Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has started watching 'American Idol' since Steven Tyler became a judge.The rocker has become a regular viewer of the pop star search show since the Aerosmith star joined the panel...
My Chemical Romance scooped two trophies at tonight's (23.02.11) NME Awards. The US rockers were the biggest winners, taking home Best International Band and `Best Video' for their track 'Na Na Na' at the British...
Beth Ditto thinks Gossip's biggest hit was a "complete fluke".The singer admits her fans seem disappointed her group has never written another song as successful as 2007 single 'Standing in the Way of Control', but...
THE STROKES star NICK VALENSI feared fans had long forgotten about the band when they announced a new album after a five-year hiatus.The New York rockers shot to fame in 2001 with their debut album...
PJ Harvey will be presented with the Teenage Cancer Trust Outstanding Contribution To Music prize at the NME Awards.The British singer-songwriter - who won the Mercury Prize in 2001 - will receive the evening's top...
British rockers the KAISER CHIEFS are to return to the live stage after a two-year hiatus with a performance at the 2011 Gurten Festival in Switzerland.The Ruby hitmakers took a break in 2009, a year...
PJ Harvey aims to be a "war songwriter". The 'Let England Shake' singer's latest album deals with many different aspects of war through its lyrics, which required a great deal of research into historical conflicts,...
Scottish singer KYLE FALCONER is proud of THE VIEW's upcoming album - because it marks the first time the band has recorded sober.The group has been busy working on Bread and Circuses, due for release...
Rocker JOSH HOMME is lucky to be alive after surgery on his leg went wrong and he "died" on the operating table last year (10).The Queens Of The Stone Age frontman was admitted to hospital...
La Roux says her voice has changed for the band's second album. Flame haired singer Elly Jackson is giving up her trademark high pitched vocals for the group's next record, and said the sound she...
Beady Eye claim there is not one "clanger" on their debut album. The band - formed by Liam Gallagher from the other members of Oasis when his brother walked out, splitting the group in 2009...
British rocker SHAUN RYDER has exploded the myth he once walked out on a multi-million dollar record deal to buy drugs - insisting the snub was deliberate.Ryder's band, Happy Mondays, fell apart shortly after record...
Rocker PAUL WELLER made the last show on his current U.K. tour a family affair - performing with his two sons at London's Wembley Arena.The former The Jam frontman took to the stage at the...
Willow Smith is planning to become as big as Lady Gaga.The 'Whip My Hair' singer, daughter of actor and rapper Will Smith, has received a phenomenal response to her debut single in the US and...
Paul Weller is determined to "stretch himself" lyrically on his next album. The 'Moonshine' singer only released his last album, 'Wake Up The Nation', this year, but has already started recording tracks for a follow...
Rocker PAUL WELLER will not be joining Facebook any time soon - he's blasted social networking websites as "distracting" and a waste of time.The former The Jam frontman's representatives have set up an account on...
PJ Harvey has announced a new album, 'Let England Shake', to be released in February. The 'Good Fortune' singer - full name Polly Jean Harvey - will release her eighth album on Valentine's Day (14.02.11)...
Manic Street Preachers are planning to release a new album of "pure indulgence" next year. The bassist with the '(It's Not War) Just the End of Love' group said they already have a title for...
My Chemical Romance wrote the song 'Vampire Money' as a reaction to the 'Twilight' movies. The 'Na Na Na' rockers were asked to contribute a song for the vampire film franchise's 'New Moon' soundtrack, but...
The new Gorillaz album will sound like an "English voice put through the vocoder of America".The cartoon band's main songwriter has been recording while touring in the US, and described how his experience of being...
THE BEATLES once tried to contact the spirit world on a Ouija board - but fell foul of a prank by GEORGE HARRISON.Sir Paul MCCartney has recalled how he, Harrison, and John Lennon held a...
Cult British act BELLE & SEBASTIAN are planning a new Mexican restaurant venture.Frontman Stuart Murdoch is hoping to open a taqueria in his native Glasgow, Scotland because there's "no decent Mexican food" in the city....
Robyn worries she is a "coward" for not wanting to be a role model.The Swedish singer admits while she is an active feminist, she is reluctant to be seen as an example to other young...
P. Diddy is hoping he can get Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders to onstage with him in Scotland tonight (29.09.10). The 'Come With Me' rapper struck up an unlikely friendship with the rock drummer earlier...
Cee Lo Green was once a goth. The upbeat soul singer and rapper - who is one half of 'Crazy' hitmakers Gnarls Barkley - admitted that he once went through a darker period where he...
The much anticipated new single by RIHANNA has premiered on RYAN SEACREST'S radio show today (September 7th 2010). 'Only Girl (In The World)' will be the first single released from the new album 'Loud', which...
McFly changed their sound so they could "compete on an international level". The British group dropped the guitars and rock influenced sound of their fourth album 'Radio: Active' to work with pop producers on their...
DETROIT SOCIAL CLUB frontman DAVID BURN was left hobbling around on a music video set after falling through a creaky floorboard during filming.The British rockers were shooting a promo clip for their upcoming single, Northern...
KINGS OF LEON have turned down the chance to showcase their hits on hit TV series GLEE.Frontman Caleb Followill reveals the band often turns down lucrative offers to feature their music on TV - they...
KINGS OF LEON frontman CALEB FOLLOWILL regrets his scathing comments about the band's massive hit SEX ON FIRE - insisting he's "ashamed" of the incident.The rocker stunned fans in a recent interview when he described...