Caleb Followill and Lily Aldridge "can't wait" to meet their first child.L
The Kings of Leon rocker and his supermodel wife - who tied the knot in May after dating for more than two years - confirmed they are "thrilled" to be welcoming a new addition into their family.
Speaking in a statement, the couple said: "We are thrilled to announce that we are expecting our first child together. We can't wait to meet the new addition to our family."
Meanwhile, Caleb's brother and Kings of Leon bandmate Jared Followill has expressed his delight at hearing he is to become an uncle.
Writing on his twitter page, he said: "So excited to be an uncle! Congrats Caleb & Lily! If it's a boy, we gonna be hitting da club together every night! If it's a girl....church. (sic)"
After Caleb and Lily tied the knot earlier this year, the 'Someone Like You' hitmaker admitted he was eager to start a family with the 26-year-old beauty.
He said: "I can't wait to raise a family with her because she's a great woman."
Van Halen are going back on tour with original vocalist David Lee Roth.
The 'Jump' rockers posted a video on their official website on Monday which shows guitarist Eddie Van Halen, brother Alex and son Wolfgang performing, with David running about the stage.
A banner underneath reads: "Van Halen on tour 2012. First tickets available January 10."
A separate posting on the Van Halen News Desk website said the video was shot at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles while the band performed a "brand new" song.
Excited by the news, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea tweeted: "alright van halen doing a tour with david lee roth..yeeeeah mutha****as (sic)."
Van Halen have had a tempestuous relationship with David, who originally left in a bitter split in 1985. He rejoined for a performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1996, but soon left again, although he eventually rejoined for a full tour in 2007.
The band confirmed in January they have been working on a new album, their first since 'Van Halen III' in 1998 and their first with David since '1984', released on December 31 1983.
While David is back in the band, it is not a full reunion, as bassist Michael Anthony has been replaced by Wolfgang.
Van Halen were one of the most successful rock bands in the world in the early 80s, with hits including 'Eruption' and 'Aint' Talkin' 'Bout Love.'
Axl Rose fought with Slash from the first day Guns N' Roses formed.
A huge question mark hands over whether the vocalist and guitarist of the legendary 'Paradise City' rockers will put their differences aside to accept the band's induction to the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame in April next year, and while they haven't spoken since Slash left the band in 1996, Axl insists their disagreements go back much further.
He told the LA Times newspaper: "It was really a fight with me and Slash. [Second guitarist] Izzy was doing the same thing, but the fight with me and Slash started the day I met him.
"He came in, popped my tape out and put his in and wanted me in his band. And I didn't want to join his band. We've had that war since Day One."
Axl, 49, is the only original member of the band, but still tours with a new line up and plays the band's classic material from their 'Appetite for Destruction' and 'Use Your Illusion' albums, although he admits it took him a long time to get into the right mindset to do so.
He added: "It was hard to make myself want to do the old songs again. It was like, I wasn't going around my house dancing to 'Welcome to the Jungle'. To even figure out how to even make myself move to those songs - and how I was going to move to them - that was a big thing to figure out in 2006."
The notoriously volatile frontman has also fired two mangers within the last year, and accuses them of all of having the agenda of getting the old line up of the band together, rather than concentrating on where he wants to go next.
He said: "All these managers, they all believe in one thing: sell a reunion tour and get their commission. It's just a phone call. It's a half a day's... Work, or however long they want to keep the bidding war going. They get their commission and they don't care if it falls on its face."
Slash is hoping to record seven songs this week.
The legendary guitarist is working full steam ahead in a Los Angeles studio until Christmas, laying down tracks for his second solo album, hoping to double the amount he's already completed.
He tweeted yesterday: "Back in the studio tomorrow to do song #7. This is our last week before Xmas/NY, then resume recording on the 2nd (sic).
A few hours later he added: "1 song down, getting drums set up for song #2 for the day. Is it possible to get 7 more done before Xmas? Who knows. Iii|; ) (sic)'
Slash also joked about the use of the cowbell drum - a fixture associated with disco and 70s rock - on the record, adding: "The 70's called & asked for their cowbell back. We said 'sc**w u, we're keeping it.'"
The former Guns N' Roses musician has been blasting out the tracks while recording with his band - which includes singer Myles Kennedy, rhythm guitarist Bobby Schneck, bassist Todd Kerns and drummer Brent Fitz - and they have had the studio dog, Elsie, running scared.
Slash added: "Elsie is one serious R & R mfn' dog. She is going to get a rude awakening I fear. She got trapped in the bass iso for the duration of a song. She is permanently shell shocked. Probably won't see her tomorrow."
