Scottish art-rockers Franz Ferdinand have announced they will release their latest album on 26 August.

The Ivor Novello Awards, which celebrate excellence in songwriting, took place at the Grosvenor Hotel in London today (16 May) with Emeli Sandé picking up two awards.  

Journalists and the media assembled at Wembley Stadium today (16 May) to hear the #ONEBIGANNOUNCEMENT that would come to shape the world. But really it was the news that One Direction would be going on tour when their current tour comes to an end.

After the announcement that Downtown Abbey was to get its first black character, rapper P. Diddy revealed that he’s actually been in it all along…

The nominees for this year's BET Awards have been announced with Drake looking certain to take home a fair few gongs.

A photograph of a man who bares a spooky resemblance to Jay-Z has sparked internet rumours that the rapper is really a time traveller.

Nick Cave says he is having trouble recruiting choirs for his current tour as parents don't want their kids to hear his dark and explicit lyrics.

We've all been stuck on a plane next to someone annoying, so spare a thought for the passengers on flight AA Flight Number 4 which was forced to make an emergency landing after one passenger refused to stop singing I Will Always Love You.

The David Bowie hit Space Oddity has been recreated in space by a real life astronaut. And it's freaking amazing.

Rappers Iggy Azalea and Angle Haze performed together last night (7 May) and called for the end of "pitting female rappers against each other".

Controversial rapper Kanye West performed a new song, entitled I Am A God at the Met Gala fashion party on Monday (6 May) according to reports.

Alan McGee, the man credited with discovering Oasis, is to start up a brand new record label to champion emerging talent.

Singer Lauryn Hill was handed a three-month sentence and a $60,000 (£39,000) fine after pleading guilty to "intentionally and willingly" failing to file federal tax returns.

Guitar legend Jeff Hanneman died of liver failure yesterday morning (2 May).

A founding member of Slayer, Hanneman was a pioneer in the thrash metal scene, selling an estimated 20 million records worldwide.

Emeli Sandé has teamed up with Bryan Ferry for a cover of Beyoncé's Crazy In Love which will appear on The Great Gatsby soundtrack.

Chris Kelly, the former child star who shot to fame as one half of rap duo Kris Kross has died. He was 34 years old.

Will history portray Beyoncé as a feminist? The woman who can bemoan a man who won't pay her telephone bills in the same breath as singing: "depend on no one else to give you what you want",  may have sent some mixed messages in the past, but the Mrs Carter Show is a statement of intent from a woman in charge of her own brand – and that includes being a wife, mother and global superstar.

There's one album that everyone's been talking about this month – Baz Luhrmann's Great Gatsby soundtrack. With Jay-Z at the helm as executive producer, it's been hailed as one of the most exciting movie soundtracks since Luhrmann's other film Romeo & Juliet.

Swedish police have said they have found drugs on a tour bus used by teen singing sensation Justin Bieber.

You may be mistaken in thinking all of Beyoncé's new songs come attached to a marketing campaign for something else, and her latest offering is no different.