At 71, singer/songwriter Neil Diamond could easily settle into retirement. In his five-decade career he has sold 125 million records and had 39 Top 40 hit songs. But Diamond is not ready to leave the limelight yet. He is currently on a 31-city North American concert tour that will include a stop in Boston June 23 at TD Garden. Diamond has much to beam about, especially over the last two years. On April 21 he married for the third time, wedding his 41-year-old manager, Katie McNeil. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, and ended that year as a Kennedy Center honoree for lifetime achievement in the performing arts...

Neil Diamond and Stevie Wonder are among the many famous pop and rock artists remembering the late Dick Clark, who died Wednesday at the age of 82. Diamond issued a statement about the beloved television host and producer, pointing out that Clark "gave me my first chance to perform on national TV. It was 1966 and I did 'Cherry Cherry' on American Bandstand, which was the holy grail of television shows for any rock'n roll artist at that time." Diamond also recalled that Clark was responsible for his "first ever real multi-city tour." The singer/songwriter recalls that he played "32 cities in 28 days" on Clark's "Where the Action I...