereophonic play?

Nicks: What is that?

Rolling Stone: It’s an insanely successful Broadway play about a band on the cusp...

The wild saga of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham’s relationship has been the center of attraction for decades now. From their passionate romance to the breakup and years of creative friction, their infamous “beef” has delighted fans and inspired some of Fleetwood Mac’s most unforgettable tunes.

Harry Styles in My Policeman. | Credit: Amazon MGM Studios.

Recently, the involvement of Harry Styles has emerged as a significant factor in their dynamic, potentially serving as the tipping point in a long-standing rift!

Harry Styles Made Stevie Nicks Realize She Couldn’t Be with Lindsey Buckingham

The breaking point in Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham’s professional relationship hit unexpectedly during a MusiCares benefit concert. Nicks had planned to perform a song for him, but when he was cold not just to her but to everyone, including Harry Styles, it became crystal clear.

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Stevie Nicks has an idea for a second season of Daisy Jones & The Six.

In an in-depth interview with Rolling Stone published Thursday, the music icon reflected on the ending of the Prime series in which Sam Claflin’s Billy Dunne reunites with Riley Keough’s Daisy after encouragement from his wife to give his former bandmate a call after she passes away.

Though the series’ ending was left for the audience to debate on what truly happens and offered a feeling of possibility, Nicks ponders what could be if the show should ever have another season.

“I wish that it could go into what if … had Billy come back after Billy’s wife died and knocked on her door, and they decided to make that last record that I always hoped that Lindsey and I would make. That would make a fantastic second season,” Nicks said.

She also...

Stevie Nicks recently sat down with Rolling Stone for a nearly four-hour interview, discussing a wide range of topics that include the upcoming presidential election, her art and legacy, the perils of social media, and, of course, her most famous band, Fleetwood Mac.

She doubled down on her belief that the band can’t continue without Christine McVie — who died in Nov. 2022 — and that there won’t be a proper farewell tour. She also revealed that she spoke to her ex-bandmate and ex-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham at McVie’s memorial.

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Even Christine McVie’s death wasn’t enough for a reconciliation between Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Nicks shared that speaking to her former Fleetwood Mac bandmate and ex-boyfriend during McVie’s celebration of life for a few minutes was as much as she could stand.

Nicks revealed the event was held at Nobu, and added that it felt like McVie was there because there was a “crazy” hurricane that “tore down” the entire deck. “The only time I’ve spoken to Lindsey was there, for about three minutes,” she said.

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“I dealt with Lindsey for as long as I could,” Nicks added. “You could not say that I did not give him more than 300 million chances.”

To make things crystal clear, Nicks confirmed a proper Fleetwood Mac farewell tour is out of the question with a simple “no.

Every second feels like an ­eternity when you’re hovering four inches from Stevie Nicks, noodling around with her blouse. This is Stevie Nicks, the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice — as a member of Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. Stevie Nicks, whose legendary shawl collection resides in its own temperature-controlled vault. Stevie Nicks, who, at 76, has become an obsession of younger generations, from her American Horror Story appearance to the original poem she wrote for Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets...

On Sunday October 13 2024, Axs TV broadcasts Julian’s Auction – Christine McVie!

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Axs TV is set to air an exciting new episode of “Julian’s Auction,” focusing on the life and legacy of Christine McVie, the legendary singer-songwriter from Fleetwood Mac. This episode offers a unique glimpse into McVie’s storied career, showcasing rare and valuable memorabilia that fans of the iconic musician won’t want to miss.

The auction will feature a range of personal items from McVie’s collection, including instruments, stage outfits, and handwritten lyrics. Each piece tells a story of her musical journey, offering a deeper connection to the songs and moments that have shaped her career. As always, “Julian’s Auction” provides fascinating commentary on the history and significance of the items up for bid.

This episode is a must-watch for Fleetwood Mac fans and music lovers alike, providing an intimate look at one...

On Sunday, October 13, 2024, at 1:30 Pm, Axs TV presents “Julian’s Auction – Christine McVie,” an exciting event that music fans won’t want to miss. This special program focuses on the life and legacy of Christine McVie, the beloved keyboardist and songwriter from Fleetwood Mac. As one of the most influential musicians of her time, McVie’s contributions to rock music have left a lasting impact, and this auction highlights her remarkable career.

Viewers can expect to see a showcase of rare memorabilia, personal items, and unique pieces connected to McVie. The auction offers a glimpse into her world, featuring items that reflect her artistic journey and the many milestones she achieved throughout her life. From iconic instruments to handwritten lyrics, each item tells a story, connecting fans to McVie in a personal way.

As collectors and fans bid on these priceless treasures, the excitement builds, creating an atmosphere of nostalgia and celebration.

