The electric guitar that Kurt Cobain played in the 1991 video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" has been sold for $4.5 million.

The electric guitar that Kurt Cobain played in the 1991 video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" has been sold for $4.5 million.

The late Nirvana frontman used the left-handed guitar during both the Nevermind and In Utero recording sessions as well as numerous prominent live performances.

The iconic 1969 Fender Mustang, which was originally estimated to be auctioned for around $600,000, fetched more than seven times the expectation during the Music Icons auction at Julien's Auctions on Sunday.

The Jim Irsay Collection of Indianapolis was the highest bidder among collectors who participated in the online and over-the-phone auction.

"To have this legendary guitar, one of the most culturally significant and historically important guitars of Kurt Cobain and in all of rock music history return to my home state of Indiana to be part of Jim Irsay's renowned memorabilia collection is a great honor and personal highlight of my life," said Darren Julien, president and chief executive officer of Julien's Auctions.

He added, "This once-in-a-lifetime auction has been one of the greatest privileges in my professional career and I'm duly pleased that the proceeds will also bring much needed attention to mental health awareness."

(Photo: Julien's Auctions)

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Chicago have released a single, "If This Is Goodbye," their first new music in eight years, ahead of their summer co-headlining tour with Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin.

Chicago recently released a new single, "If This Is Goodbye," their first new music in eight years, ahead of their summer co-headlining tour with Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin.

"If This Is Goodbye" is the band's first original release since 2014's Chicago XXXVI: Now, and their first original single since 2008's "Let's Take a Lifetime," which appeared on Stone of Sisyphus.

In "If This Is Goodbye," the band members reflect on their wild lives and relish the memories with lyrics like: "If this is goodbye / Let's take one more shot for the memories / Life's too short to be enemies / And if this ends tonight / You can save your tears for the other guys / I'll see you in another life."

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Kelly Clarkson performed a cover of Joni Mitchell's "River" during the "Kellyoke" segment of "The Kelly Clarkson Show" on Friday, May 20.

Kelly Clarkson performed a cover of Joni Mitchell's "River" during the "Kellyoke" segment of "The Kelly Clarkson Show" on Friday, May 20.

Clarkson stayed faithful to the song, while she was joined on stage by her musical director Jason Halbert and guitarist Jaco Caraco.

"I wish I had a river/I could skate away on," Clarkson crooned, "I'm so hard to handle/I'm selfish and I'm sad/I've gone and lost the best baby/That I ever had."

"River" is a song from Mitchell's 1971 album Blue. Clarkson's latest rendition is one of the countless covers of the song by other prominent artists, including Barry Manilow, Sarah McLachlan, James Taylor, Sam Smith, Judy Collins and Ellie Goulding. In 2019, Goulding's recording of "River" went No. 1 in the U.K.

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