Neil Diamond
American singer-songwriter
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| 2023 | Appeared as himself in the comedy special Trevor Noah: Where Was I |
| 2023 | Neil Diamond appeared as himself in the comedy special Trevor Noah: Where Was I. |
| June 18 2022 | Diamond sang 'Sweet Caroline' during the 8th-inning stretch at Fenway Park, making a surprise appearance alongside Will Swenson, who portrays Diamond in the musical A Beautiful Noise. |
| February 2022 | Universal Music Group acquired Diamond's entire songwriting catalog, including rights to his recordings from Bang, Columbia, and Capitol Records, along with 110 unreleased tracks, an unreleased album, and archival videos. |
| April 2021 | The New York Times reported that A Beautiful Noise, a musical based on Diamond's life and featuring his songs, was scheduled to open at the Emerson Colonial Theater in Boston in summer 2022, with a subsequent Broadway run planned. |
| June 2020 | During Euro 2020, Neil Diamond's song 'Sweet Caroline' became a popular anthem for the England national football team after being played by Wembley DJ Tony Parry following England's victory over Germany. |
| March 22 2020 | Diamond posted a YouTube video of 'Sweet Caroline' with modified lyrics about hand washing and social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 7 2020 | Neil Diamond gave a rare performance at the Keep Memory Alive Power of Love Gala at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, where he was being honored, despite his retirement due to Parkinson's disease. |
| 2019 | His 1969 signature song 'Sweet Caroline' was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for its cultural significance. |
| 2018 | Receives the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the music industry. |
| July 28 2018 | Diamond and his wife Katie made a surprise visit to the Incident Command post in Basalt, Colorado, to thank firefighters battling the Lake Christine Fire. He performed a solo acoustic guitar concert to honor the firefighters and their families. |
| January 2018 | Neil Diamond announced his retirement from touring after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, cancelling the remaining dates of his '50 Year Anniversary World Tour' in Australia and New Zealand. |
| April 2017 | Began his final 50 Year Anniversary World Tour, starting in Fresno, California. |
| March 2017 | Released the career-spanning anthology Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection. |
| October 2016 | Released Acoustic Christmas, a folk-inspired Christmas album with original and acoustic holiday songs. |
| May 31 2015 | Concluded the North American leg of the 'Melody Road' World Tour at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. |
| February 27 2015 | Launched the North American leg of the 'Melody Road' World Tour in Allentown, PA at the PPL Center. |
| 2014 | Diamond released the album 'Melody Road', which he said was inspired by his love for Katie McNeil. |
| September 2014 | Performed a surprise concert at his alma mater, Erasmus High School in Brooklyn, announced via Twitter. |
| January 2014 | Signed with Capitol Music Group, consolidating all of his recorded output under Universal Music Group for the first time. |
| July 4 2013 | Performed live on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol as part of A Capitol Fourth, broadcast nationally by PBS. |
| July 2 2013 | Released the single 'Freedom Song (They'll Never Take Us Down)', with 100% of purchase price benefiting One Fund Boston and the Wounded Warrior Project. |
| April 20 2013 | Made an unannounced appearance at Fenway Park to sing 'Sweet Caroline' during the 8th inning, the first game after the Boston Marathon bombing. |
| 2012 | Diamond married Katie McNeil in Los Angeles in an intimate ceremony with family and close friends. |
| November 2012 | Topped the bill at the centenary edition of the Royal Variety Performance in the UK. |
| August 10 2012 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| 2011 | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and honored at the Kennedy Center Honors. |
| December 2011 | Received a lifetime achievement award from the Kennedy Center at the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors. |
| September 7 2011 | Diamond, then 70 years old, announced his engagement to Katie McNeil, 41, via a Twitter message. |
| March 14 2011 | Diamond was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. |
| December 2010 | Diamond performed 'Ain't No Sunshine' on NBC's The Sing-Off with a cappella groups Committed and Street Corner Symphony. |
| November 2 2010 | Neil Diamond released the album Dreams, a collection of 14 song interpretations including a new arrangement of 'I'm a Believer'. |
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