Guardian Music — Other acts confirmed for California desert event include Pulp, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsRadiohead, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg are to headline this year's Coachella festival in California. The event takes place in the de... more info

Mjsbigblog — This week, we have concert stats from Kelly, Clay, Scotty, Archie and Australian Idol’s first winner, Guy. For those agog at Adele’s numbers, here is Billboard with a rundown of her impressive achievements. 2 Z100 Jingle Ball: Lady Gaga, Demi Lo... more info

ContactMusic — French Dj David Guetta has fallen ill in the middle of his South American tour The hitmaker and producer is due to perform two dates in Brazil beginning on Saturday 07Jan12 before hitting venues in Chile and Argentina later this month Jan12 but he h.... more info

Guardian Music — Plenty of people made their mark on 2011, but not in a good way – here's a selection■ David Guetta. Please stop■ The Haribo family. Ghastly■ TOWIE's Arg. A man so tragically stupid that he could walk into a room containing nothing but a basic... more info

Guardian Music — Reckon a dubstep breakdown is something the AA can fix? That REM split up 15 years ago? Or that the artwork on Lady Gaga's album was good? Then you need to read on …The rise of Lana Del Rey• Lana has been described as the "gangsta Nancy Sinatra".... more info

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Guardian Music — Contrary to David Cameron's retreat from Europe, club sounds from the continent dominated the UK charts this yearIt's an institution appreciated by the bulk of Europe but endlessly divisive in the UK. Critics point to its arcane voting structures, it... more info

ContactMusic — French Dj David Guetta has become the first musician to be inducted into a new hall of fame in Hollywood The producer left his mark in cement on Saturday 03Dec11 for the music-themed Handprint Homage at Graumans Chinese Theater Speaking at the e... more info

Perez Hilton — We can't take her anywhere! Ha We sent our illegitimate daughter, La Coacha, to cover the red carpet at KIIS FM's Jingle Ball this weekend. She's gonna be on Santa's naughty list this year! Watch La Coacha get into lots of mischief (above) with David... more info