They may be the biggest-selling band in the US this year, but Lady Antebellum singer Hilary Scott has revealed she was turned down by Simon Cowell... more
Karen Elson and Jack White are the Addams Family of rock, writing songs about devils and death in their Nashville hideaway. She has come a long way from the mills of Oldham... more
A proposal to ban the use of all languages apart from English in local government business has been defeated by voters in the US city of Nashville... more
Actress Nicole Kidman has claimed many a gong for her acting, but now it seems she's staked a claim to another prize - shedding her baby fat in just ten days.... more
Nicole Kidman, 41, gave birth to her first child with second husband Keith Urban in Nashville, Tennessee, yesterday. Despite the birth taking place on a Monday, Kidman has called her daughter Sunday.... more
Mother-to-be Nicole Kidman has planned the birth of her first child, due in the next fortnight, right down to the smallest detail. She has even put together a compilation of music for the happy event.... more
Nicole Kidman proved she's taking the last trimester of pregnancy in her rather brisk stride, hitting the gym yesterday for a workout with her husband, Keith Urban.... more
Lambchop can produce music of great beauty, but some of their songs melt into one hazy cloud. It might be time for them to push those boundaries with a bit more force, says David Smyth.... more
Film review: Gretchen Mol excells in The Notorious Bettie Page as the real-life Fifties American pin-up girl. But, Derek Malcolm wonders, why oh why has this innocent, non-salacious movie got an 18 certificate?... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows