Her official website provided these details: "It is with deep regret, but also deep gratitude, that we announce the following about our beloved Merry Clayton. At approximately 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 16, 2014, Merry was involved in a major automobile accident in Los Angeles, California.

"Merry sustained severe injuries to her lower body, including major trauma to her lower extremities. We are truly grateful that our dear Merry is still with us.

"She has a long road of recovery ahead and we thank you all for your prayers as we link arms together with faith and the Lord's strength for her rapid healing.

"For all that know her personally, and those that have been blessed by her God-given talents, please know that her spirit is very strong and her faith unwavering. Her voice is not silenced and His praises continue to be on her lips."

Clapton was half-way through a performance of his classic song "Cocaine" when left the stage without an explanation. He then returned to close out the show with a performance of "High Time We Went", leaving some fans puzzled about what had gone wrong.

His official website posted the following explanation on Sunday: "Unfortunately last night in Glasgow we experienced a steadily worsening technical problem with the PA system that the band battled with throughout the show but by the last song of the set it became unbearable on stage and Eric was unable to complete that number. During the encore break we were able to reset and the band finished as planned with the last number.

Portnoy had a strong reaction to the criticism on his Facebook page. He wrote fans, "The Tweet Secret app is something fun that I was asked to be a part of (along w several other musicians, athletes, etc). I don't control the fact that there is a monthly subscription fee, but really, it's only $2.99 a month. Is that really worth complaining about?? That's less than a cup of coffee at Starbucks!

"I figured you'd enjoy getting an inside, behind the scenes look into my day-to-day life. If this does NOT interest you, then fine, just ignore the posts that automatically go here when a new clip is posted and move on with your day.

"However, the nasty comments that seem to be popping up here calling me a 'sellout' or personally attacking me because of this app (which is not mine, mind you!) will not be tolerated and you will be banned from this page. There's no need to be mean and nasty around here."

The tour will be kicking off on November 12th in Oakland, Ca at Fox Theatre and will hit various markets across the U.S. before wrapping up on November 5th at The Fillmore in Detroit, MI.

Slayer's Tom Araya had this to say about the tour, "We are way f***ing excited about hitting the road again with Suicidal and Exodus. F***ing intense. See you in the fall."

Suicidal Tendencies' frontman Mike Muir had the following comments, "Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies and Exodus, for only six shows? They were a blast, but everyone knew that wouldn't be enough. Now's your chance to see what everyone else was screaming about. ST definitely can't wait 'til November to do it all again!"

He'd previously discussed Spectrum Electrum, recorded with his backing band 3rdEyeGirl - but the second project is a purely Prince work. Few details are available, although the Star Tribune reports titles include The Gold Standard (described as "classic Prince"), This Could Be Us (inspired by Purple Rain) and a remix of 3rdEyeGirl track Funk'n'Roll.

"Rainbow," the album's first single, is out today and currently streaming via the former Led Zeppelin frontman's YouTube page. Compared to some of Zeppelin's more rocking material, "Rainbow" is subdued in comparison, though it's still unmistakably a Plant record. Alongside guitar and driving percussion, Plant sings about "singing my song for you / and I will carry on" as a chorus of "ooh"s rise in the background.

"Rainbow" precedes the release of lullaby by a few months; the record, out on Nonesuch/Warner Bros., will be out Sept. 9 and features 11 new songs; all but two were written by Plant and his band.

"We have had a new super guitarist in play for a while now, as I hinted some time ago, so, you can relax," Coverdale said overnight. "Unfortunately, because of contractual commitments on his side, we cannot reveal his name, rank and serial number just yet."

"Of course, you will be the first to know when we can draw back the Snakey curtains to show him in all his musical finery," he continued. "He is not a former member of Whitesnake. It is a new one with as many bells and whistles as we could could possibly need."

Ulrich tells Metal Hammer: "It's fun to play and it seems like the kids are enjoying it. There was actually somebody in the Snake Pit the other day with a homemade Lords Of Summer t-shirt on, which was very endearing. That was cool."

Phillips, who formed Genesis at Charterhouse school alongside Gabriel, Rutherford and Banks, has taken part in the show - but doesn't appear as a definitive band member. He tells the Telegraph: "I suppose it becomes a bit complicated to mention the different line-ups, so I think they just go for where the band was most static.

