As previously reported, 34-year-old Kelly was found unresponsive at his home last week (May 1) in Atlanta before being pronounced dead in hospital.

It has been reported that his mother told police that her son had been taking drugs before his death.

His funeral was held on Thursday (May 9) at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church and TMZ reports that a number of mourners echoed Kris Kross' famed fashion style by wearing their trousers backwards.

His rap partner Chris Smith meanwhile said at the service: "My life...it ain't ever gonna be the same, but I just hope our legacy for hip-hop is never forgotten. I'm gonna do my part to make sure Chris' legacy will live on."

The ceremony, which was attended by Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, took place today in London (April 17) and enraged the 'Meat Is Murder' hitmaker because of the general grandeur and money spent on it.

He released a statement on the former Prime Minister's send-off and explained: "The coverage by the British media of Thatcher's death has been exclusively absorbed in Thatcher's canonisation to such a censorial degree that we suddenly see the modern British establishment as an uncivilised entity of delusion, giving the cold shoulder to truth, and offering indescribable disgust to anyone unimpressed by Thatcher."

"Even to contest Thatcher's worth is termed 'anarchist', and this source of insanity – intolerant of debate – is spearheaded by the BBC reporting not on how things actually are on British streets, but on how they would prefer things to be. For those of us who survived despite Thatcherism, and who recall Thatcher as a living hell, The Daily Mail and The Guardian have a steadfast message for us: You are nothing.

Morrissey goes on to add: "Our thoughts are further burdened by the taunting extravagance of Thatcher's funeral; the ceremonial lavish, the military salute, stripping Thatcher's victims of everything, and rubbing salt in wounds with teasing relish."

Watch the star's performance of 'Action Is My Middle Name' from earlier this year here:

The lads have an incredible 30,000 copies lead over their nearest competitor, which is the 'Motion Picture Cast Recording of Les Misérables' at No.2, and the Official Charts Company explains that they are "seemingly uncatchable".

If they remain at the top until Sunday (February 3) when the positions are confirmed this will be Biffy Clyro's highest charting album to date.

Justin Bieber's long-awaited 'Believe Acoustic' made an appearance in today's midweeks at No.3, Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' album has re-entered the chart at No.4, and Alicia Keys' latest offering, 'Girl On Fire', has climbed 28 places to sit at No.10.

Elsewhere in the Top 40, One Direction's 'Up All Night' has risen 4 spots to No.30, fun.'s 'Some Nights' has dropped 13 places to No.22, and Funeral For A Friend have a new entry at 16 with 'Conduit'.

Watch Biffy's video for 'Black Chandelier' here:

This year, for the first time, the Folk Awards will take place in Glasgow during the Celtic Connections festival. It will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 and streamed via the BBC Red Button service on Wednesday 30 January 2013, 7.30pm - 10pm.

28 January 2013 sees the release of an annual compilation featuring the nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards plus bonus disc of the 10 semi-finalists in the BBC Young Folk Awards. This is the most comprehensive collection of the current favourite, rising and, as yet, unsung stars of the folk world. See below for track listing.

CD 1: Bellowhead - Roll The Woodpile Down / Hannah James & Sam Sweeney - The Farmer's Cursed Wife / Anaïs Mitchell - Tailor / Duncan Chisholm - Unknown Air / Kathleen Macinnes - Tha Sneach'd Air Druim Uachdair / Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts - Doctor James / Nic Jones  - Texas Girl's Lament At The Funeral Of Her Father / Emily Portman - Hatchlings / Rura - Mary / Kathryn Tickell - Small Coals 

CD 2: Lau - The Bird That Winds The Spring / Maz O'connor - Caw The Yowes / Ross Ainslie -- Lullaby For Mel / O'hooley & Tidow - Gentleman Jack / Luke Jackson - Last Train / Karine Polwart - King Of Birds / Blair Dunlop - Billy In The Lowground / Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - The Ballad Of Andy Jacobs / The Unthanks - Black Trade / Sam Lee - Wild Wood Amber / Treacherous Orchestra - Sea Of Okhotsk 

CD 3: Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar - Working On The New Railroad / Thalla - St. Andrew's Flight / Last Tango In Harris / Luke Jackson - More Than Boys / Graham Mackenzie & Ciorstaidh Beaton - Father Eugene's Welcome To Cape North; St Kilda's Wedding / Mae Bradbury - Shiver / Jack Pout - Breaking Of Old Branches / Matt Tighe - Were You At The Rock?;  The College Groves / Rosie Hodgson - Liverpool Lullaby / The Crosstown Trio - My Heart Is Holding Up A Shield / Hugh Sheehan & Jack Mccaugherty - The Night Before

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As previously reported, 34-year-old Kelly was found unresponsive at his home last week (May 1) in Atlanta before being pronounced dead in hospital.

