Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have become parents to a child born via a surrogate mother in California. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born on Christmas Day (December 25) and weighed 7lb 5oz. Read more >>

Lily Allen has got engaged to her boyfriend Sam Cooper, according to reports. Cooper, 32, is understood to have proposed to the singer on holiday in the Far East on Christmas Day (December 25). Read more >>

Bloc Party reunited over the Christmas period, it has emerged. The band - singer Kele Okereke, guitarist Russell Lissack, bassist Gordon Moakes and drummer Matt Tong - posted a picture of themselves on their twitter page. Read more >>

Yoko Ono has said her husband John Lennon would have “loved” Lady Gaga if he was still alive today. The singer was criticised by Beatles fans when a photograph of her playing Lennon’s white piano emerged online earlier this year. Read more >>

Lyrics and private diary entries written by Amy Winehouse have been found in rubbish on a street in North London, it’s been reported. The early lyrics were apparently written when Winehouse was 17, a year before she secured a record deal. Read more >>

Bernard Wilson, a member of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, has died. He was 64. The US soul singer passed away on Boxing Day (December 26) from undisclosed medical complications in New Jersey. Read more >>