Hollywood actor Joaquin Phoenix has ended his acting career in order to follow his dreams of becoming a musician. Phoenix, whose appearance in Gladiator and the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line earned him two Oscar nominations, made his surprise announcement on American celebrity TV show Extra. Read more >>

White Lies will release their debut album, 'To Lose My Life', on January 12th. The band's eagerly anticipated release will feature past singles 'Unfinished Business' and 'Death'. Read more >>

The Wombats will mock Leona Lewis at the MTV Europe Music Awards next month by performing a cover of one of her songs. The Liverpool band are set to reimagine the formber X Factor winner's massive hit, 'Bleeding Love', in a punk style. Read more >>

Jack White has spoken of the “immense pressure” he felt recording the theme tune to the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. The White Stripes frontman recorded 'Another Way To Die' alongside the soul singer Alicia Keys. Read more >>

Babyshambles drummer Adam Ficek has launched a bid for Christmas number one with his Roses, Kings, Castles side-project. Ficek will release 'Horses', a track from the project's debut album, on December 15th. Read more >>

The View's Kyle Falconer has apologised after he turned up to a gig so drunk he was unable to perform. Falconer slumped to the stage at the beginning of the band's performance at the social in Nottingham. He had earlier admitted to a fan that he feared he might not be able to perform because he had been drinking. Read more >>

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has said the band is “overwhelmed” by the success of their new album 'Black Ice'. The record, which was released last week, is already number one in 29 countries, including the UK, US and Canada. Read more >>

Michael Jackson and the remaining members of the Jackson 5 will embark on a tour together next year, it's been announced. Jackson's brother, Jermaine, said the tour would also include their sister, Janet, as a support act. Read more >>

The Beatles have taken their first step into the digital age on the video game Rock Band. The game's developers Viacom and Apple Corps, The Beatles' multimedia corporation, announced the deal this afternoon. Read more >>

Snow Patrol have announced details of a UK arena tour which will get under way in Bournemouth next February. The 13-date tour, in support of new album 'A Hundred Million Suns', also includes dates in Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle. Read more >>

US rapper 50 Cent, Backstreet Boys and Fall Out Boy will all perform on the final edition of MTV's Total Request Live, it's been announced. Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Mariah Carey and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst are also scheduled to appear as guests on the show on November 16th. Read more >>