The town has been announced as this year's location for the Radio 1's Big Weekend music festival. 

Middlesbrough to host Radio 1's Big Weekend music festival

A pilot scheme involving major record companies will begin this Friday. It is expected 20% of videos will be subject to a ratings warning. 

Online music videos to carry age restricted ratings

Sixties wildchild Marianne Faithfull has slammed pop stars Miley Cyrus and Rihanna as 'rubbishy sluts'.

Miley Cyrus' Bangerz tour has reached the UK - with many her on-stage antics leaving some parents with a bad taste in their mouths.

The singer gets a good laugh as part of the top cracker joke for 2013. 

Slang word for self-taken photo beats 'twerk' and 'binge-watching' to Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year title.

"Twerking", the raunchy dance made famous by Miley Cyrus, has been included in the latest revision of the Oxford Dictionaries Online.

Justin Timberlake was the man of the moment at this year's VMAs, picking up four awards including Video of the Year. 