Madonna has agreed to pay her former husband, film director Guy Ritchie, nearly £50million as part of their divorce settlement. The figure, one of the largest payouts in divorce history, includes the couple's Ashcombe home in England. Read more >>

Kevin Cogill, the man accused of leaking nine songs by Guns N’ Roses on the Internet, has pleaded guilty to copyright violation. The 28-year-old internet blogger, who posted to songs onto his website in June, faces up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. Read more >>

Johnny Marr has ruled out a reunion of his former band The Smiths, saying that he has no intention to go back in time. Speculation last week claimed that the group, who split in 1987, would likely embark on a series of live shows in 2009. Read more >>

Robbie Williams is reportedly courting renewed interest from major record labels following recent reports linking him to a reunion with former band Take That. Williams, who signed an Ј80million contract with EMI Records in 2002, has struggled since his last album, 2006's 'Rudebox', divided critics and fans. Read more >>

Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has said he has already written and demoed the majority of the band's next album. But Gallagher told Detroit News that he may promote his own solo material before releasing the follow-up to 2008's 'Dig Out Your Soul'. Read more >>

Fall Out Boy were forced to cancel an impromptu gig in New York yesterday (December 15th) after they failed to obtain the correct permit. The band were due to preview tracks from their new album, 'Folie A Deux', for fans in Washington Square Park. Read more >>

US rapper Snoop Dogg has put his garden shed up for sale to help raise money for charity. Snoop is selling the treasured outbuilding, where he has written many hit songs, on auction website eBay, with the proceeds going to the rapper's Youth Football League. Read more >>

Portishead's Geoff Barrow has said the group are ready to “plough” into the production of their next studio album. Barrow told BBC 6Muisc that he expected work on their forth record, the follow-up to 2008's 'Third', in early 2009. Read more >>

Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has said he is sure he will “love” Guns N' Roses new album 'Chinese Democracy' – even though he hasn't heard it yet. “I've read the reviews, and judging from the reviews I know I'm gonna fucking love it," Gallagher told Detroit News. Read more >>

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has described the band's collaboration with the video game Guitar Hero as the “perfect marriage”. Ulrich said it had taken the rock group “12 seconds” to agree to make the game, which is due to be released next April. Read more >>

Newham Generals have unveiled a controversial new music video which tackles the issues of street crime in the UK. The video for 'Violence', which features Dizzee Rascal, includes footage of street assaults and scuffles. Read more >>

Mark Ronson has said that he is ready to record Amy Winehouse's third album. But the musician, who produced her 2006 album 'Back To Black', admitted that he doesn't know what the Winehouse's current plans are. Read more >>

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has defended himself against accusations that the band's new album is simply his solo album. Rose, the only original member of the rock band, said a solo album would be “completely different” to 'Chinese Democracy', which was released last month. Read more >>

Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis narrowly escaped kidney failure during the summer, US media reports claim. Friends of the singer described his health at the time as “bleak” and said that organ failure “was a possibility". Read more >>

Scarlett Johansson has spoken about her desire to release a studio album of her own compositions. The Hollywood actress made her first venture into the music earlier this year with the Tom Waits cover album 'Anywhere I Lay My Head', which included one song she had written herself. Read more >>

No Doubt drummer Adrian Young has said the band have no plans to release new material in 2009. Instead, Young said the group intended to focus on their reunion shows, which include a headlining performance at the Bamboozle festival in New Jersey next May. Read more >>

Two covers of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' will make their way into the top-ten of the UK singles chart this weekend. X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's cover will top the chart, while the late Jeff Buckley's 1994 version could make it to number two. Read more >>

Keane drummer Richard Hughes has confirmed that the band are working on material with US rapper Kanye West. The two acts started work on the collaboration when they met last month at a recording studio in Paris. Read more >>