Alison Mosshart of The Kills was last night rushed to hospital in Colorado after cutting a gig short. The band were playing in Boulder at the Fox Theatre as part of their current US tour when Mosshart was taken ill and left the stage. Read more >>

The man behind the fake recording of Beyonce performing on the Today show says he did it to show people how easy it is “to manipulate someone’s voice”. The soundboard clip was originally uploaded to Youtube and was broadcast on the Howard Stern show earlier this week. Read more >>

The credit crunch has bit down hard on some of the UK's wealthiest musicians such as Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney losing millions in the last 12 months. According to the Sunday Times' annual rich list, which categorises the UK's wealthiest people, many of the country's most prominent musical talents have lost huge chunks of their fortunes in the ongoing global economic crisis. Read more >>