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An acoustic guitar played by John Lennon has been sold at auction in California for $2.4m (£1.5m). Lennon is thought to have recorded and written a number of hit songs, including Love Me Do and I Want to Hold Your Hand, on the Gibson J-160E. The guitar was one of only two of its type flown from the US to ...

Almost 40 years after his death, Elvis Presley has topped the UK album charts for a 12th time. If I Can Dream is a collection of Elvis classics featuring orchestral reworkings by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It means Elvis has had more UK number one albums than any other male solo artist. Meanwhile, Adele kept her hold on the singles ...

Music from The Lord of the Rings has been voted the best soundtrack of all time for the sixth year running. The Oscar-winning trilogy’s soundtrack triumphed over Schindler’s List and Gladiator in the Classic FM poll. John Williams’s compositions for Star Wars and John Barry’s Out of Africa rounded out the top five. Williams’ music featured eight times in the ...

Coldplay have revealed their seventh album, A Head Full of Dreams, will be released on 4 December. The band have previously hinted it could be their last, with Chris Martin describing it as “the completion of something”. The upbeat, summery first single, Adventure Of A Lifetime. premiered on BBC Radio 1 and 2 on Friday. Speaking to breakfast show host ...

Trevor Noah, who took over as host of The Daily Show in September, has undergone emergency surgery to remove his appendix. Comedy Central cancelled Wednesday’s live show and aired a repeat, but said “the procedure went well” and Noah was “currently recuperating from surgery”. “We expect he and the show will be back with an original episode tomorrow,” said a ...

LAMAR Odom reportedly kicked Khloe Kardashian out of his hospital room as he recovers from his shock collapse. The former NBA player is said to have asked his ex-wife to leave after claims Khloe and her sisters were exploiting his hospital dash for their show KUWTK. According to US Weekly’s Novemeber 16th issue, Lamar’s family turned him against Khloe and told ...

Lucky number nine? Eddie Murphy is going to be a dad again, the actor’s rep confirmed to Us Weekly. The baby will be the comedian’s first with girlfriend Paige Butcher, and his ninth overall. Murphy, 54, and Butcher, 36, who have been dating for four years, will welcome their bundle of joy in May 2016. The Beverly Hills Cop actor ...

Director Quentin Tarantino says he will not be intimidated by police unions calling for a boycott of his films, after he spoke at a rally against police brutality last month. Tarantino told the Los Angeles Times he had been “misrepresented”, adding: “All cops are not murderers. I never said that. I never even implied that.” Unions want officers to boycott ...

Lil Wayne received a surprise guest at his Miami beach home on Tuesday: the police. Though the rapper was not home at the time, ET has confirmed that his mansion was raided by Miami Beach police officers after obtaining a warrant. According to additional reports, the warrant was allegedly issued in order to seize property since Wayne, whose real name ...

Never say never. Justin Bieber is still pining over his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. The “What Do You Mean?” singer wore his heart on his sleeve while discussing their 2013 breakup during a recent appearance on Access Hollywood. “It was really tough. I don’t know if I’m over it yet,” Bieber, 21, told co-host Billy Bush. “I think that I’m definitely ...