The electric guitar played by Bob Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival sells at auction in New York for a record $965,000 (£591,000).

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar launches a scathing broadside at his homeland's government at this year's European Film Awards, calling it "deaf and insensitive" to the country's problems.

Rapper Jay Z dominated this year's Grammy nominations, being shortlisted in nine categories.

Scottish singer Susan Boyle reveals she has Asperger's Syndrome after years spent believing she suffered slight brain damage at birth.

Lily Allen returns to the top of the UK singles chart with her cover version of Keane's Somewhere Only We Know.