Muse and Kasabian were the big winners at the NME Awards in London last night picking up two gongs each. Kasabian were named best album for 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum' and took home a second award for its artwork. Read more >>

John Lydon says he would like to make a documentary showing the “good side” of the Royal Family. 33 years on from releasing the punk classic 'God Save The Queen' with The Sex Pistols, Lydon seems to have changed his view on the monarchy. Read more >>

Pete Doherty's manager Andrew Boyd has been jailed for a year after leaving a man brain damaged in a hit and run incident. 42-year-old Chris Corder (pictured) still remains in a coma after being run over by Boyd while he was delivering church newsletters in Hadleigh in September 2009. Read more >>

Feeder 'side-project' Renegades have announced details of an April 2010 UK tour and accompanying free EP. Having played a series of intimate shows earlier this year Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose and Karl Brazil have stepped up their game and will be taking their rockier Renegades sound to venues across the land. Read more >>

Guillemots frontman Fyfe Dangerfield has announced details of a one-off London show this spring. Following his sold-out tour in January, Fyfe will take to the ornate Bloomsbury Theatre on April 27th. Read more >>

Sweden's finest indie-pop outfit Love Is All have announced details of their third studio album. The follow-up to 2008's 'A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night' is entitled ‘Two Thousand And Ten Injuries’ and will be released through Polyvinyl Records on April 5th. Read more >>

Muse singer Matt Bellamy says drummer Dominic Howard makes a better frontman than himself – aesthetically at least. The 31-year-old frontman made the comments in regard to Muse's infamous appearance on Italian TV show ‘Quelli che il Calcio’ when all three members switch their instruments. Read more >>

Download Festival headliners Aerosmith have announced details of a show at London's O2 Arena this summer. The rock veterans, featuring Steven Tyler, will play the Greenwich venue on Tuesday June 15 – two days after they close Download. Read more >>

The Chemical Brothers, LCD Soundsystem, Sigur Ros' Jonsi and Dizzee Rascal are amongst the latest batch of names confirmed for Sonar Festival in Barcelona and A Coruña this summer. Read more >>

Madonna has reportedly secured a record deal for her Brazilian toyboy lover Jesus Luz. Madge – a meagre 29 years older than Jesus – is set to have negotiated a contract with Warners who will release his debut single 'We Came From Light' this May. Read more >>

Guns N' Roses legend Slash has revealed that he's in talks to perform at Download Festival this summer. The 44-year-old guitarist – real name Saul Hudson – says he's eyeing up some European festival dates following the release of his eponymous debut solo album on May 10th. Read more >>

Radiohead's Thom Yorke has given his side-project band a name and unveiled some US tour dates. Writing on Deadairspace, Yorke revealed that the collaboration with Flea, Nigel Godrich, Mauro Refosco and Joey Waronker is called Atoms For Peace and they will play eight shows ahead of their Coachella performance in April. Read more >>

Delphic, The Fall and The Blackout are the latest acts confirmed for Liverpool Sound City. Mark E. Smith and his band The Fall will play Liverpool Academy 2 on May 19th, while Delphic play Evol's event at the Academy on the same night with support from Egyptian Hip-Hop and Everything Everything. Read more >>