Ken Caillat, the sound engineer and producer who worked on Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, is suing the the hit Tony-winning play Stereophonic for allegedly ripping off his memoir, Making Rumours.

Published in 2012, Making Rumours found Caillat recounting, from his unique perspective in the control booth, the famously fraught creation of Rumours. Stereophonic, for its part, similarly tells the story of a band on the verge of pop stardom, making an album in 1976 amidst intra-band infighting and break-ups.

The similarities between Stereophonic and the Fleetwood Mac story have been widely noted,...

A former sound engineer who coauthored a 2012 memoir about his days working on the Fleetwood Mac album Rumours has filed a lawsuit, along with his coauthor of the book Making Rumours, against the makers of Broadway’s smash hit play Stereophonic, alleging that playwright David Adjmi relied on portions of Making Rumours in the creation of the similarly themed Broadway play.

Stereophonic, the suit states, “copies the heart and soul of Making Rumours, and is substantially similar.”

Stereophonic is perhaps best described as a roman a clef of Fleetwood Mac and the mid-’70s making of what would be their 1977 masterpiece Rumours. The play, which does not use the band members’ names or songs, fashions its characters and situations in ways that align closely to Mac’s classic line-up of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. The troubled recording of their seminal album, which endured months of romantic break-ups,...

In the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Manhunt", Betazoid ambassador Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett) hitches a ride on the Enterprise-d, partly to visit her daughter Deanna (Marina Sirtis), but mostly to flirt with Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart). It seems that Lwaxana is going through the Betazoid equivalent of menopause, and her libido is skyrocketing. As such, she seems determined to arrive at her destination with a husband in tow, and she doesn't really care who it might be. 

Lwaxana Troi is a fun character for "Star Trek," as she is outspoken, charismatic, and tends to flout the buttoned-up formality that Starfleet officers abide by. Barrett played the role on six episodes of "Next Generation," and returned for three episodes of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." Her flippant demeanor allowed her to solve mysteries without thinking about it, and her stories tended to be personally dramatic rather than highfalutin sci-fi.

Following Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz via Instagram on Tuesday, Stevie Nicks took a similar approach encouraging her fans to register to vote. Although Nicks did not endorse a particular candidate, Nicks did praise her friend Swift’s political message.

“Now is the time to research and choose the candidate that speaks to you and your beliefs,” Nicks shared in an X post. “Only 54 days left until the election. Make sure you are registered to vote! Your vote in this election...

McJulien’s Auctions will celebrate the life and legacy of Christine McVie wtih an auction event at the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville. “Property From The Life and Career of Christine McVie” will auction off selections from the late musician’s Fleetwood Mac touring wardrobe and instruments, as well as personal mementos, jewelry, and awards.

The event is scheduled for Oct. 16 and 17, and proceeds from the auction sale will benefit MusiCares and other charities. Among the collection appears McVie’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame award, which...

Fleetwood Mac have announced Mirage Tour ’82, a new live album containing recordings from the band’s two concerts at The Forum in Los Angeles that year. Available in 3xLP vinyl, 2xCD, and digital formats, the collection will be out on September 20th. Pre-orders for the vinyl and CD sets are now ongoing.

The 22-track album includes six previously unreleased recordings from Fleetwood Mac’s show on October 21st, 1982, including “Landslide,” “Dreams,” and “Don’t Stop.” Stream the latter track below. The tour marked the band’s final outing with Lyndsey Buckingham in the fold until 1997.

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In the liner notes, music journalist Bill DeMain describes Mirage Tour ’82 as a “riveting listen” and a reminder of when rock shows “were platforms to expand and reinvent songs for the stage, to let them breathe, to unleash different, wilder sides of a band.”

Last year, Fleetwood Mac released a...

There are special guest stars, and then there’s extra-special guest stars. Which is what Harry Styles is, as he joined Stevie Nicks at her July 12 concert in the UK for versions of her hits Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around and Landslide.

Styles played guitar on stage and held up on the Tom Petty/Lindsey Buckingham vocal parts. It was familiar turf, as Styles has joined Nicks on stage several times in the past.

Nicks was appearing at the BST Hyde Park concert series on Friday. Nicks told the audience in London that she asked Styles to help her in commemorating what would have been her late Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie’s 81st birthday.

“At the end of the show, since the end of last year and since Christine passed away, I would say something about her, and I asked Harry to do this with me and it’s...

Stevie Nicks brought out longtime friend Harry Styles to join her for hits “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” and “Landslide” during her concert at Hyde Park in London on Friday night, with Nicks taking the time to commemorate Christine McVie on what would’ve been her 81st birthday. McVie died in November of 2022 after suffering a stroke.

