Young Jeezy and New Kids On The Block have claimed the #1 and #2 top album spots on the Billboard charts for the week ending September 7. With 260,000 albums moved, Young Jeezy’s latest effort ‘The Recession’ became the #1 album in the country. This marks the rapper’s second #1 of his career. Read more >>

Amy Winehouse is understood to be days away from purchasing a new home in the country. The singer is apparently interested in moving into a seven bedroom farmhouse in Suffolk, which includes three acres of land and stables. Read more >>

Estelle looks set to dominate this year's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards after picking up five nominations. The singer leads the way in the Best Song, Best Album, Best Video, Best R&B/soul and Best female categories. Read more >>

Sir Paul McCartney is on the verge of announcing his engagement to American heiress Nancy Shevell, US media reports claim. Shevell is understood to be in the process of finalising her divorce from businessman Bruce Blakeman, more than a year after the couple legally split. Read more >>

Elbow frontman Guy Garvey is in the process of putting together an album of material by his late friend, Bryan Glancy. Glancy, who died in 2006, was the inspiration behind the band's 2008 Mercury Prize winning album 'The Seldom Seen Kid'. Read more >>

Oasis are to release a collectors edition box set of their new album 'Dig Out Your Soul'. The heavyweight box set includes a CD and 4xLP copy of the album, a behind-the-scenes DVD and a 24-page deluxe hardback book. Read more >>

Singer James Morrison has revealed how Madonna snubbed him when the pair met in a recording studio in Los Angeles. Morrison tried to introduce himself to the pop star earlier this year when she visited the same studio that he was using to record his second album. Read more >>

Kylie Minogue is to receive Ј2million in return for playing a 60-minute set at a party in Dubai, according to reports. The Australian singer is to perform for 2000 guests at the opening of the Palm Jumeirah manmade island on November 20th. Read more >>

Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has slammed the security team which failed to prevent a man from attacking him on stage in Canada last Sunday. In a message on the band's website, Gallagher wrote: “Someone, who can only be described as a 'Canadian' was able to get onstage, somehow managed to evade our crack security team (Trotters Independent Security Service) and assaulted my mid-riff. Read more >>

Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has revealed that he is planning a collaboration with fellow Mercury Prize nominated group, The Last Shadow Puppets. Garvey said he and band mate Craig Potter had “something on the cards” with the side project of Alex Turner and Miles Kane. Read more >>

Jarvis Cocker has announced a short five date UK tour which will begin in Sheffield on November 25th. The tour will also call at venues in London, Edinburgh and Birmingham. Read more >>

Former Blur frontman Damon Albarn has produced a new song for the Malian duo Amadou and Mariam. The song, 'Sabali', will appear on the pair's new album, 'Welcome To Mali'. Read more >>

Radiohead have begun working on the follow-up to their 2007 album 'In Rainbows'. The band's guitarist Ed O'Brien told the BBC that they were “really excited” by the music that they have created so far. Read more >>

Actor Russell Crowe has urged the Australian Government to give US rapper Snoop Dogg a visa to perform in the country. The rapper's application to travel to Australia is currently being reconsidered by immigration officials after he was banned last year for drug and weapons offences. Read more >>

AC/DC have announced details of the opening leg of their forthcoming world tour. The dates - in the US and Canada - support the band's new album 'Black Ice', which is released on October 20th. Read more >>

Metallica appear to have dropped the sales embargo on their new album 'Death Magnetic'. The band's first studio album since 2003 is officially released worldwide on Friday (September 12th) – but as Gigwise reported first, a number of UK stores began selling the record yesterday. Read more >>

Oasis are rumoured to be making a secret appearance alongside buskers on the streets of New York this Friday (September 12th). To coincide with the band's tour date in the city, 30 street performers will be covering Oasis songs at different locations around New York. Read more >>

US rapper Jay-Z has announced details of two live shows which will feature fellow hip-hop stars Lil' Wayne and T.I. The first date, with T.I., will take place at the Wachovia Centre in Philadelphia on October 24th, before Lil' Wayne joins Jay-Z four days later for a show at New Jersey's Izod Centre. Read more >>

US rapper Kanye West has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of felony vandalism. West is said to have smashed a photographers camera as he waited to clear security in the American Airlines terminal. Read more >>

Prince has revealed he will be releasing his first book, a coffee table book, entitled ’21 Nights’ in October. The book will be filled with photographs from his 21-night stand in London last November at the O2 Arena. Read more >>

Oasis have announced via their official website that tomorrow’s concert (September 12) at Terminal 5 in New York will be cancelled as a result of the on stage incident that occured in Canada last Sunday (September 7). Read more >>

Paul McCartney has resisted pressure to cancel his upcoming concert in Tel Aviv will go ahead and perform. "I was approached by different groups and political bodies who asked me not to come here,” said McCartney to Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth. “I refused. I do what I think, and I have many friends who support Israel.” Read more >>