UB40 frontman Ali Campbell has quit the band after nearly 30 years.

A SINGLE red rose adorned the coffin of 20-year-old Joanne Mangan at the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Newcastle, as her heartbroken parents, siblings, relatives and friends gathered to say farewell.

Music industry bosses have slammed Prince's plans to give away copies of his new album free in a UK newspaper, insisting the stunt "beggars belief".

Hollywood has its Walk of Fame - now Birmingham is to follow suit with Ozzy Osbourne as the first inductee.

A Waterford man who stabbed another man to death with a kitchen knife after intervening in a row over a CD has been found guilty of murder at the Central Criminal Court.

A Waterford man “was grinning” as he repeatedly stabbed another man after intervening in a fight over a CD, a witness at the Central Criminal Court has claimed.

UB40 today became the latest pop group to announce plans to stage a musical.

Chat show host Jerry Springer will get audiences all shook up when he appears on Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes as Elvis Presley.

Organisers of a leading British music festival are being inundated with requests from budding pop groups to appear on an “unsung heroes” stage in front of thousands of fans, it was revealed today.

Friends and family toasted the late punk pioneer Joe Strummer – an icon for a generation – at the launch of his posthumous album.

ROCK singer Robert Palmer, known for his sharp suits and a string of hits including Addicted to Love, died yesterday in Paris of a heart attack. He was 54.

Stars from the music industry have paid tribute to the singer Robert Palmer, who died today.

U2 were among the winners at top British music event, the Ivor Novello awards.

Chart stars Coldplay were honoured today as songwriters of the year at top music event the Ivor Novello awards.

TV viewers will see Christine Hamilton sobbing as she and husband Neil struggle to get cash for questions in an edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?