Kasabian are the latest band to cover Lana Del Rey track Video Games.
They played it in the live lounge yesterday, when they went home to Leicester for a Radio 1 gig. Serge Pizzorno said: "The track stops you in your tracks, amazing."
Bit like the woman who sings it.
Matt Cardle is trying hard for indie credibility ? but he's also been getting inspiration elsewhere.
Matt went to watch Sir Cliff Richard in concert on Tuesday, claiming it was because one of his mates was dancing at the gig.
Bet he can't get enough of Living Doll though.
Al Murray did another cracking job as host.
As his Pub Landlord alter ego, he was on top form and even roped Bono into a solo performance during a sing-song of Queen's We Will Rock You, which had the whole room airing their pipes. Wonder if they'll get royalties?
Bono helped himself to a hefty slice of humble pie while U2 were up on stage collecting their award for Greatest Act Of The Last 25 Years.
The singer said: "If The Clash were up here, we would be carrying their gear. It's good being in a band for 25 years."
Will Young took the preparations for shooting his new music video seriously.
In the clip for single Come On, the Pop Idol winner plays a dog trainer performing at a Crufts-style show. Will spent a day learning "dog choreography" for the video. He must be barking. Sorry.
Jared Followill got a decent surprise yesterday on a stopover in London while flying from Nashville to Cape Town.
The single Kings Of Leon bassist wrote on Twitter: "Landed in London. Checked into an airport hotel. All the contestants from the Miss World Pageant were in the lobby."
Mike Skinner has formed a new band now he has retired The Streets ? and the Brummie has roped in a top musician to help him too.
Mike and former The Music frontman Rob Harvey are now calling themselves The D.O.T. and have already uploaded nine songs with videos to the-dot.net.
Wretch 32 may be covered in tattoos and come from a tough Tottenham estate but the rapper has admitted he is scared of mice.
He said: "I really don't like them. I don't like anything you can't communicate with. If I see a mouse in my house he can have it as I'm moving somewhere else."
They'll be cracking open the bottles of cider in Somerset if The Wurzels' latest plan comes off ? they are entering the race for Christmas No1.
The band are releasing their first festive material, a double A-side single featuring Sleigh Ride and White Christmas.
The Wombles should be worried.
Decent X Factor singer Misha B has been doing her best to get some rap credibility.
She showed up at RWD magazine's 10th birthday do in London on Thursday and asked Ms Dynamite and Yasmin for advice. Cher Lloyd should have done the same when she was on the show.
The Wanted had a close scrape this week while promoting new single Lightning, which is in a battle with Rihanna for No1.
Their tour bus window was smashed in Newcastle by fans trying to get in as they recorded a radio interview. At least their hair straighteners were unharmed.
Ian Brown is the subject of BBC Radio 4's Profile show tomorrow at 7pm. The 15-minute programme provides an insight into the character of an influential figure making headlines. The Stone Roses frontman follows last week's new Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood. Brilliant.
George Clooney has been teaching his The Ides Of March co-star Ryan Gosling how to deal with excessive female attention.
He said: "He's really struggling with this 'sexiest man alive' thing. I worked with him on it. It was a little difficult but I think he's got it down now."
Jay-Z is expanding his CV even further by appearing in a new animated kids show. The rapper will play himself in four episodes of cartoon Secret Millionaires Club ? he'll be shown giving financial advice to kids. The first episode airs in the US on Sunday.
Stone Roses are already doing well out of their reunion ? and they haven't even started shifting tickets for next year's Manchester gigs yet.
Sales of the band's back catalogue have gone up by more than 1,000 PER CENT since they announced their comeback on Tuesday.
Miles Kane has been confirmed as the support act on Kasabian's European arena tour, which starts next month and runs into December. Miles will be along for all 13 dates as the Leicester lads hit the road. There'll be a few drinks sunk on that tour.
It's lucky Cheryl Cole isn't a bloke, because she'd never have enough time for sleeping.
When asked which of her Girls Aloud bandmates she would like to go out with if she were a man, the singer tweeted: "I would be Jack the lad and date them all."
Wretch 32 has had to switch venues for a Liverpool gig tomorrow after part of the roof at the city's O2 Academy caved in. The rapper will now play Liverpool Guild of Students' Mountford Hall after his management pulled some strings so fans wouldn't be disappointed.
Lana Del Rey has had more than 2.5million hits on YouTube and her single has only been out for two days. The stunning singer from New York is already selling out venues all over. Check out her debut track Video Games. You won't be disappointed.
If your missus starts digging around in the attic for her stonewashed denim jacket, here's why. New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys are bringing their comeback tour to Europe in April next year. While she's looking for stuff, get her to to dig out your earplugs.
Noel Gallagher has been talking about his huge fanbase ? in Venezuela. He told XFM DJ Danny Wallace: "When you check into the hotel room, you can't leave. On the three times we've been there, we've been assigned an armed guard each."
Jedward visited Tulisa's X Factor dressing room on Saturday on the eve of their 20th birthday and celebrated with a drink with the judge. Bet they were in their element ? not only do they love a freebie, imagine all the hairspray they got their hands on.
In the charts Rihanna and Calvin Harris reign for a second week with their single We Found Love, while after a break of ten years, Steps go to the top of the albums, overtaking fourth-place Evanescence, who were race leaders up to the final push. Tragedy.
Manchester City star Mario Balotelli risks stepping into enemy territory every week by getting a ?20 trim at a barber's a stone's throw from Man United's Old Trafford home. The Italian has a design etched into his hair at Creativity on Chester Road.
SACHA Baron Cohen knows how to impress his missus ? he celebrated his 40th by taking Isla Fisher for a meal in Sydney, where they met nine years ago.
They must've been starving ? they'd spent the previous 24 hours fasting for the Jewish day of Yom Kippur.
Jessie J's hairdresser must be bored stiff ? the singer has always had the same haircut.
She said: "I had a blonde version when I was a kid and have had the same cut since. I'm dark blonde really.
"I have to dye my eyebrows because it looks like I don't have any."
Professor Green could be in for an earbashing from his missus. The rapper reveals on new TV series Professor Green Unseen, on C4 tomorrow at 11am, that mirrored sunglasses come in handy on the beach with Candy McCulloch in case his eyes start to wander.
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