The Darkness front man Justin Hawkins has quit the band following a stint in drug rehabilitation. The catsuit-wearing star has been off illegal substances for nine weeks after checking into a London rehab clinic. He said it would be "damaging" to his recovery to stay in the group.

'High Times', the latest album release from Jamiroquai is due out on November 6th. The album features the bands collection of 17 singles spanning from 1992 to 2006 with the addition of two new tracks.

A range of music videos from Sony BMG will be made available for on-demand access on BT’s next-generation TV service, BT Vision, due to launch this autumn. The videos will also be available from November through the BT Vision Download Store, a service providing music downloads to PCs and Microsoft-compatible portable devices.

Get ready for a whole new generation requesting Beatles tracks, because even though half the members are deceased, the beatles are set to release a new album; ‘Love’ in November.

At the beginning of September while much of the industry was ensconced in Earls Court, Denon DJ staged the European launch for their new professional multimedia player and controller, the DN-HD2500, on the idyllic Mediterranean island of Malta.

Flightcase specialists 5 Star have produced another high end console based around Pioneer professional DJ products. The brand new Pioneer DVJ-1000 player is the focal point for this particular console, which houses two of the new units along with the popular DJM-800 mixer – allowing DJs to integrate visuals into their sets.

Since its initial launch in 2001, BACARDI DJ has gone on to become the original interactive online music mixer and DJ competition in the UK. On 1st September, BACARDI Rum unveiled the 2006 version of its interactive online music mixer. This new and improved version boasts an on-line DJ contest & cutting-edge technology including the ability to download your favorite mixes as an MP3.