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Depeche Mode will start work on a new album this year.

Black Sabbath have reworked their summer reunion gig schedule as guitarist Tony Iommi continues to battle lymphoma. The metal legends, who announced they were reuniting with their original line-up last year, will still headline Download festival on June 10 but have replaced many of their previously announced European festival dates with Ozzy & Friends gigs. The shows will see frontman Ozzy Osbourne joined by special guests including Guns 'N Roses guitarist Slash, Geezer Butler and Zakk Wylde.

Michael Davis, bass player with seminal garage rockers MC5, has died at the age of 68. Davis died on Friday (February 17) at the Enloe Medical Center in Chico, California after a month-long battle with liver disease, reports The Associated Press.

Saint Etienne have announced a UK tour for May.

Jack White is set to launch his live solo career next month, performing on the long-running US sketch show Saturday Night Live.

Pulp will play a one-off London show as part of this year's Concerts for Teenage Cancer Trust gigs.

Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon unveiled a brand new Blur song during a short gig in London last night (February 19).

Pete Doherty has claimed that he has stopped injecting drugs.

Paul McCartney has revealed that he's given up smoking marijuana for his daughter.

Justin Vernon of Bon Iver has spoken out after winning two Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 12), something he said he was 'uncomfortable' about during his acceptance speech for Best New Artist.