Calvin Harris has revealed he lied about his new album being stolen in order to have more time to record it. Last year, the producer claimed master copies of his second record had gone missing from his luggage while in transit at Heathrow Airport. Read more >>
Regina Spektor and Passion Pit have joined the line up for this year’s Latitude festival. The event takes place in Suffolk from July 16-19. Read more >>
Amy Winehouse has been serenaded over the telephone by Maroon Five singer Adam Levine, it’s been reported. Levine was apparently coaxed into speaking to Winehouse by her friend Remi Nicole. Read more >>
Franz Ferdinand are to release a dub version of their latest album, ‘Tonight: Franz Ferdinand’. ‘Blood’, which originally appeared earlier this year as a limited edition, is released on June 1st. Read more >>
Sir Elton John has added a new date to the UK leg of his Red Piano tour. The singer will now play London’s Wembley Arena on October 27, in addition to shows in Sheffield and Newcastle. Read more >>
US rapper Eminem is to make a special announcement on Thursday (April 23rd). The rapper will appear as a guest with Angela Yee on his own radio station, Shade45. Read more >>
Hatebreed and Turbowolf have been added to this year’s Download festival line up. Other new additions include Middle Class Rut and No Americana. Read more >>
Lily Allen has said she felt like she took a “beating” from the press following the release of her 2006 debut album ‘Alright, Still’. During an appearance on US television, the singer admitted she reached a stage where she became more famous “for being a train wreck than a singer”. Read more >>
Weezer singer Rivers Cuomo is to release a DVD of his recent performance at a record store in California. The gig at Fingerprints in Long Beach was shot last November to mark the release of Cuomo’s home recordings. Read more >>
Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard has said fans should expect their new album to showcase a more ambient direction. The album, which is in the process of being recorded, has been inspired by songs such as Crystal Waters’ ‘Gypsy Woman’. Read more >>
Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has said he expects his brother, Liam, to “freak out” when he releases his debut solo album. Noel has written a host of tracks for the record, which is due to arrive before Oasis’s next studio effort. Read more >>
Pixies are to release a career retrospective later this year. The collector’s box set, entitled ‘Minotaur’, will include the band’s five studio albums. Read more >>
Blur guitarist Graham Coxon has said he is keen for the band to record a new album together. The group have reunited in their original line up for a series of concerts this summer. Read more >>
Gossip have announced a string of UK tour dates, beginning in London on May 28. The band will also perform at venues in Manchester and Glasgow. Read more >>
Feeder and Gary Numan are both set to perform at a new music festival in the southeast of England. The Hevy festival will also feature performances from Ash, Hundred Reasons and Attack! Attack!. Read more >>
Eminem's dying mother Debbie Mathers is begging the rapper to end their decade-long feud. The pair has been battling for years and Eminem, real name Marshal Mathers III, has rapped about raping and killing his mum, prompting her to try and sue him for slander and write revenge book My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem: Setting the Record Straight on My Life as Eminem's Mother. Read more >>