Garth Hudson has paid tribute to his late collaborator in The Band, Levon Helm, in the new issue of Uncut, out Tuesday (May 22), calling him “a true hero”.

Moving epitaph for The Blue Nile’s melancholic grace...

The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb has died after a lengthy battle with cancer, his family have confirmed.

Dr John answers your questions in the new issue of Uncut, out on Tuesday (May 22).

Patti Smith looks back over her whole career, and reveals the inspiration behind her new album Banga, in an unprecedentedly frank interview in the new issue of Uncut, out on Tuesday (May 22).

Neil Young has released a third video from his forthcoming album, Americana. The video for "Clementine" follows "Jesus' Chariot (She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain") and "Oh Susannah". Americana, Young's first album with Crazy Horse since Greendale in 2003, is set for release on June 5.

U2 frontman Bono has become the richest musician in the world [May 19], overtaking Paul McCartney, thanks to the floatation on the stock market of social media site, Facebook. The U2 singer owns 2.3 per cent of the shares in Facebook through his private equity firm, Elevation Partners. Bono's share is worth over $1.5 billion (£940 million) and puts him well above Paul McCartney, who was the world's richest rock star with a fortune of £665 million.

Belfast festival Titanic Lockdown has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. Organisers said in a statement that ticket sales had been "significantly slower than forecast" and as a result it was "not possible" to go ahead with the two-day festival, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Anyone who has bought tickets for the event, which was due to take place on June 1 and 2, will be refunded.

Guns N' Roses kicked off their UK and Ireland tour at The O2 in Dublin last night [May 17] with a near three-hour set that did not conclude until just after 1:15am. Pyrotechnics, six costume changes, a cover of the Pink Panther theme tune and the band's now traditional late arrival on stage marked the 21-song set that got underway at 10:25pm - nearly an hour and a half after the band's expected stage time.

Black Sabbath have posted a message on their Facebook page, in which they say they will not comment in full on the statement released on Wednesday [May 16] by estranged drummer Bill Ward, though the band have pointedly said "there are two sides to every story".