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Prince has shared a new track titled 'Da Bourgeoisie' on Twitter. The singer posted a free download link to the song on his @3RDEYEGIRL account in the early hours of this morning (November 18). You can download and listen to the song by clicking here.

The Small Faces have confirmed details for their Here Comes The Nice The Immediate Years Boxset 1967-1969 deluxe collector's box set. The set contains 75 songs spread over 4 CDs remastered from original analogue master tapes and studio multitracks. Rare and previously unreleased material, unheard recording sessions from Olympic, IBC & Trident Studios, outtakes, early mixes, alternate versions and live material across 3CDs.

It is rumoured that Bruce Springsteen will release a new song this week.

Johnny Marr was joined onstage by his former bandmate in The Smiths, Andy Rourke, onstage in New York on Saturday night (November 16).

Damon Albarn's Africa Express project has announced details of a new album release. Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes will be released digitally via Transgressive on December 9 with a physical release to follow in 2014. The project features contributions from Albarn, Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner and Brian Eno, among others, after they spent time working with local musicians from Mali in October of this year.

Arctic Monkeys have announced that they will play two huge outdoor shows in London's Finsbury Park next May. Earlier this month, Alex Turner had hinted that the Sheffield band were interested in playing their own outdoor gigs in 2014 following their headline slot at this year's Glastonbury Festival. Now, they have issued a statement on their official website confirming that they will play Finsbury Park on Friday May 23 and Saturday May 24, with support to come from Tame Impala, Miles Kane and Royal Blood.

Sinead O'Connor has claimed that her spat with Miley Cyrus has helped create an "important" conversation about mental health. O'Connor published an open letter urging Cyrus not to let the music industry take advantage of her in October this year. Since then, the pair have swapped barbs in public, with Cyrus receiving criticism from mental health charities for mocking O'Connor's battles with psychological illnesses over the years.

Apologies for the brevity of this blog - we're on deadlines - but I thought I'd share this, a new seven minute short film from Wes Anderson.

Professional Music Technology, a music store in Oxford which counts members of Radiohead and Supergrass as fans, has been saved from plans to turn it into a restaurant.

Roger Waters is recording his first new rock album in 21 years. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Waters confirmed, "It's 55 minutes long. It's songs and theater as well. I don't want to give too much away, but it's couched as a radio play. It has characters who speak to each other, and it's a quest. It's about an old man and a young child trying to figure out why they are killing the children."