"Dave Matthews Band is unquestionably one of the greatest contemporary rock bands of all time," BMG North America Chairman and CEO Clive Davis said in a statement. "They have long been a cornerstone of the RCA Records roster and I'm personally thrilled that the tradition will continue."

DMB is currently in pre-production for a new studio album. No release date has been announced.

Ray Charles [ tickets ]' recovery from hip surgery is taking longer than expected. The singer, who was scheduled to return to the concert stage next month, ending an eight-month hiatus from touring, is now expected to return to the road in June.

Ex-Smiths frontman Morrissey [ tickets ] is scheduled to release his first new studio album in seven years on May 18. More surprisingly, the famously depressive alt-rocker sounds upbeat when he describes the new material.

"There are no links to the past," Morrissey said in statement. "This is a much brighter sounding album, than much of my previous work. We've turned the page with 'Quarry.' It's a dynamic album and I couldn't be any happier."

Titled "You Are the Quarry," the album was recorded in Los Angeles and London.

David Crosby [ tickets ] and Graham Nash [ tickets ], of Crosby, Stills & Nash fame, are recording together as a duo for the first time in more than 25 years. The new album is expected to hit stores this summer, according to a press release.