It has been reported that his mother told police that her son had been taking drugs before his death.

His funeral was held on Thursday (May 9) at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church and TMZ reports that a number of mourners echoed Kris Kross' famed fashion style by wearing their trousers backwards.

His rap partner Chris Smith meanwhile said at the service: "My life...it ain't ever gonna be the same, but I just hope our legacy for hip-hop is never forgotten. I'm gonna do my part to make sure Chris' legacy will live on."

The ceremony, which was attended by Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, took place today in London (April 17) and enraged the 'Meat Is Murder' hitmaker because of the general grandeur and money spent on it.

He released a statement on the former Prime Minister's send-off and explained: "The coverage by the British media of Thatcher's death has been exclusively absorbed in Thatcher's canonisation to such a censorial degree that we suddenly see the modern British establishment as an uncivilised entity of delusion, giving the cold shoulder to truth, and offering indescribable disgust to anyone unimpressed by Thatcher."

"Even to contest Thatcher's worth is termed 'anarchist', and this source of insanity – intolerant of debate – is spearheaded by the BBC reporting not on how things actually are on British streets, but on how they would prefer things to be. For those of us who survived despite Thatcherism, and who recall Thatcher as a living hell, The Daily Mail and The Guardian have a steadfast message for us: You are nothing.

Morrissey goes on to add: "Our thoughts are further burdened by the taunting extravagance of Thatcher's funeral; the ceremonial lavish, the military salute, stripping Thatcher's victims of everything, and rubbing salt in wounds with teasing relish."

Watch the star's performance of 'Action Is My Middle Name' from earlier this year here:

Co-operative Funeralcare unveiled a new list of the Top 20 most popular songs used at funerals and Irish heartthrobs Westlife featured twice - at No.6 and No.19 with 'You Raise Me Up' and 'Flying Without Wings' respectively - and Take That superstar Robbie Williams came in at 5 with 'Angels'.

Unsurprisingly, Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' topped the poll at No.1 for a seventh consecutive year with an impressive 15% of the vote, Celine Dion's 'Titanic' soundtrack hit 'My Heart Will Go On' came in at No.9, and the late Whitney Houston features on the list at 12 with 'I Will Always Love You'.

The full Top 20, which includes less hymns than in previous years, can be seen below:

1. Frank Sinatra – 'My Way'
2. Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli – 'Time To Say Goodbye'
3. Bette Midler – 'Wind Beneath My Wings'
4. Eva Cassidy – 'Over the Rainbow'
5. Robbie Williams – 'Angels'
6. Westlife – 'You Raise Me Up'
7. Gerry & the Pacemakers – 'You'll Never Walk Alone'
8. Vera Lynn – 'We'll Meet Again'
9. Celine Dion – 'My Heart Will Go On'
10. Nat King Cole – 'Unforgettable'
11. Tina Turner – 'The Best'
12. Whitney Houston/Dolly Parton – 'I Will Always Love You'
13. Monty Python – 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life'
14. Luther Vandross – 'Dance With My Father'
15. Louis Armstrong – 'Wonderful World'
16. Daniel O'Donnell – 'Danny Boy'
17. Eva Cassidy – 'Fields of Gold'
18. Righteous Brothers (and various) – 'Unchained Melody'
19. Westlife – 'Flying Without Wings'
20. Eva Cassidy – 'Songbird'

Watch Robbie Williams' latest music video for 'Candy' below:

Writing on social networking site Twitter, her father Mitch explained that it was an "emotional" day: "Today we consecrated The memorial stone for Amy and my mother. It was an emotional and joyous day. Mitch."

Britain's The Sun newspaper reported that there were around 70 people in attendance at the ceremony in North London and that her newly unveiled headstone is black with pink inscription.

