After much speculation, AC/DC have officially announced Oct. 20 as the release date for their upcoming album, Black Ice. The disc will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores, and can be preordered now at walmart.com or AC/DC's official website. First single "Rock 'N' Roll Train" will surface Aug. 28, with a video set to premiere in September. The band also is slated to kick off a world tour in late October.

Ozzy Osbourne has inked a new three-album deal with Sony, according to wife/manager Sharon Osbourne. "Ozzy had an unbelievable last record [2007's Black Rain], an unbelievable year touring and he's in the studio right now recording," says Sharon. Part of the "unbelievable year" included the recent one-off Ozzfest gig in Dallas, which grossed roughly $3.5 million. Sharon reveals that Ozzfest will return as a two-day event in Dallas next year, with additional cities also being considered.

 

Neil Young has announced dates for a North American fall tour. The veteran rocker and his band will kick off the trek Oct. 14 in Saint Paul, Minn., and remain on the road through a Dec. 15 gig at New York's Madison Square Garden. Modern-rock act Death Cab for Cutie will provide direct support through Nov. 5, with folk rockers Wilco taking over for the remaining dates. The group Everest will open all shows.

 

Phil Collins has agreed to pay his third ex-wife, Orianne Cevey, nearly $47 million as part of the couple's final divorce agreement. The major payout tops ex-Beatle Paul McCartney's recent hefty split from Heather Mills to claim the title of Britain's biggest public divorce settlement. Collins and Cevey, who first met in 1994, were married for six years and have two children together.

 

It might have been a walk down memory lane for many fans at Journey's show Sunday at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena with fellow classic hit-makers Heart and Cheap Trick, but the "Don't Stop Believin'" rockers were sure to show off a couple of new tunes ("Never Walk Away" and "After All These Years") along with their new lead singer, Arnel Pineda. The performance featured both celebratory birthday greetings for drummer Deen Castronovo and a poignant guitar solo by Neal Schon that was dedicated to an uncle who had passed away earlier in the day. Cheap Trick got things started with a fun, hits-heavy 40 minutes, and Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez joined the Wilson sisters for part of their set, which included covers of the Who's "Love Reign O'er Me" and Led Zeppelin's "Going to California." For more on the trek, click here: