Noel Gallagher would have "eaten Bastille alive".

Elephant by the White Stripes has beaten releases by acts such as Oasis and Radiohead to be named the greatest album of the past two decades.

Liam Gallagher will play Glastonbury, despite vowing never to return.

The return of Glastonbury Festival after a year off feels like “a big family reunion”, according to organiser Emily Eavis.

The Stone Roses, Blur, Pulp – everyone’s reuniting these days. Now it looks like Led Zeppelin could be coming back.

Richard Hawley stood on picket lines with his dad. His new album is a protest against callous government, says Nicki ffrench Davis

Richard Hawley is among the favourites to win the Mercury Prize six years after he was controversially “robbed” of the award.

Britpop veterans Blur saw off competition from fellow reformed rockers The Stone Roses to be named the best live act at the Q Awards.

ELVIS Presley’s daughter is releasing an album today. Storm and Grace is Lisa Marie’s third, but the first in which she has found her voice.

Plan B and past nominee Richard Hawley are joint favourites to win the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize as the shortlist of 12 was announced for the highly-valued award.

Plan B and past nominee Richard Hawley are joint favourites to win the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize as the shortlist of 12 was announced tonight for the highly-valued award.

Madonna appealed for the release of three members of the punk group Pussy Riot at her Russian concert last night.

Jarvis Cocker was "super worried" people wouldn't care about Pulp's reunion.

Noel Gallagher wants to make a record with Damon Albarn.

Pulp are to be honoured for their outstanding contribution to music at the NME Awards.

Radiohead, The Black Keys and Dr Dre with Snoop Dogg will headline the Coachella music festival in California.

TO talk to Michael D Higgins is to walk with giants.Within minutes he has compared himself to Picasso and name-dropped friends such as Yehudi Menuhin and Peter O’Toole.

IN THE words of Soul II Soul’s 1989 club classic, it was back to life, back to reality for the thousands who awoke in a field in Co Laois with sore heads, soaking clothes and smelly wellies this morning.

WELLIES at the ready!

Pulp performed a triumphant set to close London's Wireless festival last night.

More acts have been confirmed for Electric Picnic including The Rapture; The Unthanks; Gemma Hayes; The Lost Brothers and Funeral Suits.

More acts have been confirmed for this year's Electric Picnic Festival in Co Laois.

Kate Moss' dad says she needs to stop partying

Muse, The Strokes and My Chemical Romance are to headline at this summer's Leeds and Reading Festivals in the UK.

RECESSION-HIT revellers hungry for the Electric Picnic will be able to get a one-day ticket for the music and arts festival.

Canadian icons Arcade Fire are to make a triumphant return to Electric Picnic this summer after their seminal 2005 performance at the festival, it was confirmed today.

The Isle of Wight Festival has sold out.

Supergrass shocked fans by announcing they were disbanding out of the blue last April, and frontman Gaz Coombes has given more insight into the reasons behind the split, revealing it was he who suggested that they part in an email.

Kasabian are to close the 2011 Isle of Wight Festival.

Pulp will headline the UK's Isle Of Wight festival.

The legendary Britpop group Pulp – comprising of Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior and Mark Webber – are to headline the Wireless Festival in London’s Hyde Park on July 3, 2011, and have also hinted at other shows.

Glastonbury Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary today – and revellers are reaching for the sun block rather than the traditional wellies.

Blur’s reunion show was today named the greatest Glastonbury performance of the past 40 years.

The winner of this year’s Mercury Prize will be announced today with chart acts Kasabian, Glasvegas and Brit-winning Florence And The Machine among the acts battling it out for the prestigious award.

Sales of albums vying for this year’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize have more than doubled since nominations were announced, a retailer said today.

The shortlist of 12 nominees for this year’s Mercury Prize will be announced today.

A warehouse worker without a record deal was nominated for one of the music industry’s most prestigious awards today alongside international artists including Coldplay and Duffy.

JOE DOLAN will always be remembered as a phenomenal entertainer who managed to preserve his decree “There’s no show like a Joe show” throughout the decades.

The 12 albums to make it on to the coveted Nationwide Mercury Prize shortlist will be unveiled today.

Oasis hit 'Live Forever' has been named the greatest indie anthem by music magazine NME and broadcaster Xfm.

Hit band the Arctic Monkeys are £20,000 (€29,550) richer today after a coveted music prize.

It epitomised the Britpop phenomenon more than 10 years ago – but now Definitely Maybe, the Oasis debut, has been named the Greatest Album of All Time.

The Arctic Monkeys have beaten the Beatles in a list of the greatest British albums ever.