Dizzee Rascal has urged British teenagers to stop wasting their lives by becoming involved in knife culture. The grime star, who was born in East London, said he had first hand experience of the problem but was able to find a way out through his music. Read more >>

Members of Malaysia's conservative Islamic party are to mount a large scale protest outside an Avril Lavigne concert on Friday (August 29th). The Pan Malaysian Islamic Party believe the concert, which will be held in Kaula Lumpur, promotes the wrong values ahead of the country's independence day. Read more >>

Neil Diamond says he will refund fans who watched him struggle through his performance in Ohio on Monday with a bad voice. Diamond, who was diagnosed with acute laryngitisfollowing the concert, apologised on his website, saying: “I haven't let you down before and I wont let you down now." Read more >>

An American blogger has been arrested for posting nine songs purported to be from the new Guns'N'Roses album onto the internet. 27-year-old Kevin Cogill was taken into custody on Wednesday (August 27th) on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws. Read more >>

Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has praised Noel Gallagher for the way the Oasis guitarist handles the media. Gallagher recently compared the Kaiser Chiefs to the Monkees and said during his eighteen years of drug taking, “I never got that bad as to say, 'You know what? I think the Kaiser Chiefs are brilliant'." Read more >>

Music mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight has been arrested after he was discovered violently beating a woman while holding a knife. Knight, who founded Death Row Records in 1991, was taken into custody yesterday (August 27th after the alleged incident in a car park. Read more >>

Past and present members of the Arctic Monkeys are reported to be on the verge of buying a pub in their hometown of Sheffield. Drummer Matt Helders and former bassist Andy Nicholson are said to be keen in investing in The Bowery, which is due to open on September 20th. Read more >>

The Enemy's bassist Andy Hopkins has revealed that the group will have 30 songs to choose from when they enter the studio to record their second album. The Coventry three piece, who topped the charts with their debut 'We'll Live and Die in These Towns' last year, finished their current tour schedule at last weekend's Reading and Leeds Festivals. Read more >>

Roots Manuva has confirmed that he has approached James Blunt about recording material together. The musician, who releases his new 'Slime And Reason' on Monday (September 1st), made contact with Blunt via one of the pop stars bandmates. Read more >>

White Lies have announced details of a one off show in London this autumn. The band, who release their new single 'Death' on September 22nd', will headline Koko in Camden on November 26th. Read more >>

Metallica's drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed that Noel Gallagher was one of the reasons that he gave up taking cocaine. The drummer admitted that he had fun using the drug but stopped suddenly “a couple of years ago”. Read more >>

Michael Jackson is obsessed with the Destiny's Child song 'Bootylicious', according to former member Kelly Rowland. Rowland said the R&B trio, who are currently on hiatus, first discovered Jackson was a fan when he sung their lyrics to them. Read more >>

Metallica will donate all ticket proceeds from their show at London's O2 Arena next month to Youth Music, it's been announced. The charity, which is the UK's largest children's music organisation, was set up in 1999 to provide better opportunities for children interested in music. Read more >>

Rage Against The Machine attracted a crowd of almost 9000 people as they headlined an anti-war concert in Denver yesterday (August 27th). The concert at the Coliseum, held to recognise Iraq Veterans Against the War, also featured a performance from State Radio. Read more >>