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John Legend has joined the cast of Bill Condon's upcoming film The Road Home, portraying the late singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte in a drama centred on Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba and the controversy surrounding Paul Simon's Graceland project during apartheid-era South Africa.

Sixty years after its release, The Cyrkle's debut album Red Rubber Ball remains a snapshot of mid-1960s American pop, driven by the enduring success of its title track, co-written by The Seekers' Bruce Woodley and Paul Simon.

As The Cyrkle mark six decades of Red Rubber Ball, Don Dannemann revisits how a song co-written by Melbourne's Bruce Woodley became their defining global hit

The legendary singer-songwriter returns to the stage, blending his new album Seven Psalms with iconic hits spanning six decades

When Paul Simon released Still Crazy After All These Years on 17 October 1975, he wasn't just releasing another solo record. He was putting a final full stop on the Simon & Garfunkel era, finding his footing in a changing world, and proving that introspection and pop craftsmanship could live side by side. Now, fifty years later, the album remains one of Simon's most enduring works - a record that captures the sound of 1970s New York with grace, wit and melancholy.

Here are the major music events, births, deaths and album releases on this day in music for 25 August:

Paul Simon has postponed a gig after undergoing surgery for "severe" back pain.