JLS have beaten Robbie Williams to the top of the UK albums chart today (November 15) with their self-titled debut album. The boyband’s effort out-sold Williams’ new effort ‘Reality Killed The Video Star’ by around 2,000 copies, leaving the former Take That member at Number Two in the chart. Elsewhere in the chart Biffy Clyro went in at Number Eight with their new album ‘Only (Read more…)

Take That, Muse, Sir Paul McCartney, Dizzee Rascal, Paolo Nutini, Mika, Snow Patrol, Leona Lewis, Dame Shirley Bassey, Katherine Jenkins, Cheryl Cole, and Lily Allen have been announced for a massive concert for Children In Need, the BBC have confirmed. The line-up for Children In Need Rocks at London’s Royal Albert Hall was revealed this morning on Radio 1. Take That singer/songwriter Gary Barlow was expected to make the announcement but was forced to cancel due to a family bereavement. Barlow said in a statement: “It’s fantastic to be able to kick off BBC Children In Need 2009 in such a special way. I’ve always wanted (Read more…)

Lady Gaga isn’t ashamed of admitting that she doesn’t like to wear underwear. “I don’t really go in for wearing underwear,’ the Daily Star quoted her as saying. “Not very much, no. It’s rare that I decide to put some on. There’s no point really - and I’m not ashamed of it,” she added. Meanwhile, the ‘Poker Face’ hitmaker continued her shock tactics as she stepped out in a bizarre see-through red lace catsuit teamed up with eye mask and eccentric spiky hairpiece at the New York fashion (Read more…)

Lady GaGa has come out on top of a one-off chart covering the first five years of the UK Official Downloads Chart . ‘Poker Face’ is the most downloaded single in the history of the Official Charts Company run-down, clocking up some 779,000 sales. Another of the singer’s tracks, ‘Just Dance’, came third in the list, with Kings Of Leon’s ‘Sex On Fire’ sandwiched between the two. Lady GaGa thanked her “little monsters” for putting her track at the summit of the chart. “I (Read more…)

GRAHAM COXTON battled through a bout of food poisoning to honour Blur’s T In The Park appearance. The guitarist spent yesterday in hospital with the condition as rumours spread round the Scottish festival that Blur would not be playing. But he overcame his sickness to take to the stage, albeit an hour and a half late, to continue to play their last comeback gig. Frontman Damon Albarn told the crowd: “Hi. We nearly didn’t make it. Graham literally walked out of a hospital to come here. He’s alright. This is our last gig.” But the crowd were in a forgiving mood having taken out their anger on co-headliners Snow Patrol. They booed the Northern Ireland rocks who said they were prepared to go on do a double set if the Brit-poppers didn’t show and even went on late to bide Blur a bit of time. Speaking to the Mirror, Blur fan Hazel Blackstock said: “I sort of didn’t like that they were late but it was ok. It was worth it, they were so good.” Rosie Macdonald added: “It was mental. We had to wait an a hour and a half at the barriers but it was worth it. It was brilliant.”

PINKPOP, Landgraaf, Holland, 30 May-1 June Rock festival Pinkpop celebrates its 40th instalment this year. Set in the town of Landgraaf, also home to the largest indoor ski piste in Europe and 134 miles from Amsterdam, thedemocratic festival invites its 100,000 guests to have a say on three of the acts. Booked to headline this momentous year are Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, The Kooks, Depeche Mode, Bruce Springsteen and Placebo and many more.

Festivalbus coaches depart the UK on 29^th May, cross the channel on a late night ferry and arrive in the morning on the 30^th, meaning you’ll have plenty of time to sort your camping area out before the music starts.

This year Festivalbus is running coaches to Pinkpop from Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, London, Manchester and Southampton so it’s even easier to get to Pinkpop!

Head over to www.festivalbus.co.uk/booking.asp to get your tickets