Kings Of Leon cancelled an outdoor gig in St Louis on Friday (July 23) after a pigeon pooped on bassist Jared Followill’s head. The band were three songs into their set at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater when they announced that the concert was being halted due to “safety concerns”. Read more >>

The Rolling Stones are set to announce their last ever world tour, it’s been reported. The band are understood to be in talks with concert promoter Live Nation about the 50th anniversary jaunt. Read more >>

Eminem has retained the top position on the UK album chart with ‘Recovery’. The rapper’s latest album has now spent four of the last five weeks at number one. Read more >>

Kings Of Leon have defended their decision to abandon a gig due to an infestation of pooping pigeons. Fans were left disappointed after the band walked off stage three songs into their set at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St Louis on Friday (July 23). Read more >>

Hugh Laurie, who stars in the US TV drama House, is set to launch a music career. The 52-year-old actor has signed a contract with Warner to release a New Orleans blues album. Read more >>

Sir Elton John is set to make a musical based on George Orwell's Animal Farm, it has emerged. The singer is working on the production with Lee Hall, who wrote the musical Billy Elliot. Read more >>

Ash are set to headline the inaugural addition of the Headstock festival near Nottingham. The event will take place on September 9 at Newstead and Annesley Country Park. Read more >>

Villagers have announced details of a UK tour, which is due to get under way in Brighton on October 4. The band, whose debut album 'Becoming A Jackel' has been nominated for the Mercury Prize, will play a total of five dates. Read more >>

Manic Street Preachers have unveiled the full tracklisting for their new album ‘Postcards From A Young Man’. The band's tenth studio album will be released on September 20 and is preceded a week earlier by the single '(It’s Not War) Just The End of Love'. Read more >>

Eminem has revealed that Sir Elton John regularly contacts him for updates on his battle against drug addiction. The singer befriended the rapper after they performed together at the 2001 Grammy Awards and helped him through his stint in rehab in 2005. Read more >>

Yuck have announced details of nationwide UK tour, which is due to get under way in Oxford on October 2. The London four-piece's first headline jaunt will also call at venues in Brighton (October 6), Glasgow (11) and Manchester (15). Read more >>

A new album featuring music by Elvis Presley is set to be released in November to mark what would have been his 75h birthday. 'Viva Elvis' has been drawn and inspired by the same-titled Cirque Du Soleil production in Las Vegas. Read more >>

Gorillaz have become the first ever major British band to perform in Syria. The group, fronted by Damon Albarn, played a one-off gig at an 11th century fortified palace in the country's capital Damascus on Sunday (July 25). Read more >>

Eminem's music video for new single 'Love The Way You Lie' is due to premiere later this week. The rapper shot the video with Rihanna, who also features in the song, in Los Angeles last week. Read more >>

Manic Street Preachers singer James Dean Bradfield has said it was “awe-inspiring” working with former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff MaKagan on their new album. MaKagan is one of a number of guest appearances on 'Postcards From A Young Man’, which is released on September 20. Read more >>

Kings Of Leon frontman Caleb Followill joked about the group's unfortunate experience with a pigeon infestation as they played in Chicago on Saturday (July 24). On Friday (July 23), the band walked off stage three songs into their set at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St Louis after bassist Jared Followill was hit by pigeon droppings. Read more >>

Bon Jovi's frontman Jon Bon Jovi was left furious after the band failed to make Forbes' recent top celebrity lists. In June, the singer was left off the Power 100, which was topped by Oprah Winfrey, while the band also missed out on the Music Rich List. Read more >>

Athlete have added a London date to their forthcoming singles UK tour. The band will perform at the Forum in Kentish Town on November 20. The previously announced tour begins in Liverpool on November 16, and includes dates in Leeds (27) and Glasgow (30). Read more >>

M.I.A has slammed the organisers of a New York festival after they pulled her set due to a nearby thunderstorm. The singer was the headline act at Hard NYC Party on Governors Island on Saturday (July 24), which also featured performances from Sleigh Bells and Theophilus London. Read more >>