The lyrics to ‘Give Peace A Chance’ by John Lennon are to go up for auction in London this July. The handwritten words were presented to comedy writer Gail Renard during Lennon and Yoko Ono’s bed in 1969. Read more >>

The Spice Girls won’t be performing for Nelson Mandela at his 90th birthday celebrations in Hyde Park, according to singer Mel B. The girl group, who reformed at the end of last year for a world tour, had been linked with the London event, which is expected to feature Eminem. Read more >>

Damon Albarn says he plans to release an album this summer that will feature a 100 piece Chinese choir. The former Blur frontman said that the as-yet-untitled project features upwards of 90 musicians in total. Read more >>

Thom Yorke and Ed O’Brien from Radiohead have both professed their love for Portishead’s first record in 11 years, ‘Third.’ Both the band members agree that it’s Portishead’s finest effort to date, with Yorke in particular getting excited about it. Read more >>

US rapper Ne-Yo has revealed that he turned down a request to write songs for The Spice Girls because he didn’t have time. The rapper said that he was approached by the group last year to write material for their much-anticipated reunion tour and album. Read more >>

Black Eyed Peas star Will.I.am says that the rap group will still tour in China this summer, despite calls from musicians and celebrities to boycott the country. China has faced renewed political and humanitarian pressure over recent months over its human rights record in Tibet. Read more >>

Amy Winehouse has vehemently denied that she is cheating on her incarcerated husband Blake Fielder-Civil. Wearing just her bra and a trademark pair of denim hotpants, the singer confronted snappers camped outside of her Camden home to denounce media reports that she is having a fling with her manager’s assistant Alex Haines. Read more >>

Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland has been sentenced to eight days in jail for drink driving. Weiland’s lawyer entered a plea of no contest to a single charge of driving under the influence of alcohol on his clients behalf yesterday (April 28th). Read more >>

CSS have unveiled the tracklisting for their second album, ‘Donkey’. The album, which is released on July 21st, is the much anticipated follow-up to their 2006 debut ‘Cansei de Ser Sexy’. Read more >>

Feeder have revealed that the sixth studio album, entitled ‘Silent Cry’, will be released on June 16th. ‘Silent Cry’ is the band’s first studio album since 2005's ‘Pushing The Senses’. Read more >>

Kylie Minogue’s forthcoming world tour, which begins in Paris on May 6th, will cost upwards of Ј10million to stage, organisers have revealed. The tour, which includes shows in Greece, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Luxembourg, Russia, Latvia and Spain, has already taken over half a million pounds in ticket sales. Read more >>