The show marks Styles’ first live performance since finishing his Love On Tour last year.

| Stevie’s emotional speech about her friend, and former band member, Christine McVie

Harry is holding her hand...

The Eras tour party doesn’t end when Taylor Swift exits the stage. This weekend, after performing three back-to-back sold-out shows at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, the musician kept the night going during a bar outing with Paramore and Stevie Nicks. Her boyfriend Travis Kelce also joined the crew of artists as they stopped in at Hacienda Bar.

“Great to welcome Taylor Swift with all her musicians and dancers to the Hacienda last night. Special to also welcome Superbowl champion Travis Kelce, the legendary Stevie Nicks and Paramore,” the...

Fleetwood Mac fans were delivered rather somber news Monday when Stevie Nicks told Mojo that there was “no chance” of the band reuniting at any future point. “Without Christine [McVie], no can do,” she said. “Without her, it just couldn’t work.” By the end of the day, the intro to their Wikipedia page changed from “Fleetwood Mac are a band” to “Fleetwood Mac were a band.”

Just 10 years ago, they were in a radically different place. After 16 years of touring as a quartet, McVie suddenly returned to the fold, and...

Steve Nicks has confirmed that Fleetwood Mac are officially broken up for good, explaining that following the death of Christine McVie in 2022, “there’s no chance of putting Fleetwood Mac back together in any way. Without her, it just couldn’t work.”

Nicks and fellow Fleetwood Mac bandmate Mick Fleetwood have expressed similar sentiments since McVie’s tragic passing from a stroke on November 30th, 2022. However, in a new interview with Mojo, Nicks made her most explicit proclamation to date: “Without Christine [McVie], no can do.”

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Nicks also noted that Lindsey Buckingham, who left the band in 2018 after the two had a falling out, has been dealing with his own health issues. Even if the two were to reconcile, she doubts he would be able to “do the kind of touring that Fleetwood Mac does, where you go out for a year and half. It’s so demanding.

The six decades of the Fleetwood Mac saga has come to an end. In a new interview with Mojo, Stevie Nicks dashed any hopes of possible reformation due to the death of Christine McVie. “Without Christine [McVie], no can do,” she said. “There is no chance of putting Fleetwood Mac back together in any way. Without her, it just couldn’t work.”

The singer-keyboardist died in 2022 following a stroke. “It was all stunningly strange, because there wasn’t any lead up to it,” Nick said. “We got a call, and I...

Arguably the best new American drama since Annie Baker’s The Flick, David Adjmi’s Stereophonic shares both a hyper-naturalistic style and a sprawling three-hour running time with that 2013 masterwork. But the similarities end there. Chronicling a turbulent year in California recording studios during which a fictional 1970s rock band labors over the follow-up to their breakthrough album, this is an immersive plunge into the fraught process of artistic collaboration as pressures mount and interpersonal harmony dissolves into acrimony.

Funny, raw and poignant in equal measure, this expertly sculpted play has the feel of both a behind-the-music docudrama and a lost Robert Altman film, with its astute microcosmic focus, its frequent wash of overlapping dialogue and its sly nudges toward satire. In fact, while the music — fabulous original songs written by Will Butler, formerly of Arcade Fire — is pop-rock rather than country, Stereophonic could almost be an expanded vignette lifted right out of Nashville.

If you’re lucky enough to have a physical copy of Taylor Swift’s new album on release day, you can hear it kick off with a Stevie Nicks poem.

Dated August 13, 2023 in Austin, Texas, and featuring the charming note “For T — and me,” the poem reads like a stunning precursor to The Tortured Poets Department, with lines like “She looked back from her future/And shed a few tears/He looked into his past/And actually felt fear.”

The poem ends on a dreamy yet sad note, concluding with...

From the start of Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé makes it clear this ain’t your typical country album. Opening epic “Ameriican Requiem” is part gospel, part-Queen, part-Buffalo Springfield as the artist lays out both her intentions and lineage. “Used to say I spoke ‘Too country’/And the rejection came, said I wasn’t ‘country ‘nough’/Said I wouldn’t saddle up/But if that ain’t country, tell me what is?” she sings from the gut, after listing off her bona fide country credentials.

Like everything Beyoncé has done, specifically in...

Christine McVie’s estate and Pat Benatar have both closed deals to sell rights to their music to the acquisition firm HarbourView Equity Partners, the company tells Rolling Stone.

McVie’s estate has sold her stake in Fleetwood Mac’s recorded music, which includes shares in hits like the McVie-sung tracks “Songbird” and “Say You Love Me,” along with other band staples “Go Your Own Way,” “The Chain” and “Dreams.” Benatar — as well as her longtime musical partner and husband Neil Giraldo — sold an unspecified stake in both their recorded music and publishing rights.