Run-Ins With The Law 'Would Never Have Happened To David Bowie', Says Boy George

Badly-behaved star Boy George has told Vogue how he doesn’t want to grow-up following his handful of run-ins with the law, and claimed that the controversies that surrounded him would ‘never have happened to David Bowie’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2011

McFly Stars To Appear On Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

McFly are spending so much time on TV that they’re almost a group of reality TV stars more than a group of pop-rockers, with Harry Judd recently winning Strictly Come Dancing and Dougie Poynter crowned champion of ‘I’m a Celebrity...’. Now, Poynter and bandmate Tom Fletcher will face 12 questions from legendary host Chris Tarrant – as they’ve signed up to appear on Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2011

The Darkness Have Nine Tracks Completed For New Record

Hard rock heroes The Darkness have reportedly finished nine of the tracks they hope to feature on their brand new studio album, which is set for a spring 2012 release.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Austrian Doctors Optimistic About George Michael Recovery

George Michael’s Austrian doctor has confirmed that the star is making a good recovery from his bout of pneumonia, saying he’s ‘generally optimistic’ about him – but has refused to comment on whether he’ll be making it home in time for Christmas.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Bruno Mars Tops Most Watched Music Video Chart Of 2011

Online music video site MUZU.TV has conducted a widely-researched survey of the UK to find out which music videos are the most watched music videos of 2011.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Tinie Tempah, Labrinth, Groove Armada, Band Of Skulls & More Confirmed For Isle Of Wight Festival

Isle Of Wight festival organisers have unveiled their latest batch of bands confirmed for 2012's event.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Public Image Ltd To Re-Release And Re-Master Entire Back Catalogue

Post-punk veterans Public Imagine Ltd have announced that they’ll be re-releasing their entire back catalogue next year; to go alongside their brand new studio album they’ve been working on since their reformation in 2009.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Kids In Glass Houses, Deaf Havana, The Wonder Years & More Confirmed For Hit The Deck Festival 2012

Nottingham's Hit The Deck Festival is back, returning for a second year following the success of last year's event, which saw the likes of Underoath, The Blackout, Young Guns, Cancer Bats and and many more grace Nottingham's best venues for a day packed full of high quality rock, hardcore, punk and metal.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Dave Mustaine Experienced Mood-Swings When Playing With Metallica

Megadeth star Dave Mustaine has opened up about playing with his old band Metallica, saying that he went through a number of mood-swings and ‘ups-and-downs’ during the 30th year anniversary show.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Lady Gaga Releases 'Marry The Night Remix' EP

Lady Gaga, plans to keep us dancing into the New Year with a brand new set of remixes for her chart climbing single, 'Marry the Night.'

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2011

'I've Forgotten How To Write A Hit Single' Says Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner

Arctic Monkeys’ vocalist and frontman Alex Turner has claimed he has ‘forgotten how’ to write a hit single – and that he is just ‘getting there with the singing thing’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2011

‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ Soundtrack Nominated for Golden Globe

Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and composer Atticus Ross have been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for their soundtrack to David Fincher’s adaption of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’. This is the second time that Reznor and Ross have been nominated for the same award for one of Fincher’s films, having previously won Best Original Score for ‘The Social Network’ at this year’s ceremony.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Kanye West Tells Audience: 'This Whole Section Of Crowd Gotta Go'

Controversial superstar Kanye West has landed himself in the media again after he threatened to throw a whole section of the crowd out of a Watch the Throne (West and Jay-Z) show – because one of the members sat in it was throwing business cards on stage.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

New Two-Disc Compilation Of David Sylvian's Solo Work To Get February 2012 Release

EMI records are to release a career-spanning 2-disc compilation of David Sylvian’s highly acclaimed solo work, featuring an exclusive new track ‘Where’s Your Gravity?’. The new compilation is set for release on 27th February 2012.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Little Mix's 'Cannonball' Lowest Selling X-Factor Winner's Single Since 2004

