US hip-hop star Missy Elliot has revealed that her new album, entitled 'Block Party', will be released in August. The record, Elliot's first since 2005's 'The Cookbook', features production from Pharrell Williams, T-Pain and Timbaland. Read more >>

Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has commissioned a new piece of artwork that depicts him as Jesus at the crucifixion. Doherty posed in person for the sculpture, which is meant to depict his inconsistent relationship with the media. Read more >>

Editors frontman Tom Smith and Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman are celebrating today after the birth of their first child. Rudy Brae Bowman Smith, who was born earlier this week, weighed 6lb and 9oz and has "very long legs," a statement said. Read more >>

Blake Fielder-Civil, the husband of Amy Winehouse, reportedly offered an ex-bouncer money to organise an attack Pete Doherty. Fielder-Civil apparently wanted Doherty “smashed to pieces” following conflicting newspaper reports about the singer's relationship with his wife. Read more >>

Duran Duran bassist John Taylor has accused Madonna of copying their ideas by installing Justin Timberlake and Timbaland as producers on her new album, 'Hard Candy'. It's the same partnership that worked on Duran Duran's 2007 album 'Red Carpet Massacre', which entered the UK charts at number 44. Read more >>

Franz Ferdinand's as-yet-untitled new album won't be released until next January at the earliest, frontman Alex Kapranos has revealed. Kapranos said that the band still had “quite a bit of mixing to do” on the record, which was originally due to be released this year. Read more >>

Interpol frontman Paul Banks is the latest rock star to strike up a relationship with a high profile supermodel, according to new reports. Banks has been spotted holidaying with Helena Christensen, who has previously been romantically linked with the late Michael Hutchence and Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan. Read more >>

The Zutons frontman Dave McCabe said a fight he once had with Amy Winehouse prompted the singer to cover the bands song 'Valerie'. Winehouse's cover of the song appeared on Mark Ronson's 'Versions' album last year and has become a frequent number in her set. Read more >>

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has revealed that he has a problem with sleeping pills. But the singer says his problem isn't taking too many, it's taking them at the wrong time of day. Read more >>

Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon said he hoped his band had "put a smile on the Mona Lisa's face" with a historic gig at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The band became the first group to perform at the museum, playing to a crowd in the Louvre Pyramid, which was designed by IM Pye. Read more >>

George Michael will play two concerts in London this summer that will bring to an end his touring career, it's been announced. Michael's dates at Earl's Court, which have been dubbed 'The Final Two', will take place on August 24th and 25th. Read more >>