Friday night's celebrity packed Haiti telethon raised more than $57million (£37million) for the relief effort in the earthquake hit country. Lisa Pulson from the Entertainment Industry Foundation claims that the figure is a record for disaster relief telethons. Read more >>

Lady Gaga, Rihanna and The Black Eyed Peas were all winners at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes on Saturday (January 23). Held at the Palais des Festivals at the start of the MIDEM conference, the awards, now in its eleventh year, the NRJ's celebrates both French and international music. Read more >>

Glastonbury's Emily Eavis has drafted in Florence & The Machine, La Roux, Status Quo and artists Damien Hirst and Rolf Harris for the Oxfam eBay auction raising money for the Haiti disaster fund. On Friday Damon Albarn, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, DJ Shadow and many more music stars donated items to the Glastonbury/Oxfam organised sale and over £35,000 has been bid in just two days. Read more >>

Radiohead rolled out the classics at their intimate one-off show in Hollywood last night (January 24) raising money for the Haiti earthquake appeal. Currently in the midst of recording their eighth studio album, Thom Yorke and co. took a break from the studio to perform at The Music Box Theatre At The Fonda in Los Angeles. Read more >>

Rod Stewart has announced six new arena dates for his summer UK & Ireland tour. The 65-year-old's lengthy jaunt from May through to July will now take in 24 shows, all in support of his latest album 'Soulbook'. Read more >>

Jay-Z has been offered VIP tickets to any Arsenal game of his choice after he confessed to being a Gunner. The hip-hop megastar has even offered to return the favour and give Arsenal players backstage access to his next show in England. Read more >>

Manic Street Preachers have announced details of an ultra-intimate show in Glasgow next month. The Welsh rockers will play the 300-capacity King Tut's Wah Wah Hut on February 18th to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Read more >>

German heavy metal outfit Scorpions will call it a day after almost 50 years together. The veterans confirmed in a statement on their website that they will release their 17th and final studio album, 'Sting In The Tail', on March 19 and embark on a farewell tour before splitting for good. Read more >>

The Black Eyed Peas were at the centre of a huge blunder in Cannes on Saturday when they mistakenly given a prestigious music award. The American group were crowned Best International Group at the NRJ Music Awards when presenter Kamel Ouali read out the wrong name on the card. Read more >>

MGMT have admitted they took inspiration from Lady Gaga and Kanye West when working on their upcoming second album 'Congratulations'. Andrew VanWyngarden from the Brooklyn duo said he tried to get into Gaga and West's mindset while recording the record. Read more >>

John Mayer has announced details of a five-date UK arena tour for early summer. Fresh from confirming a show at London's Wembley Arena on May 27th – a gig which is now completely sold-out – Mayer plays extra dates in Cardiff, Manchester Birmingham and an extra Wembley date. Read more >>

Muse and Jet joined forces to perform a rendition of the AC/DC classic 'Back In Black' at the Big Day Out Festival in Australia on Friday (January 22). The show at the Sydney Showground marked the 100th Big Day Out show and headliners Muse duly marked the occasion by covering the 1980 classic at the climax of their set. Read more >>

Domino Records have unveiled the full track-listing of the Pavement best of album 'Quarantine The Past'. Released on March 8th, the 23-track compilation spans their entire career from 1989 to 1999 from 'early vinyl-only releases to the rich, multi-layered warmth of their final recordings.' Read more >>