A technician has been killed and six others injured in France after the stage they were building for an upcoming concert by Madonna collapsed. The incident occurred when a temporary roof canopy buckled, causing a crane to fall at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille. Read more >>
Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess and CSS' Lovefoxx have been added to the line up for the Shoreditch 1234 festival in London. Both singers will play DJ sets on the main stage at the event, which takes place on July 26 in Shoreditch Park. Read more >>
Coldplay have become the first act to sell more than one million digital albums in America, new figures show. The group have sold a total 1.358million full-length records in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Read more >>
US rapper 50 Cent's long-awaited new album 'Before I Self Destruct' will be released on September 29. The album, which features production from Dr Dre and Timbaland, was originally due last out year. Read more >>
Blur bassist Alex James has signed a deal to begin making “the poshest cheese in the world” for the Prince of Wales. James, 40, will create the cheese from organic milk obtained from a pedigree herd in Ayrshire. Read more >>
U2 have been inundating Twitter followers with behind the scenes pictures from their current world tour. The special 360 degree tour Twitter account appears to be controlled by guitarist The Edge, who launched it on Monday with a self-portrait of himself. Read more >>
US R&B star Ne-Yo abandoned a concert in Manchester last night, telling fans he was too unwell to continue. The singer battled through his set at the MEN Arena for almost an hour, before breaking down in tears on stage. Read more >>