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Here are the 2025 Record Store Day Black Friday releases

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

Record Store Day has announced the list of exclusive releases for its 2025 Black Friday event, taking place Nov. 28 in independent record stores across the country. Here are some of the titles:Cage the Elephant will release Live from The Vic in Chicago, a two-LP... Read More.

Report warns of ‘disturbing’ normalization of book bans in US schools

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Books bans in public schools have become a "new normal" in the U.S., escalating since 2021, according to one advocacy group. In a new report, PEN America said the federal government has emerged in 2025 as the newest force fueling campaigns... Read More.

Former Des Moines superintendent who was detained by ICE federally charged

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- A now-former school superintendent who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has been charged by federal prosecutors in Iowa with one count of being an "illegal alien in possession of firearms," according to court records.Former Des Moines Public... Read More.

Sunset Fest Cabo in danger after Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins drop out

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

An upcoming yacht rock festival in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, appears to be in danger of cancellation.Sunset Fest Cabo, scheduled for Oct. 24 through Oct. 26, was initially announced back in August, featuring a lineup that included Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Rick Springfield, Alan Parsons, Ambrosia and Pablo... Read More.

Sean Combs’ ex-girlfriend says she was never sex trafficked, was ‘pressured to feel like a victim’

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

One day before Sean "Diddy" Combs' sentencing, the rap mogul’s former girlfriend is pushing back on prosecutors’ claims that she was sex trafficked or involved in prostitution.Virginia Huynh — the ex-girlfriend identified Read More.

Blondie releases club remix of ‘Maria’ from upcoming ‘No Exit Deluxe Edition’

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

Blondie has shared another track from the upcoming reissue of their 1999 comeback album, No Exit.The latest is a never-before-released extended club mix of their hit single “Maria,” which is available now via digital outlets.The original “Maria"... Read More.

The Smashing Pumpkins announce 30th anniversary ’Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’ reissue

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a deluxe reissue of their 1995 album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in honor of its 30th anniversary.The expanded set features the original track list accompanied by over 80 minutes of previously unreleased live recordings from the Pumpkins' 1996... Read More.

Tyler Perry announces cast for Netflix film ‘Why Did I Get Married Again?’

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

The cast of Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? will reunite for the movie's threequel, set to release on Netflix. Perry recently announced the stars joining him in Why Did I Get Married Again?, naming original cast members Jill Scott, Richard T. Jones, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai... Read More.

On This Day, Oct. 2, 1982: Genesis reunites with Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

On This Day, Oct. 2, 1982…Genesis reunited with ex-singer Peter Gabriel and ex-guitarist Steve Hackett for a benefit concert at the Milton Keynes Bowl in Buckinghamshire, England.It was the first time either had played with the band since their departures from Genesis: Gabriel left in 1975 and Hackett in... Read More.

Hayley Williams names ‘racist country singer’ from ‘Ego Death’ lyrics

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

On her song "Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party," the title track off her new solo album, Hayley Williams sings, "I'll be the biggest star at this racist country singer's bar." When asked about the lyric in an interview with The New York Times' Read More.

Author: ABC News

Here are the 2025 Record Store Day Black Friday releases

Report warns of ‘disturbing’ normalization of book bans in US schools

Former Des Moines superintendent who was detained by ICE federally charged

Sunset Fest Cabo in danger after Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins drop out

Sean Combs’ ex-girlfriend says she was never sex trafficked, was ‘pressured to feel like a victim’

Blondie releases club remix of ‘Maria’ from upcoming ‘No Exit Deluxe Edition’

The Smashing Pumpkins announce 30th anniversary ’Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’ reissue

Tyler Perry announces cast for Netflix film ‘Why Did I Get Married Again?’

On This Day, Oct. 2, 1982: Genesis reunites with Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett

Hayley Williams names ‘racist country singer’ from ‘Ego Death’ lyrics

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