US President Barack Obama sang with blues legend BB King at an event at The White House yesterday night (February 21). The impromptu performance followed Obama's recent rendition of Al Green's soul classic 'Let's Stay Together' at a fundraiser in New York last month.

Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher shared a hug after the Brit Awards on Tuesday (February 21). The former Britpop rivals drank together onboard a boat on the Thames, which had been hired by record label EMI hfor their post-ceremony bash.

Public Image Ltd have announced that they will be playing two London shows this April. The band will headline London's Heaven venue for two nights, playing the 1,000 capacity venue on April 1 and 2. Frontman John Lydon and co will release both a new EP and a full studio album this spring. The band will release the four-track offering 'One Drop' on April 21 to coincide with this year's Record Store Day, with the LP 'This Is PiL' set to drop on May 28. Both releases are being put out by the band's own label 'Pil Official'.

Some stats: it has been 27 years since the last Dexys album, and nine since they released two new songs ("Manhood" and "My Life in England") on a compilation album that coincided with their reunion tour.

Their post-punk early years, boxed...