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Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant will make his feature film debut in Terence Malick’s as-yet-untitled movie about the music scene in Austin, Texas. The news was revealed to Indiewire by actor Ryan Gosling, who will star in the movie along with Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Rooney Mara and Val Kilmer.

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Legendary Motown singer, Smokey Robinson, will release a duets album in the fourth quarter of 2013. This will be the singer’s 29th album and first for the Verve Music Group.

Smokey says:

“I’m really excited about signing with Verve Music Group to release this upcoming album. Not only do I have a musical history with the guys involved, but a longstanding friendship as well. I’m looking forward to bringing our talents to the table as we collaborate on this project.”

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Rod Stewart’s eagerly anticipated new album of original rock material is out in May and you can now preview samples of the tracks via the video below.

Stewart has spent much of the last two decades recording albums of other people’s material, including a highly successful foray into the Great American Songbook. “Time” sees Stewart return to rock and to songwriting, with 11 of the 12 songs penned by the veteran rocker. This is the first time that Stewart has made a significant songwriting contribution to an album since 1991’s “Vagabond Heart”.

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David Bowie has reached Number 1 on the UK album chart with his comeback album “The Next Day”.

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The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for March.

Highlights for March include:

• Jimi Hendrix’s “People, Hell & Angels” (5 Mar)
• David Bowie’s “The Next Day” (12 Mar)
• Eric Clapton’s “Old Sock” (12 Mar)
• Elvis Presley’s “Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite – Legacy Edition” – (19 Mar)
• The 10-CD “Sun Blues Box” (26 Mar).