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Music history is littered with projects planned, anticipated, even completed — and then scrapped

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FILE - Prince performs at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 18, 1985. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)
FILE - Bruce Springsteen speaks to the audience during a concert with the E Street Band at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
This image released by Sony Music shows cover art for "Tracks II: The Lost Albums" by Bruce Springsteen. (Sony Music via AP)
FILE - The Beach Boys, from left, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson and Mike Love, hold their trophies after being inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in New York, Jan. 21, 1988. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)
FILE - Dr. Dre poses for a photo at Le Meridien Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Nov. 12, 2001. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE - Jimi Hendrix performs on tour at the Rheinhalle in Dusseldorf, Germany on Jan. 14, 1969. (AP Photo/Hinninger, File)
FILE - Yoko Ono performs during a charity concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on Aug. 30, 1972. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff, File
FILE - Guns N' Roses, from left, Michael "Duff" McKagan, Dizzy Reed, Axl Rose, Saul "Slash" Hudson and Matt Sorum, accept the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 1992. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
FILE - Marvin Gaye, winner of Favorite Soul/R&B Single, "Sexual Healing," attends the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 17, 1983. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, File)
FILE - Neil Young performs during the Live Aid concert for famine relief at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. (AP Photo/George Widman, File)

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FILE - Prince performs at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 18, 1985. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)