Last week not only marked the late singer's birthday, but the first anniversary of the launch of The Amy Winehouse Foundation and the organisation announced that it has raised a staggering £230,000 since its inception.

The Bee Gees star passed away last month after battling cancer and the service took place this afternoon at St Mary's Church in Thame, Oxfordshire, where his brother Barry stressed that life simply is "too short":

"Life is too short. In Robin's case, absolutely too short. We should have had 20 years, 30 years of his magnificent mind and his beautiful heart."

He also opened up about the death of Robin's twin, Maurice, back in 2003 and said that at least they will now be reunited: "They were both beautiful. And now they're together. They're actually together."

"When you're twins, you're twins all your life. You go through every emotion. And they're finally together. I think the greatest pain for Robin in the past 10 years was losing his twin brother, and I think it did all kinds of things to him. And now they're together."

Barry Gibb added that to have lost three brothers is an "intense experience":

"This is a very strange experience, having already lost two brothers and now Rob. I think there are an awful lot of things happening right now that maybe you won't be aware of. And one is how many people came on such a terrible day. It is staggering."

"So many people loved this boy, so many illustrious people are here that loved him. And that is such a pleasure to witness. The three of us have seen a lot of crowds but I've never seen so much love in one crowd as I'm looking at today - for Rob, you know, for the music. And it's an intense experience for me."

Watch footage of Gibb's funeral below:

In a bid to say one final goodbye, the singer, who passed away recently following a battle with cancer, will be driven around the Oxfordshire town and will then travel on to St. Mary's Church in the area for a private funeral that is set to be attended by close friends and family.

An official statement from Gibb's family explains:

"At his wish, he will say a final goodbye to fans and his hometown of Thame, Oxon (sic), this Friday prior to the funeral."

It has also been reported that Gibb's coffin will be transported in a glass-sided carriage pulled along by four horses.

Listen to Gibb's son introduce his Titanic requiem below:

19-year-old Saunders passed away in April after suffering head injuries from a fight, with good friend Cocozza helping to carry his coffin at his funeral on Friday (11 May).

Speaking to the Sun, the X Factor contestant said that he was in a hotel room in Scotland when he heard news that Saunders, who he had known for much of his life, was in a critical condition - with doctors only giving him two hours to live.

However, he couldn't fly down to England because he left his passport in his room - which meant he had to take a train. He said:

"I'd been on a night out. I was still half asleep when my phone rang again. It was my mate Olly, who told me that Connor was in intensive care and the doctors had given him two hours to live. I threw on my clothes, grabbed my wallet and ran out of the hotel, leaving everything else behind. I didn't realise I'd left my passport in my room."

He added: "I knew then I wasn't going to be with Connor at the end - and I was in a terrible state. I felt like I had let him down. I had to spend the next five hours on a train, where I just sat and cried."

The singer unfortunately didn't make it in time to see Saunders before he died. He said: 

"It was the saddest sight you can imagine. Connor was lying on a bed with his family around him - all people who mean the world to me. They were each touching him and crying. I walked over, leaned down and kissed my friend gently on the top of his head. Then I said goodbye. At that moment I knew that my life would never be the same again."

The 'I Will Always Love You' singer's money, jewellery, personal effects and vehicles have all been signed over to the 18-year-old and Inside Edition first obtained the court document, which showed no mention of Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown. 

Inside Edition reported on Wednesday (March 7) that the money left to the teenager has been put into a trust fund and she will be given the first portion of her inheritance once she turns 21, with the rest coming at ages 25 and 30 respectively. 

The 48-year-old died on February 11 and a cause of death is yet to be officially confirmed. 

The offending card (pictured left) reads: "Next time you think of dating the bad boy, consider Whitney Houston."

Target released an official statement on their decision to the Associated Press, which explained that following the 'I Will Always Love You' star's recent passing it was in bad taste to keep selling the card so it has now been cut:

"It is never our intent to offend guests with the products we offer, and we take feedback from guests very seriously."

It was also confirmed yesterday, February 29, that the music icon has become the first woman to have 3 studio albums in the Top 10 of Billboard's 200 chart. 

Watch one of Houston's stunning performances of her most well-loved single below: