Muse to play this year's SXSW festival?
Band set to perform at Stubb's in Austin on March 20, according to reports


The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan launches open auditions to find new band members
The group are looking for a new bassist and keyboard player


Venue of first Squeeze gig to be honoured with 'blue plaque'
Unveiling will take place at Greenwich Dance Hall on March 23


Wild Beasts, Band Of Skulls added to Great Escape line-up
Bands will join the likes of Delphic and Ellie Goudling at the multi-venue event


The Bronx expand upcoming UK tour - ticket details
LA-based group add more dates for the gig-run that starts next month


Florence And The Machine, Belle And Sebastian, Vampire Weekend to headline Latitude
Empire Of The Sun, Maccabees also set for Suffolk festival


Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello to score 'Iron Man 2' film
Guitarist takes to Twitter to announce involvement in the project


Pink Floyd suing EMI over online royalties
Band say their songs shouldn't be sold separately


These New Puritans, We Have Band for 1-2-3-4 Shoreditch Festival
Vivian Girls, Egyptian Hip Hop also for London event


P Diddy reveals release date of new album 'Last Train To Paris'
Lil Wayne and Drake guest on June-bound album


D'Angelo accused of trying to pay for sex with police officer
Singer facing charge of soliciting


Willie Nelson announces UK gigs and ticket details
Country singer also set to play Glastonbury


Beastie Boys hoping to release 'Hot Sauce…' album in September
Adam Yauch says 'I feel better' after cancer treatment


Jamie T, Frank Turner, Delphic added to T In The Park line-up
Plus NME/Radio 1 Stage headliners revealed


Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne 'begging' Justin Timberlake to appear in new film
Coyne wants pop star to help him out


Patti Smith, Flaming Lips, Steve Albini pay tribute to Mark Linkous
'He was a good dude,' Albini writes of late Sparklehorse leader


Bombay Bicycle Club announce Glasgow and Manchester gigs – ticket details
Band set for two more April shows


Lady Gaga set for 3D concert and DVD talks
Singer's record label confirms new plans are afoot


DragonForce audition for new singer after splitting with ZP Theart
Guitarist Herman Li says the split was due to 'differences of musical opinion'


Lily Allen walks offstage after crowd ruckus at joint Dizzee Rascal gig - Daily Gossip
Ronnie Wood on Skype, Elton's Oscars party, JLS' condoms – your music gossip stop


Peter Hook to showcase previously-unseen Joy Division footage on UK tour
Ex-drug dealer Howard Marks to compere evenings


Roots Manuva, We Are Scientists added to Camden Crawl line-up
New Young Pony Club, Sugababes, Lostprophets also added to bill


Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos: 'There's no musical or comedy set in a Russian abattoir'
Singer admits his flights of fancy were taken a little too seriously


Lostprophets announce UK tour and ticket details
Three-date jaunt begins in Bournemouth on April 28


Iron Maiden announce new album title and North American tour details
'The Final Frontier' is the legendary rock group's fifteenth album