Chad Kroeger wants his Nickelback after separation

Nickelback founder and frontman Chad Kroeger has been ordered to pay his common-law spouse $25,000 a month following their separation.

Marianna Goriul took Kroeger to a British Columbia court for spousal support payments after their 6 ½ year relationship came to an end. She wanted $95,760 a month. Kroeger was willing to pay $10,000 a month. The judge locked him into $25,000 a month.

Kroeger's income last year was stated in court as $9.7 million.

The court heard about the expensive lifestyle that the couple lived with expensive food, wine, private flights, hired helicopters and limousines part of their daily life.

The judge awarded Goriul the $25000 because as part of the settlement she has be awarded the family pet and a $5100 a month pet care cost.

The couple met in 2002 before Nickelback became famous. Together they purchased a $2.5 million home in Canada and a sizeable house in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Goriul will take Kroeger to court again in August to determine her share of their assets outside of Canada.

Bono's daughter Eve Hewson makes film debut

Eve Hewson, the daughter of U2's Bono, has made her movie debut in 'This Must Be The Place' in Cannes.

19-year old Eve attended the premiere with her boyfriend, One Tree Hill actor James Lafferty but dad could not be there as U2 were recommenced the next leg of the U2 360 tour in Denver last night (May 21).

'This Must Be The Place' stars Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch and Harry Dean Stanton with a cameo from David Byrne. (The title comes from Byrne's Talking Heads song 'This Must Be The Place).

The movie is about a bored retired rock star who sets out to find his father's executioner, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the USA.

Eve is the second eldest daughter of Bono and Ali Hewson. Her siblings are Jordan (22), Elijah (11) and John (10).

Bono set to perform at the final of 'American Idol'

The Irish musician and his U2 band member The Edge are in discussions with show bosses to perform songs from their Broadway musical 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' ' and they are also hoping to get some of the performers from the theatre show on stage to join them at the grand finale, which is split over two episodes next week.

A source said: "They are talking to Fox about how it would work. Ideally, Bono and The Edge would perform and be joined on stage by the 'Spider-Man' cast.

"If everyone agrees, with millions watching, it could be great for the production."

However, nothing is yet to be finalised, and other acts are being considered to perform.

The source added to the New York Post newspaper: "It is still very preliminary conversations. 'American Idol' producers know they could get many top acts on the finale. It has to be what works best for the show."

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina are in the final of the tenth season of 'American Idol' ' which has seen both Jennifer Lopez and Steve Tyler join the judging panel on the show alongside Randy Jackson.

Mick Jagger has formed a new supergroup

The Rolling Stones star will work alongside Joss Stone, Damian Marley, Eurythmics' Dave Stewart and Indian musician A.R. Rahman in the new band, thought to be called Super Heavy, and they are currently in discussions for a major record deal.

A source told the New York Post newspaper: "They just finished a record and their first video and are talking to major labels about a deal. The name for the band at the moment is Super Heavy."

Many of the group have worked together in the past, and the eclectic background of the stars has given the group a unique sound.

Another source added: "Each member has a very distinct and different style, but it works. Mick has been recording with Dave for a while, and both worked with Joss in the past."

However, a representative for Mick ' whose last album was 'A Bigger Bang' with the Stones in 2005 ' has said the group have just been having "fun" together.

The spokesperson revealed: "They all thought it would be interesting and great fun to go into the studio and play some music. No video has been shot, no label in place. All a bit premature."

MONA pull dates as singer is diagnosed with laryngitis

MONA regretfully cancel Liverpool, Sheffield & Coventry shows.

Due to illness Mona have been forced to cancel a number of dates on their UK tour. These include the Liverpool O2 Academy (19th May), Sheffield Leadmill (20th May) and Coventry Kasbah (21st May).

The shows have been cancelled on the advice of doctors after lead singer Nick Brown was diagnosed with laryngitis. Following the success of their sell out Electric Ballroom show the band are distraught not to be able to play to more fans across the UK and have pledged to make it up to them.

The Sheffield and Coventry shows have been rescheduled for the 20th and 28th June, full details below. All tickets for the original shows will be valid for the rescheduled events. Should fans need a full refund please refer to individual points of purchase.

Tonight's Liverpool Sound City event will go ahead as planned, however Mona will not be performing.

The tour will recommence at the Empire Middlesbrough on May 25th before moving on to Cardiff and Portsmouth.

Rescheduled Shows -

June 20th - Sheffield Leadmill
June 28th - Coventry Kasbah

Remaining Tour Dates -

May 24th - Middlesborough - The Empire
May 25th - Cardiff - Millennium Music Hall
May 26th - Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms
May 28th - Ireland - Slane Castle (supporting Kings Of Leon)
May 29th - Nottingham - Dot To Dot Festival
May 30th - Coventry - Ricoh Arena (supporting KOL)
June 1st - Birmingham - HMV Institute
June 17th - Sunderland - Stadium Of Light (supporting KOL)
June 19th - Manchester - Old Trafford Cricket Ground (supporting KOL)
June 22nd - London - Hyde Park (supporting KOL)
June 24th - Glastonbury - John Peel Stage
June 25th - York - Barbican (supporting Morrisey)
June 27th - Bradford - St George's Hall (supporting Morrisey)
June 30th - Cheltenham - Centaur (supporting Morrisey)
August 26th - Reading Festival - NME/Radio 1 Stage
August 27th - Leeds Festival - NME/Radio 1 Stage
August 28th - Edinburgh - Liquid Room

Check out our exclusive interview below:

Adam Ant wants to be 'scaring the f**k out of the audience' on comeback tour

Adam Ant wants to be 'scaring the f**k out of the audience,' on his comeback tour.

