Guns N Roses are to release a greatest hits compilation on June 2nd, it’s been confirmed. The retrospective will contain hits from all their albums, including ‘Paradise City’ and ‘Welcome to the Jungle’. Read more >>

Madness are to host “a theatrical show unlike anything that has gone before” to coincide with the release of their eigth studio album. The band will present a collection of new musical pieces about London during the show at Hackney Empire on June 24th. Read more >>

Madonna will now have to wait until next week to find out whether she can have permanent custody of a three-year-old African boy. A court in Malawi chose to delay today’s final hearing, which was widely expected to grant Madonna full custody of David Banda. Read more >>

Pendulum, who are widely tipped to top the UK album charts this weekend, have revealed that struggled to find inspiration for their second album. The Australian drum’n’bass group, who released ‘In Silco’ on Monday (May 12th), said that when they initially began recording the record they thought it would be straightforward. Read more >>

Santogold has revealed that she’s recorded a new song alongside producer Pharrell Williams. The untitled track, which also features Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, is to be launched in connection with a new campaign for Converse. Read more >>

Country singer Dolly Parton says she was “shocked, hurt and humiliated” by a radio station that manipulated recordings from one of her audio books. The doctored excerpts, which created seemingly racist and sexually explicit sound bites from Parton’s book, were broadcast last week on Howard Stern’s satellite radio. Read more >>

The Subways have announced details of a secret gig at Hammersmith Working Men’s Club in London tonight (May 14th). The show will see the band preview tracks off their forthcoming album ‘All Or Nothing’, which is out on June 30th. Read more >>

Funeral For A Friend have launched an appeal to find fans to star in their new video. The band will be shooting the video for new single ‘Waterfront Dance Club’ on Saturday (May 17th) in London. Read more >>

Johnny Borrell will join his bandmate Andy Burrows as the Razorlight drummer plays his debut solo show at the Union Chapel in London later this month. Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman and Guillemots frontman Fyfe Dangerfield are also expected at the event on May 28th. Read more >>

The Kooks singer Luke Pritchard has claims to have kicked Alex Turner in the face after the Arctic Monkeys frontman pulled his guitar cord out during a gig. In what looks set to become a feud to rival Blur and Oasis’ mid-90s clashes, Pritchard said the two bands had always endured a “weird relationship”. Read more >>

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin admitted that relations between the band broke down before they started recording their fourth album ‘Viva La Vida.’ Gwyneth Paltrow’s other half said the foursome weren’t even speaking to each other, in fact it was only when they hooked up with the record’s producer Brian Eno that their bond was rekindled. Read more >>

Chris Sharrock, Robbie Williams’ drummer, is to replace Zack Starkey as the drummer in Oasis, according to reports. Sharrock has apparently grown tired of waiting for his employer to release new material and has joined on the request of the Manchester band. Read more >>

Coldplay and the Pussycat Dolls will both perform at this years MTV Movie Awards, the broadcaster has confirmed. The band will perform new single ‘Violet Hill’ for the first time live at the ceremony on June 28th. Read more >>

Singer Neil Diamond has topped the US Billboard album chart for the first time with his latest release ‘Home Before Dark’. The record, which is Diamond’s 29th studio album, sold 146,000 copies in its first week. Read more >>

Rihanna’s ‘Take A Bow’ looks set to make a near record climb up the Billboard Hot 100 today (May 15th) – moving from number 53 to number 1. The massive climb is thanks to first week digital-download sales in excess of 267,000 copies. Read more >>

Norman Cook has “categorically” denied reports that he plans to retire his Fatboy Slim pseudonym. A statement from the DJ’s record label says that the DJ plans to keep the name and is looking forward to his summer festival appearances. Read more >>