Paul McCartney has confirmed rumours stating that he would be playing this summer's Olympic Games opening ceremony in London.
Speaking to BBC 5 Live, the former Beatle said: "I've been booked" and explained that he would be "closing the opening" of London 2012.
The opening ceremony will take place on July 27 in East London and has an Isles of Wonder theme. The ceremony is being staged by Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire director, Danny Boyle, who is the event's artistic director.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced plans for a string of shows in the US and Canada later this year, including an appearance at the Austin City Limits festival in October.
They will play two stand-alone shows at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, on August 5-6, before a host of US dates in October and Canadian shows in November. As of yet, no plans for a UK or European tour have been announced.
The xx have announced that their second album, released on September 10, is to be titled Coexist.
The London trio, who played six new songs at their live comeback in the capital last month, recorded the follow-up to their 2009 self-titled debut in their own London studio.
The band's Jamie Smith once again took on production duties on the album, which they began work on in early November 2011 before completing the sessions last month.
Speaking to NME, singer and guitarist Romy Madley Croft said the new songs show the evolution of the band over the past few years.
The Black Keys have released a new video, directed by Harmony Korine.
The clip for "Gold On The Ceiling", taken from the group's 2011 album El Camino, sees the group joined by mini-doppelgangers.
Korine is best known for directing the films Gummo and Mister Lonely, and for writing 1995's controversial Kids.
Watch the video for "Gold On The Ceiling" below.
Spinal Tap star Michael McKean has been released from hospital after being hit by a car last week.
McKean, who played rock singer David St Hubbins in the classic 1984 spoof This is Spinal Tap, has been discharged from St. Luke's Hospital in New York, and will attend the Roosevelt Hospital for 'extensive rehab', reports TMZ.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has admitted that he's "rather hurt" that organisers of the London 2012 Olympics haven't included him in their plans.
