| Wonderland film breaks 3D record |
| Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland enters the UK and Ireland box office at number one, with record opening takings for a 3D movie. |
| Pink Floyd take EMI to court |
| Pink Floyd launch legal action in the High Court against EMI over payment of online royalties and marketing of their music. |
| Producer admits Letterman blackmail |
| A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs. |
| Music stars 'still need labels' |
| Record labels say they want to counter the "myth" that artists can forge a successful career on their own in the digital age. |
| Oscars 'most watched since 2005' |
| This year's Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles was the most watched in the US for five years, early figures suggest. |
| Thompson urged to save 6 Music |
| Music Week magazine publishes an open letter to BBC boss Mark Thompson urging him to rethink his plans to axe 6 Music. |
| US rapper jailed over gun on bus |
| Rapper Lil Wayne is sentenced to a year in prison after admitting possessing a gun, discovered on his tour bus in 2007. |
| Madness to play at T in the Park |
| T in the Park festival has also added Jamie T to its line-up and confirmed The Prodigy and Black Eyed Peas will headline the Radio 1/NME stage. |
| D'Angelo accused of soliciting |
| R&B singer D'Angelo is arrested in New York after allegedly trying to pay for sex with a police officer posing as a prostitute. |
| In pictures: Artes Mundi prize |
| The work of the eight international artists shortlisted for the fourth £40,000 Artes Mundi prize go on display at National Museum Cardiff. |
| Naked photo shoot for Salford gallery |
| Hundreds of people are being asked to shed their clothes to celebrate a Greater Manchester art gallery's 10th birthday. |
| Tenor Philip Langridge dies at 70 |
| Acclaimed British tenor Philip Langridge die at the age of 70 following a brief illness. |
| McQueen wins fashion design award |
| Fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who died last month aged 40, wins a Brit Insurance Design Award 2010 for his latest spring/summer catwalk show. |
| It was unusual for a young Tom Jones to 'dirty his fingernails' |
| Unemployment records found in a skip which poke fun at a young Sir Tom Jones are being auctioned. |
| Foo Fighters to record new album |
| Dave Grohl says his band have started writing songs for their next album and that they're planning to start recording in September. |
| Sparklehorse singer Linkous dies |
| Singer Mark Linkous, frontman for the US band Sparklehorse, takes his own life, according to his family. |
| MIA to headline Underage Festival |
| Tinchy Stryder, Chase & Status and Ellie Goulding join MIA to play at this summer's Underage Festival in London's east end. |
| Goulding debut tops album chart |
| BBC Sound of 2010 winner Ellie Goulding goes straight to the top of the album chart with her debut release Lights. |
| Police Academy 'to be relaunched' |
| Comedy series Police Academy, which spawned a series of films and a TV show, is set to return to to the big screen, reports say. |
| Fox to receive Parkinson's honour |
| Actor Michael J Fox is to be honoured by Sweden's Karolinska Institute for his work to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson's Disease. |
| Precious sweeps indie film awards |
| Harrowing drama Precious sweeps to victory at the Independent Spirit Awards, taking five prizes including best feature. |
| Nick Park hints at 3D animation |
| Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park tells the BBC that he would like to make a Plasticine animation in 3D. |
| Doctor Who goes on UK tour |
| New Doctor Who actor Matt Smith will meet fans on a UK tour showcasing the first episode of the upcoming series of the show. |
| Women occupy 'third of TV roles' |
| Women are outnumbered two to one by men on British television, a study commissioned by Channel 4 finds. |
| BBC rapped for Kitchen swearing |
| BBC One cookery show Saturday Kitchen Live has been rapped by Ofcom after a guest chef swore live on-air while cooking an omelette. |
| Boyzone singer out of Ice show |
| Boyzone singer Mickey Graham becomes the latest celebrity to be voted off ITV1 show Dancing on Ice. |
| Finding Happiness |
| Pop duo Goldfrapp are back with their fifth album, Head First, sounding happy and relaxed. What happened? |
| Gomp/arts |
| Are you sitting uncomfortably in the West End? |
| Big breakthrough |
| But why are there so few female film-makers? |
| Oscar fashion |
| The night's winners and losers in the style stakes |
| In pictures |
| Meaning behind Hitchcock blondes |
| Tim's torment |
| Why Tim Burton nearly turned down Alice in Wonderland |
| Fishy tale |
| Colin Farrell falls in love with a mermaid |