Nobel Prize-winning songwriter, musician and artist Bob Dylan's first monumental sculpture in France has been unveiled at Château La Coste in Provence.

Nobel Prize-winning songwriter, musician and artist Bob Dylan's first monumental sculpture in France has been unveiled at Château La Coste in Provence.

The ironwork sculpture, named "Rail Car," has been installed in the Château's outdoor art estate and is now open to visitors.

The unveiling will coincide with a new exhibition of Dylan's paintings from his critically acclaimed Drawn Blankseries, entitled "Drawn Blank in Provence."

The exhibition, featuring 24 of Dylan's paintings, will run through August 15 in Château La Coste's Renzo Piano-designed art gallery.

Dylan's first painting exhibition in France presents his work in a new context, highlighting novel aspects of Dylan's artistic practice. The unseen canvases are based on drawings Dylan originally made whilst on tours of Europe and America between 1989 and 1991.

Alongside Dylan's paintings will be works by artists including Claude Monet, Henri Matisse and Marc Chagall. The exhibition reveals the influence of these pioneering artists on Dylan's The Drawn Blank Series (2008-2013).

There will also be a focus display of a large-scale triptych, created by Dylan in 2021, installed in the Richard Rogers drawing gallery, until June 5.

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The original motion picture soundtrack for Illumination's Minions: The Rise of Gru, set to arrive on 1 July 2022 via Decca Records, will feature Diana Ross, Tame Impala, St. Vincent and several other acts.

The original motion picture soundtrack for Illumination's Minions: The Rise of Gru, set to arrive on 1 July 2022 via Decca Records, will feature Diana Ross, Tame Impala, St. Vincent and several other acts.

The movie, set in the 1970s, tells the story of how the world's greatest supervillain Gru (played by Steve Carell) first met his iconic Minions, forged cinema's most despicable crew and faced off against the most unstoppable criminal force ever assembled.

H.E.R., Bleachers, Phoebe Bridgers, Kali Uchis, Thundercat, Caroline Polachek, Weyes Blodd and Brockhampton are among the other artists to be featured on the soundtrack.

Produced by Grammy Producer of the Year Jack Antonoff, the soundtrack features brand-new versions of some of the biggest hits of the 1970s from some of the hottest talent in the music industry today.

Antonoff revealed on social media that the tunes will reflect the decade hinted at in the video. "my favorite 70s songs performed by my favorite artists + an original i wrote with sam dew, patrik berger and kevin parker performed by diana ross and tame impala, called 'turn up the sunshine.'" he shared on Instagram, along with the 19-song tracklist. "recording sessions for these were some of the most special and bizarre ... stories one day :)"

Concluded Antonoff, "i'm very happy about this and have to get back to work now."

The Minions: The Rise of Gru Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be released digitally, on 3-panel CD digipack, standard black double LP, yellow & blue splattered double LP, yellow cassette and a limited-edition picture disc.

Minions: The Rise of Gru (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack):

01 Diana Ross: "Turn Up The Sunshine" [ft. Tame Impala] 02 Brittany Howard: "Shining Star" [ft. Verdine White] (Earth, Wind & Fire) 03 St. Vincent: "Funkytown" (Lipps Inc.) 04 Brockhampton: "Hollywood Swinging" (Kool & the Gang) 05 Kali Uchis: "Desafinado" (Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto) 06 Caroline Polachek: "Bang Bang" (Nancy Sinatra) 07 Thundercat: "Fly Like an Eagle" (Steve Miller Band) 08 Phoebe Bridgers: "Goodbye to Love" (The Carpenters) 09 Bleachers: "Instant Karma!" (John Lennon) 10 Weyes Blood: "You're No Good" (Linda Ronstadt) 11 Gary Clark Jr.: "Vehicle" (The Ides of March) 12 H.E.R.: "Dance to the Music" (Sly and the Family Stone) 13 Tierra Whack: "Black Magic Woman" (Santana) 14 Verdine White: "Cool" 15 Jackson Wang: "Born to Be Alive" (Patrick Hernandez) 16 The Minions: "Cecilia" (Simon & Garfunkel) 17 G.E.M.: "Bang Bang" (Nancy Sinatra) 18 RZA: "Kung Fu Suite" 19 Heitor Pereira: "Minions: The Rise of Gru Score Suite"

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Brian May has opened up about the influence of Mott The Hoople in a new interview.

Brian May has opened up about the influence of Mott The Hoople in a new interview.

In the new "Another World - Part 2" video, the Queen guitarist explained why he covers Mott The Hoople's "All The Way From Memphis" on the deluxe edition of his reissue of Another World and the potentially life-changing advice he received from Mott The Hoople lead singer Ian Hunter.

"Mott the Hoople were a great influence on us," May ssays aid in the video, filmed in Tenerife. "I remember watching Mott the Hoople burst onto the stage and the whole audience would erupt because it was just engineered that way."

"I say engineered because you do you work on an audience you want to make contact. You don't just stroll on and plink away and hope something will happen. At least we don't. You know, you have that opportunity to excite, to impassion, to inspire an audience. And they did that. They would go on and go..and the whole place would erupt," he adds.

May said "Ian Hunter as a pianist, not many people can do it as keyboard players," is a big inspiration to him.

"And so I did All The Way From Memphis on this album. Love it. And I got a little quote from Ian Hunter. Miserable old sod he is, but I love him dearly. He once gave me great advice," he adds.

(Photo: Sally Avery-Frost)

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