Simon & Garfunkel announce tour

Pop duo Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel have announced a new summer tour of the US to follow on from their Old Friends reunion shows last year.

They begin the tour in Albany, New York state, on 10 June. They have so far confirmed 19 dates.

Last year the pair - who had not toured for 20 years - played 32 concerts to more than 55,000 people. The tour is thought to have made $55m (£31.4m).

The pair will be supported by the vocal duo The Everly Brothers.

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Australian show books Brit acts

PJ Harvey, Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol and Ash are among acts announced for Australia's Splendour in the Grass festival in July.

The two-day event, held 24-25 July, takes place in Byron Bay in northern New South Wales.

Other acts appearing include Money Mark, Jurassic 5, Electric Six and reformed 60s group The MC5.

The MC5 will be fronted by singers Evan Dando and Mark Arm from Mudhoney to replace late singer Rob Tyner.

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Country star Keith sweeps awards

Country star Toby Keith took three prizes at the Country Music Television's Flameworthy Video Music awards in Nashville on Wednesday.

Keith won video of the year for his song American Soldier, inspired by US involvement in Iraq.

"I thank you all. ... Don't forget our brothers and sisters overseas making it free for us tonight," he said when he accepted the award.

The fan-voted awards were hosted by country singer Dolly Parton.

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Eighties hit is voted 'worst ever'

Eighties hit We Built This City by the band Starship has been voted the worst song in rock history, according to a US magazine poll.

The song, which was released in 1985, topped a list of the 50 worst songs in rock magazine Blender.

The list included songs by New Kids on the Block, Meat Loaf, The Doors, Lionel Richie, MC Hammer and The Beach Boys.

The magazine said Starship's song was "the truly horrible sound of a band taking the corporate dollar".

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Singer Crow gives in-flight show

Rock singer Sheryl Crow is to play a show on a US internal flight next month to launch a new deal for music on in-flight entertainment.

Crow, who has had hits such as All I Wanna Do and If it Makes You Happy, will play on a United Airlines flight on 4 May.

It celebrates United using Sony's new Connect Online Music Service.

The service, which has over 500,000 albums, offers air miles for users who download tracks while in the air.