Rockers Radiohead and The Verve are among a group of British musicians who have formed a new organization in a bid to fight for artists' rights in the digital distribution of their music.

British rockers Arctic Monkeys have emerged as the big winners at the 2008 NME Awards, scooping a total of three awards at Thursday's London ceremony.

Rihanna was so pleased with her live performance with rockers Klaxons at Wednesday's Brit Awards, she wants to release it. The 20-year-old stepped to the stage with the British band to perform a "more rock'n'roll" version of her hit song Umbrella, which she has hinted she would like to record.

LONDON (AP) - Amy Winehouse and Paul McCartney set their recent troubles aside to steal the show Wednesday at the Brit Awards, the British music industry's most prestigious prizes.

It's irrelevant what you may think of Steve Aoki…. Fanatic or foe, what you cannot deny is how instrumental Steve has been in helping define the emerging music and nightlife culture in the US today.

Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers are to be honored with British music magazine NME's highest accolade - the Godlike Genius Award.

With the January release of Myths of the Near Future, The Klaxons have caught the eye of listeners and press alike, winning Yahoo! Music's "Who's Next" competition and the Mercury Prize.

Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil has hit out at judges of the Mercury Music Prize, insisting the singer was "robbed" of the $40,000 award.

The producer of the Klaxons album Myths Of The Near Future was so shocked to hear the debut disc had won the 2007 Mercury Music Prize on Tuesday night, he immediately hailed a taxi to join the band to celebrate.

"Jen and I still maintain a deep friendship and have a lot of life together that isn't erased in any way." Brad Pitt insists he's still close to ex-wife Jennifer Aniston.