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Motörhead have had to cancel two European gigs after their frontman Lemmy suffered a haematoma. The band have pulled tonight's show in Milan (June 25) and also had to cancel their gig on June 22 at a festival in Austria, reports Ultimate Classic Rock. The size, scale or location of Lemmy's haematoma – where blood collects outside of a blood vessel - is not known, but the news of the medical problem follows reports that the frontman has also recently been fitted with a defibrillator because of heart problems.

Former DEVO drummer Alan Myers has died following a battle with cancer. Ralph Carney, a former bandmate of Myers and uncle of The Black Keys' Patrick, shared the news on Facebook earlier this morning (June 26). "i just got some bad news," he wrote. "Alan Myers passed yesterday from cancer. he was Devo's best drummer and one of the first people to teach me about jazz. i cry.........." Myers joined Devo in 1976 and drummed with the band for just under a decade, playing on their early hits including "Jocko Homo", "Working In The Coal Mine" and "Whip It".

The V&A museum has announced details of a special live screening event of the David Bowie Is... exhibition. On Tuesday, August 13, audiences in over 200 cinemas will be able to watch the exhibition's curators Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh and a host of special guests talk about the stories behind some of the 300 objects on display at the exhibition live from the museum in London. David Bowie Is Happening Now will be directed by BAFTA winning director, Hamish Hamilton and will be broadcast to participating Picturehouse cinemas.

Arctic Monkeys have announced details of their new album, AM. The album, the band's fifth studio record, will be released on September 9 and features 12 tracks including the new single "Do I Wanna Know?". The song "Mad Sounds", first played at the Hultsfred festival in Sweden earlier this year, also appears alongside 2012 single "R U Mine?". Scroll down to see the full tracklisting for AM.

Bruce Springsteen has already started recording the follow-up to last year's Wrecking Ball. Earlier this year, Springsteen spent time with Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello and the rest of the E Street Band in a studio in Sydney. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Springsteen commented: "We've never had a recording session during a tour in our lives. We did a couple of things that I wanted to put down. So that was very exciting. And being with Tommy was exciting. The band – Steven, Nils, all those guys – continues to be a source of inspiration for me."

Morrissey will release a live DVD to mark his 25th year as a solo artist.

Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz has confirmed that he and Damon Albarn will release another Gorillaz album – but not before Blur put out their new material.

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has revealed that Led Zeppelin and Adele are at the top of her dream list for future headliners.

Jack White's label Third Man Records will release live recordings from The Kills, The Shins and Seasick Steve this month.

The BBC are set to broadcast an hour of The Rolling Stones' Saturday night headline set at next weekend's Glastonbury Festival.