Sir Paul McCartney, Take That and Muse are to perform at a special concert for Children In Need on November 12. The gig, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, will also feature Lily Allen, Dizzee Rascal and Leona Lewis. Read more >>

The Prodigy have announced details of a three date Scottish tour next January. The dance titans play Dundee Caird Hall (January 29), the Edinburgh Corn Exchange (30) and Glasgow Academy (31). Read more >>

The magnificent Gay For Johnny Depp have announced details of a career-spanning retrospective. Called 'Manthology: A Tireless Exercise In Narcissim', the album, which has been dubbed better than the Bible and the Koran in the press release, comes out on November 30. Read more >>

A man has been charged with assault and sectioned under the mental health act after punching Leona Lewis at a book shop in London. Peter Kopwalczyk, 29, is alleged to have struck the former X Factor winner as she signed copies of her new autobiography, Dreams. Read more >>

Biffy Clyro have hailed Muse as “the best live band in the world” and believe they have a lot to learn from them. The Scottish rockers are supporting Muse on 14 dates of their European tour in November and see the opportunity as a great learning experience. Read more >>

Vampire Weekend played an intimate. sold-out gig at London's Kings College last night where they aired half of their new album. 'Contra' is not out until January 11 in teh UK, but the band happily played a selection of the songs including the recent free download 'Horchata'. Read more >>

Sir Paul McCartney has been named as the songwriter of the year at a London awards ceremony. The Beatles legend was give the prestigious honour at the The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Awards. Read more >>

Bloc Party drummer Matt Tong has cast a shadow over the future of Bloc Party by hinting he may leave the band for good. Kele Okereke has already said they band are taking a lengthy hiatus after their current touring commitments, but speaking to the BBC6music, Tong says he's unsure whether he'll return. Read more >>

Blur have followed in Iggy Pop and David Bowie's footsteps by being the next band to be immortalised on LEGO Rock Band. The brick avatars have been unveiled today and bare a pretty good likeness to the Britpop icons, except the generic-looking Damon Albarn. Read more >>

Taylor Swift will have the opportunity to hit back at Kanye West when she hosts Saturday Night Live next month. The rapper sparked controversy in September when he interrupted the singer's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards. Read more >>

Arctic Monkeys have just posted the video for their new single 'Cornerstone' on Youtube and it's quite possibly the most boring promo of the year. Directed by Richard Ayaode – aka Maurice Moss from The IT Crowd – the video simply features only Alex Turner singing into a tape recorder. Read more >>

The Dead Weather are “halfway” through completing work on their second album, singer Alison Mosshart has revealed. Mosshart said she plans to return to bandmate Jack White's home in Nashville to finish the record in December. Read more >>

Randy Phillips, president of concert promoter AEG Live, has revealed he informed Michael Jackson's children the singer had died. Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II travelled to UCLA Medical Centre behind their father's ambulance on June 25. Read more >>

The Flaming Lips have already recorded the follow-up their new long-player 'Embyronic' and it's a reinterpretation of Pink Floyd's seminal 1973 album 'The Dark Side of the Moon'! A truly mouth-watering prospect, the Oklahoma-based psychedelic rockers have also drafted in Peaches and Henry Rollins as guests on the record which re-imagines The Floyd's album track-by-track. Read more >>