Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran soul and bluesman Van Morrison and pop star Lady Gaga have added fresh accolades to their list of honors, winning awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. more info

The Telegraph — Songwriters Hall of Fame awards for Van Morrison, Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper more info

Stereogum — Legendary Irish singer-songwriter, six-time Grammy Award winner, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Van Morrison has now been awarded the UK’s highest and coolest-sounding honor: a knighthood. You may now address him as Sir Van Morrison (or Si... more info

The Telegraph — Van Morrison talked to Ian Rankin about songwriting at London's Lyric Theatre more info

The Telegraph — Mick Brown and Martin Chilton pick 25 essential songs from Sir Van the Man more info

The Independent — Van Morrison, the reclusive singer-songwriter, has received a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List – one of a number of arts and entertainment stars to be honoured. more info

The Telegraph — UK's only major greenfield jazz festival will be headlined by Van Morrison, who has been knighted in the Queen's Birthday honours more info

The Telegraph — From Bright Eyed Girl to the swing sensation Moondance, Sir Van has been recording hit songs since the Sixties more info

Stereogum — Aquarium Drunkard’s awesome Lagniappe Sessions feature gives artists the chance to record original, off-kilter covers. The latest batch is from Kyle Field, the man behind Little Wings. He tackles some huge names: Lil Wayne, Bruce Springsteen, Van M... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Neil Young show at Jones Beach Theatre with Puss 'N' Boots go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets for the Van Morrison show at Forest Hills Stadium go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets... more info