Belle & Sebastian are to tour in the UK for the first time since 2006. Following the group’s headline slot at last weekend’s Latitude Festival – the band will perform shows across the UK in December, accompanied on three of the dates by the 40-piece London Contemporary Orchestra. Tickets for the shows go on sale this Friday at 9am. The dates are: December 1 – Belfast, Ulster Hall December 3 – Dublin, Union Canal... 

The 12 nominees for the Mercury Music Prize were announced yesterday – with Dizzee Rascal receiving his third nod, after winning in 2003 for his debut album ‘Boy in da Corner’. Paul Weller and Corinne Bailey Ray are also up for the £20,000 prize, which is voted for by a panel of critics and music industry staff. Chair of judges, Simon Frith said: “This year’s Mercury list includes musicians from all stages of their careers... 

Long term pals and pioneering electronic musical comrades LCD Soundsystem & Hot Chip have announced they will play a series of special co-headline shows in the UK this autumn. LCD recently released their third album ‘This Is Happening’ to mass critical acclaim – with speculation building that this is their final album and the prelude to the end! Their recent sold-out headline tour of the UK, Wireless headline show and rapturous... 

Take That are being lined up to headline a concert to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jublilee in 2012, according to The Sun. A source said: “The Queen’s Jubilee is on the table and it’s one gig the boys would not refuse. It would be a celebration for the nation at a truly historic occasion”. Gary Barlow has previously been linked to the event after reports earlier this year claimed he had been approached to help organise... 

U2 have been named the ‘Top Earning Musicians of 2010′, according to figures compiled by Forbes magazine – raking in a whopping $130 million over the last 12 months. The Irish rockers – who were recently forced to scrap a number of concerts after frontman Bono suffered a back injury – netted the staggering sum between July 2009 and June 2010 thanks to selling over 1.3 million tickets for their epic ‘360’ tour, boosting... 

Just as well Bono’s done his back in, because those hunkola Irish boys (well, the frontman anyway), The Script are back (about ruddy time too) and are about to release their second album. U2, U-who?! Speaking about new LP ‘Science & Faith’, ‘the band told The Sun: “We returned to Dublin after two years on the road so excited about what we’d been doing. But our country was facing the hardest times we’ve... 

Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has claimed his new band will be bigger than the group he formed with brother Noel. Speaking to ‘The Sunday Times’, Gallagher said that Beady Eye would have “similar” sounds to his former group, but cites their key influences as Jerry Lee Lewis and T-Rex. Speaking about Oasis, he said: “It’ll be bigger. I’ve got no doubt about the music, no doubt about me. “I’ve... 

MTV and Gift Music have teamed up to put on a series of exclusive live shows featuring the best established and emerging talent around. Taking place across Blighty, each show will present the pick of the finest, freshest acts and the next big muzak slebs to watch out for. After 6 months, featuring the likes of Vampire Weekend, Marina and The Diamonds, Delphic, Tinie Tempah and more, August sees One Night Only perform an MTV live show at the... 

Hello again Ace of Base (the ’90s are alive-alive-O) and no Gagaloo didn’t nick the backing track to ‘Don’t Turn Around’ from them for ‘Alejandro’…OK. geez But just when you thought the band were consigned to the realms of polyophonic ringtones (you know, the one’s Eastern Europeans have that play REALLY LOUDLY on the bus) – the two lame original George-Michael-meets-a-fat-Derren Brown guys... 

Robbie Williams has officially revealed the tracklisting for his upcoming greatest hits album. ‘In And Out Of Consciousness – The Greatest Hits 1990-2010′ will feature 39 songs, with the opening track confirmed as the collaboration between he and fellow Take That bandmate, Gary Barlow, called ’Shame’, due for release in October. The LP will also feature another collaboration by the pair called ‘Heart And I’...