Last year, George served four months of a 15-month sentence at HMP Edmunds Hill in Newmarket for assault and false imprisonment of a male escort at his London flat.

Talking to Matt Edmonson for Sony Ericsson Pocket TV, George said, "It wasn't anything like the new Lady GaGa video. It was not like that at all. Less fashion. You wear your own clothes in the daytime - nothing too fancy - you're not allowed hoods. Hoodies are banned. On the visits you have to wear these really horrible denim trousers and a stripy shirt tucked in. I looked like a lesbian."

Of Lady GaGa, he added, "Yeah, we've met. I like her, she's really nice. I met her at the Brits. She asked me to sign her vagina. "She said, 'Can you sign my vagina?' - those were her exact words. I was like, 'Okay! What kind of pen would you like to use?'."

The singer, whose real name is Maya Arulpragasam, has been working with Diplo on her third LP. They previously collaborated on her breakthrough single 'Paper Planes'.

He revealed, "On the new record I've just done for her - which might be the single - I sampled a bunch of gospely, old-school, Alabama, weird, Sacred Harp singers. It's turning into an Animal Collective kind of record, which represents a total departure from what you would expect from her, but that's where her head was at." He continued, "She just had a baby so she was on this elated mood. With her it's always sort of random, whatever you think was not going to be productive - that recording ended up being a really s**tty demo and then it turned into a big song."

Playing the M.E.N Arena on June 29, the soul legend is also set to headline London's Hard Rock Calling festival this year on June 26 and Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage on June 27.

The singer, who's new album 'My Best Friend Is You' is produced by the award-winning Bernard Butler, admits he inspired her to learn more about how a recording studio works. She revealed, “I want to do a course and learn to produce and engineer records properly, maybe for other bands. I've always been interested but Bernard has inspired me to take it further. He makes it fun because he's been on the other side. He's a supportive and humble musician."

Nash has also revealed that she pushed herself on the new LP to explore new sounds and not follow the current music trends. She explained, "As an artist you have to push yourself. I think it's good to keep doing new things. I never want to recreate anything I've done before. That's just pointless in my book. New music trends and scenes are always followed by copycats," she said. "Record companies attach themselves to what kids like then ruin it. The tone of my music is still the same, if maybe a little more grown-up and with more guitar."

Pixie Lott is opening for Rihanna on each date of the tour, but the 'Number One' rapper has just been confirmed as extra support at the O2 Arena on May 10th and 11th.

Stryder recently opened for Rihanna at her show in Antwerp, Belgium at the end of last week (Friday 16th April).

The album, which will be named 'Adam Ant Is The Blueblack Hussar in Marrying The Gunner's Daughter', also features collaborations with former 3 Colours Red guitarist Chris McCormack and Ant's long-time songwriting partner Marco Pirroni. He said that "one of the songs features a member of Oasis". Morrissey's writing partner Boz Boorer is also understood to have contributed to the album.

According to Ant, the album is a "live record that lends itself to performance" and will feature a "kind of concept. It's a very old fashioned, old school, step-by-step album".

In addition, Ant has recorded a song in tribute to the late Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, who died earlier this month, and who also once managed Adam & The Ants. Named 'Who's A Goofy Bunny Then?', the track was only previously available as a demo recorded in the early '80s, but Ant says he wants to release a new version in tribute to the late punk manager.

"Malcolm was a sort of mentor in my life" he explained. "As close as you can get to a surrogate father." The song takes its name from a term of endearment bestowed upon McLaren by Ant - referring to his "quite prominent teeth".

Meanwhile, Ant admitted that he still has "a whole bunch" of demos from the early part of his career that he is considering revisiting and recording properly now. "(There are) literally about a hundred songs done on a four-track and I use them whenever I can," he explained. "There was a whole album before 'Dirk Wears White Sox' (1979 debut album) that never really came out, but I've still got the masters. It's a labour of love, this catalogue. To get rid of it would be like giving away something John Lennon and Paul McCartney banged out in a night in a pub in Liverpool. I think it's your duty to catalogue your work."

The 'Purple Rain' popstar will play the event as part of a three-date tour around Europe in July, confirmed eFestivals.

He will top the Roskilde bill on Sunday, July 4. It will be his first Danish concert since 2002. The singer will also perform at Arras, France on July 9 and at Werchter's Festival Park on July, 9.

