Record Store Day 2025 -Release Includes Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams

Record Store Day on April 12 contains more than 300 titles released, including collection music from Elton John, Post Malone, Prince, Gracie Abrams, Queen, Taylor Swift, John & Yoko, Charlie XCX, The Killers & Bruce Springsteen and many more .

As usual, the vast majority of the releases are vinyl LPS, many with a color or a picture disk-slop; And also as usual, most releases will be in limited supply.

This marks the 18th year of RSD that was launched back in 2008 after the idea appeared on a collection of Indie record store owners and label managers. Since then, the event has been revived vinyl on its own to a viable music format selling over $ 1 billion annually in the United States alone. In addition, RSD has also developed into an international event.

Each year, stores expect to see what titles will arise as a must-haves on the big day-sort of drops that bring long lines waiting outside participating stores. With a limited supply to most titles, it can mean that fans interfere from store to store seeking their sought -after title. But while searching for these titles, finding an unexpected treasure can also mean.

“The whole energy of a record store is just super inspiring,” said 2025’s record store day ambassador Post Malone in a statement from the RSD organization in the announcement of the event. “I feel at home. It really is an inexplicable feeling to beat a shop and dig through boxes just see what grabs the eye. “

Malone issues Hans Post Malone Tribute to NirvanaA 2020 livestream performance of Nirvana covering accompanied by Blink-182s Travis Barker on drums, guitarist Nick Mack and bassist Brian Lee. In addition, 100% of the net proceeds from the release will be donated to Musicares’ Divendance/Mental Health Division.

Malone will also participate in another RSD release, which is also expected to be a hot topic as a collaboration with 2022’s record store day -ambassador, who is also the greatest music artist in the world, Taylor Swift. They release their collaborative track “Fortnight” on a double-sided 7-inch vinyl single.

While RSD brings out lots of long -lasting collectors, ie. Older demographics, it was quick to help spread today’s popularity to younger fans in 2023 when she caused traffic jams in stores filled with fans sought her special release of Folklore, the long damstudiosis Sessions – A double LP that year. Last year, keeping the young people flowing to admission stores released releases from Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter.

This year’s titles for younger music fans include: Gracie Abrams: Live from Radio City Music Hall; Beabadoobee’s Live and acoustic in London; Megan you stallions Traumazine on double black vinyl; and two releases from Charli XCX, the first one a collaborative title, Guess with Billie Eilishon 7-inch vinyl; and an edited version of prior release: Number 1 Angelon Apple-colored vinyl with a new RSD-exclusive coverage. This title’s track was previously part of a double-lp release Pop 2.

In addition, RSD continues to diversify its genre’s offerings, as rap and hip-hop fans will be able to seek titles from Cypress Hill, Anderson .paak, Snoop Dog and a new release from the Wu-Tang clan in a collaboration with math when they release Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman: Wu-Tang, the saga continues the collection on 180 grams of LP vinyl. What is more wu-tang clan is expected to appear at the RSD Press event today.

Jazz releases include music from Pharaoh Sanders, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan and Vince Guaraldi Trio; While Harry Potter fans will be treated with five different soundtrack albums from the movie series, all on Double-LP, Clear Vinyl.

Finally, in a step to revive another marketing tool previously used to promote RSD, this year’s event will include a “Record Store Day Song of the Year” where the brand is used for the double-sided 12-inch Single of “Be here now,” performed by song author George Harrison on one side with Beck’s cover tribute on the other.

Other new RSD titles that are expected to be popular this year include a 12-inch EP collaboration between Killers and Bruce Springsteen; A 2003 David Bowie Live Stream will now be available as a vinyl and CD release; And a 12-inch, 180 grams of yellow vinyl release by John & Yoko with the plastic ono band in their live 1972-to-a-one concert.