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Chris Martin hosted his curated Global Music Festival on the weekend and treated fans to some tasty covers from Crowded House and Patti Smith with Eddie Vedder.

Patti Smith has added second shows to Sydney and Melbourne in April.

Patti Smith, Bonnie Raitt and The Lumineers are the first acts announced for Bluesfest sideshows for April 2017.

Michael Stipe has definitely been laying low in the last couple of years since the breakup of R.E.M. He made a quick appearance with Chris Martin at the Concert For Sandy Relief in 2012 and just four other short sets, rarely longer than five or six songs, since that time.

The Melbourne Music Festival for 2015 will feature a performance of the Patti Smith Band’s classic album ‘Horses’ by Courtney Barnett and friends.

Michael Stipe of R.E.M. was the surprise opening act for Patti Smith in New York on Monday night.

The second volume of songs from ‘Boardwalk Empire’ features Elvis Costello, Patti Smith and Neko Case singing standards from the 1920s.

He really should need no introduction, and in a perfect world, Todd Rundgren would be a household name.

Even though there isn’t an official release date yet, the CBGB publicity machine is gearing up.

Yoko Ono will perform the John & Yoko ‘Double Fantasy’ album at the upcoming Meltdown Festival in London.

The friends of Bruce Springsteen gathered in Los Angeles this evening to pay tribute to their famous friend as Bruce was named MusiCares Person of the Year.

Thursday was lineup announcement day for the 2013 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and it is full of veteran artists.

Flea’s ‘Helen Burns’ EP will be released in Australia through Smack Face Records.

Johnny Depp makes a couple of appearances on the Nick Cave soundtrack for ‘West of Memphis: Voices of Justice”.

Neil Young has released his memoir ‘Waging Heavy Peace’.

James Taylor has been honored with the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters, an award given by the French government to “recognize eminent artists and writers, as well as individuals who have contributed to furthering the arts in France and throughout the world.”

Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers will release a solo E.P. soon and Patti Smith has recorded the vocals.

Missy Higgins has the number one album in Australia again this week keeping Xavier Rudd away from achieving his first chart topper.

Patti Smith has performed the title track to her new album Banga and released a video online about its inception.

Roots star Xavier Rudd kicks off a mixed bag of albums this week with Usher, Hot Chip, The Hives, Diesel and more.

Patti Smith delivers the first single, ‘April Fool’, from her forthcoming album, featuring songs for Johnny Depp and Amy Winehouse.

Patti Smith has written a song about the late Amy Winehouse which will appear as a tribute on Smith’s next album.

Adele, Ke$ha, Elvis Costello, QOTSA, Sting, and scores more appear on Amnesty International’s four-disc, seventy-five-song Bob Dylan cover collection.

The 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute concert, featuring performances from Jackson Browne and Patti Smith, will be released as a live album to raise money for the Japanese Red Cross and Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Efforts.