US rapper Kanye West has criticised the owners of Twitter for failing to clamp down on fake accounts registered under his name. In an angry message on his blog, West described the situation as a “fucking farce” and accused the website's owners of being “irresponsible and deceitful to their faithful users”. Read more >>

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has revealed the band are hoping to release their third album in August. The record, which is currently untitled, has been produced by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme. Read more >>

Frank Sinatra is set to become the latest musician to get the biopic treatment after it was announced that Martin Scorsese is set to direct a movie about the Rat Pack legend. The film is being developed by Universal Pictures and Manadaly Pictures after they acquired the rights to the singers music and story. Read more >>

Wilco have seemingly reacted to the leak of their new record 'Wilco (the Album)' by streaming it in its entirety on their official website. The album is due to be released in June but was leaked online on May 12 around various file sharing sites. Read more >>

Amy Winehouse's dad Mitch has said he's distancing himself from his daughter after revealing she has a new addiction – alcohol. Speaking to journalist Daphne Barak for a TV documentary, Mitch said he was delighted when Amy finally beat her drug demons, but now fears she is becoming dependent on drink. Read more >>

Paul Rodgers has announced he is set to quit Queen and instead concentrate on reforming Bad Company. Rodgers recently toured with Queen founders Brian May and Roger Taylor and fronted the group on its first release of new material since the death of Freddie Mercury. Read more >>

White Lies frontman Harry McVeigh has revealed that the band will not be writing any new material this year due to their hectic touring schedule. McVeigh explained that he and co-writer, bassist Charles Cave, find it difficult to write on the road and prefer to create new songs at home. Read more >>

Eminem's debut album, which was released independently four years before The Slim Shady LP, has been made availabe to download for free by a website owned by 50 Cent. The rare record, entitled Infinite, was released in 1996 and only 1000 copies were originally made – many of which sell for over Ј100. Read more >>

Depeche Mode have cancelled a second show on their world tour as a result of Dave Gahan's recent illness. As previously reported, the band were forced to cancel their show in Athens earlier this week just before they were set to go on stage. Read more >>

Noel Gallagher has expressed his disappointment with some shows on the Brazilian leg of Oasis' South American tour. Writing on Oasis' official blog, the 41-year-old said the gigs themselves are “great”, but promoters have booked “car parks” in remote areas instead of city centre stadiums. Read more >>

R.E.M.'s Peter Buck has admitted he's never once read an internet blog. In an interview with Pitchfork, the 52-year-old guitarist says he gets enough information from books to use the internet frequently. Read more >>

Four major UK supermarkets have censored the new Manic Street Preachers album cover after they deemed it too offensive for their customers. The image used is a 2005 painting by Jenny Saville called 'Stare' and depicts a young boy with a birthmark on one side of his face. Read more >>