Janet Jackson is being treated in hospital after being taken ill just moments before a concert in Montreal. A statement from the singer's publicist said Jackson “got suddenly ill” during her sound check and had to be rushed to a nearby medical facility. Read more >>

All three members of Muse have been given an honorary Doctorate of Arts Degree by the University of Plymouth. Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dom Howard, who are all from Devon, collected their honours last week. Read more >>

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has insisted that nothing is wrong with the audio quality of the band's new album, 'Death Magnetic'. The CD release of the album has been described as too loud by fans, who claim it doesn't sound as clean as the edition that's available via the video game Guitar Hero. Read more >>

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has been discharged from hospital nine days after surviving a plane crash which killed four people. Barker and his friend, DJ AM – who was discharged last week - were the only survivors after their Learjet careered off a runway in Columbia, South Carolina. Read more >>

Britney Spears has said she expects to announce details of a world tour, which will begin next year. The singer was asked about her future schedule during an appearance on US radio to promote her new single 'Womanizer'. Read more >>

Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill has said the band's religious upbringing is one of the main reasons they have been able to write so much music recently. The band, which consists of three brothers, Caleb, Nathan and Jared, and their cousin, Matthew, were all raised by their father, who was a preacher. Read more >>

The Streets Mike Skinner has said he is growing more concious of our precious the world is. Speaking to the Sun newspaper, Skinner said tracks on the band's new album 'Everything Is Borrowed' highlight the problems – and how he hopes to deal with them. Read more >>

Keane drummer Richard Hughes says he feels “totally sorry” for Amy Winehouse and has called for the press to leave the singer alone. Hughes, who saw band mate Tom Chaplin endure rehab two years ago, criticised the media's portrayal of the singer – and the wider issue of celebrity culture. Read more >>

Kylie Minogue has filmed a special guest appearance for a new sketch show fronted by comedians James Corden and Matthew Horne. The singer filmed her scenes – which include chasing Horne in an evening gown – on location in London yesterday (September 29th). Read more >>

My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way has unveiled the title for the second series of his comic book, The Umbrella Academy. The six-issue second series will be entitled Dallas and finds the characters in trouble from having saved the world. Read more >>

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has praised Coldplay for the way the band reworked Kraftwerk's 'Computer Love' on one of their songs. Colplay used the guitar riff from Kraftwerk's hit on their single 'Talk', which featured on their 2005 album 'X&Y'. Read more >>

Paul Weller is to release a new compilation album featuring 74 tracks from his entire career. 'Weller At The BBC' includes songs from Weller's session performances for the broadcasting corporation, as well as live tracks. Read more >>

AC/DC are to become the first band to get their own version of the video game Rock Band. AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack, which is released in November, contains 18 songs from the band's 1991 performance at Donington. Read more >>