Amy Winehouse was unable to attend her husband’s court hearing yesterday because she was taken ill, it’s been claimed. A doctor was apparently seen pulling up outside the singer’s home in North London. Read more >>

Lily Allen’s celebrations at last nights Glamour awards in London appeared to go one drink too far as the singer was carried out of an after show party. Sporting a new pink hair cut and matching dress, Allen was at the awards ceremony to collect the Editors special award. Read more >>

Amy Winehouse has spoken for the first time about her recent festival performance in Portugal, which was branded “miserable”. Winehouse arrived over an hour late for her scheduled appearance at the Rock in Rio festival last Friday (May 30th). Read more >>

The journalist who received the sex tape at the centre of trial of US R&B star R Kelly has been ordered to appear in court. Chicago Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis has been told that he must take to the stand later today (June 4th). Read more >>

U2 are to release previously unreleased material on special re-issues of some of their most famous albums. The band's first three studio albums, ‘Boy’, ‘War’ and ‘October’, will be released on July 22nd on single CD, deluxe edition and vinyl formats. Read more >>

Janet Jackson has reportedly said that she be open to supporting her brother, Michael, if he were to announce new live dates. Michael Jackson is rumoured to be in talks aimed at creating a residency in Las Vegas, which would support a new studio album. Read more >>

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have revealed that they are back in the studio recording new material. In a message on their Myspace blog, the group said that they had left the city to record the songs and that cats were playing an important role in the writing process. Read more >>

Wu-Tang Clan, one of the most formidable collectives in hip-hop history, are turning their attention to chess. Wu-Chess, the world’s first online chess and urban social network, allows fans to interact with people across the world over a game of chess. Read more >>

Sir Paul McCartney has invited fans round for a special virtual dinner party tomorrow night (June 5th), which will feature a vegetarian menu chosen by Jamie Oliver. Fans who donate a minimum of $25 to attend the party, which will take place on the former Beatles website, will receive a previously unreleased song. Read more >>

Paul Weller and the legendary British designer Paul Smith teamed up yesterday (June 3rd) for the launch of the former Jam frontman’s new book. Read more >>

Coldplay’s live return in the United Kingdom will be broadcast on BBC Radio 1, it’s been announced. The show, which will see the band play tracks off their new album ‘Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends’, takes place on June 16th. Read more >>