Beady Eye, Hurts, Blondie have all been confirmed to play at this year's Summer Series at Somerset House gigs in London. Eels, Professor Green, Ellie Goulding, Lamb and My Morning Jacket will also appear at the outdoor London event, which takes place from July 7-17.   Read more 

Hurts have revealed that their next album will be 'very different'. The duo, who released their debut 'Happiness' last year, said that they won't write a record about fame for their next effort.  Read more 

Hurts, Mona and The Naked & Famous have all been confirmed to play at this year's Dot to Dot festival 2011. The event, which takes place across Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester from May 28 – 30, will also feature performances from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Ed Sheeran and The Phoenix Foundation.  Read more 

Hurts frontman Theo Hutchcraft has been begun dating model Shermine Shahrivar, according to reports. The singer is understood to have met the on-off girlfriend of Twilight star Xavier Samuel at an awards ceremony last year.  Read more 

Iggy and The Stooges, Seasick Steve and Boy George have been added to the line-up for next year’s Isle Of Wight festival. The event, which takes place at Seaclose Park from June 10-12, will also feature Hurts, Stornoway, Lissie and Wild Beasts.  Read more