Guardian Music — Beneath the crude charm of this trio's raunch-pop, there's a proper grown-up girl group waiting to come outHometown: London.The lineup: Courtney Rumbold, Alex Buggs and Karis Anderson.The background: If we hadn't spent the past few days listening to ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Madonna has launched a legal defence against a group of sacked employees from her Raising Malawi charity. The superstar is being sued by eight workers who claim they were unfairly dismissed after... more info

Guardian Music — Could 2011 be the year the music world embraces the chunky sax solos and terrifying troll noises of Planningtorock?It's 2007 and Janine Rostron is performing in the unlikely venue of the lobby of the British Library in London. A one-woman project kno... more info

ContactMusic — Madonna's lawyers have filed court papers in Malawi defending the pop star's dismissal of a number of employees from her charity, putting the decision down to "genuine economic reasons". The singer is facing legal action from a number of former... more info

NME — Singer is being sued by eight ex-employees of Raising Malawi more info

ContactMusic — Pop superstar Madonna is putting her musical ability to good use by reportedly composing a classic score for her new film W. E. The singer has directed a big screen epic about the romance between American socialite Wallis Simpson and British ro... more info

Guardian Music — Pop singer's album 21 leapfrogs Foo Fighters after their week-long reign in pole positionThe record-breaking pop singer Adele has reclaimed the top position in the album charts, dislodging the Foo Fighters after the band spent one week in the top spo... more info

Guardian Music — Employees claim unpaid benefits and unjustified sackings but singer says ex-employees have been treated fairlyWhen Madonna broke ground for a school for girls in Malawi two years ago, it seemed to show that star power could overcome inertia and get t... more info

Topix — Lady Gaga apologizes for using the word 'retarded' in an interview about ripping off Madonna. more info

Pop Crunch — Lady Gaga is “sorry” that she used the antiquated term “retarded” when blasting critics who believe her pop tunes and stage act are nothing more than Canal Street rip-offs largely [...] more info