ContactMusic — Music icon Paul Simon has been chosen to receive Swedens prestigious Polar Music Prize The U S singer will share the honour with cellist Yo-Yo Ma after they were selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Hailing Simons career a college spo... more info

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LargeHeartedBoy — PopMatters interviews Chris Thile of Punch Brothers. You were recently out on the road with Paul Simon, contributed a song to The Hunger Games soundtrack, and then the documentary will be released soon. Considering that trajectory of success, is it..... more info

Guardian Music — The London guitarist and singer talks about his debut single, his debt to Paul Simon and the guilty pleasure of Deacon BlueAs anyone with even a passing interest in the interplay between African music and western pop will know, Paul Simon's Graceland... more info

Guardian Music — Music news, reviews and discussion from the last seven daysIn the newsCourtney Love reunites classic Hole lineupLeonard Cohen's poetic thanks as former manager and lover is jailed for harassmentAxl Rose apologises to Cleveland over Hall of Fame snubT... more info

Guardian Music — As the 25th anniversary celebrations build for the groundbreaking album, Robin Denselow recalls the huge controversy it causedIt was a plush affair for the mid-80s, an era when record sales had already begun to decline, and when music writers had alr... more info

Guardian Music — Under African Skies is a feature-length documentary about the making of Paul Simon's critically acclaimed but politically controversial 1986 album Graceland more info

ContactMusic — Josh Groban Paul Simon and Trisha Yearwood took to the stage to honour late movie icon and philanthropist Paul Newman at a star-studded benefit on Monday 02Apr12 Elvis Costello also performed at the Celebration of Paul Newmans Dream concert at New Yo... more info

The World Forgot — The latest album from Nate Ruess’ latest effort, Some Nights (amazon) (itunes), is very easy to summarize.  Just imagine if Freddie Mercury and Paul Simon had a baby that grew up in the eighties.  Then that baby mined their collective database of... more info

Gigwise — Iconic grunge act join Paul Simon and Bruce Springsteen in headline acts more info