Katzenjammer announce London dates

We're thrilled to announce the first UK live dates of 2012 for Norwegian sensations 'Katzenjammer'. Read more...

Sister Sledge sue label for digital royalties

It's becoming a near weekly occurrence, the filing of a new lawsuit against a record company for royalties from digital product. Read more...

Razorlight to headline inaugural Crooked Ways festival

This May, internationally acclaimed band, Razorlight will make their first appearance of 2012 at Crooked Ways music festival in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. Read more...

Pete Wentz encouraging fans to join 'POWER' themed t-shirt challenge

Fans can now submit designs for the "POWER" challenge until February 28th atmasscanvas.com. Read more...

Groove Fest takes shape in the Dominican Republic

Never mind muddy fields and unpredictable European weather, Groove Fest is re-designing the way dance music fans spend their summers with an Read more...

Blackchords and Frames guitarist recording

Blackchords have started work on their second album with former Frames guitarist David Odlum behind the desk. Read more...

Zack Knight readies debut single

Zack Knight, British born of Eastern descent is the UK's newest 'homegrown' multi-talented Singer, songwriter and Producer. Read more...

Heidi Klum 'struggled with marriage for months'

Heidi Klum and Seal are rumoured to have been having marriage problems for many months. Read more...

Demi Lovato: School was tough

Demi Lovato says the entertainment industry is much easier to be involved in than school was. Read more...

Katy Perry's ex 'will always be there for her'

Katy Perry's ex-boyfriend Travie McCoy has spoken about how he is willing to support the singer through her divorce from estranged husband Russell Brand. Read more...

Jessie J promises Rihanna kiss

Jessie J has spoken about a dare she will take up if she wins a trio of BRIT Awards and a future musical collaboration with Tom Jones. Read more...

Rihanna 'still hung up on ex'

Rihanna's friends are worried she may believe ex-partner Chris Brown is 'a changed man'. Read more...

Tenacious D release album taster

Mock-rockers Tenacious D ' Jack Black and Kyle Gass ' release a teaser animation for their new album. Read more...

Adam Lambert confirms Queen position then retracts statement

There has been speculation over the last few months that Queen was ready to bring American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert Read more...

Frankie & the Heartstrings announce Pop Sex night

Sunderland's finest purveyors of pop, Frankie & the Heartstrings, have announced a Pop Sex club night at the Lexington, London on Read more...

The Great Escape reveal initial line-up

The Great Escape is thrilled to be announcing an initial line-up of acts to play across its 30 venues in Brighton this May. Crossing genres from Catalan Read more...

Richard Hawley to headline No Direction Home Festival

Richard Hawley, Other Lives, Austra, Wet Nuns and Cold Specks have been added to the bill for No Direction Home, the brand new festival from Read more...

Quincy Jones talks up Macca album

On December 19th 2011 Paul announced that February 2012 would see the release of his brand new studio album. Last month it was confirmed that the Read more...

Ben Howard debuts new track 'Oats In The Water' on BBC

Ben Howard kicks off his huge UK tour on Monday week with a homecoming show in Truro (13th Feb) before heading out on a run of sold-out Read more...

The Platter only living member wins day in court

In another victory for the artists of the 50's and 60's, a federal judge has issued an injunction against a man using the name Read more...

Gotye and Kimbra perform on Jimmy Kimmel show

Gotye and Kimbra made their American television debut performing 'Somebody That I Used To Know' on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Read more...

Olly Murs to release new single 'Oh My Goodness'

Olly Murs releases his new single 'Oh My Goodness' on April 1. The track is the third to be taken from his number one album 'In Case You Didn't Read more...

Sennen to release 'Vultures'

SENNEN release this, their first single from their forthcoming third album Lost Harmony on new imprint Indelabel, on March 5th. The single comes in Read more...

Madonna: Super Bowl means so much

Madonna has spoken about her nerves preceding her Super Bowl show this Sunday and what audiences can expect from her performance. Read more...

Robin Gibb 'feels fantastic'

Robin Gibb has spoken about how he is feeling now that his liver cancer is nearly fully in remission. Read more...

Zoë Kravitz introduces beau to dad

Zoë Kravitz has reportedly introduced her boyfriend, Gossip Girl actor Penn Badgley, to her rock musician father Lenny Kravitz. Read more...

M.I.A. 'Bad Girls' video premieres

The video was shot in Ouarzazate, Morocco, and is directed by Romain Gavras (M.I.A. 'Born Free' and JUSTICE 'Stress') "It was dope to Read more...

George Michael: I looked like Bride of Chucky

George Michael is as 'happy as Larry' because he is recovering from his bout of pneumonia 'way quicker' than expected. Read more...

Lana Del Rey

Born To Die
To say this album is a little bit dark and gloomy is an understatement. 'Born to die' is the new release by American singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey (real name is Elizabeth Grant). Born and Read more...

Grainne Duffy
Test Of Time

This is a good time for Grainne Duffy ([pronounced Gron-yer) to be releasing her second album: If she has the chops to cut it. Read more...

The James Low Western Front

Whiskey Farmer
There are albums that positively scream that you should consider the hardships of the 'salt of the earth' ' the farmer, the steel worker or the miner: 'Joe Neverdonewrong' hap... Read more...

Knew Knowledge

1st Birthday @ The CAMP
New urban music & art showcase night Knew Knowledge is very proud to announce details for its first birthday this Tuesday, 7th February at CAMP - The City Arts and Music Proje... Read more...

Janice Graham Band

It's Not Me
Janice Graham Band (or JGB) are currently being punted as HMV's Next Big Thing and on the basis of this album I can see why. Read more...

Alyssa Reid

Alyssa Reid interview
With the massive success of her single Alone Again (a reworking of the classic US No. 1 from 80s rock group Heart) featuring Chicago rappers, Read more...

Dexters, The Sundowners, Storm Cat

The Lexington, Kings Cross, London
There's much talk in 2012 about the return of the guitar band but in truth they've never gone away. Tonight there are three examples of what you'll find Read more...

Amanda Shires

Carrying Lightning
US singer releases her latest solo offering ahead of UK tour. Texas singer Amanda Shires is an intriguing artist. A superb violinist she also has a lovely vocal style Read more...

Twelve Clay Feet

Totem Bells
Coming from Cambridge, it seems appropriate that the members of Twelve Clay Feet are big fans of the late great Syd Barrett. But while they may share the Read more...

Cover Drive

An interview with
Bajan 4-piece Cover Drive have just hit the number 1 spot in the UK singles chart with 'Twilight'. We caught up with the band before a recent gig in Liverpool's O2 Academy Read more...

Portico Quartet

Portico Quartet
This is a positively dangerous album. The moves further into ambient and electronic based music have taken the fascinating half-classical/half-jazz sound of the band into deep... Read more...

The Straylings

Entertainment on Foreign Grounds
Refreshing debut from folk-rock duo. The women have been firmly on top in the world of music for the last few years with Amy Winehouse Read more...

Young Guns

Bones
When you play an album for the first time and it makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up on end you know you have something special. When your nerve endings feel lik... Read more...