Perez Hilton — Rick Astley fans, get ready to rejoice. The singer is getting ready to release his latest song, Lights Out, which is scheduled to be out on June 7th. Astley first sang the song live during Peter Kay's 2010 tour at the MEN Arena in Manchester. Listen ... more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. In August 1987, Kurt Cobain was a 20-year-old living in Washington state, working at a Polynesian restaurant, and in his first band called Fecal Matter (which became Nirvana two years later). It's also when Rick Astley's... more info

Guardian Music — Post-Glee, it's not unusual for two versions of the same song to duke it out. But, asks Priya Elan, who remembers the other Blame It On The Boogie?There's a chequered history of different artists releasing the same song and battling it out for chart ... more info

The Mirror — Celebrity Big Brother is being diabolically devlish again today and is tricking Ivana into believing she's up for an award. more info

XLR8R — Playful house producer Riva Starr is getting ready to unveil his new album, If Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade, at the end of the month on Jesse Rose's Made to Play imprint, but he's warming things up this week with the release of ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — mp3 : The Wonder Stuff - It's Yer Money I'm After Baby This was the fifth single by The Wonder Stuff and the first to trouble the charts, sneaking in for the one week at #40. But 13 out of their next 14 singles all hit the Top 30 in the UK, including... more info

Guardian Music — After a Facebook campaign against Simon Cowell's chart domination, music fans celebrate their victoryIn recent years, it had become as predictable as elections in North Korea – singer wins X Factor, singer's debut single goes to No 1. So when ... more info

Pop Candy — The Pop Five is a series of reader-created top five lists. Today's contribution comes from Tory L. (Rick Astley) in Phoenix: more info

Guardian Music — GagadailyLady Gaga is the most interesting and provocative pop star in years; not since Eminem has a singer provoked a reaction equally divided between repulsion and adoration. As you would expect, this fansite resides in the latter camp and has char... more info

Radio Exile — First up is an amazing mashup pitting Rick Astley with Nirvana. Seriously, I saw this a few hours ago and I have remained BEYOND impressed all day long. Rad mashup by DJ Morgoth and video mash by Thrift Shop XL [YouTube] The Emmy-nominated, The Pol... more info