Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan has accused Britney Spears' management team of 'exploiting' the troubled singer. The Round Round hit maker insists Spears is unfit to be promoting her comeback album Blackout, and singles out the star's performance in the video for single Gimme More for criticism.

Rihanna is holding off competition from Britney Spears at the top of the European singles chart for a third week - her Don't Stop The Music remains the continent's number one song. Spears' Gimme More sits at two, while girl group Sugababes move up a place to three with About You Now.

British singer Sophie Ellis Bextor has criticised the Spice Girls for wearing skimpy outfits in the video for their comeback track Headlines. The Murder on the Dancefloor hitmaker is unimpressed by the band's attempts to prove to their fans they can be sexy like their younger rivals, such as Girls Aloud and Sugababes.

Plain White T's have ended Sean Kingston's two-week reign at the top of the European singles chart - their "Hey There Delilah" is the continent's new number-one song.

British pop beauty Leona Lewis is set to have the year's fastest-selling single in the U.K. with hit record Bleeding Love. The X Factor winner's new single looks a dead cert to claim the U.K. singles chart's number one spot this weekend, having shifted 66,000 copies by Monday night.

Whitney Houston was scheduled to perform at London's Fashion Rocks event but pulled out at the last minute over health worries.

Britney Spears' comeback single went straight into the top ten of the U.K. charts on Sunday - but failed to make the top spot. Dance track Gimme More came in at number three, trailing behind British girl band Sugababes and super producer Mark Ronson. Spears' single is the first to be released from her fifth album - the first new music from the pop star since 2003.

Troubled singer Whitney Houston amazed fans by making a public comeback at the Swarovski Fashion Rocks event in London on Thursday. The 44-year-old appeared on stage in a white Valentino dress at the Royal Albert Hall gig, introducing a performance by British girl group Sugababes and soul veteran Patti LaBelle.

Veteran rocker Bruce Springsteen has cast a spell on the British albums chart - his new disc Magic has debuted at number one. Springsteen beat off competition from Katie Melua, whose Pictures is another new entry at two.

Pop stars the Sugababes have dethroned Sean Kingston from the top of the British singles chart to score their seventh number one with their new single About You Now. The trio beat off strong competition from former The X Factor winner Shayne Ward, who enters at number two with No U Hang Up/If That's OK With You.