According to Guardian reports, Little Mix’s cover of Damien Rice’s ‘Cannonball’ has become the lowest-selling X-Factor winner’s single since 2004’s Steve Brookstein single ‘Against All Odds’, a Phil Collins cover.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Manic Street Preachers Joined By Gruff Rhys And Nina Persson At London Gig

Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers were joined two special guests at their epic Christmas show in the London O2 Arena on Saturday night, as they played through each of their 38 singles in spectacular fashion

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Bristol Scientist Works Out Hit Single Equation

Scientists at the University of Bristol have apparently cracked the code that Jedward will forever be searching for – an equation that predicts whether a track will become a hit single.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Paul McCartney Reveals Details Of Brand New Album

Paul McCartney has announced he will be releasing a brand new album. Currently untitled and set for release on February 6th 2012, the new album will feature songs that Paul grew up listening to in his childhood, as well as two brand new McCartney compositions.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Swedish House Mafia Unveil 'Antidote' Video

Hot on the heels of their massive shows at the prestigious Madison Square Garden, which managed to sell-out 20,000 tickets in nine minutes, pro-producers Swedish House Mafia have unveiled the new video to their track ‘Antidote’ – and it comes with both a clean and explicit version.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Jon Bon Jovi NOT Dead Despite Internet Rumour

American rock vocalist Jon Bon Jovi posted a time-stamped picture to the band’s Facebook page last night – as he tried to disprove rumours that he had died, which circulated the net like wildfire yesterday.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Simone Felice Announces Debut Solo Album Release

Simone Felice has announced details of his debut solo album, set for release on April 2nd 2012 .

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Duff McKagan Joins Guns N’ Roses On Stage

In a move that is likely to send Guns N Roses rumour mills into unheard levels of speculation and gossip-making, original bassist Duff McKagan joined the latest incarnation of the legendary rock band on-stage at a show in Vancouver last night, fuelling rumours that the original line-up would reunite.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Louis Walsh Tried To Stop Westlife Split

Irish boy-band Westlife are set to split up after their 2012 Farewell tour, much to the dismay of manager Louis Walsh – who, according to the band, tried to stop the break-up when he found out.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

McFly's Harry Judd Wins Strictly Come Dancing Final

McFly star Harry Judd was crowned winner on Saturday night, after bandmate Dougie Poynter was announced ‘I’m a Celebrity’ winner earlier in the year.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Will Young Wants Career Break

British singer-songwriter Will Young has confessed that he’d love nothing more than a year off work – but his intense work schedule means he can’t.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Velvet Revolver Eye Potential New Singer

American hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver maybe coming out of hiatus soon – as drummer Matt Sorum (pictured) revealed that the band are currently auditioning potential new frontman Jimmy Gnecco, who fronts New Jersey rockers Ours.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

One Direction Full Of Praise For Little Mix

X-Factor winners Little Mix have been receiving plenty of praise from one of the talent shows other successful pop groups – One Direction.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Rihanna Teases Fans With Image Of New Video

Barbados-born beauty Rihanna has teased fans with an image from her new video for single ‘You Da One’, which is set to hit shelves on January 2nd.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Tennis Cover Broadcast’s ‘Tears in the Typing Pool’ - Listen Now

American indie-pop trio Tennis have released their own version of Broadcast’s ‘Tears in the Typing Pool’, which is available to download from the band’s SoundCloud page. The song was originally included on the 2005 album ‘Tender Buttons’ by Broadcast, who tragically lost their singer Trish Keenan to pneumonia earlier this year.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Monday, 19 December 2011

Solo Artist Piney Gir Releases Free Festive Download ‘Christmas Time’ – Listen Now

Kansas-born singer-songwriter Piney Gir has written and recorded a new song entitled ‘Christmas Time’ ahead of this year’s festive period. The track is available to download for free from her SoundCloud page and can be listened to below with the accompanying music video.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Monday, 19 December 2011