Guardian Music — Oliver Laughland on the people and stories in the media spotlight over the last seven daysThe storyMonkey doWhat's more idiotic than presenting a horde of monkeys with a keyboard and expecting them to reproduce the complete works of Shakespeare, even... more info

The Newsroom — Rihanna's filming music videos throughout Northern Ireland, and apparently the singer's more worried about shooting than grooming. more info

Guardian Music — The regulator's new guidance aims to remind broadcasters of their obligations to adhere to watershed rulesThe code has not changed, but the guidance certainly has. That is the bald summary of Friday's move by media regulator Ofcom to protect the sens... more info

NME — Rihanna, Calvin Harris, Hurts, Marina And The Diamonds and Art Brut offer up their social network scribings more info

Guardian Music — Rihanna, put some clothes on! Bob Dylan, do your own paintings! Readers, tell us your favourite album covers! It's all nag nag nag this week …Causing a fuss this weekBrian Wilson: "No Beach Boys reunion!"INXS: "We've got a new singer!"Bob Dylan: "T... more info

Guardian Music — UK broadcasters told to be more careful about showing sexually explicit music videos before the 9pm watershedOfcom has ordered UK broadcasters to be more careful about showing sexually explicit music videos before the 9pm watershed.The regulator issu... more info

Gigwise — She blames technical issues... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Rihanna allegedly needed an emergency bikini wax at 2am, in order to "tidy herself up" ahead of filming her new video, We Found Love.According to The Sun, the Bajan star asked her... more info

ContactMusic — Rihanna made a 2am dash for an emergency bikini wax in Belfast The Rude Boy hitmaker - who has been in Northern Ireland shooting the video for her single We Found Love - had her team call four local beauticians in the early hours of Monday mornin... more info

ContactMusic — Rihanna has apologised to fans after arriving onstage almost two hours late for her show in Belfast Northern Ireland on Thursday night 29Sep11 The Umbrella hitmaker kicked off a string of three shows in the city but the audience at the Odyssey Arena ... more info