Kate Nash has responded to the upset caused by her triumph over Leona Lewis in the award for Best British Female at the Brits last month. Nash branded Leona “manufactured,” in an article printed today on Yahoo Music News. Read more >>

Converse are to release a limited edition signature shoe in honour of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. The shoe, which will include Cobain’s name, lyrics and signature, marks the brand’s 100th anniversary. Read more >>

James ‘Jimmy Henchman’ Rosemond has released a statement denying controversial accusations published on the LA Times Online yesterday. Chuck Phillips of the LA Times claims to have access to FBI records showing that Rosemond, a top New York hip-hop promoter, "set up the rapper Tupac Shakur to get shot at Quad Studios," in November 1994. Read more >>

Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has revealed that the band are planning a tour that will see them exclusively play their new album in full. The tour, which will take place after the band complete scheduled dates in the UK and US this Spring, will take in cities across the world. Read more >>

Sir Elton John will hold a fundraising concert for democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton in New York next month. Elton and Hillary: One Night Only at Radio City Music Hall will be the first solo show that the star has played in the city since October 2000. Read more >>

The Raconteurs will release their second album, ‘Consolers Of The Lonely’, in every country across the world on March 25th. The follow-up to 2006’s ‘Broken Boy Soldiers’ will be released immediately in every format, including, full length vinyl, CD and digital formats. Read more >>

Metallica will make a rare in-store appearance in San Francisco on April 19th, it’s been confirmed. The band’s first in-store for nearly a decade will see them sign autographs and meets fans at Rasputin Music's Mountain View store in the Bay area. Read more >>

Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey, one half of Supergrass, will perform a special busking gig in London tomorrow (March 19th). The pair will assume their Diamond Hoo Ha Men pseudonyms – Duke and Randy – especially for the show. Read more >>

Velvet Revolver are the number one choice to open for Led Zeppelin, if the band announce a world tour, according to bassist Duff McKagan. “I understand that we have it, although I imagine there will be plenty of bands prepared to kick and punch us out of the way for the privilege,” McKagan told Hotpress. Read more >>