"Calling them the original lineup is just convenient parlance, isn't it? I've kind of got used to it. Occasionally one feels a little bit of a sort of footnote in history, almost airbrushed out. At other times I almost feel embarrassed about the interest shown to a time where, to be honest, some of the music was a bit rough.

Strut is produced and arranged by Kravitz, who also plays guitar, bass, keyboards and drums and percussion on the album. For an extra ear, he invited Bob Clearmountain (David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen) to mix it.

In a statement issued by his publicist, Kravitz said of Strut, "This record brought me back to a place of what I love so much about music, back to the feelings I had when I was in high school. It's a real rock & roll record - it's raw, it's got soul and it came together really quickly."

The band are sharing images of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons arriving at the USANA Amphitheatre on Sunday, as well as a photo from the stage during a full production rehearsal.

The KISS and Def Leppard summer tour is scheduled to hit more than 40 cities across North America, eventually wrapping up in Houston, Texas on August 31.

Nugent's first all-new studio effort in seven years sees him team up with his touring bandmates - bassist Greg Smith, drummer Mick Brown and longtime guitarist/vocalist Derek St. Holmes - for the project.

Nugent will kick off a US tour on July 3 in Wichita Falls, Texas. It will be the rocker's first trek since undergoing double knee replacement surgery in February.

"Though we can all agree that music is the ultimate communication, killer rock-n-roll is also the ultimate soul cleansing distraction from everyday life," says Nugent. "I predict the most fun tour of our lives. Politics be damned! Shutup & Jam!"

The music for Hummingbird In A Box debuted live in April last year at Cincinnati's Aronoff Center for the Arts. Two of the segments were choreographed to existing Frampton songs, while the third was based around the seven new compositions. Frampton and his band was on hand to perform the music live.

Dickinson tells the Guardian: "We still don't have an autocue - yay! I never realised people were using autocues. What the f*** is that all about? People pay good money and you can't even remember the sodding words.

"This is the first time we've ever gone on the road without new music [to promote], and I'm kind of embarrassed about that, to be honest," said guitarist Nuno Bettencourt.

Fred Frith, Tim Hodgkinson, Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause and John Greaves are confirmed among those who will take part. The band said they'd never play together again when they split in 1978 after a decade of creating influential music.

Bassoonist and oboist Cooper passed away after suffering with multiple sclerosis for over 30 years. The performer and film and TV composer had retired 15 years previously.

Official book description: "The quintessential self-made man, master of brand identity, New York Times bestselling author, and award-winning executive - KISS' Gene Simmons -shares his manifesto for business success.

The honor, which celebrates the music and icons that have made an impact on the legacy of The Strip, sees the band join a distinguished list of former honorees, including Ozzy Osbourne (2009), Slash (2010), Motley Crue (2011), The Doors (2012) and Joan Jett (2013).

"It all started for me back when my big brother used to tell me about The Strip, and about the amazing scene where artists like Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison blew people's minds by pioneering a new sound and influencing culture in a more exciting way than ever before. Complete with massive crowds from all over the world streaming through the streets and flocking to The Strip just trying to be part of it all," says frontman Perry Farrell.

The 23-song set opened with "Now I'm Here" from 1974's "Sheer Heart Attack" album, and wound its way through the band's extensive catalogue of classics.

Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor are joined by American Idol contestant Adam Lambert for the 24-date summer tour, the group's first extensive North American run with the singer.

The band played the project's lead single, "Fever", as well as "Bullet In The Brain" on the nightly news and talks program. The Black Keys kick off a European tour in support of the album this weekend at the Southside Festival in Neuhausen, Germany.

Last month, the group landed their first US No. 1 album as "Turn Blue" debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 164,000 copies sold in its first week, narrowly beating out the new release by Michael Jackson, "Xscape."

On hand to promote their newly-released album, "The Hunting Party", the band played "Until It's Gone" on the program and delivered "Guilty All The Same" as a web-exclusive clip.

The album features guest appearances from Helmet's Page Hamilton, System Of A Down's Daron Malakian and rapper Rakim. Linkin Park will launch a co-headlining North American tour with Thirty Seconds To Mars starting August 8 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

The footage includes the pre-show Met Club meet and greet, the band warming up in the tuning room and "Creeping Death" and "The Day That Never Comes" from the concert.