Pet Shop Boys have politely turned down a request to change their name to Rescue Shelter Boys to promote an animal rights group campaign. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe received a letter from PETA bosses last month asking them to make the switch to help their campaign to stop people buying cats and dogs from pet shops. Read more >>
Kanye West is set to complete is endorsement empire by creating his own energy drink for American company Guru. West says he excited about the project that will see him concoct a 100% natural and organic beverage, following his move into fashion and food previously. Read more >>
Paul McCartney has become the latest celebrity to fall victim to cyber criminals after his website was infiltrated by hackers at the weekend. McCartney's site was infected by the LuckySploit Toolkit on Saturday night - a program which allows digital thieves to access the personal details of anyone using the site by tracking their keystrokes. Read more >>
Bat For Lashes has revealed that her main influence is TV presenter and naturalist Sir David Attenborough. The singer, real name Natasha Khan, says that many of her musical themes directly nod towards nature and the general 'spiritual' experience of watching a show narrated by the 82-year-old legend. Read more >>
Passion Pit have been forced to cancel their May UK due to personal reasons it has been announced. In a statement the band said: "Due to a personal situation at home, we will unfortunately not be able to play our May UK/Euro dates. Read more >>
Craig David's 'Born To Do It' has astonishingly been named the second greatest album of all time in a major poll. More than 40,000 people have registered their votes with MTV since the station was launched in 1981, with Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' crowned as the greatest. Read more >>
Doves, Editors, The Pigeon Detectives and Paul Weller are amongst the first raft of bands to be announced for this year's Hop Far festival. The festival takes place over the weekend of July 4-5 and will also feature appearances from Super Furry Animals, Echo & The Bunnymen, Mystery Jets and Florence and the Machine. Read more >>
Nine Black Alps have announced a full UK tour as they prepare for the release of their third album. Earlier this week this band previewed the new material with a video of thetrack 'Buy Nothing' being released online. Read more >>
Britney Spears dramatically stormed off stage for an hour on Wednesday after complaining the air in the venue had become too smoky. Fans were stunned when the star halted her show in Vancouver, Canada after just three songs, leaving the audience waiting for more than 20 minutes for an explanation. Read more >>
Lady Sovereign has opened up about her disastrous departure from Def Jam Records in 2007 - insisting her career meltdown led to a dark period of self-harm and depression. The 23-year-old star - real name Louise Amanda Harman - was signed to U.S. label in 2005, while hip-hop mogul Jay-Z was presiding over the company. Read more >>
The latest episode of South Park has poked fun at Kanye West, labelling him a 'gay fish'. The hip-hop star appeared in the show last night (April 8) in the US in an episode called 'Fish Sticks'. Read more >>
The Fall have signed to Domino Records and are about to start work on a new album, it has been announced. According to the label the band are set to enter a studio in the North of England to record new material “imminently” and hope for a release towards the end of 2009. Read more >>
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Pet Shop Boys have politely turned down a request to change their name to Rescue Shelter Boys to promote an animal rights group campaign. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe received a letter from PETA bosses last month asking them to make the switch to help their campaign to stop people buying cats and dogs from pet shops. 
Kanye West is set to complete is endorsement empire by creating his own energy drink for American company Guru. West says he excited about the project that will see him concoct a 100% natural and organic beverage, following his move into fashion and food previously. 
Paul McCartney has become the latest celebrity to fall victim to cyber criminals after his website was infiltrated by hackers at the weekend. McCartney's site was infected by the LuckySploit Toolkit on Saturday night - a program which allows digital thieves to access the personal details of anyone using the site by tracking their keystrokes. 
Bat For Lashes has revealed that her main influence is TV presenter and naturalist Sir David Attenborough. The singer, real name Natasha Khan, says that many of her musical themes directly nod towards nature and the general 'spiritual' experience of watching a show narrated by the 82-year-old legend. 
Passion Pit have been forced to cancel their May UK due to personal reasons it has been announced. In a statement the band said: "Due to a personal situation at home, we will unfortunately not be able to play our May UK/Euro dates. 
Craig David's 'Born To Do It' has astonishingly been named the second greatest album of all time in a major poll. More than 40,000 people have registered their votes with MTV since the station was launched in 1981, with Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' crowned as the greatest. 
Doves, Editors, The Pigeon Detectives and Paul Weller are amongst the first raft of bands to be announced for this year's Hop Far festival. The festival takes place over the weekend of July 4-5 and will also feature appearances from Super Furry Animals, Echo & The Bunnymen, Mystery Jets and Florence and the Machine. 
Nine Black Alps have announced a full UK tour as they prepare for the release of their third album. Earlier this week this band previewed the new material with a video of thetrack 'Buy Nothing' being released online. 
Britney Spears dramatically stormed off stage for an hour on Wednesday after complaining the air in the venue had become too smoky. Fans were stunned when the star halted her show in Vancouver, Canada after just three songs, leaving the audience waiting for more than 20 minutes for an explanation. 
Lady Sovereign has opened up about her disastrous departure from Def Jam Records in 2007 - insisting her career meltdown led to a dark period of self-harm and depression. The 23-year-old star - real name Louise Amanda Harman - was signed to U.S. label in 2005, while hip-hop mogul Jay-Z was presiding over the company. 
The latest episode of South Park has poked fun at Kanye West, labelling him a 'gay fish'. The hip-hop star appeared in the show last night (April 8) in the US in an episode called 'Fish Sticks'. 
The Fall have signed to Domino Records and are about to start work on a new album, it has been announced. According to the label the band are set to enter a studio in the North of England to record new material “imminently” and hope for a release towards the end of 2009.