Van Morrison is to release a new studio album in October, his first since 2008's Keep It Simple.
The album, called Born To Sing: No Plan B, is to be released on October 1. It marks his return to Blue Note Records, who previously released Morrison's Grammy nominated What’s Wrong With This Picture? on Blue Note in 2003.
Ringo Starr has shot down reports that the sons of The Beatles are set to form a band together.
Earlier this year, Paul McCartney's son James said he and the rest of the Fab Four's offspring could pay tribute to their dads by creating a second-generation incarnation of the group.
James, who has released two EPs titled Available Light and Close At Hand, admitted that he had discussed working with Sean Lennon and Dhani Harrison, although he did that it seemed as if Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey, isn't keen on the idea.
The Clash's Mick Jones and his Justice Band have been confirmed to headline this summer's Strummer Of Love Festival.
The festival, which takes place over the weekend of August 17 – 19, will be held at a secret location in Somerset and will mark the 10th anniversary of the death of The Clash frontman Joe Strummer.
Radiohead have rescheduled seven shows following last week's stage collapse in Toronto, which killed crew member Scott Johnson and injured three others.
The shows, which were due to take place in Italy, Germany and Switzerland, have all been moved to late September, following their postponement last week.
The band's show Rome Hippodrome Capanelle has been moved from June 30 to September 22, with their date at Florence Parco delle Cascine moving from July 1 to Septembe 23.
Muse have revealed that they have been chosen to provide the official song of the London 2012 Olympics.
The track, which is titled "Survival", will be played when athletes enter the stadium, in the lead up to the medal ceremony and also as the theme for all international TV coverage.
The track, which the band have said is inspired by "total conviction and pure determination to win", will be debuted on Radio 1 tonight [June 27] at 7.30pm (GMT).
Joanna Newsom has debuted a new song, "The Diver's Wife".
On performed the song on Monday [June 25], when she appeared with Philip Glass at San Francisco's Warfield Theater as part of a benefit for Big Sur's Henry Miller Memorial Library.
This is Newsom's first new material since 2010's Have One On Me, Uncut's Album Of The Year.
You can hear the song here.
Mike Love has apparently booked Autumn dates with his touring version of the Beach Boys, without the group's other principal founding members.
The reunited Beach Boys are currently in the middle of a 50th anniversary tour. But, according to Rolling Stone, Love is already planning his own shows, including South America in October.
When asked by Rolling Stone whether he was aware of Love's plans, Brian Wilson said: "I wasn't aware that Mike had some shows in South America. News to me."
Do opera-goers have low boredom thresholds? It certainly seems that way watching the production of Damon Albarn’s “Dr Dee” at the English National Opera – or at least that director Rufus Norris assumes they do.
Elbow have said it was a "massive thing" to be asked to write a song for the Olympics in an exclusive interview taken backstage at Isle of Wight festival last weekend.
