Mumford & Sons have extended their October UK tour with an additional London date. The band will now play Hammersmith Apollo on October 9, as well as their previously announced sold-out date the day before. Read more >>

Roxy Music are to make a rare TV appearance on the last edition of Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. The band, fronted by Bryan Ferry, will perform a track chosen by Ross on the show on July 16. Read more >>

Arcade Fire are set to play a one-off gig in London next week in support of their new album. The band will perform at the Hackney Empire on July 7. Read more >>

Scissor Sisters frontman Jack Shears says he is “proud” that the band have inspired Lady Gaga. In a recent interview, the US singer admitted that the fellow New York act had been a “big influence” on her music. Read more >>

Lil' Wayne has been sentenced to three years probation after he pleaded guilty to a drugs possession charge. The rapper was arrested in Arizona in 2008 when police discovered drugs on board his tour bus. Read more >>

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. have announced details of a massive UK tour, set to get under way in Kingston on September 16. The 22-date jaunt also includes gigs in Cambridge (September 18), Aberdeen (26) and London (October 13). Read more >>

Cee-Lo Green has recorded a cover of Band Of Horses' song 'No One's Gonna Love You'. The singer's rendition, mixed by producer Paul Epworth, has been recrafted into a contemporary take on the Motown sound. Read more >>

A-Ha are to release extra tickets for their one-off gig at London's Royal Albert Hall on October 8. The production seats are located at the rear of the stage, in an area usually reserved for choirs. Read more >>

Rolf Harris has revealed that he has recorded a song with Kate Bush. The track, a version of the Irish song 'She Moves Through The Fair', features Bush singing the female vocals in the story. Read more >>

Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz has apparently announced the launch of a new electro-pop group. The bassist revealed the group's name Bl4ck C4rds in a message on his blog. Read more >>

Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone has had to have a third of his skull removed after intervening in a domestic dispute. Leone was left unconscious after he tried to come to the rescue of a woman who was being beaten by her husband on a street in Chicago. Read more >>

Tired Pony, the side-project of Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody, have unveiled the video for their debut single 'Dead American Writers'. The clip features a guest appearance from English actor and star of This Is England and Emmerdale, Joe Gilgun. Read more >>

Lady Gaga has taken the lead on Barack Obama in the race to become the first living person with more than 10 million fans on Facebook. On Thursday, Lady Gaga had 9,779,748 compared to the US president's 9,427,524. Read more >>

Drake has been forced to postpone his UK tour due to a “family emergency” involving his mother. The rapper was set to play a host of dates, including the Wireless festival in London this weekend. Read more >>