Guardian Music — Photographer whose portraits of rock and TV stars bypassed celebrity pomposityHugo Dixon, who has died of cancer aged 46, was the sort of photographer editors knew they could rely on. His professional career spanned two decades, best illustrated by t... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — One sin is not enough for INXS. Nor, it seems, is one singer. more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley describes McFly's ascent from guitar-toting teeny-boppers to 'entertainment hosts' for the multimedia generation Time to meet McFly, who, while I wasn't really looking, over six years, since they were all teenagers, have released 16 singl... more info

Popdose — There has been a wave crashing over the entertainment industry, not just music but movies, television, books, just about any sector that has enjoyed a sense of history. This wave is one of a lack of necessity, not necessarily of “a bankruptcy of ne... more info

Guardian Music — Originally published in the Guardian on 24 November 1997Detectives in Sydney yesterday ruled out auto-erotic sex games as the cause of rock star Michael Hutchence's death but said they were awaiting toxicology tests to determine whether he had taken ... more info

Guardian Music — It opens with Lady Gaga's Bad Romance playing over Aphex Twin's Windowlicker. Ridiculously creative – or just cheating?Like Danger Mouse, 2 Many DJs and, more recently, the cast of Glee, Gregg Gillis (aka Girl Talk) makes music entirely out of samp... more info

ContactMusic — INXS star KIRK PENGILLY has paid tribute to Australian rocker JAMES FREUD, who died earlier this week (beg01Nov10).The body of the 51-year-old singer/bass player... more info

Guardian Music — Koko, LondonIt's hard to doubt Professor Green's streetwise authenticity – the 26-year-old arrives at this gig from the trial of a man accused of stabbing the London rapper in the neck last year – but he is clearly set to leave such travails behi... more info

Mjsbigblog — Jordin Sparks gets ready for her next record. She tweets, “Meeting with my A&R today about the next record. Are you guys excited for new material?” *** Kris Allen’s hit single, “Live Like We’re Dying” was officially cert... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - John Mayer, Rob Thomas and Ben Harper have teamed up with Aussie rockers Inxs for a tribute album to the band's late frontman Michael Hutchence. more info