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David Bowie is almost guaranteed to be number one this Sunday with his new album 'The Next Day' set to become the fastest selling album of 2013 so far.

A promotional David Bowie café serving “shepherd pies” and Bowie-themed cocktails has been opened in Tokyo by the singer's Japanese record label. Sony opened the café as part of their promotion for Bowie's new album, The Next Day.

Brian Wilson has announced details of two live shows he will play with fellow former Beach Boys, Al Jardine and David Marks. The announcement of the live date comes after the group fell out with fellow members Mike Love and Bruce Johnston in 2012 when the pair revealed plans to continue playing live under The Beach Boys name, with or without Wilson, Jardine and Marks. The three-piece band have announced shows in Kettering, Ohio and a festival in Illinois this July.

David Bowie has teamed up with designer Paul Smith for a T-shirt to celebrate the release of his new album 'The Next Day'. The cotton T-shirt, which features the Jonathan Barnbrook-designed artwork for 'The Next Day' - inspired by Bowie's 1977 album 'Heroes' – is one of many collaborations between Bowie and Smith planned this year, Vogue reports. The shirt features a message and signature written by Paul Smith on the bottom right corner of the album sleeve image.

Dave Grohl’s all-original soundtrack to his documentary “Sound City” is now free to stream at the NME website. ‘The Sound City Players’ – essentially David Grohl teaming with an all-star team of guests, matches Grohl with Stevie Nicks, Josh Homme, John Fogarty, Trent Reznor and Paul McCartney.

David Bowie is streaming his new album The Next Day in full. Bowie's hugely anticipated new LP is his first new material in a decade and features the track "Where Are We Now" and "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" – which was released last week. The single "Where Are We Now" will see a special vinyl 7" single release for Record Store Day on April 20.

David Byrne and St Vincent have announced a trio of headline UK shows, set to take place in August. The pair will play London's Roundhouse on August 27, Birmingham Symphony Hall on August 28 and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on August 29. The shows will take place as part of a wider European tour. David Byrne and St Vincent will also join Sigur Ros and Belle And Sebastian in headlining this summer's End Of The Road festival following their stand-alone shows.

David Bowie’s return to active service with The Next Day has been described as the greatest comeback ever and I’m sure every Bowie fan is hoping this will in fact be the truth of the matter when they finally get to hear the album, which is released on March 11, still a tantalising couple of weeks away at the time of writing.

David Bowie’s closest collaborators have shed light on the creation of The Next Day in our cover feature on his album in the new Uncut.

David Bowie has unveiled a brand new track titled 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'. Click below to listen to the song and watch the video, which stars Tilda Swinton as Bowie's wife. The arrival of the new single and video was announced via Facebook. The video was directed by Floria Sigismondi, who was also behind the videos for Bowie's 'Little Wonder' in 1996 and 'Dead Man Walking' in 1997. 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)' is now available to purchase digitally.