Robert Plant: Record Store Legend

0:00It's April 8th. Welcome to music news today, powered by AI and tuned in to what's next. Robert Plant, the legendary Led Zeppelin frontman, just got named the record store legend for record store day 2026. This 77 year old rock icon from England has chased vinyl his whole life, hitting up shops lately in West Virginia, Kansas City, Raleigh, and Austin. He's not just a fan, he's dropped his own albums over the years from Zeppelin classics to a solo stuff, and even that covers band, The Honey Drivers. Announced on April 8th, Plant's 8 time Grammy win in Rock Hall fame make this a big deal for the indie record scene. Plant says, record stores let you connect deep with an artist's vision, especially since he's been making music since 1966. Fans crave that physical piece to feel the full art of it all. Ahead of the April 18 festivities, he swung by Spillers Records and Cardiff Wales, the world's oldest shop where they hung up his permanent.

1:00Plack. Bruno Mars is this year's ambassador, but this legend award is rare, only going to Elton John and Johnny Marr before. With exclusives dropping soon, vinyl head should hit the record store day site to see what's cooking for 2026.