MTV.com News — 'I like to get into characters,' former TV star says on the set of his '50s-themed shoot.By Mawuse Ziegbe Drake on the set of his 2010 VMA promo Photo: Jorge Rios/Picturegroup Drake is taking it way back for his 2010 MTV Video Music Awards ... more info

Guardian Music — Novelist and essayist Andrew O'Hagan turned an unusual trick at the book festival on Sunday: instead of reading from his book, he imported a trio of actors – Ian McDiarmid, Suzanne Bertish and Andrew Hawley – to "do" the voices in his latest, ca... more info

NME — George Clooney and Angelina Jolie are being lined up to play Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe in the upcoming film The Life And Opinions Of Maf The Dog, And Of His Friend, Marilyn Monroe. more info

ContactMusic — ANGELINA JOLIE and GEORGE CLOONEY have denied reports they're teaming up on the big screen to play MARILYN MONROE and FRANK SINATRA.The pair was rumoured to be starring in... more info

Topix — Jazz scene photographer Herman Leonard, famous for his smoky, backlighted black-and-white photos of such greats as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra, has died. more info

All About Jazz — Herman Leonard, a celebrated photographer whose iconic images of Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Frank Sinatra documented one of the most creative eras of jazz from the late 1940's through the 1960's, has died. He was 87. Leonard died August 14,... more info

Guardian Music — Angelina Jolie is reported to take the lead in a movie version of Andrew O'Hagan's novel seen through the eyes of Marilyn Monroe's terrier, while George Clooney will play Frank SinatraAngelina Jolie and George Clooney are reportedly definites to play... more info

Guardian Music — Last week we were steeped in sorrow and regret. Now we want songs flush with excitement and exhilarationAfter ploughing (Zimmer-framing?) my way through several hundred songs about old age, I don't know about you but I need a dose of euphoria – I'm... more info

Guardian Music — It's an age-old subject (sorry), and one which so many have tackled, but here we try to whittle down the best songs about moving inexorably towards deathOne of the best-known lines in all of rock'n'roll is "hope I die before I get old" in My Generati... more info

ContactMusic — The mother of FRANK SINATRA's grandson has spoken out to clear up reports about his recent hospitalisation, insisting the alleged suicide attempt has been "blown out... more info