Editing Neil Diamond (section)

===2010s===
[[File:1afin-2795f.jpg|thumb|upright|Diamond performing in 2015]]
On November 2, 2010, Diamond released the album ''[[Dreams (Neil Diamond album)|Dreams]]'', a collection of 14 interpretations of his favorite songs by artists from the rock era. The album also included a new slow-tempo arrangement of his "I'm a Believer". In December, he performed a track from the album, "[[Ain't No Sunshine]]", on NBC's ''[[The Sing-Off]]'' with [[Committed (group)|Committed]] and [[Street Corner Symphony (group)|Street Corner Symphony]], two [[A cappella|a cappella groups]] featured on the show. ''The Very Best of Neil Diamond'', a compilation CD of Diamond's 23 studio recordings from the Bang, UNI/MCA, & Columbia catalogs, was released on December 6, 2011, on the Sony Legacy label.

The years 2011 and 2012 were marked by several milestones in Diamond's career. On March 14, 2011, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. In December, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Kennedy Center at the 2011 [[Kennedy Center Honors]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Steinmentz|first1=Kelly|title=Neil Diamond Unites Washington at the Kennedy Center Honors|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/12/05/neil-diamond-unites-washington-at-the-kennedy-center-honors/|access-date=September 12, 2015|magazine=Time|date=December 5, 2011}}</ref><ref name="RS Inductee">{{cite magazine|last1=Greene|first1=Andy|title=Neil Diamond, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Says He Feels 'Very Lucky'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-diamond-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductee-says-he-feels-very-lucky-247642/|access-date=April 7, 2022|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 14, 2010}}</ref> On August 10, 2012, Diamond received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abc7.com/archive/8769615/|title=Neil Diamond receives Walk of Fame star|publisher=KABC-TV|location=Los Angeles|date=August 10, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813004341/http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news%2Fentertainment&id=8769615|archive-date=August 13, 2012}}</ref> In November 2012, he topped the bill at the centenary edition of the [[Royal Variety Performance]] in the UK, which was transmitted{{Where|date=November 2016}} on December 3. He also appeared in the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9714553/Neil-Diamond-at-71-in-fashion-and-in-love.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9714553/Neil-Diamond-at-71-in-fashion-and-in-love.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Neil Diamond at 71 – in fashion and in love |website=Telegraph.co.uk |date= December 3, 2012|access-date=April 17, 2014 |location=London |first=Chrissie |last=Iley}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On April 20, 2013, Diamond made an unannounced appearance at Fenway Park to sing "Sweet Caroline" during the 8th inning.<ref name="cbs2013">{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Dayn |title=Neil Diamond sang at Fenway . . . uninvited |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/neil-diamond-sang-at-fenway----uninvited/ |access-date=September 8, 2019 |work=CBS Sports |date=April 20, 2013}}</ref> It was the first game at Fenway since the [[Boston Marathon bombing]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael A.|last=Memoli|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-red-sox-game-neil-diamond-20130420,0,7369793.story |title=Red Sox game: Neil Diamond live = 'So good, so good, so good{{'-}}|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 20, 2013 |access-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref> On July 2, he released the single "Freedom Song (They'll Never Take Us Down)", with 100% of the purchase price benefiting One Fund Boston and the [[Wounded Warrior Project]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Patrick|title=Neil Diamond's 'Freedom Song' will ring out|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/07/02/neil-diamond-freedom-song-fourth-of-july/2479845/|work=USA Today|access-date=July 22, 2013|date=July 2, 2013}}</ref> Sporting a beard, Diamond performed live on the west lawn of the [[United States Capitol|U.S. Capitol]] as part of ''[[A Capitol Fourth]]'', which was broadcast nationally by PBS on July 4, 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Billboard Staff and AP|title=Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow Lead 'Capitol Fourth' Celebrations in DC|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/neil-diamond-barry-manilow-lead-capitol-fourth-celebrations-in-dc-1569226/|access-date=April 7, 2022|magazine=Billboard|date=July 5, 2013}}</ref>

In January 2014, it was confirmed that Diamond had signed with the [[Capitol Music Group]] unit of [[Universal Music Group]], which also owned Diamond's Uni/MCA catalog. UMG also took over Diamond's Columbia and Bang catalogues, which meant that all of his recorded output would be consolidated for the first time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/neil-diamond-signs-with-capitol-records-exclusive-5876964/ |title=Neil Diamond Signs With Capitol Records (Exclusive) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universalmusic.ca/press-releases/capitol-records-signs-legendary-artist-neil-diamond/ |title=Capitol Records Signs Legendary Artist Neil Diamond &#124; Universal Music Canada |website=Universalmusic.ca |date=January 21, 2014 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref>

