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Brendan Benson has announced a UK and Ireland tour for this May. The Raconteurs man will play five shows on the trek, which begin at Portsmouth's Wedgewood Rooms on May 21 and end at Glasgow's Oran Mor on May 25. The run also includes shows in London, Manchester and Dublin, with Young Hines providing support on all the dates. Benson will release his new solo album 'What Kind Of World' on April 30. The album is the follow-up to his 2009 effort 'My Old, Familiar Friend' and has been recorded at Welcome To 1979 Studios in Nashville.

Rocketjuice And The Moon, the new project featuring Damon Albarn, Flea and Tony Allen, will release their debut album on March 26.

The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood has revealed that he turned down the chance to join Led Zeppelin.

Noah and the Whale, Arcade Fire and Florence and the Machine are amongst the artists that have made it on to US President Barack Obama's Spotify playlist.

The Black Keys' frontman Dan Auerbach has said that he doesn't 'really care' if rock music dies out.

Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band have announced that Clarence Clemons' nephew Jake will be taking over from his uncle as their band's touring saxophonist.

Tom Jones' cover of Howlin Wolf's 'Evil', which has been produced by Jack White, has debuted online. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to hear it.

Field Music are streaming their new album 'Plumb' before its official release next Monday (February 13). To hear the album, visit NME.COM. 'Plumb' is the fourth studio album from the duo, which is made up of Sunderland siblings Peter and David Brewis, and is the follow-up to their 2010 double LP 'Field Music (Measure)'.

Gorillaz have announced that they will release a new track called 'DoYaThing' later this month.

Sharon Osbourne has denied that she asked for Black Sabbath to fire drummer Bill Ward.