USA Today Music — He has canceled the third leg of this 50th Anniversary tour and will retire.             more info

E! Online — Earlier today, The Recording Academy has announced its Special Merit Awards recipients and this year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees include Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan,... more info

Mjsbigblog — Normally, we would do a concert report on Thursday, but there are no relevant concerts to report on (although Lady Gaga and Neil Diamond pulled in some impressive numbers). So, we’ll post some more year-end numbers this time focusing on the Christi... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — You’ve seen the photos and the videos, or perhaps you were there to see for yourself. Either way, you’re familiar with the figure Neil Diamond used to cut onstage: the long-haired showman sweating beneath his sequins, a look of ecstatic... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — You’ve seen the photos and the videos, or perhaps you were there to see for yourself. Either way, you’re familiar with the figure Neil Diamond used to cut onstage: the long-haired showman sweating beneath his sequins, a look of ecstatic... more info

Detroit Free Press — Brian McCollum breaks down notable metro Detroit concerts, June 1-6             more info

Chicago Tribune — Neil Diamond got a jump-start on celebrating Memorial Day at the United Center Sunday with a stirring rendition of the 1980 hit “America,” which the 76-year-old singer dedicated to both his immigrant grandparents and military families around the... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Were it not for the renegade work of club owner, Hollywood producer and self-described showman Fred Weintraub, the lives of Bruce Lee, Frankie Valli, Neil Diamond, Richard Pryor and Woody Allen, to say nothing of the mud-encrusted hippies Weintraub c... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Were it not for the renegade work of club owner, Hollywood producer and self-described showman Fred Weintraub, the lives of Bruce Lee, Frankie Valli, Neil Diamond, Richard Pryor and Woody Allen, to say nothing of the mud-encrusted hippies Weintraub c... more info

PopSugar — James Corden's star-studded "Carpool Karaoke" closes with a Blue Ivy cameo! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/BrGD6ej1GI - Mashable (@mashable) February 13, 2017 James Corden did an amazing job when he hosted the Grammys on Sunday night. In addition to his hi... more info