Roskilde's music director Rikke Øxner said that he had to "pinch himself" when he finally sealed the deal with the US star. "Getting Prince to Roskilde Festival has been on our wish list for years," he said. "He's not a frequent guest at festivals, so it's a great honour for us. It's wonderful finally to be able to tell this great news to our audience."

Other acts confirmed for the festival include Gorillaz, Muse, Patti Smith, Pavement and Them Crooked Vultures. Tickets are currently on sale for the four day event.

The show will take place in the 'I Can Transform Ya' singer's home state this May, with the aim of raising funds for the country after it was devastated by an earthquake earlier this year.

Brown explained his decision to take part in the charity show, saying, "I wanted to find a way to contribute personally to the ongoing Haitian relief effort and also support an organization that helps people in need in my home state."

The duo, who were nominated for 'Best Album' with their self-titled LP at this year's Brit Awards, will follow up their electro debut with a guitar-driven concept record.

Singer Elly Jackson has said, "If I made a record like the last one again I'd be there for the dumping pile. We're contemplating a concept album on the subject of monogamy and I've gone back to playing the guitar."

Jackson also admitted that the group had turned down collaborations with Rihanna, Nelly Furtado and N*E*R*D. She explained, 'Do I want to work with Rihanna? Not really. I'm more interested in what the phone call would be."

Beginning with a date at The O2 in Dublin on October 26, the singer will also perform at The Odyssey in Belfast on November 1.

Set to embark on the European leg of her 'Monster Ball' world tour next month, tickets for the autumn shows will go on sale this Friday (April 23) at 9:00 am (BST).

Playing the Acoustic Stage on June 12, the Blackpool singer/songwriter will be playing songs from her 2009 album 'Hands'.

Set to join Paul McCartney, The Strokes and Jay-Z, who all headline the festival, the three-day event takes place at Seaclose Park in Newport between June 11 and 13.

The singer starred on the show in 2009 and also appeared on Popstars: The Rivals, when he became a member of boy band One True Voice. Now Pearce has loaned his vocals to the rapper's latest single 'Dirtee Disco', which Dizzee releases on May 24th.

"He did backing vocals for me once then he stepped forward to do 'Dance Wiv Me' and 'Holiday'," Rascal told the BBC. "I heard him and thought I needed a vocalist for the next track - that's how that happened."

'Dirtee Disco' will also be included on a revamped edition of Dizzee's 'Tongue N' Cheek' album, due to be re-released later this year.

The band's frontman made the comment during an appearance with Tory leader David Cameron at a secondary school in Cheshire. Asked if he would work with Williams again, he said, "We'll see. I think it's inevitable one day we'll get back together."

Barlow was launching a singing competition for pupils at the school called 'School Stars'.

Williams left Take That in 2005 but speculation has been rife that he will eventually return to the band.

The 51-year-old singer, whose songs 'Vogue' and 'Express Yourself' are used in an upcoming episode of the show, said that she thinks it is "brilliant" and "genius". Madonna told Us Magazine, "I thought the Madonna episode of 'Glee' was brilliant on every level. The dialogue and the entire script was genius. I completely appreciated the layers of irony, especially when all those macho boys sang 'What It Feels Like For A Girl'. I also loved the fantastic performances of 'Vogue', 'Express Yourself' and all the messages about the boys being respectful to girls. The entire cast was amazing. They're all so talented. I especially loved Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and Kurt Hummel's (Chris Colfer) characters. (Show creator) Ryan Murphy did a great job bringing all these elements together. (My daughter) Lola loved the show, too. I wish I went to a high school like that... If only."

Vickers, who recently announced details of her own tour in May, will support JLS at a number of open air concerts throughout July. The singer also announced that an additional date has been added to her own headline tour in Cardiff, on May 24.

In a message posted today on their official website, JLS said, "Got an early copy of Diana Vickers's new album! We are so proud of her and how well she's done, her album sounds great too, I really like her single 'Once', looking forward to that coming out!"

Speaking of her own tour, Vickers wrote on Twitter earlier this morning, "Liverpool, Oxford, Cambridge, London, Wolverhampton, Norwich, Sheffield, Manchester AND Cardiff ! ah!Thinking about the tour gives me butterflies!"