Simon and Garfunkel’s planned tour of North America has been “postponed indefinitely” because Art Garfunkel has a condition affecting his voice.
He is recovering from a vocal paresis which “inhibits the duo from performing shows” to their normal standard, a statement on their website said.
The tour had already been postponed from April to July.
The stars, who performed together in the US earlier this month for a TV special, are offering refunds.
I do feel bad about disrupting so many people’s plans but, as I continue to mend, I can’t yet bring my A game to a tour, and I would not perform for you with anything less
- Art Garfunkel
On 10 June, they performed Mrs Robinson, which featured in 1967’s The Graduate, at an event honouring the film’s director, Mike Nichols.
But Garfunkel would not be fit for a full tour, the duo explained.
“According to his doctors, Art is expected to make a full recovery. However, they cannot predict an exact timeline,” a statement said.
Garfunkel added: “I do feel bad about disrupting so many people’s plans but, as I continue to mend, I can’t yet bring my A-game to a tour, and I would not perform for you with anything less.”
‘Knockout reaction’
The 68-year-old singer revealed the duo’s plans to tour again in an interview with the BBC News website in February 2009.
He spoke of the plans five days after making a surprise appearance at a Paul Simon concert in New York, where the pair performed hits like The Sounds of Silence, The Boxer and Old Friends.
He told BBC News they had received “a hell of a knockout of a reaction”.
He added: “I said to the audience, ‘you don’t have a right to expect – and we didn’t expect – that the interest in us would last and you would still care right to today and I’m touched’.”
Simon and Garfunkel, who last toured together in 2003 and 2004, have famously fallen out on a number of occasions since they first made music together as school friends in New York in the 1950s.
WENN – SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY was reportedly left fearing for his safety after his tourbus came under attack from a group of thugs in a tough area of Mexico on Friday night (28May10).The Beatles legend performed at the Foro Sol arena in Mexico City on Thursday (27May10) and Friday to huge crowds of fans.But the visit turned sour after his final concert when his bus entered an impoverished neighbourhood in the capital and a mob ran up to the vehicle, forcing the driver to brake to a halt.The crowd then scaled the bus, jumping up and down on its roof until local police were alerted, according to Britain’s Daily Mirror.A source tells the publication, “At first his security team thought it was just swarms of fans but when people started scaling the bus, the situation changed in a flash. Paul and the team were left shaken up.”
UsMag – Bono has been released from a Munich hospital after undergoing emergency back surgery late last week. He’ll begin a rehabilitation program to recuperate for at least eight weeks, Live Nation said in a statement. “Bono suffered severe compression of the sciatic nerve. On review of his MRI scan, I realized there was a serious tear in the ligament and a herniated disc, and that conservative treatment would not suffice,” said Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt. “I recommended Bono have emergency spine surgery with Professor Tonn at Munich’s LMU University Hospital on Friday.” When Bono was admitted to the hospital Friday, “He was already in severe pain with partial paralysis in the lower leg. The ligament surrounding the disc had an 8mm tear and during surgery we discovered fragments of the disc had traveled into the spinal canal,” said his surgeon, Professor Tonn.
“This surgery was the only course of treatment for full recovery and to avoid further paralysis. Bono is now much better, with complete recovery of his motor deficit. The prognosis is excellent, but to obtain a sustainable result, he must now enter a period of rehabilitation.”
Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt said, “We are treating Bono as we would treat any of our athletes, and while the surgery has gone very well, the coming weeks are crucial for a return to full health
Plugging away at his grueling schedule, Justin Bieber was spotted rocking out at Radio One’s Big Weekend at Vaynol Estate in Bangor, North Wales on Saturday (May 22).
The “One Time” singer looked super cute in grey slacks and a white t-shirt as he put on one of his incredible shows and sang out his most popular songs.
On Friday, the teen sensation was spotted on the red carpet at the 2010 VIVA Comet Awards in Oberhausen, Germany.
Taking some time to show his appreciation, Mr Bieber tweeted, “Thanks to everyone who came out in Germany and today in the UK!! Tired as heck but it was a blast…”
MTV – Justin Bieber has already released several memorable videos from his My World 2.0 album. He’s gone bowling with Drake and Ludacris in his “Baby” music video. Fallen in love in the Bahamas for “Never Let You Go.” And, he’s even thrown one killer pool party with Sean Kingston for his “Eenie Meenie” video. So what does Bieber have planned for his next big single? He’s still working out the specifics. [Wait!Theres Tons More…]
“Glee’s” Sue Sylvester is giving a Madonna a run for her money. At the end of Tuesday night’s mid-season return of the hit Fox musical comedy, fans were treated to a glimpse of the “Glee” character’s take on Madonna’s 1990 dance video classic “Vogue.” The send-up featured actress Jane Lynch, as “Glee’s” no-nonsense cheer coach Sue Sylvester, recreating Madonna’s poses and dance moves from the original “Vogue” video.
The clip served as a tease for next week’s episode of “Glee” which will feature the songs of Madonna. Songs and clips from “Glee” are available for download on iTunes. Last year the “Glee” cast had 25 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the most since The Beatles’ 31 in 1964.
Johnny Depp shows off a different side of himself as a director for the music video for “Unloveable” from Babybird.
From Just Jared – The 46-year-old actor, who also played guitar on the track, shot the video back in September in Herts, England.
The video is based on the short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” written by Ambrose Bierce in 1890.
“This particular version was just a bit too intense for the folks over at Yahoo’s Standards and Practices department,” Babybird’s label, Unison, wrote on their YouTube page. “However, we believe that this version gives the viewer the true vision intended by both the artist and director.”
The We are the World 25 for Haiti Music Video premiered before the opening ceremonies of the NBC Vancouver Winter Olympics. Justin Bieber got the opening line, and a bunch of big names appeared in it including: Miley Cyrus, Jaime Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Barbara Streisand, Nick Jonas — even Vince Vaughn.
The song is also available for download on iTunes and donations are being accepted on the “We are the World 25″ YouTube Channel.
The Grammy Awards kicks off tonight, and the stars are hitting the red carpet. Check out Lady Gaga, Fergie, Taylor Swift, Beyonce and the Black Eyed Peas in the photo Gallery.
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Debuting at number one this week was ‘A Hope for Haiti” now, the soundtrack to the George Clooney telethon which pulled in $57 million dollars in donations. The collaboration features performances from Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Shakira, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, JRihanna, Dave Matthews, Justin Timberlake and more.
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Wu-Tang rappers Ghostfast Killah, Method Man, and Raekwon, have announced their new album, but took a break from studio recording sessions to ask fans to help them come up with a new name. In fact, they have launched a competition, which will land inventive fans a mention in the liner notes of their first release.
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