Kiss' Gene Simmons has branded pop artists such as Rihanna 'fake' in an interview promoting his band's forthcoming US tour.

The Black Keys have apologised to Nickleback for calling them shit in an interview with Rolling Stone earlier this year.

Public Image Ltd have added more dates to their summer UK tour in support of their new album 'This Is PiL'.

The Charlatans will headline this year's Lounge On The Farm Festival.

The organiser of the Reading And Leeds Festivals has said he hopes The Smiths never reform as it would "destroy their legacy".

Lauryn Hill has announced her first UK show for over five years.

The Flaming Lips have reached out to some of their "fwends", including 'Tik Tok' singer Ke$ha, to release a limited edition double album.

Regina Spektor has announced a pair of UK live dates for later this year.

Jack White made a surprise appearance in London last night (March 20) to launch his solo album 'Blunderbuss'.

Soulwax have remixed Arcade Fire's 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)'. The Belgian dance-rock pioneers have reworked the track, taken from Arcade Fire's third album, 'The Suburbs'. You can listen to the track, which premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show last night (March 19), by scrolling down the page and clicking on the video.