Q magazine has announced the award contenders for their annual ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, October 22.

THERESA Wayman’s voice softens to a whisper. "I don’t want to talk about it," says Warpaint’s guitarist. "It was upsetting."

Kings of Leon want more female fans to strip at their shows.

Paul McCartney is to win back the rights to his tracks owned by Michael Jackson.

Rory McIlroy wants to win more majors in 2013 but admits that simply contending in all four would be a step in the right direction as he bids to follow up on the sensational season that saw him officially announced as the PGA Tour Player of the Year yesterday.

Oasis will never reunite because they have nothing to achieve.

Reunited acts Blur and The Stone Roses are to battle it out for the title of best band in the world at this year's Q Awards.

Matt Bellamy helped deliver his baby son.

Tom Meighan wants to release an album of Motown covers.

Amy Winehouse would often "get bored" in the middle of performances.

The Killers are "desperate" to perform their new songs live.

Carol O’Callaghan says the kitchen is the hub of any house so make sure the look works for you

Watching old footage of the Sex Pistols sends a shiver up John Lydon's spine.

Jack Black would never expose his nipples "just for fun".

Adele had "a breakdown" when she started recording in America.

Chris Martin worries Coldplay will become like a "seedy old man in a strip club".

Bono "drove mad" his U2 bandmates when they lived together.

Bono doesn't think U2 are capable of creating a "meaningful" new album.

Jessie J's tattoo is spelled incorrectly – despite it being an etching of her own lyrics.

The country music star Dolly Parton is a big fan of Jack White – whose former band the White Stripes covered her hit 'Jolene' – but insists she never collaborates with anyone for purely commercial or financial reasons.

Dolly Parton wants to play herself in a film of her life.

Leona Lewis wants to get back to the top of the US charts by duetting with Adele.

Jack White has ruled out joining another band, and hinted at starting a solo career.

Adele stopped speaking to her father when she was 10.

RADIOHEAD’S experimental OK Computer has been named the greatest album of the past quarter century by music fans.

Take That were planning to ditch their band name and rechristen themselves The English for their comeback, they revealed today.

Mick Jagger isn't horrified by the excessive lifestyle he used to live.

Kings of Leon are going to take six months off to eat ice cream.

They may be gone but they are not forgotten – recently-split Oasis are in the running for the title of world’s best act at a top music awards bash today.

Simon Cowell teases Dermot O’Leary for not being rich enough.

Rocker Pete Doherty is still reeling from his split with supermodel Kate Moss - admitting he has thought about head-butting her new boyfriend Jamie Hince as a result of his jealousy.

Kid Rock is baffled by people who enter rehabilitation for substance abuse, because he is adamant it is possible to take drugs and continue living life as normal.

David Gilmour hinted that he would stop playing some of Pink Floyd's best-known compositions as he paid tribute to keyboard player Richard Wright today.

Pakistan’s two main opposition parties say they will form a new government after their victory in elections this week.

Magazines and radio group Emap today pledged to accelerate digital growth after "challenging trading conditions" left annual profits 13% lower.

TV presenter Jonathan Ross launched a scathing public attack on Heather Mills McCartney today.

Coldplay's 'X&Y' has been named the best album of 2005 in a list compiled by British rock magazine Q.

Oasis have beaten their heroes the Beatles to the title of Best British Album Ever.

A live performance by Radiohead has been voted the greatest gig of all time.

The Sex Pistols’ Anarchy In The UK has been named the most influential record of the 1970s.

Acclaimed duo Outkast topped a year-end poll of polls today to land the definitive album of the year accolade.

The Beatles turn back the clock tomorrow to show fans what their final album might have sounded like by releasing an alternative, stripped down version of Let It Be.

Share prices in London reacted to the expected onset of hostilities in the Gulf by posting a fifth successive session of gains today.

Never wanting to go unnoticed, Mis-teeq arrive at the Q Awards 2002 in London, all smiles, a riot of colour and a mish-mash of patterning.