{
  "id": 10509338,
  "title": "Stevie Wonder Shares Four Songs In The Key Of Life Outtakes For Today’s 50th Anniversary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/stevie-wonder-shares-four-songs-in-the-key-of-life-outtakes-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T18:53:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2512942/stevie-wonder-shares-four-songs-in-the-key-of-life-outtakes-for-todays-50th-anniversary/music/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Stevie Wonder's album Songs in the Key of Life turned 50 today. It was released on September 28, 1976, and according to Billboard, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album was Stevie Wonder's 18th studio album.\n\nTo celebrate the anniversary, Stevie Wonder has shared four previously unreleased tracks from the album's sessions. The tracks are \"It's Easier,\" \"My Life Story of Love,\" \"I Can See the Sun In Late December,\" and \"I'm Into Livin'\" according to Consequence and Pitchfork. These tracks have been released as a four-track EP, personally curated by Wonder.\n\nStevie Wonder will support the 50th anniversary of Songs in the Key of Life with a special tour of the UK, Europe, and the US this year, as reported by Consequence. The six-date stateside run kicks off on November 19th in New York.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Pitchfork",
        "title": "Stevie Wonder Unvaults Four Songs in the Key of Life Tracks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/stevie-wonder-unvaults-four-songs-in-the-key-of-life-tracks",
        "published": "2026-09-28T13:59:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Stevie Wonder Surprise-Releases Four Previously Unheard ‘Songs in the Key of Life’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/stevie-wonder-surprise-releases-four-previously-unheard-songs-in-the",
        "published": "2026-09-28T14:41:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Stevie Wonder Celebrates 50th Anniversary of ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ With 4-Song EP Featuring Previously Unreleased Tracks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/stevie-wonder-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-songs-in-the-key-of-life",
        "published": "2026-09-28T16:35:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}