Following the passing of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson on June 11, streams and sales of the group’s catalog surged 184% in the United States. The pioneering Los Angeles pop-rock group’s sonic masterpiece, Pet Sounds, reenters the Billboard 200 chart at No. 136, its highest rank in nearly 60 years. The groundbreaking album originally peaked at No. 10 in 1966, and is one of 13 Top 10 albums for the group. Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys, released in 2003, vaulted 128 spots to reach No. 52. Streams of the group’s songs increased by 126%, with their collected tracks selling 19,000 units and experiencing a significant increase in digital song sales, specifically for “God Only Knows,” which debuted at No. 7 on the Digital Song Sales chart, and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” the group’s most-streamed song of the week (2.28 million; up 78%), which debuted at No. 18 on Digital Song Sales. (Billboard)
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On Sunday (June 15), REO Speedwagon singer Terry Luttrell miraculously survived a car crash after he fell asleep at the wheel. The accident occurred just a day after the band's farewell show at the State Farm Center in Illinois, and Luttrell's car was totaled in the incident. “I was able to get up and get…
REO Speedwagon Singer Terry Luttrell Injured In Car Accident After Falling Asleep at the Wheel
On Sunday (June 15), REO Speedwagon singer Terry Luttrell miraculously survived a car crash after he fell asleep at the wheel. The accident occurred just a day after the band’s farewell show at the State Farm Center in Illinois, and Luttrell’s car was totaled in the incident. “I was able to get up and get…
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The Lumineers’ Jeremiah Fraites Composing Movie Score For Stephen King’s ‘The Long Walk’ Adaptation
Jeremiah Fraites, co-founder and songwriter of Grammy-nominated band the Lumineers, has composed the score for The Long Walk, a film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name. The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, and is set for theatrical release on September 12. “Francis and I had a really great initial phone call…
Hatebreed guitarist Wayne Lozinak has been diagnosed with a non-cancerous brain tumor, which caused the musician to leave the band's current UK/European tour in order to undergo surgery in the US. The tumor, identified as a benign meningioma, was discovered after Lozinak experienced symptoms resembling a possible stroke at the Download Festival in the U.K.,…
Hatebreed Guitarist Wayne Lozinak Diagnosed With Brain Tumor While On Tour In Europe
Hatebreed guitarist Wayne Lozinak has been diagnosed with a non-cancerous brain tumor, which caused the musician to leave the band’s current UK/European tour in order to undergo surgery in the US. The tumor, identified as a benign meningioma, was discovered after Lozinak experienced symptoms resembling a possible stroke at the Download Festival in the U.K.,…
Following the passing of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson on June 11, streams and sales of the group's catalog surged 184% in the United States. The pioneering Los Angeles pop-rock group’s sonic masterpiece, Pet Sounds, reenters the Billboard 200 chart at No. 136, its highest rank in nearly 60 years. The groundbreaking album originally peaked…
The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ Scores Highest Billboard 200 Ranking In Nearly 60 Years Following Brian Wilson’s Death
Following the passing of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson on June 11, streams and sales of the group’s catalog surged 184% in the United States. The pioneering Los Angeles pop-rock group’s sonic masterpiece, Pet Sounds, reenters the Billboard 200 chart at No. 136, its highest rank in nearly 60 years. The groundbreaking album originally peaked…