Tracks which may appear on the album include 'Halo,' 'Standing in the Sun' and 'Bad Rain.'
Paul McCartney is releasing an album of cover songs.
The legendary Beatles musician has been planning to make a collection of his favorite standards for over 20 years, and finally decided "If I don't do it now, I'll never do it."
The album features Paul's renditions of classic American compositions, alongside two new tracks featuring contributions from Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder, which he was inspired to write by the cover songs he had recorded.
Paul added: "When I kind of got into songwriting, I realized how well structured these songs were and I think I took a lot of my lessons from them.
"I always thought artists like Fred Astaire were very cool. Writers like Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, all of those guys - I just thought the songs were magical. And then, as I got to be a songwriter I thought it's beautiful, the way they made those song'."
Paul said the tracks on his new album strongly influenced him and bandmate John Lennon, adding they are "the songs me and John based quite a few of our things on."
The album was recorded by producer Tommy LiPuma with Diana Krall and her band, and sees Paul only record vocals, rather than piano, bass or guitar, as he usually does with his albums.
He added: "It was very spontaneous, kind of organic, which then reminded me of the way we'd work with The Beatles. We'd bring a song in, kick it around, when we found a way to do it we'd say `Okay, let's do a take now' and by the time everyone kind of had an idea of what they were doing, we'd learnt the song."
The as-yet-untitled new album will be released on February 6th 2012.
Coldplay's new video will be full of topless women.
The band have been filming a clip for their next single 'Charlie Brown' in London this week, and had advertised for female extras, offering them $100 each to appear, and an extra $100 if they were prepared to dance topless. Girls could earn another $100 if they were willing to be "sprayed," although the advert did not specify what with.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "There was a huge response. Of course there would be, it's Coldplay.
"The venue it took place in was a little chilly but, on the whole, everyone was well looked after.
"It was a long one though, starting from 9am to just before midnight over three days.
"The video is going to look brilliant once it's finished."
Alongside the topless extras, the advert also asked for a number of "edgy Hoxtonian types aged from 18 to 35," to appear.
Coldplay - singer Chris Martin, bassist Guy Berryman, guitarist Jonny Buckland, and drummer Will Champion - will have to be careful how they edit the final cut if their video if it is to be played on commercial channels MTV and VH1, as 80s rockers Duran Duran recently had their latest video, for their track 'Girl Panic,' banned by both for its racy content.
The nine-minute film - which features supermodels Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Eva Herzigova, Helena Christensen and Yasmin Le Bon posing as the band - was deemed too sexual and having "blatant product placement."
A source said: "MTV are simply overreacting to this video. It's not like this is anything new in pop videos, which have always been controversial. Compared to some pop videos this is all rather tame."
Radiohead are rehearsing "four or five new songs" to play live next year.
The 'Lotus Flower' group are touring next year, playing America in February and March, and guitarist Ed O'Brien said they will be road testing new material when they play.
He told radio station XFM: "We're trying to keep it creative. We've got new songs, we've been rehearsing about four or five new songs this week so we're going to try and take those on the road. It feels really good."
Ed also said the band have plans to tour further, and will be playing in Europe, although they will be performing at indoor venues, as they feel they have a better sound than outdoor festivals to showcase their 'The King of Limbs' album, released in February. Radiohead will also play in the UK in the fall.
Ed added: "We are definitely playing the UK next year. It's just a matter of staggering how they sell the tickets, it's nonsense really. It will be the autumn of next year."
Mumford & Sons new album will be "doom folk."
'The Cave' band have been taking in a range of different influences for the follow up to debut record 'Sigh No More,' from the folk which their sound is rooted in to heavy metal.
Keyboardist Ben Lovett said: "It's not like we are just listening to one style from one era. It's finding the songs that really speak to us and then we discuss them, we share those songs around.
"It's certainly more mature, I'd say. The second record is just a reflection of our mindsets, where we're all at. It's doom folk, kind of like Black Sabbath meets Nick Drake."
Although they are listening to lots of different types of music, the band haven't lost their pop edge, and look to Adele - the biggest selling artist in the US of 2011 - and her '21' album as a template of how good songwriting will always prevail.
Referring to '21' Ben added: "There's a reason why it's done what it's done that goes beyond what any marketing campaign can ever do. It's not money - there's brilliance there in writing a simple song.
"And it's great to have that kind of appeal to people again. It's not so much about the bells and whistles, it's about the lyric and the melody."
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