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The new issue of Uncut arrives in UK shops this Thursday - though, if you’re a subscriber, you might receive your copy a little earlier. Morrissey, as you’ll see, is on the cover, and David Cavanagh’s ostensibly picked up the plot where Autobiography left off, uncovering the inside story on what has turned out to be a very weird year indeed for the singer.

Bonnie "Prince" Billy has recorded a new version of "Black Captain" for Greenpeace's Peter Willcox.

Beck performed new song 'Wave', taken from his forthcoming album 'Morning Phase', during a performance in Los Angeles on Sunday [November 24]. The US singer-songwriter played live at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in the latest of the song Reader performances. As well as debuting new solo material, Beck was joined by artists including Jarvis Cocker, Jenny Lewis, Childish Gambino, Jack Black and Van Dyke Parks for the show. Scroll up to see Beck perform "Wave" with the Los Angeles Philharmonic now.

Morrissey has two albums of songs prepared, his guitarist Jesse Tobias reveals in the new issue of Uncut, out on Thursday (November 28).

Bruce Springsteen has written the liner notes for his new album, High Hopes. Springsteen announced details of High Hopes earlier today. In the liner notes - published below - he explains the choice of songs on the album, and provides some of the back stories behind them, too.

Bob Dylan's John Lennon tribute, "Roll On John", received its live premiere last night [November 24]. Dylan debuted "Roll On John" as the last song of the final show of a three night stand at Blackpool’s Opera House. The song is taken from Dylan's 2012 album, Tempest. You can hear a live recording below. Dylan plays London's Royal Albert Hall on November 26, 27, and 28.

Bruce Springsteen has confirmed details of his new album, High Hopes. Details of the album were revealed on Springsteen's Facebook page earlier today [November 25]. The album can be pre-ordered on iTunes.

Kevin Shields answers your questions in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2014 and out on Thursday (November 28).

Three people have been hospitalised after Willie Nelson's band's tourbus was involved in an accident. The bus crashed on Saturday morning ([November 23] in Texas on a icy road, reports TMZ. Nelson was reportedly in his own bus when the band bus hit a bridge pillar roughly 80 miles east of Dallas. One person was left with a broken hip but the other two men apparently "walked away with bumps and bruises".

Christine McVie has expressed an interest in permanently re-joining her old band Fleetwood Mac. McVie, who left the band in 1998, said to The Guardian: "I like being with the band, the whole idea of playing music with them. I miss them all. If they were to ask me I would probably be very delighted… but it hasn't happened so we'll have to wait and see." This September McVie joined Fleetwood Mac onstage at London's O2 Arena, to perform "Don't Stop" with the band.