Boy George goes to jail

Yawnnn...every other music site seems to be writing about Boy George being sentenced to 15 months in prison for "falsely imprisoning Norwegian male escort Audun Carlsen".

Yes, it's a vaguely amusing story, especially if you imagine the dude being forced to listen to …

U2 publishes "No Line On The Horizon" track listing

Possibly the most exciting news of the New Year is a new album by U2.

The new album is to be called No Line On The Horizon, and it's their first studio release in 5 years!

U2 usually undergo some form of musical reinvention every now and again, and that's probably …

U2 - Get On Your Boots - Single Review

OK, here's the moment we've all been waiting for - a listen to U2's new single, Get On Your Boots.

It's the first single from No Line On The Horizon (which we talked about earlier), and it's beyond all my expectations. It's described as a "blazing, fuzzed-out rocker …

Rumour? Leona Lewis to duet with Justin Timberlake, still too shy to tour

Rumours are coming in thick and fast that Leona Lewis may be about to record a duet with Justin Timberlake.

Hopefully he'll make more of an impact than he did on Rehab with Rihanna, which (let's be honest) was more of an appearance in the video than contributing to …

Sean Fournier - Oh My - Album Review (and free download!)

I got a breezy email from Sean Fournier the other day recommending that I check out his 6 track album, Oh My.

Normally, I approach this type of email with caution - you never know if the contents are going to be good or appalling. But Sean's confidence and enthusiasm …

Katy Perry's new single - Thinking Of You - Review

Katy Perry's domination of the pop charts is likely to continue with new single, Thinking Of You.

But for the third single from her One Of The Boys album, Katy's slowing things down. That's right - no craziness in this video - we're going to get our first glimpse of …

Kelly Clarkson's new album called "All I Ever Wanted"

The original Idol is returning in March with her new album, All I Ever Wanted.

It's been a bumpy ride for Kelly Clarkson, but this is a milestone for her - the fourth album she's released. Kelly's fought record company boss Clive Davis for the right to write her own …

Marina And The Diamonds - Obsessions - Single Review

She might not have made any "Sound of..." lists this year, but I've been hearing about Marina and the Diamonds quite a bit over the last few months. And on Valentine's Day 2009 (14th Feb to fellow non-romantics), Marina will drop her debut single Obsessions on the …

How can we support new music in 2009?

The Guardian have gone out and asked a bunch of industry insiders about the acts they think are going to break through in 2009. Think of this as a pre-cursor to the BBCs soon-to-be-released Sound Of 2009 poll which does something similar.

But most of these acts are …

BBC's Sound of 2009 list released

It always seems counter-intuitive to release a list of bands who are going to dominate the charts at the start of the year. Nevertheless, that's what happens in January every year when the BBC release their "Sound of..." list.

This year is no exception, and the BBC's …

Details of 50 Cent's new album - Before I Self Destruct - revealed

The much-delayed fourth studio album from 50 Cent looks set to finally be released on 3 February 2009. It was originally due to be released back in 2007, but the rapper took the decision to release Curtis (the album) first.

Some people think I changed the title of my …

Eminem's new single Crack A Bottle - leaked.

After my last post about 50 Cent, it looks like Dr. Dre and his associates are planning chart domination this year. Eminem's the latest of Dre's pals to resurface for 2009, and his supposed new single Crack A Bottle is already leaking all over the internet.

And Crack …

Timbaland clears up rumors about Shock Value 2

It's not often that a celebrity bothers to respond directly to rumors in the media, but that's what uber-producer Timbaland did when he heard a 'leak' about the follow-up to his hugely successful Shock Value album.

He got in touch with MTV and cleared up the situation …

The Grateful Dead to tour in 2009 - with a minor name change

Never ones to let the death of legendary frontman Jerry Garcia get in the way of a good tour, the surviving members of The Grateful Dead are to reunite for a 19 city tour. The tour will kick off on 12 April 2009 in Greensboro.

The group is now going by the slightly …

Breaking: Led Zeppelin will continue, but replacing Robert Plant

Jaw-dropping Led Zeppelin news to start the new year with - Jimmy Page's manager has confirmed that the remaining members of the band are planning to reform. But they're going to replace Robert Plant and they're going to take this new act on tour and into the studio …

A New Year in Music

Well...2008 is over, and almost a week later, here I am with my first post of the year.

I find this time of year is like a musical wasteland. You've got the remnants of 2008's single releases still littering up the charts, and the promise of some new music over the …

Ida Maria - Oh My God - Single Review

Back in the summer of 2008, Ida Maria told us she preferred to see us naked. After storming the charts with that tune, she's re-releasing her debut single, Oh My God, another infectious jittery single.

Idolator remind us that they discovered this tune back in March …