NME reports: "Ryan Adams has announced a new UK tour for April. The singer, who released his 13th studio album 'Ashes & Fire' last year, will play five shows across the UK. The tour begins at Gateshead Sage Theatre on April 22 and include dates in Nottingham and Sheffield as well as two shows at the London Palladium."

NME reports: "Bob Dylan paid tribute to film director Martin Scorsese at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards earlier this week (January 12) – [head here] to watch the video. The singer, who teamed up with Scorsese for the 2005 documentary No Direction Home, performed a rendition of his 1991 track 'Blind Willie McTell' to honour the director, who picked up the 'Music + Film' award for both his work in film and music documentaries such as The Last Waltz and his Rolling Stones film Shine A Light.

Pitchfork reports: "On March 13, the Decemberists will release their first live album, We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11), via Capitol. The double CD and 3xLP vinyl package features 20 live tracks from the band's 2011 The King Is Dead tour of North America."