On July 8, 2014, Capitol Records announced, via a flyer included with Diamond's latest greatest hits compilations, ''All-Time Greatest Hits'', which charted at 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200, that his next album, ''[[Melody Road]]'', which was to be produced by Don Was and [[Jacknife Lee]], would be released on September 30, 2014. In August, the release date was moved to October 21.<ref name="abc news">{{cite web|last1=ABC News Radio Staff|title=Neil Diamond to Release New Studio Album, "Melody Road," Next Month|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2014/9/9/neil-diamond-to-release-new-studio-album-melody-road-next-mo.html|website=ABC News Radio|access-date=September 11, 2014}}</ref>

In September 2014, Diamond performed a surprise concert at his alma mater, Erasmus High School in Brooklyn. The show was announced via Twitter that afternoon. On the same day, he announced a 2015 "Melody Road" World Tour.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Marcius, Chelsea Rose and|first1=Molinet, Jason|title=Neil Diamond Rocks Brooklyn|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/neil-diamond-rocks-brooklyn-school-pop-up-concert-article-1.1957525|access-date=June 8, 2015|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=September 29, 2014}}</ref> The North American leg of the World Tour 2015 launched with a concert in Allentown, PA at the [[PPL Center]] on February 27 and ended at the [[Pepsi Center]] in Denver, Colorado on May 31, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neil-diamond.concerttournewshub.com/ |title=Neil Diamond 2015 Melody Road Tour Schedule |website=ConcertTourNewsHub.com |date=February 23, 2015 |access-date=March 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104833/http://neil-diamond.concerttournewshub.com/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Diamond used new media platforms and social media extensively throughout the tour, streaming several shows live on Periscope and showing tweets from fans who used the hashtag #tweetcaroline on two large screens. ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]'' wrote: "This, my friends, wasn't your grandfather's Neil Diamond concert. It was a multimedia extravaganza. Twitter. Periscope...It was a social media blitzkrieg that, by all accounts, proved to be an innovative way to widen his fan base."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rocha|first1=Michael James|title=Neil Diamond: So good, so good, so good!|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-neil-diamond-concert-review-2015may16-story.html|access-date=April 7, 2022|newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=May 16, 2015}}</ref>

In October 2016, Diamond released ''Acoustic Christmas'', a folk-inspired Christmas album of original songs as well as acoustic versions of holiday classics. Produced by Was and Lee, who had produced ''Melody Road'', the idea for the album began to take shape as the ''Melody Road'' sessions ended. To "channel the intimate atmosphere of '60s folk, Diamond recorded ''Acoustic Christmas'' with a handful of musicians, sitting around a circle of microphones, wires and, of course, Christmas lights."<ref name="RS xmas album">{{cite magazine|last1=Bilstein|first1=John|title=Neil Diamond Preps Folk-Inspired 'Acoustic Christmas' Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-diamond-preps-folk-inspired-acoustic-christmas-album-124656/|access-date=April 7, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>

In March 2017, the career-spanning anthology ''[[Neil Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection]]'' was released. He began his final concert tour, the [[50 Year Anniversary World Tour (Neil Diamond)|50 Year Anniversary World Tour]] in Fresno, California, in April.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neildiamond.com/news/l/|title=Live Nation Announces Neil Diamond 50 Year Anniversary World Tour |website=Neildiamond.com|date=November 30, 2016 |access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Bb">{{cite magazine|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=Neil Diamond Releasing 50th Anniversary Box Set|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/neil-diamond-releasing-50th-anniversary-box-set-7668908/|access-date=April 7, 2022|magazine=Billboard|date=January 24, 2017}}</ref>

In 2019, his 1969 signature song "Sweet Caroline" was selected by the [[Library of Congress]] for preservation in the [[National Recording Registry]] for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref name="Andrews">{{cite news |last=Andrews |first=Travis M. |date=March 20, 2019 |title=Jay-Z, a speech by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and 'Schoolhouse Rock!' among recordings deemed classics by Library of Congress |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jay-z-a-speech-by-sen-robert-f-kennedy-and-schoolhouse-rock-among-recordings-deemed-classics-by-library-of-congress/2019/03/19/f7eb08ea-4a58-11e9-9663-00ac73f49662_story.html? |access-date=March 25, 2019}}</ref>