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Ryan Adams has announced the release of a new single, "Gimme Something Good". The release is the first new solo material from Adams since 2011's Ashes & Fire album. The 7" release of the song will be backed with another track called "I Just Might", and comes out on July 1. Paste reports that a new album from Adams is set for release later this year. Adams will headline the Newport Folk Festival in July.

NBC are reportedly in the early stages of developing a TV drama series based around the career of The Beatles. Deadline reports that the programme will be written by Michael Hirst, who has previously acted as executive producer on The Tudors, a show he created. Ben Silverman and Teri Weinberg will also act as executive producers on the eight-episode series.

The first four minutes of new Elliott Smith film Heaven Adores You have been revealed online. Scroll down to watch them. The film is the first full-length documentary with access to Smith's close circle of friends and was funded by a Kickstarter campaign.

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CSNY have released a promotional trailer for the forthcoming CSNY 1974 box set. The clip contains a montage of clips from the box set and is narrated by Graham Nash, who compiled the project. Nash explains, "This box set mirrors the electric, acoustic, electric format that we followed each night on stage, featuring some of our best performances from the tour." CSNY 1974 will be released on July 7 in the UK and Europe.

The good, the bad and the ugly pay tribute to a mighty catalogue as The Boss looks on...

Paul McCartney will resume his tour next month [July] after illness forced him to cancel a spate of shows.

Harry Dean Stanton answers your questions in the new Uncut, dated July 2014 and out now.

David Bowie has announced details of another 40th anniversary edition 7" picture disc. "Knock On Wood (Live)" b/w "Rock 'N' Roll With Me (Live)" is released on Parlophone September 22, 2014. Originally released in Autumn 1974 and taken from David Live, these two 2005 mixes by Tony Visconti are making their vinyl debut. The original single mix of "Knock On Wood" was a UK Top 10 hit.

Anyone for metaphysical prog country? Nashville songwriter heads for the stars...