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Beach Boys singer cancels June tour

LOS ANGELES

Beach Boys singer Brian Wilson has postponed his June tour over mental-health concerns.

Wilson, 76, said Thursday that he postponed the Pet Sounds and Greatest Hits Live tour after a recent surgery caused him to feel “mentally insecure.”

The singer says he’s dealt with mental illness for decades, and it’s become “unbearable” at times. He had three successful surgeries on his back in the past year, but the latest one made him feel “strange” and turned “pretty scary.”

Wilson says he was recording and rehearsing with the intentions of touring. But his mental-health issues returned, and he says he struggled with “stuff in my head and saying things I don’t mean and I don’t know why.”

Kool & The Gang to receive honor

PHILADELPHIA

Funk-soul band Kool & The Gang is being honored with an award named for pioneering opera singer Marian Anderson.

Kool & The Gang, known for hits like “Get Down on It,” “Celebration” and “Ladies Night,” has earned two Grammy Awards and seven American Music Awards.

The Marian Anderson Award is given in Philadelphia to “critically acclaimed artists who have impacted society in a positive way.”

Band members say they’re “truly honored” to receive the award and that “Funky Philly” played an integral part in their career.

Associated Press