Amy Winehouse is to undergo a course of rehab near to the prison where her husband is serving a 27-month prison sentence, it's been reported. The singer is said to have booked herself into the Focus 12 clinic in Bury St Edmunds, which is the same facility that treated comedian Russell Brand. Read more >>

New Kids On The Block will play their first UK show in over 15 years in London on September 8th. The recently reunited pop band will perform three songs during an instore appearance at HMV on Oxford Street. Read more >>

Mark Chapman has told parole officials that he is ashamed about killing the former Beatle John Lennon. Chapman shot Lennon when he was returning to his apartment in New York with his wife, Yoko Ono, in December 1980. Read more >>

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has urged his fellow musicians not to trash hotel rooms. Martin, who used to clean hotels, said it was “truly annoying” to walk into a room that had been trashed. Read more >>

Slipknot have announced details of a massive UK arena tour in support of their new album 'All Hope Is Gone'. The dates begin with two nights in London on December 1st and conclude in Sheffield on December 12th. Read more >>

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has confirmed that he has become a full time member of The Cribs. “It’s totally inspiring as a guitar player because they’re my favourite band that I’ve heard in a long time and I’m still a fan, you know,” he told BBC 6Music. Read more >>

Noel Gallagher says that the new Oasis album title refers to the Motown expression ‘the DJ digging out his soul’. The LP, ‘Dig Out Your Soul’, is released in the UK on October 6th and the guitarist admitted that choosing the title was a last minute decision. Read more >>

Metallica will play a cheap show at the O2 Arena in London on September 15th, it's been announced. Tickets for the concert, which will be priced at £5 each, are only available to fans who register on the bands Mission Metallica website. Read more >>

Slipknot have been forced to cancel their appearance at this weekend's Reading and Leeds Festival after drummer Joey Jordison broke his ankle. In a statement, the band said the cancellation, which includes a host of dates in Europe, was “with huge regret and disappointment”. Read more >>

The Academy Is… have announced a fall North American tour in support of their third album, ‘Fast Times At Barrington High’. Kicking off in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 1, the 40-date tour will hit major cities across North America till wrapping up in Buffalo, New York on November 23. Read more >>

Ladyhawke has revealed details about her upcoming US release, ‘Paris Is Burning’, which will come out October 14 on Modular Records. The EP will include five previously released tracks including originals and remixes ‘Paris Is Burning’ and ‘Back Of The Van’ plus a new song entitled ‘Danny & Jenny’. Read more >>