Lily Allen is expecting her first child with boyfriend Sam Cooper, it has emerged. The 25-year-old singer is three months into the pregnancy - and told the Sun she was “absolutely delighted”. Read more >>

Madness had announced details a a number of matinee shows which will take place during their forthcoming UK tour. The band will play afternoon slots ahead of their main shows in Glasgow (November 27), Newcastle (28) and Leicester (December 4). Read more >>

The Los Angeles house where Michael Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest last year has been put up for sale. The seven-bedroom French Château-style property in Holmby Hills has been listed for $28.9million. Read more >>

Soundgarden have announced details of a new retrospective album. The Seattle band, who have reunited, will release 'Telephantasm' on September 27 in the UK and the following day in the US. Read more >>

Kanye West has been left upset after Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott called him a “stupid dumb rapper”. Elliott made the comment in response to West's much-criticised outburst at last year's MTV Video Music Awards. Read more >>

Lily Allen has described the media reaction to the announcement that she is pregnant as “surreal”. The 25-year-old singer and her boyfriend Sam Cooper, 32, are expecting their first child together. Read more >>

Midlake have announced details of a winter UK tour, which is due to get under way in Exeter on October 31. The US band will play six dates, concluding at the Junction in Cambridge on November 10. Read more >>

Klaxons have announced details of a one-off London gig later this month. The band will play Heaven on August 25 in support of their new album 'Surfing The Void'. Read more >>

Vampire Weekend have announced details of an additional show at London's Alexandra Palace. The band will now play the venue on December 3 after the previously announced show on December 2 sold out. Read more >>

We Have Band have announced details of a headline UK tour, which will take place this winter. The six-date jaunt will begin in Manchester on November 25 and is set to conclude in Brighton on December 4. Read more >>

Chief have announced details of a UK and Ireland tour, which gets under way in Dublin on September 1. The band will also play gigs in Glasgow (September 3) and Bristol (6), before winding up in London on September 8. Read more >>

Lady Gaga has revealed she celebrated the overturning of the controversial Proposition 8 ruling in California by writing new music. The law, which banned same-sex marriage, was deemed unconstitutional by a US federal judge on Wednesday (August 4). Read more >>

Terry Gilliam had played down his role as director of Arcade Fire's live webcast from New York's Madison Square Garden tonight (August 5). The gig is set to be broadcast on YouTube as part of a new concert series dubbed Unstaged. Read more >>

The Beach Boys have threatened to sue Katy Perry over the lyrics in her smash hit summer song 'California Gurls', it's been reported. The band's record label Rondor claim the band should be given a writing credit because Perry's song includes a lyric from their 1965 hit, 'California Girls'. Read more >>