Katy Perry wears her grandmother's clothes. The "I Kissed A Girl" singer has no qualms about wearing items from her elderly relative's wardrobe, insisting she will don anything if she thinks it suits her.

She said: "It doesn't matter who makes it, where it comes from, whether it's your grandmother's closet or it's a couture showroom. If it looks good on you, wear it!"

Katy Perry's biggest influence is Freddy Mercury's "I don't give a f**k attitude." The "I Kissed A Girl" singer revealed the late Queen frontman's devil may care approach really inspired her to pursue a career in music.

She said: "Freddie Mercury was - and remains - my biggest influence."

The Spice Girls are set to headline Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert this summer.

The former South African President is keen for the 90s girl band - who announced they will split again after their comeback world tour finishes this month - to perform one last time at the milestone event at London's Hyde Park in June.

Brian May has gone back to school. The Queen guitarist has been in Spain's Canary Islands to work on his thesis, 'Radical Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud', in order to complete his degree studies.

The 60-year-old musician has been conducting astronomical observations at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands and is expected to complete his experiment by next Wednesday.

George Michael has been fined $260,000 after his Wembley Stadium concert over-ran by just 13 minutes.

The 'Careless Whisper' singer, who was the first artist to play at the newly refurbished London super-venue on June 9, enjoyed himself so much he continued past his allotted time limit and now faces a huge financial penalty.

Sacha Baron Cohen is set to play Freddie Mercury in a movie about the Queen singer's life, it has been reported.

The comic - who reportedly based his character Borat's look on the late music legend - is said to be the frontrunner to play Freddie seeing off stiff competition from Johnny Depp.