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Neil Young has released a third video from his forthcoming album, Americana. The video for "Clementine" follows "Jesus' Chariot (She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain") and "Oh Susannah". Americana, Young's first album with Crazy Horse since Greendale in 2003, is set for release on June 5.

U2 frontman Bono has become the richest musician in the world [May 19], overtaking Paul McCartney, thanks to the floatation on the stock market of social media site, Facebook. The U2 singer owns 2.3 per cent of the shares in Facebook through his private equity firm, Elevation Partners. Bono's share is worth over $1.5 billion (£940 million) and puts him well above Paul McCartney, who was the world's richest rock star with a fortune of £665 million.

Belfast festival Titanic Lockdown has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. Organisers said in a statement that ticket sales had been "significantly slower than forecast" and as a result it was "not possible" to go ahead with the two-day festival, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Anyone who has bought tickets for the event, which was due to take place on June 1 and 2, will be refunded.

Guns N' Roses kicked off their UK and Ireland tour at The O2 in Dublin last night [May 17] with a near three-hour set that did not conclude until just after 1:15am. Pyrotechnics, six costume changes, a cover of the Pink Panther theme tune and the band's now traditional late arrival on stage marked the 21-song set that got underway at 10:25pm - nearly an hour and a half after the band's expected stage time.

Black Sabbath have posted a message on their Facebook page, in which they say they will not comment in full on the statement released on Wednesday [May 16] by estranged drummer Bill Ward, though the band have pointedly said "there are two sides to every story".

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch has been honoured by the local government in his home state of New York. Yauch, who was also known as MCA, was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and succumbed to the disease earlier this month, aged 47. The rapper, who grew up in New York and lived there throughout his life, was honoured by the city's state senate on Tuesday [May 15].

Donna Summer, who was best known for a string of hit singles including "I Feel Love" and "Hot Stuff", died today aged 63. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she released seventeen studio albums during a career which lasted over 30 years. Reports claim that she had been working on a new LP shortly before she passed away in Florida following a lengthy battle with cancer.

My Bloody Valentine have announced three live dates in Japan. According to Time Out Japan (via Pitchfork), the band will play three shows in February next year. The dates are: 02-06 Osaka, Japan - The Hatch 02-07 Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast 02-08 Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast Apart from an appearance at 2008's Fuji Rock Festival, this will be the first time My Bloody Valentine have played Japan in two decades.

PJ Harvey has contributed two new songs to a forthcoming documentary, What Is This Film Called Love? The songs are called "Horses" and "Bobby Don't Steal", and are the singer/songwriter's first new material since her 2011 album, Let England Shake. Described as a "poetic documentary about the nature of happiness", What Is This Film Called Love? is the debut feature by critic Mark Cousins.

Slash has unveiled the video to his brand new single, "You're A Lie". Scroll down to watch. Vocalist Myles Kennedy features on the track, which is the first single to be taken from Slash's forthcoming solo album, Apocalyptic Love, which is set for release on May 21. The tracklisting for Apocalyptic Love is: 'Apocalyptic Love' 'One Last Thrill' 'Standing in the Sun' 'You're a Lie' 'No More Heroes' 'Halo' 'We Will Roam' 'Anastasia' 'Not for Me' 'Bad Rain' 'Hard & Fast' 'Far and Away' 'Shots Fired'