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Morrissey has announced two major American arena shows with very unusual support acts: veteran performers Sir Tom Jones and Sir Cliff Richard. According to posters added to the quasi-official fansite, True To You, the shows are set to take place and LA's Los Angeles Sports Arena on May 10 and Brooklyn's Barclays Center on June 21. Tickets are not yet on sale. Both dates will include frequent Morrissey tour companion Kristeen Young.

U2 have unveiled the video for their single 'Invisible' – scroll down to watch. The black-and-white promo was directed by Mark Romanek, the director behind videos such as Johnny Cash's "Hurt", and sees the band performing in front of a crow. U2 premiered the track, which was a charity single released as part of a new partnership between Bono's charity (RED) and Bank Of America, during last month's Super Bowl.

Damon Albarn will play a number of intimate shows to launch his solo debut Everyday Robots.

Radiohead have launched a new app called PolyFauna. Writing about the app at Radiohead.com, Thom Yorke explained it as "an experimental collaboration between us (Radiohead) & Universal Everything, born out of The King of Limbs sessions and using the imagery and the sounds from the song 'Bloom'. It comes from an interest in early computer life-experiments and the imagined creatures of our subconscious."

Elton John has released a trailer for his new concert film, The Million Dollar Piano. The film, which was recorded at The Colosseum, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, which will be released in cinemas for one night only on March 22. The concert film will be shown in over 200 cinemas across the UK & Ireland including Odeon, Cineworld and Vue Theatre; tickets are available here.

The Damned are to play a one-off London date later this year with tickets available at the 1977 price of £1.70 each. The gig will take place at The Forum on April 24 to celebrate guitarist Captain Sensible's 60th birthday. Ruts DC, Johnny Moped, TV Smith and Ed TudorPole will support on the night. Tickets for the show are strictly limited to two per person, and are paperless - with fans required to present the credit card they bought the ticket with on the night to gain entry.

The two surviving members of The Doors have confirmed that they will reunite to honour their fellow band member Ray Manzarek, who died last year aged 74. Speaking to Billboard, Robby Krieger said he has approached a number of other musicians to honour the late keyboardist to play a gig this summer.

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: