For The Record

. Ellie Goulding is re-releasing her second album Halcyon in August with ten additional songs, including new track Burn, which was originally recorded and rejected by Leona Lewis, and Alt-J cover Tessellate. 

. 50 Cent has been charged with five counts of domestic violence and vandalism after allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend in her home and destroying chandeliers and furniture. He has denied the charges, but if convicted could face up to five years in jail. 

. Former Screaming Trees vocalist and noted grungiest Mark Lanegan is releasing an unexpected cover album this September, with material including Andy Williams, Nick Cave and Frank Sinatra. The first track revealed is a cover of John Cale’s I’m Not the Loving Kind. 

. Ciara does the unthinkable and dresses in weirder outfits than Nicki Minaj in the new I’m Out video: 

. And nobody does love-hate like Pink and Lily Allen – check out the new True Love video here: 

. A man in Utah has undergone a procedure to get magnets implanted in his ears which can be used to connect directly to music players and serve as earphones. He described the procedure as ‘self-augmentation and enhancement’ and hopes to hook up the magnets to an ultrasonic rangefinder to give himself bat-like hearing.

. Frank Ocean has released a limited edition rarities album titled ‘Unreleased, MISC’ which features Django Unchained track Wise Man and John Mayer collaboration White. This collector’s dream is pressed on clear vinyl and limited to just 750 copies. 

. And former Kasabian guitarist and keyboardist Chris Karloff is releasing his debut solo album Desensitized under the name Black Onassis in September.