Daily Newsletter, January 6, 2025

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Ljubinko Zivkovic
January 06, 2026

The 55 Most Anticipated Albums of 2026

From Björk to Beyoncé

pitchfork.com/features/the-most-anticipated-albums-of-2026

New Year. New You?

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Rock's strangest myths: 18 enduring legends we just WANT to be true

Beyond the distortion lies the truth. We debunk 18 legendary tall tales that have defined rock history for decades.

www.classical-music.com/rock/rock-myths

The "passé" Beatles song George Harrison nearly gave away

George Harrison would do anything to get his songs out there, but one of his early demos for the White Album almost had another pop singer taking the lead.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-passe-beatles-song-george-harrison-almost-gave-away/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/musicnews

Fluxblog 583: the music of 2016, 2006, 1996, 1986, 1976, and 1966!

Playlists looking back on the music of 10, 20, 30, 40, (and 50 and 60) years ago

fluxblog.substack.com/p/fluxblog-583-10-20-30-40?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=114ph&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Music Sin Fronteras New Years, 2026

indiepulsemusic.com/2026/01/04/105623

1977 was SO much more than punk. We rank its 25 greatest albums

Beyond the punk explosion, 1977 was a kaleidoscopic year of disco fever, prog ambition, funk, soul and the birth of electropop

www.classical-music.com/rock/1977-albums?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy%20music

Höfner, The Company that Created Pul McCartneys Iconic Violin Bass Files for Bankruptcy » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

German guitar and bass brand Höfner – most famous for making Paul McCartney’s iconic violin bass – has filed for bankruptcy.

livinglifefearless.co/2026/news/hofner-the-company-that-created-pul-mccartneys-iconic-violin-bass-files-for-bankruptcy/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fpublished+articles

David Crosby and John Fogerty pick their favourite Beach Boys song

The Beach Boys created a masterful legacy with 'Pet Sounds' and in particular 'God Only Knows'. But for David Crosby and John Fogerty, a better song exists.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-beach-boys-song-john-fogerty-david-crosby-agreed-better-than-god-only-knows-split/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/musicnews

Disco Legend Donna Summer is a New Inductee in the Songwriters Hall of Fame » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Donna Summer came to prominence at the height of the disco craze, so it might have come as a surprise to those who don’t remember or are not a fan of the genre that the late singer (and songwriter) was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on December 16, 2025, during a ceremony held in Los Ang

livinglifefearless.co/2026/music/disco-legend-donna-summer-is-a-new-inductee-in-the-songwriters-hall-of-fame/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fpublished+articles