The 'Prince Charming' hitmaker is firmly on the comeback trail with his present UK tour and wants to show the audience - particularly the females who come to see him ' he is back on form.

He said: "I play as if my life depends on it. It's about scaring the f**k out of the audience and having sex with them ' well, the girls anyway.

"I look like Adam Ant again. I'm a dandy. I go out every day and try to impress myself. I'm like the Sperminator ' I'll come again."

The singer - who spent most of the last decade unable to perform as he was undergoing treatment for mental health issues, which he has now resolved ' said that while he aims to produce a rowdy show, he doesn't want it to be like the heyday of punk when he grew up.

He told The Scotsman newspaper: "It was very violent and sexy, till they started spitting and putting safety pins in their nose.

"It was dangerous, like going to Vietnam and surviving. But rock needed it. It was stylish and subversive, dangerous and humorous, too."

The singer's comeback album 'Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter' is set for release next year.

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Johnny Depp is writing music with Steven Tyler

The 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' actor ' who has previously played guitar on tracks by Oasis and Shane McGowan ' has struck up a friendship with the Aerosmith rocker and says their collaboration is a 'dream come true'.

He told US TV show 'Extra': 'We've been hanging out here and there. He's someone I've admired greatly for such a long time. The idea of writing songs with him is a dream come true."

Steven recently admitted he would love to see Johnny play him in a movie of his life and the 47-year-old actor would jump at the chance to portray the rocker.

He said: "I would give it a shot, why not."

Meanwhile, Johnny ' who reprises his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' ' has admitted he was pleased Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards agreed to return to the franchise as Captain Teague ' because spending time with the legendary musician makes him feel like he is in a rock band.

He said: "To be able to bring him back into the 'Pirates' fold, where he most certainly belongs, was a gas.

"Just spending a couple days sharing a trailer, it was as close, I suppose, as being in a rock 'n' roll band with him as you can get."

Stereophonics are recording their new album in Europe

The 'Dakota' group have written many tracks about their Welsh roots, with debut album 'Word Gets Around' about daily life in their hometown of Cwmaman and their last record, 'Keep Calm and Carry On', about frontman Kelly Jones' teenage years in the town, but he promises their eighth record will be a "bit different" and will hopefully have a foreign flavour to it.

Speaking at the launch of rock group AC/DC's 'Live at River Plate' DVD premiere in London, Kelly told BANG Showbiz: "The album is really good so far. We've been in the studio for a few weeks and we're off to Europe next week to do some more recording.

"The style is a bit different, we're doing some stuff for films so you'll have to wait and see."

The singer and guitarist also said he finds it "f*****g unbelievable" how AC/DC are "still kicking every young band up the ass," despite having enjoyed an almost 40 year career.

He added: "They keep themselves to themselves and they keep all the bull s**t for the stage, unlike 90 per cent of the industry.

"For a band to be doing that for as long as they've been doing it and still kicking every young band up the ass is f*****g unbelievable. They are one of my favourite bands I've ever seen since I was a kid. I'm the biggest AC/DC fan in the country."

'Live at River Plate' - which features a filmed concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as part of AC/DC's Black Ice Tour - is out now.

Elbow debate dressing for dead famous special gig

Elbow are debating dressing as famous dead people for a forthcoming special concert.

The 'Grounds for Divorce' hitmakers are set to perform an intimate, stripped-down show in London's St. Paul's Cathedral Crypt on May 26 and are considering marking the occasional with unusual costumes.

Frontman Guy Garvey tweeted: "at the @absoluteradio st pauls crypt gig would it be bad taste for elbow to dress as the famous and interred? (sic)"

Referring to Admiral Nelson, poet John Donne and architect Christopher Wren, he added: "bagsy nelson or donne. how do you dress as wren? (sic)"

Tickets for the concert will be available only to Absolute Radio competition winners. For information on how to win, check www.absoluteradio.co.uk.

The station will broadcast the concert on June 5, which will also be filmed and able to view on the website.

Guy ' who is joined in the band by guitarist Mark Potter, keyboardist Craig Potter, bassist Pete Turner and drummer Richard Jupp ' recently admitted the group are living a "dream come true" because of their recent successes and experiences.

He said: "I feel so very lucky to be part of British music. I have, with my best friends, realised every childhood dream I've had.

"We've won awards, sold records and we're about to embark on our first arena tour. We've met our heroes, seen the world and been paid for it. Literally a dream come true."

Warner Music sold and valued at $3 billion

Warner Music Group Corp. has been valued at $3 billion after Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik paid $8.25 a share to acquire the company this week.

The oil tycoon is now in charge of the world's third biggest music empire after Universal and Sony.

Warner Music is home to Disturbed, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, Green Day, Josh Groban, Linkin Park and Fleetwood Mac.

Warner's new $3 billion makes it even more valuable than when it was sold last in 2004 for $2.6 billion, before the downturn in the music industry.

Blavatnik is betting on an upswing for the business based on digital deliver.

He may be right. Album sales in the USA for the first three months of 2011 were up 9% on the same period in 2010.

Americans spent $6.3 billion on music in 2010. That is down from the 2000 peak of $14.3 billion.

Warner Music has 3,700 employees, down from 5,100 in 2003 and the price Blavatnik paid will no doubt mean more cutbacks.

The 53-year old Russian paid $1.3 billion for the 56% share owned by Edgar Bronfman Jr, Thomas H. Lee and Bain Capital.

In a statement today, Bronfman said, 'We believe this transaction is an exceptional value-maximizing opportunity that serves the best interests of stockholders as well as the best interests of music fans, our recording artists and songwriters, and the wonderful people of this company."

The deal is expected to be finalized in September.

The new Warner Blavatnik lead Warner is already talking about a takeover of EMI later in the year.