Noel Gallagher was unwittingly the cause of a 20 minute quarantine at Jersey Live Festival this week, after a dangerous spider somehow got into his musical gear. Luckily eight-legged creature was found before any damage was done.
Ronan Keating was forced to defend himself this week, after only managing to sell 140 copies of his latest solo LP 'Fires' in his native Ireland. "Album sales in Ireland are never going to keep you in Gucci - you do it to make a presence," he said.
Green Day were forced to cancel a show in Italy on Sunday after frontman Billy Joe Armstrong was taken to hospital with sever dehydration and flu. "It's hard to sing while you're puking," bassist Mike Dirnt said. Fortunately the singer has made a full recovery.
Evanescence became embroiled in an ugly scandal, with allegations that the band covered up information about a user of their fan forum who was allegedly involved in child pornography and drugs offences. This prompted criticism of the band from a Lib Dem MP and the Anonymous pressure group - but the band have yet to comment themselves.
Puddle Of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin got into trouble with the law for the second time in only a few months this week, when he was ejected from a flight and then arrested in Texas for a drunken row with plane staff - it is alleged he got angry after being refused more alcohol.
Stevie Wonder had to apologise for comments he made about Frank Ocean He originally said: "I think honestly, some people who think they're gay, they're confused," but later retracted the comments: "I'm sorry that my words about anyone feeling confused about their love were misunderstood."
Russell Brand was called a "d*ck" by Liam Gallagher this week. The Beady Eye singer is friends with Brand's current girlfriend, Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, but does not approve of her choice in men.
Bloc Festival - the ill-fated event was cancelled in July after a disastrous opening evening that saw overcrowding and safety problems. Festival organisers finally broke their silence over the issue this week, after the company and venue went into administration last month, apologising for their lack of communication with ticket-holders.
Pop music may well be one of the losers by the time the Sunday album charts are announced, as indie guitar bands Two Door Cinema Club and The Vaccines look set to be battling it out for the top spot.
GQ magazine was criticised for making a retrograde step in regards to gender equality when it placed a naked photo of Lana Del Rey on the cover. The singer was the recipient of the magazine's Woman Of The Year award this week.