L.A. Times - Entertainment — The grousing from some fans claiming that Cat Stevens shouldn’t have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year because his music was too subdued to qualify as “rock” ignored a more relevant point. more info

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Stereogum — Eddie Vedder played an intimate benefit show for EB Research, the charity he’s been vocally supporting lately, last month at Microsoft’s Seattle headquarters. The Pearl Jam frontman played songs by John Lennon, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, ... more info

The Telegraph — Yusuf Islam - formerly known as Cat Stevens - talks about his controversial return to music more info

The Telegraph — Yusuf Islam has reconciled himself to his work as Cat Stevens, to his fans' relief, says Patrick Smith more info

The Telegraph — Cat Stevens's latest record as Yusuf Islam can be a little underwhelming but has its heart in the right place, says Neil McCormick more info

Stereogum — Yusuf Islam, fka Cat Stevens, will release Tell ’Em I’m Gone next week. It’s his first new album in five years and features a mix of original compositions and other people’s songs, including covers of Edgar Winter and Procol Harum. The recent... more info

Stereogum — Yusuf Islam has had a big pop cultural presence this year between being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, replacing The Simpsons’ theme music, battling scalpers, performing with the Roots, covering Edgar Winter and being covered by Fath... more info

Stereogum — The Simpsons theme song has gotten increasingly experimental in the show’s twilight years (see: the thoroughly weird one from the season premiere) and this week, they paid homage to Cat Stevens, now Yusuf Islam, by playing Stevens’ “Tea For The... more info

NME — The singer has pulled his show due to the city's restrictions on paperless tickets more info