ContactMusic — Veteran crooner Neil Diamond stunned the audience at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Monday (14Mar11) by delivering a rambling speech as he accepted his prestigious honour. The singer became rock royalty as part of the Class o... more info

Topix — Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper and Tom Waits lead the latest class to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame today. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer and songwriter Neil Diamond was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, crooning his signature mellow rock songs in a stark contrast to fellow inductee heavy metal band Alice Cooper. more info

Gigwise — In New York last night.. more info

Detroit Free Press — Alice Cooper came into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a boa constrictor. The theatrical rock band with a lead singer who takes the same name was inducted Monday, joining a class that includes New Orleans piano maestro Dr. John, songwriter Tom Wa... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, the Alice Cooper band, Darlene Love, Dr. John, all long eligible for the honor. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, the Alice Cooper band, Darlene Love, Dr. J... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Now into its second quarter-century, its rebellious youth largely a memory and its adolescence rapidly receding into the past, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's annual induction ceremony canonized Neil Diamond, the Alice Cooper band, Tom Waits, Dr. Jo... more info

ContactMusic — Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Neil Diamond faced a race against time to attend the ceremony in New York on Monday (14Mar11) - he flew into the U. S. from Australia just in time. The Sweet Caroline crooner is being honoured as part of t... more info

Guardian Music — One minute she was in the back of a Jaguar; the next she was spraying graffiti on San Francisco pavements. Author Jennifer Egan reflects on how Patti Smith's wild music rode roughshod into her high-school daysThere was a leader, of course. I'll call ... more info

ContactMusic — NEIL DIAMOND has been left devastated by the aftermath of the New Zealand earthquake after arriving in the country for three upcoming shows.An estimated 75 residents have died in the earthquake and more than 300 are missing following Tuesday's (22Feb... more info