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Gary Oldman has spoken out about his role in the video for David Bowie's "The Next Day", which he starred in last year, playing a priest opposite Marion Cotillard.

Morrissey has accused members of the Royal Family of hypocrisy in an open letter addressing the issue of hunting. In a post authored by Morrissey on fansite True To You, he attacks Prince William and Prince Harry specifically and criticises William for going on a hunting trip to Spain the day after launching United For Wildlife, a campaign to end the illegal hunting of animals on Sunday (February 9). There is no suggestion that William and Harry's trip was illegal, but the timing of the excursion has been questioned.

Bruce Springsteen has added a fresh run of dates to his current itinerary. Springsteen and the E Street Band, who are currently in Australia, have announced dates for a spring 2014 American leg. The dates focus mostly on areas that Springsteen didn't play during his 2012 North American tour. The new run of dates begins on April 8 at Cincinnati, Ohio's and finishes on May 18 in Uncasville, Connecticut. No European dates have as yet been announced. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play:

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy is set to make a guest appearance in US TV series Parks And Recreation. The singer will be the latest special guest to join series six of the show, following cameos from Kristen Bell and Heidi Klum. Tweedy will appear as the frontman of a fictional band called Land Ho!, who is lobbied by Amy Poehler's character, government worker Leslie Knope.

Prince continued his Hit And Run Tour last night (February 9) with a two-and-a-half hour spectacular at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire. Prince and 3rd Eye Girl played almost 40 tracks during the performance with a setlist comprised of hits, covers and new tracks from 'Plectrum Electrum'.

Bruce Springsteen opened his set at the Perth Arena in Australia with a cover of AC/DC's 1979 hit 'Highway To Hell' – scroll down to watch. Springsteen appeared at the venue on Friday [February 6]. AC/DC's singer Bon Scott grew up near Perth. Highway To Hell was the final album he recorded with the band before his death in 1980. The Australian leg of Springsteen's tour continues tomorrow night [February 11] in Adelaide.

A piece of wall signed by The Beatles during their famous US television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show is to be auctioned in New York. The piece of stage backdrop was autographed by the band when they made their appearance on the show on February 9, 1964, watched by 73 million fans. It is expected to fetch up to £600,000 ($1 million) when it goes up for sale on April 26 in New York through the Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions, AP reports.

Neneh Cherry reveals eight of the records that have shaped her life in the new issue of Uncut.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have been adding additional dates to their 2014 tour itinerary. Last week, they confirmed they would play Denmark and Turkey, while yesterday [February 5], they announced they would play their first ever show in Iceland. These are in addition to dates in Austria, Italy, England and Israel. Below is the full itinerary, as it currently stands: July 7: Laugardalshöllin, Reykjavík, Iceland July 10: The Docklands, Cork, Ireland July 12: Hyde Park, London, England July 15: KüçükÇiftlik Park, Istanbul, Turkey