Cheryl Cole, Paramore and JLS are among the acts set to play this year’s Radio 1 Big Weekend. The free event takes place at Faenoel Park in Bangor, Wales on May 22 and 23. Read more >>

Poison singer Bret Michaels is in a critical condition in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a brain haemorrhage. The 47-year-old singer was taken to hospital on Friday complaining of a severe headache. Read more >>

AC/DC have scored their third UK number one album with 'Iron Man 2 – Official Soundtrack.' The album features 15 songs from the Australian rock veterans' four decade career that provide the soundtrack to the Hollywood blockbuster. Read more >>

Maximo Park, Bombay Bicycle Club and Tinie Tempah have been added to the line-up for this summer’s Ibiza Rocks. Other new additions to the bill include Chase & Status, The Drums and Biffy Clyro. Read more >>

Mike Skinner made a brief appearance as a security guard in Dr Who at the weekend. The Streets singer appeared dazed with a lipstick kiss on his lips at the beginning of The Time Of The Angels. Read more >>

The Dead Weather have been added to the line-up for this summer’s Glastonbury festival. The band, fronted by Jack White, will play on the Pyramid Stage on the second day of the event. Read more >>

Amy Winehouse has recorded three songs for a tribute album organised by Quincy Jones. The singer, who was originally linked to the record in 2008, entered the studio with producer Mark Ronson earlier this month. Read more >>

Hundreds of fans walked out of a Whitney Houston concert in London on Sunday (April 25), it’s been reported. Fans were said to have been left upset by the singer’s poor vocal performance during the show, which was the first of three dates at the O2 Arena. Read more >>

The View will play a one-off gig at Delamere Forest in Cheshire this summer. The Scottish band will perform at the picturesque outdoor venue on July 5. Read more >>

Slash has said that he “didn’t have the balls” to ask Thom Yorke to appear on his new album. The former Guns N’ Roses guitarist’s debut solo LP features collaborations with a host of stars, including Wolfmother’s Andrew Stockdale and Chris Cornell. Read more >>

Scouting For Girls will play a one-off gig at Thetford Forest in East Anglia this summer. The trio will perform at the picturesque outdoor location on July 8. Read more >>

Lady Gaga is in talks to appear as a guest judge on The X Factor, it’s been reported. The singer is said to be in discussions with producers to fill in for pregnant judge Dannii Minogue during the audition rounds. Read more >>

Poison singer Bret Michaels is still being treated in intensive care after suffering a brain haemorrhage. The 47-year-old singer was taken to hospital on Friday complaining of a severe headache. Read more >>

M.I.A has showcased a new song entitled ‘Born Free’. The track, which is thought to be taken from the singer’s new album, is currently streaming on her official website. Read more >>

You Me At Six have announced details of a new UK tour, which gets under way in Edinburgh on December 5. The six-date jaunt also includes gigs in Wolverhampton (December 6), Bournemouth (9) and Manchester (12). Read more >>

Stereophonics have launched a competition to find a band to support them at a homecoming gig in Wales this summer. The band want the act to open for them at Cardiff City Stadium on June 5. Doves and Kids in Glass Houses are already confirmed to appear at the gig. Read more >>

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are set to embark on a seven-date UK tour in December. The dates begin in Nottingham on December 3 and also include gigs in Manchester (5) and Birmingham (7). Read more >>