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Duran Duran Reveal Former Guitarist Andy Taylor Contributing To New Album

Duran Duran recently took to social media to reveal that the group's former guitarist Andy Taylor will be playing guitar on some of the tracks in the band's new album, due out later this year.

"Duran Duran are thrilled to confirm a special new music project is in the works, set for release later this year on BMG," the group wrote on Instagram and Twitter. "The new recordings will feature extended Duran Duran family and friends, old and new, including our former bandmate Andy Taylor who will join us on guitar on a few tracks."

Duran Duran split in two in 1985 after the release of the James Bond theme "A View to A Kill," with Taylor and bassist John Taylor setting out to form The Power Station with Robert Palmer and Tony Thompson. Taylor then moved on and began a solo career, briefly reuniting with Duran Duran in 2004 and supporting the band on some tour dates.

"We're working on an album right now that is going to be coming out at the end of the year and [Andy Taylor] is playing guitar," John Taylor recently told The Mirror. "There's a lot of cover songs on the album, songs meaningful to us when we were kids. So having him be a part of that project is great."

Taylor could not join his bandmates to attend Duran Duran's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony last year because he is fighting Stage 4 cancer.

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Daft Punk Share Previously Unreleased 'The Writing Of Fragments Of Time'

Electronic music duo Daft Punk recently dropped "The Writing Of Fragments Of Time," featuring Todd Edwards, the first track from the recently announced 10th-anniversary edition of Random Access Memories.

The song arrives along with a Cédric Hervet-directed music video.

The deluxe reissue of Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, which originally dropped on May 17, 2013, will be released on May 12 via Sony Music.

The expanded album includes 35 minutes of outtakes across nine tracks, including the Japanese bonus track "Horizon" and various demos and outtakes. It will be available as a 3LP or 2CD and in digital formats.

Random Access Memories is the fourth and final studio album by the French electronic duo. The album earned Daft Punk their first and only No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. It has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The album received critical acclaim and won in several categories at the 2014 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Best Dance/Electronica Album, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. "Get Lucky" also won the awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

(Photo: David Black)

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Ed Sheeran Docuseries 'The Sum Of It All' To Premiere On Disney+ In May

A four-part docuseries, titled "Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All," will premiere on Disney+ on May 3.

Fulwell 73 Productions will take viewers on a journey around the world spotlighting how an unlikely child with a stutter rose to fame to become one of the biggest global music superstars and how his chart-topping hits were born.

This series from Disney Branded Television follows Ed Sheeran after he learns of life-changing news and reveals his hardships and triumphs during the most challenging period of his life.

It includes never-before-seen personal archive, authentic interviews with his wife and loved ones, and intimate performances in cinematic locations.

Sheeran expresses his deeper thoughts as he reassesses life, and how this difficult time has influenced him and his new music.

The four episodes are titled "Love", "Loss", "Focus" and "Balance".

"I've always been very guarded in my personal and private life; the only documentary I've ever made has been one that focused on my songwriting," said Sheeran.

He added, "Disney approached me to make a four-part documentary, and it felt like the right time to open the door and let people in. I hope people enjoy it."

(Photo: Disney+)

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