Guardian Music — ✒The biter, it seems, has been bit. It is only a few short weeks since the BBC came under fire for scheduling Strictly Come Dancing against ITV1's The X Factor, only for the celebrity dance show to take a drubbing in the ratings. Now Top Gear i... more info

Guardian Music — Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has sweated out the swine flu, got a new haircut and now wants to be a hobbitHi, Tom from Kasabian! Now that Oasis have split, why doesn't Liam join Kasabian, you join Take That, and Robbie Williams and Susan Boyle get m... more info

The Newsroom — Madonna leave Rio de Janiero in a jumbo jet and entourage fit for the Queen of Pop more info

The Newsroom — Pop icon Madonna uses her star power to help children in Rio de Janeiro's slums. more info

Kings of A&R — Check out the new Gaga single Telephone featuring Beyonce and produced by Darkchild. Not unlike Madonna’s Get Into The Groove and Beyonce doesn’t need to have a part in the song. After 4 successful singles, Gaga doesn’t need another artist to h... more info

Guardian Music — With big pop tunes, giant choruses and ace titles, this new group from former Fire Engines singer Davey Henderson is no half-hearted stab at gloryHometown: Edinburgh.The lineup: Davey Henderson (vocals, guitar), Ian Holford (drums), Simon Smeeton (gu... more info

Guardian Music — After some false starts – including pretending to be a boy in an audition – Marina Diamandis is being hailed as the new Kate Bush'If I become normal in the head, I'm probably over as an artist," says Marina Diamandis, unleashing a throa... more info

MTV.com News — Rihanna, Kris Allen, John Mayer, Beyoncé and Allison Iraheta also have albums due in the next few weeks.By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne in his "Got Money" music video Photo: Universal Motown Records There will be no recession in record stores ov... more info

Guardian Music — • Blackout causes panic in Rio and Sao Paulo• One third of population plunged into darknessIt was a typical Tuesday night in South America's largest nation. In Sao Paulo, maids and security guards made their way home after another day's g... more info

Music is Art — KURT VONNEGUT November 11, 1922 ~*~ April 11, 2007 Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt Today marks Kurt Vonngeut’s 87th birthday. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kurt spent his life throughout times as a chemistry student at Cornell Universi... more info