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Stevie Nicks may have spent much of 2013 touring with Fleetwood Mac and celebrating the 35th anniversary of the group's landmark LP Rumours , but the frontwoman still found time to record a solo LP.  24 Karat Gold — Songs from the Vault  will see release on October 7th via Warner Bros, though vinyl lovers will be able to pick up a limited edition double LP a week earlier starting September 29th.

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The LP follows Nicks' 2011 solo effort,  In Your Dreams , and was produced by herself, Dave Stewart and guitarist Waddy Wachtel. Recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles, 24 Karat Gold  comprises songs that Nicks wrote primarily between 1969 and 1987, plus two that were penned in 1994 and 1995. In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Nicks said she was inspired to reimagine these older tracks after stumbling across a slew of the original bootlegs on YouTube. "[W]e  found all the songs that, somehow, were taken from my house or picked up or loaned out or whatever," she said, adding: " I call them my 24 karat gold songs."

In a statement, Nicks said: "Each song is a lifetime. Each song has a soul. Each song has a purpose. Each song is a love story. They represent my life behind the scenes, the secrets, the broken hearts, the broken hearted and the survivors. These songs are the memories — the 24 karat gold rings in the blue box. These songs are for you."

The 24 Karat  artwork will feature never-before-seen Polaroids taken by Nicks throughout her career, while the deluxe photobook CD boasts 48 pages of pictures from her private collection alongside two bonus tracks. Pre-orders for 24 Karat start on August 5th, and that same day, Nicks will begin previewing the album on her official new Instagram account. 

Along with the release of 24 Karat , Nicks' fall will be dominated by another Fleetwood Mac tour, this one  reuniting the group with keyboardist and singer Christine McVie , who left the band in 1998. The On With the Show tour kicks off on Tuesday, September 30th in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Target Center and wraps up 34 shows later on December 20th at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa Bay, Florida.

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UPDATE: iTunes is now streaming Clapton's album on First Play .  

Eric Clapton is at the helm of two new collaborative tracks from  The Breeze , his upcoming tribute to the late blues legend, JJ Cale , "Train to Nowhere" and "Don't Wait," both of which premiered Tuesday on Guitar World and Billboard , respectively.

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On the swinging "Don't Wait," Clapton trades solos with John Mayer and the two double up on vocal duties as well, creating some dry, near-harmonies that manage to both belie and behoove the track's good-times-roll vibe.

Meanwhile, Clapton joins forces with Mark Knopfler and Don White for a steady-chugging rendition of "Train to Nowhere," which interweaves the trio's vocals, dueling guitars and the far-off wail of a harmonica. You can also check out Clapton's version of "Cajun Moon"  and Cale's classic rambling anthem, "Call Me the Breeze," both of which premiered on  Rolling Stone  earlier this week.

Knopfler and Mayer are among a slew of guests set to appear on The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale , which sees release on July 29th and includes appearances by  Tom Petty , Willie Nelson , Derek Trucks, Christine Lakeland, Albert Lee and more.

Clapton has recorded a number of Cale songs throughout his career — including "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" — and even had the guitarist join him on a rendition of "Angel" for his 2013 album, Old Sock . Clapton told  Billboard he and Cale cut a number of other tracks, which he plans to release on future albums after they're finished and if he can get permission from Cale's estate.

Clapton conceived  The Breeze while poring over Cale's music on his flight from London to Los Angeles to attend the musician's funeral last summer . During a recent interview with Rolling Stone he spoke about the early stages of the album, as well as Cale's influence on his own music: "When I started talking about this album with Dave Kaplan, who runs [Clapton's label] Surfdog, he had only heard the JJ songs that I covered. In Europe, we heard JJ as Americana; all the roots put together. JJ was very self-critical [and] dismissive about his gifts. He was happy to just be known as a songwriter. But when I tried to play like him — it's beyond most musicians. We get too heavy-handed. He had a touch that was sensitive and subtle."

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EVERY musicians wants to know what happens next, after they've written songs, practiced them until they're great, and then....what? They know vaguely where they want to go, but they aren't sure exactly how to get there.

The problem with the question is that there is no one size fits all answer. There are so many things that can shape how you should start taking your music from a private pursuit to the public domain, from your personal goals to your genre of music.

Perhaps the easiest thing to consider first - something to give yourself a little bit of a roadmap - is to decide if you envision an independent music career or if you see yourself settling into a major label world. An independent music career can include both DIY pursuits and working with music related businesses at the independent level. Which is right for you depends on a few different factors. First of all - your preference. Some musicians are fiercely independent. Some don't want to take on any work other than working on their music, and so at the very least have no interest taking any DIY approach. Genre also matters, particularly if you're interested in breaking into a major label dominated world like pop music. In other words, sometimes your brand of music will dictate how you need to approach your career.

If your genre doesn't make things clearer, consider the options by reading these articles:

• Major Label Deal Pros and Cons
• Indie Label Deal Pros and Cons
• Self Release Pros and Cons

Identifying your chosen industry path will help you do the most important thing - make a plan. In a nutshell, to make it to a major label, you'll need a manager and maybe even a lawyer who will shop your music to the labels on your behalf. If you're going the indie road, you may release your own music, or you may shop it to indie labels yourself or with the help of a manager.

So, as you can see, the step that comes before signing with a label usually involves attracting the attention of a manager, but how does one do that? Demos can help - and in fact, recordings may be the most important thing if you're an aspiring pop star, but the one thing that everyone can - should - MUST do is to play live. Live shows will give you exposure to the industry and to fans - and every show brings you one step closer to either winning over a manager or winning over enough fans to attract the attention of managers, labels, booking agents and others within the industry.

As you can see, there are a lot of intangibles involved in launching a music career, and often, there's no clear answer that is sure to work. I know, I know - it's frustrating - but trying to circumvent the process and pursue things you're not ready for - like a show you're not prepared to play - will actually do more harm than good. Instead, if you're looking for an absolute first step to take to get your music out to the people, decide on your goals. Then, make a plan. Then start playing live. Setting these wheels in motion will set everything else off - and you'll be able react to the unique opportunities they generate for you as an artist.

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