Hockey have announced details of a UK and Ireland tour for next February. The Portland, Oregon four-piece will play five shows in support of their second album 'Mind Chaos' released in September. Read more >>

The mighty Mumford & Sons have announced their biggest UK and Ireland tour to date. The growling folk rockers will play 11 shows next March including one at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London. Read more >>

Maximo Park are to play a DJ set at the Proud Galleries in Camden on Monday (November 30). Paul Smith and co. will be manning the decks alongside Blood Red Shoes at the North London party. Read more >>

Eminem has offered his services to UK talent show The X Factor saying he would like to be a judge. Mr Mathers believes that hip-hop is ignored on the show and it badly needs a global, platinum selling star on the panel to find real talent. Read more >>

Twilight actor Robert Pattinson has confirmed plans to launch a music career. The 23-year-old British actor, who plays vampire Edward Cullen, said he wanted to record some songs after he finishes promoting the hit teen saga. Read more >>

Michael Jackson is one of an array of stars and fictional characters who have been immortalised in LEGO by a German artist. 29-year-old graphic designer Stefan Sacherer creates 'Brixels mosaics' of famous faces using black, grey and white LEGO bricks. Read more >>

Recently reformed rockers Reef have confirmed six UK tour dates for April 2010. The band who split in 2003 after a 10 year career, play shows in Glasgow, Norwich, Birmingham, Bristol, London and Manchester. Read more >>

Heavy metal veteran Ronnie James Dio has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. The 67-year-old singer cancelled Dio's entire November UK tour last week due to an unspecified illness, however, his wife Wendy has now confirmed the bad news. Read more >>

The Rolling Stones are planning a major world tour for 2010, it's claimed. The Sun is quoting a source close to Ronnie Wood's girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova who alleges that the 20-year-old has been blabbing about the shows. Read more >>

Following U2's confirmation on Monday, Muse are the latest band reported to play Glastonbury Festival 2010. Festival website eFestivals claim they have it on good authority that Muse will perform at Worthy Farm next June. Read more >>

James Corden joined Snow Patrol on stage during their gig at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Tuesday. The Gavin and Stacey star duetted with the band on a special rendition of ‘Set The Fire To The Third Bar’. Read more >>

Rihanna has spoken for the first time about the leak of naked photographs of her in May. The pictures, which showed the singer in a number of provocative poses, emerged online just two months after she was assaulted by former boyfriend Chris Brown. Read more >>

Sir Paul McCartney says his music enables him to maintain contact with his late wife Linda and former members of The Beatles. The singer told a press conference in London that his concerts were his way of ”revisiting” John Lennon and George Harrison. Read more >>

Kasabian's Tom Meighan has launched into a huge rant about The X Factor, Susan Boyle and Jedward. The 28-year-old claims The X Factor is ruining the face of music while stars like Jedward and Susan Boyle will become victims of their quick rise to fame. Read more >>

Kasabian are set to play an ultra-intimate show in London next week. The Leicester lads, who recently wrapped up their UK tour, will play the 1,200 capacity Heaven on Wednesday (December 2) for Myspace. Read more >>

Late Of The Pier are to release a new single next month entitled 'Blueberry'. The track, due out on December 14, is intended as a preview for their forthcoming second album. Read more >>

Speech Debelle was booed by fans of Take That last night (November 25) when she attempted to rap the band's 1993 hit 'Pray'. The Mercury Prize-winner was jeered off-stage at the launch of the boy band's new video game, SingStar. Read more >>