Paul McCartney unveiled three new videos for his track "My Valentine" at a world premiere held by his daughter Stella in Los Angeles on Friday [April 13].
One features Johnny Depp, while the other stars Natalie Portman. A third clip combines the Hollywood pair's contributions into one video.
Depp plays guitar in his video and recorded the solo in the track live. Portman, who previously starred in McCartney's "Dance Tonight" video in 2007, mimes along to the song in her video.
Rod Stewart pulled out of his scheduled performance with his old band, The Faces, at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame last night [April 14] after contracting 'flu.
It would have been the first time the surviving members have played live in public since Stewart was awarded the Lifetime Achievement honour at the Brit awards in 1993.
But in a joint statement with organisers, Stewart said he was "absolutely devastated" to be missing out. Simply Red man Mick Hucknall stood in for Stewart when the Faces play a short set at the ceremony.
The Black Keys brought day one of this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to close last night (April 13).
The California event, which is running with the same three-day bill on two consecutive weekends this year, got off to a wet and windy start.
Spiritualized's Jason Pierce has revealed that he was diagnosed with long-term liver disease before starting work on new album Sweet Heart Sweet Light.
In an interview with the Guardian, the singer said that he had been using life-saving medication while making the LP, including weekly injections and a daily intake of pills.
He said: "I found out I had long-term liver disease. My liver was pretty gone, basically."
Public Image Ltd. have announced the tracklisting for their new album, This Is PiL.
The LP, which is the follow-up to 1992's That What Is Not, is John Lydon and co's first studio album in 20 years and will be released through the band's own PiL Official label on May 28. The band are also set to release an EP titled "One Drop" on April 21, to coincide with this year's Record Store Day.
New Order's 18-minute tribute to former Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, "Elegia" is to be released on vinyl for the first time.
The band released a shortened five-minute version of the song on their 1985 album Low-Life, but the full rendition of the track is now being released on 12" by the Slow To Speak label and is available to order now via Dope Jams.
The release will also feature the tracks "5-8-6", which featured on the band's album Power, Corruption And Lies, and "The Him", which was also penned as a tribute to Curtis.
