American rock outfit Paramore are among the new names announced for September’s iTunes Festival, alongside Kings of Leon and Rizzle Kicks.

It can be tough at the top, as Arctic Monkeys are all too aware. Their latest single, Do You Wanna Know?, dropped on June 19 and immediately spread across the web like wildfire. Soon enough it wasn't just a song, it was a Twitter trend, a YouTube curio. Luckily, there's some substance to back up the inevitable hype.

‘In a World Like This’ - the brand new Backstreet Boys single taken from their latest album of the same name - has finally hit the airwaves, ahead of it’s release next Tuesday!

Brandon Flowers - frontman of American rock titans The Killers - is planning on writing and releasing another solo album after they complete touring their current album ‘Battle Born’.

Rap megastar Eminem is exploring ‘further territories’ for his new record, according to his close friend and collaborator Alchemist.

In 1964, Bob Dylan told us that “the times they are a-changin'”. Back then, his take on the social change sweeping America was a dropped needle away. Later it would be burned onto CD, downloaded as an MP3 file and streamed online. Music has always been inextricably linked to the technology of its time, and one London-based band has some big ideas about where to take it next.

Jarvis Cocker, frontman of English rockers Pulp, has revealed that the band won’t be putting on any more live shows this year, following the recent release of new single ‘After You’.

Two Irish music legends, Clannad and Mary Black, will join together for a UK tour in Spring 2014. Clannad and Mary Black Tickets are on presale now.

Hailing from Swords, just outside Dublin, the four unassuming lads that make up Kodaline found themselves catapulted into the limelight following the release of a touching video for All I Want in 2012. A modern take on Beauty and the Beast, set in an office environment, the video has clocked up in excess of three million views on Youtube.

British Prog legends Yes have announced a handful of dates for a 2014 UK tour that will see them perform three classic albums in their entirety. Yes Tickets are on presale now.

Arctic Monkeys have unveiled a new track, Do I Wanna Know?, which is potentially the first cut from a hotly-anticipated album due later this year. 

World-beating boyband One Direction have claimed that they don’t get drunk before their live shows, after rumours that they had performed a recent concert while under the influence began circulating the web.

Canadian rapper Drake has opened up about his ongoing feud with Chris Brown - claiming that he doesn’t want to be ‘synonymous’ with his name, and that he’d like to talk things out ‘man to man’.

Irish music legends Clannad and Mary Black have announced a long run of UK dates for 2014.

Canadian superstar Justin Bieber has been cleared of a hit-and-run attack against a member of the paparazzi, after reportedly pinning him between a parked car and his white Ferrari.

The line-up for the Stephen Lawrence concert later this year has been revealed - and it’ll see the likes of Emeli Sande and Jessie J performing.

Enter Shikari have been confirmed as headliners for Warped Tour UK, which will hit London's Alexandra Palace on November 16 and 17.

Electronic pop duo Pet Shop Boys have compared their new album to something you probably wouldn’t have predicted - early Madonna.

Fist City's new record, 'It's 1983, Grow Up!', is a grimy beauty, a collection of swaggering punk tunes boasting huge melodies, wild surf guitar and swirling psychedelia.

American post-hardcore outfit Falling in Reverse release their brand new album today - and to celebrate the occasion, they’re streaming a live performance from The Roxy in Hollywood for fans across the US, the UK, and Europe to see.