ContactMusic — Veteran singer Neil Diamond sent the crowd at his Birmingham, England show last week (ends03Jul11) into a frenzy by kneeling down to kiss one lucky female fan in the audience. The 70 year old was midway through his set at the city's LG Arena on Thurs... more info

Perez Hilton — Oh man! The old guy's still got it! 70 is just a number!!! While performing Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon in Birmingham last Thursday, Neil Diamond took a moment to reach out to one of his adoring fans … with his tongue! Check out the video (above) ... more info

Scotsman.com — Neil Diamond hampden park, glasgow **** more info

Guardian Music — One has an onion pickled by Terry Pratchett. Another has a pair of Neil Diamond's underpants. And the Shane Richie car has to be seen to be believed. Interviews by Leo BenedictusThe Shane Richie fan 'I just looked at him and thought, He's dishy'She ... more info

Guardian Music — From lilac wine to champagne supernovas, we drink deep from your vintage selection of songs about the sauce. HicAlcohol is intrinsically associated with rock'n'roll, so it was unsurprising that there were crate loads of recommendations for songs abou... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran singer Neil Diamond was forced to go to the Billboard Music Awards without a date after his elderly mother fell ill. The Sweet Caroline hitmaker was chosen to collect the prestigious Icon Award and he wanted to take his biggest fan, his mu... more info

NME — U2, Beyonce and Neil Diamond also walk away with prizes more info

Detroit Free Press — Bob Seger has earned a permanent spot at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Palace officials unveiled a banner during the Detroit rocker's Saturday show, honoring his career tally of 38 sellouts at the arena and DTE Energy Music Theatre. The purple fla... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I thought I'd take a break this week from finding five great album tracks and start a new series.  But it will be one that is occasional - monthly at most - and it might only get as far as five or six postings as let's face it, most LPs have at some... more info

ContactMusic — Neil Diamond is to be honoured with the Icon Award at this weekend's (22May11) Billboard Music Awards. The singer/songwriter, who turned 70 in January (11) and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March (11), will continue an amazing ... more info