Record companies are facing a race against time to ensure two of the year’s biggest albums are in shops by Monday (December 1st) morning. Both Britney Spears and Take That’s latest LPs have fallen victim to the collapse of Woolworths’ CD distribution branch Entertainment UK (EUK). Read more >>

Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that he almost downloaded Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ for the minimum price of one pence – but had a last minute change of heart. “I was thinking of downloading it and giving them my 1p and telling all my friends I paid ten quid for it – I think a lot of people did that too,” the former Beatle said. Read more >>

Status Quo’s Francis Rossi has accused Oasis of looking “bored shitless” onstage. The guitarist singled out frontman Liam Gallagher, accusing him of pretending to act like a “grumpy” faced 20-year-old. Read more >>

Britney Spears has made her first UK television appearance in four years on the X Factor. The pop star was dressed in a gothic blouse and black hot pants as she gave an electric performance her new single ‘Womanizer’. Read more >>

George Michael is to release a festive song on Christmas Day, it’s been revealed. Fans will be able to download ‘December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)’ for free from the singer’s website. Read more >>

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood turned on the Christmas lights in London’s Hampstead on Friday (November 28th). The guitarist was joined by Ekaterina Ivanova, who claims to be his girlfriend, for the switch on on Hampstead High Street. Read more >>

Amy Winehouse’s husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, has apparently admitted to introducing the singer to hard drugs. In an interview with the News of the World newspaper, Fielder-Civil said he had “dragged” his wife down a road “she would never have gone down”. Read more >>

The Killers have held off the most anticipated record of the 21st century to top the UK album charts with 'Day & Age'. The Las Vegas band's third album comfortably outsold Guns N' Roses 'Chinese Democracy', which was released last Monday after a fourteen year wait. Read more >>

The Live Earth India concert, which was due to feature a performance from Bon Jovi, has been cancelled in the wake of the terror attacks in Mumbai. The event had been due to take place this Sunday (December 7th) to help offer support for the country's important environmental issues and causes, and provide a platform for India to establish a leadership role in the effort to tackle the problem. Read more >>

Madonna's Sticky & Sweet world tour will have grossed an estimated $282million when it concludes later this month, making it the biggest ever by a solo artist. Promoter Live Nation says the 28-date trip across the US grossed $91.5million thanks to 550,000 ticket sales. Read more >>

Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has slammed Status Quo after the band's guitarist accused the Manchester group of looking “bored shitless” onstage. Francis Rossi said Oasis's lack of physicality didn't embody rock'n'roll and that singer Liam Gallagher pretended to act like a “grumpy” faced 20-year-old onstage. Read more >>

Lily Allen has announced details of a UK tour, which will begin in Glasgow on March 14th. The nine-date tour also includes shows in Manchester, Southampton and London. Read more >>

Dorian Cox, former guitarist for The Long Blondes, has begun using a mechanical glove in a bid to regain the use of his right hand. Cox was forced to give up playing the instrument after he suffered a stroke in June. Read more >>

Pete Doherty is eager to reform his former band, The Libertines, according to reports. The Babyshambles frontman is understood to have watched former band mate Carl Barat perform with the Dirty Pretty Things in Paris last week. Read more >>

Queen's 1977 double A-side single 'We are the Champions/We Will Rock You' is to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. 'Synchronicity' by The Police and Stevie Wonder's 'For Once In My Life' are also set to join the elite club. Read more >>

Coldplay have released a special collaboration with Kylie Minogue for World Aids Day. The song, entitled 'Lhuna', was recorded at the band's Bakery studios during the production of their latest album 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends'. Read more >>

Madonna has admitted that she feels “maternal” towards Britney Spears. The queen of pop, who infamously kissed Spears at an awards ceremony in 2003, also said she could identify similarities between their careers. Read more >>

A new track purported to be from US rapper Jay-Z's forthcoming album, 'Blueprint 3', has leaked onto the internet. The song, entitled 'Brooklyn Go Hard', features Santogold and has been produced by Kanye West. Read more >>

Socialite Paris Hilton has completed work on her highly anticipated second album. Hilton told EW she has written all the songs on the as-yet-untitled record, the follow-up to 2006's 'Paris'. Read more >>

US rapper Kanye West blew up a mixing desk at a studio in Paris while he was playing Keane his new album. West previewed '808s and Heartbreak' for the group after he had watched them perform in the French city. Read more >>

US rapper Kanye West has said he is pleased that his new album has generated a mixed response with critics. '808s and Heartbreak', has been seen as a radical departure from the rapper's hip-hop routes, with many critics voicing scepticism at his decision to sing. Read more >>