Madonna has given a “substantial donation” to an appeal for the victims of this week’s devastating earthquake in Italy. The singer told People: "My heart goes out to the families that have lost loved ones or their homes." Read more >>

Calvin Harris has revealed that he received an email from Katy Perry comparing him to Wall of Sound pioneer Phil Spector. Harris, a “massive fan” of the American singer, said Perry has asked to work with him on her next album. Read more >>

VV Brown and The Holloways are among the latest additions to the line for this year’s Secret Garden Party festival in East Anglia. Other acts set to play at the event include Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Those Dancing Days and Chairlift. Read more >>

White Lies have been added to the line up for this year’s Roskilde festival in Denmark. Balstyrko and Paavoharju have also join the bill for the event, which runs from July 2nd-5th. Read more >>

Kaiser Chiefs guitarist Andrew White has launched a scathing attack on Oasis’ Noel Gallagher. White accused the fellow guitarist of not fully appreciating music and being “a bitter old man”. Read more >>

US rapper T.I. is to re-release his latest album ‘Paper Trail’ with five additional new tracks. The rapper, who was last month sentenced to a year and a day in prison, said he had a number of unheard songs that could make the re-release. Read more >>

Fall Out Boy have donated a revamped doughnut delivery truck to the American Red Cross. The band purchased the disused truck from website CraigsList.com last September and painted it in graffiti to promote their fifth studio album 'Folie A Deux'. Read more >>

US rapper Eminem has admitted that his new single is a deliberate attack on celebrity culture. ‘We Made You’, which was given its world premiere yesterday, mocks a host of stars, including Amy Winehouse, Lindsay Lohan and Jessica Alba. Read more >>

Coldpay have released their own version of the Apple iPhone application Tap Tap Revenge. Tap Tap Revenge: Coldplay Edition features ten of the band's hits, including ‘Yellow’, ‘Speed Of Sound’ and ‘Clocks’. Read more >>

The Charlatans, Just Jack and Mystery Jets have been added to the line up for next month’s Great Escape festival in Brighton. Other new additions to the bill include Gang of Four, The Rumble Strips and Titus Andronicus. Read more >>

Jane’s Addiction will headline this year’s Bilbao BBK Live festival in Spain. The band will join previously announced headliners Depeche Mode at the event, which runs from July 9th-11th. Read more >>

Hip-hop star Jim Jones was arrested in New Jersey on Tuesday morning (April 7) and gave a running account of events live on Twitter. The 32-year-old founder of The Diplomats was pulled over by police in Teaneck over an unpaid $120 traffic fine from from four years ago. Read more >>

Gnarls Barkley singer Cee-Lo says he hopes to work with Oasis in the future to make 'iconic' music. The 35-year-old revealed that he spoke to Oasis linchpin Noel Gallagher on a recent trip to the UK and was inspired by the meeting. Read more >>

Sigur Ros singer Jón Þór Birgisson and his boyfriend Alex Somers are to release an album together this summer. Titled 'Riceboy Sleeps', the long-player will be released through Parlophone Records on July 20. The name derives from the moniker Birgisson and Somers used for joint art projects over the past three years. Read more >>

Courtney Love claims that up to $500million Kurt Cobain left her and their daughter Frances Bean has gone missing. The singer's lawyer Rhonda J Holmes said a team of investigators, lawyers and forensic accountants unearthed that $30million in cash had been stolen from the estate left by the late Nirvana singer. Read more >>

Tiesto is to play a huge open-air concert at London's Victoria Park this summer. The 40-year-old Dutchman will be the first ever dance DJ to headline the East London park when he takes to the decks on July 31. Read more >>