Singer Mariah Carey has made her first public appearance with husband Nick Cannon since it was confirmed that the pair had married last week. The couple, who only met in March on the videoshoot for of Carey’s new single ‘Bye Bye’, appeared together at Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World gala in New York. Read more >>

Madonna has defended Britney Spears over the singer’s recent personal problems. The pop star, who sang with Spears on ‘Me Against The Music’ in 2003, said the singer was “never allowed to have a childhood” because she achieved fame so young. Read more >>

Reverend And The Makers front man John McClure has revealed he has already written and named the band’s new album. The prolific McClure says that the record probably won’t be released until 2009 but it is most definitely finished. Read more >>

Massive Attack duo Grant and D have revealed they’re backing Barack Obama for US President but don’t hold out much hope of him actually winning. The pair believe the choice of the next President has already been made and that it won’t be the Democratic candidate taking up the role. Read more >>

German techno band Scooter have gone straight in at number 1 on the UK album charts. ‘Jumping All Over the World’, which is the group’s first UK album since 2002, pushed Madonna’s ‘Hard Candy’ down to number 2. Read more >>

The Kooks played a string of hits as they headlined the final day of One Big Weekend in Kent last night (May 11th). The group, who played the smaller stage two years ago, were among a host of indie acts on show at the festival. Read more >>

Drummer Zak Starkey will play no further role in recording singles for the forthcoming Oasis album, it’s been reported. Starkey, who has been an unofficial member of the band since 2004, has apparently fallen out with guitarist Noel Gallagher. Read more >>

Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills will today (May 12th) finalise the details of their lengthy divorce battle. Mr Justice Bennett, the high court judge overseeing the couples divorce, is expected to grant a decree nisi. Read more >>

Team Babyshambles, captained by frontman Pete Doherty, will defend their title at this weekend’s Soccer Six tournament, organiser have confirmed. The team won the tournament, which takes place at Millwall Football Club, last year after overcoming challenges from stars including Johnny Borrell. Read more >>

Metallica are giving fans the chance to hear exclusive snippets of tracks from their long awaited new album. Mission Metallica, which launched online today (May 12th), will feature behind-the-scenes footage of the group recording the album. Read more >>

James Bond actor Daniel Craig has said it would be “fantastic” if Amy Winehouse could sing the theme tune to the next Bond film. Craig said he was a “huge fan” of the singer, but added that he wasn’t aware of her recent problems because he has “been busy doing other things.” Read more >>

Miley Cyrus used her appearance at Wango Tango in California last weekend to thank fans for their continued support. Recent pictures of the teenager wrapped in a bed sheet with her back exposed, published in Vanity Fair, caused uproar throughout the US media. Read more >>