February 23, 2011
Gwen Stefani has revealed that No Doubt's new album may take longer than expected. The band are currently working on the follow-up to 2001's 'Rock Steady', which as yet has no official release date. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Def Leppard will headline this year’s Download festival in Donington, it’s been announced. The veteran Sheffield group are the final headline act to be confirmed, joining System Of A Down and Linkin Park. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Underworld will headline the opening night of this year's South West Four (SW4) festival in London, it's been announced. The dance duo's appearance at the event on Clapham Common will be their only performance in the capital this year. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Katy Perry has launched an attack against the tabloid press following comments she made about product placement in music videos. Last week, Perry tweeted that product placement should be done with “style & grace” and “not so in ur face like some”. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
LCD Soundsystem have sold out all four additional farewell shows. The band, fronted by James Murphy, announced that their gig at Madison Square Garden on April 2 would be “our last show ever”. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Foo Fighters' new single 'Rope' will be given its world premiere later today (February 23). The track is set to debut at 12pm (GMT) on the band's official website, foofighters.com. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that he nearly didn't perform with Jay-Z at the Grammy Awards in 2006 – because the rapper had stage fright. The former Beatle said the rapper was “in two minds” as to whether to appear, although they eventually performed a cover of The Beatles' 'Yesterday' alongside Linkin Park. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Cheryl Cole's new efforts to help youngsters in and around her home city of Newcastle has been given the royal seal of approval. The Girls Aloud star and X Factor judge met with Prince Charles at Clarence House yesterday (February 22) to discuss the Cheryl Cole Foundation. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Kanye West has described Justin Bieber as his “new beat protege”. The rapper made the statement after posting a picture of the pair working in the studio together. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Adele has revealed that it broke her heart writing new album '21'. The singer, who released the follow-up to 2008's '19' last month, has said that she had the hardest time writing material for the number one album. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Hurts, Mona and The Naked & Famous have all been confirmed to play at this year's Dot to Dot festival 2011. The event, which takes place across Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester from May 28 – 30, will also feature performances from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Ed Sheeran and The Phoenix Foundation. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Usher has revealed that he could be collaborating with Rihanna in the near future. The singer, who has previously worked with Nicki Minaj and Beyonce, said that he would love to do something with Rihanna. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Rihanna's record sales in the UK has passed to 10 million mark, her record label has announced. The singer has reached the milestone six years after the release of her debut album, 'Music Of The Sun' in 2005. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Deadmau5 has announced details of a one-off gig in London this summer. The DJ/producer will play a live show at London's Victoria Park on June 11. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
The Strokes are set to perform a free gig a the South By Southwest festival (SXSW) in Texas, it's been confirmed. The band will perform songs from their new album 'Angles' at Lady Bird Lake, Austin on March 7. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
The video for Michael Jackson's latest single is currently being filmed in LA. 'Hollywood Tonight', released February 11, is the second single from Jackson's first posthumous album 'Michael'. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Former White Stripes Jack White has said he has no plans to ever form a new band. The musician, who announced earlier this month that The White Stripes had ended, said he would now focus on his other projects The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, or working solo. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
The restraining order placed against Chris Brown after he assaulted former girlfriend Rihanna has been relaxed by a judge in Los Angeles. The US R&B singer must now stay 10 yards – down from 50 yards – from the singer at music industry events. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Composer Hans Zimmer and Rodrigo Y Gabriela have collaborated on the soundtrack to the fourth film in the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise. Zimmer, whose credits include The Lion King, said the trio worked closely in the studio under his direction. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Coldplay secured their return to the T In The Park festival after singer Chris Martin sent a text message to organisers. The band are set to headline the Saturday night of the Scottish festival, which takes place at Balado, Perthshire from July 8-10. Read more >>
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February 23, 2011
Sir Paul McCartney was spotted dancing in the crowd at Lady Gaga's second homecoming gig in New York on Tuesday (February 22). Video footage, which can be seen below, shows the former Beatle dancing alongside his girlfriend Nancy Shevell to one of the production's musical interludes. Read more >>
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