The National Trust has said it may launch a bid to save Abbey Road if the famous recording studios are put up for sale. On Tuesday, it was claimed that cash-strapped owner EMI was looking to offload the property in St John's Wood. Read more >>

The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has rejected a complaint over a controversial newspaper column about the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately. The Daily Mail article, written by journalist Jan Moir, claimed Gately's death was not “natural” and described events leading up to it as “less than respectable”. Read more >>

The Maccabees have been added to the line up for this year's Liverpool Sound City. The group will play two shows at the city's Academy on the final day of the event, which runs from May 19-22. Read more >>

Depeche Mode were joined onstage by former member Alan Wilder at the Royal Albert Hall in London last night (February 17). The keyboardist, who left Depeche Mode after 13 years in 1995, played piano on encore-opener 'Somebody' to a rapturous response from the sell-out crowd. Read more >>

Enter Shikari, The Horrors and Delphic are among the acts set to appear at this year's Evolution festival in Newcastle. Paolo Nutini, Calvin Harris, Donovan and The Unthanks are also on the bill for the event. Read more >>

Jay-Z has said he believes former X Factor stars JLS will go on to be bigger than US boy band 'N Sync. The rapper was among the audience as JLS won Best British Breakthrough at the BRIT Awards in London on Tuesday. Read more >>

MGMT have unveiled the artwork for their second album, 'Congratulations'. Designed by artist Anthony Ausgang, the painting shows a two-headed surfing cat being engulfed by a wave, which is also shaped like a cat. Read more >>

Animal Collective are the to take part in the Guggenheim museum's 50th anniversary celebrations in New York. The band have collaborated with artist Danny Perez on a performance piece that will transform the museum’s rotunda into a kinetic, psychedelic environment. Read more >>

Lady GaGa has revealed that the upcoming UK leg of her Monster Ball tour will feature new material. The singer kicks off her ten-date jaunt at the Manchester Evening News Arena on February 18. Read more >>

New Found Glory, The King Blues and Capdown are amongst the first batch of names confirmed for Slam Dunk Festival 2010. Also in the mix are Four Year Strong, Set Your Goals, RX Bandits, Out Of Sight and Every Avenue. Read more >>

Friendly Fires frontman Ed Macfarlane says the band's second album is sounding “really good”. The group are currently hard at work on the follow-up to self-titled 2008 debut in a bid for a summer release. Read more >>