ContactMusic — Tom Cruise is set to receive the Friars Clubs Entertainment Icon Award The Rock of Ages actor will become only the fourth person ever to be presented with the award - along Hollywood legends Douglas Fairbanks Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra - when... more info

Guardian Music — You don't need a voice to communicate heartbreak when you can play the trumpet like Miles Davis in his pomp He's a touchstone in jazz conversation, a cornerstone in jazz collections, and this 1954 gemstone is just one dazzling example of his genius. ... more info

Guardian Music — Released on 19 March 1962, Bob Dylan's debut remains a landmark of popular cultureA rollicking rush on guitar is followed by the line, "I don't know why I love you like I do", sung with something between a hollow laugh and a stab of pain; and after o... more info

Starpulse — Last night we spotted Lana Del Rey at a Guns N' Roses concert in Los Angeles showing off her stomach in a cropped Frank Sinatra t-shirt. more info

Perez Hilton — Someone's put Betty White on the roasting pit! But it's all in good fun! Betty will be the next celeb to be roasted by the Friars Club on May 16th. This is a pretty big deal, since she's joining a club that is VERY Elite! The actress will join Frank ... more info

Guardian Music — The Sunday Telegraph's John Preston has set us a riddle. He tells how a house clearance turned up a box of old photographs in which a Fleet Street showbiz writer, Dick Richards, was pictured with a string of 1950s Hollywood stars.There is Dick discus... more info

ContactMusic — Pianist Mike Melvoin has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 74 The musician who worked with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson passed away in Burbank California on Wednesday 22Feb12 Melvoin who is the father of tragic Smash... more info

ContactMusic — Frank Sinatras singer daughter Nancy has undergone surgery to correct her failing eyesight The 71-year-old star has been struggling with her deteriorating vision for years and she decided to go under the knife on Tuesday 07Feb12 to fix the problem on... more info

ContactMusic — Hoboken New Jersey the city that spawned Frank Sinatra but which he himself spurned after achieving success has made it known that it wants nothing to do with New Jerseys current collection of celebrity sensations The city said it will not issue film... more info

Guardian Music — Paul McCartney's new album, Kisses on the Bottom, which you can listen to later today, sees him turning his hand to jazz-age standards. And the result, writes Jamie Cullum, is a triumphThe Beatles always had a soft spot for the era of songwriting tha... more info