THE HUMAN LEAGUE have been added to the bill for this year's Homelands Festival which takes place in Hampshire on May 28th. Other artists on the bill fo the annual dance festival include GRANDMASTER FLASH and JAZZY JEFF.

KYLIE MINOGUE is rumoured to be making a one-off return to 'Neighbours', the TV soap that launched her career, as part of the show's special 20th anniversary programming...

A-HA have already recorded over twenty songs for possible inclusion on their new studio album which is due later this year. Meanwhile the group's MAGNE F features on Yusuf Islam's tsunami fundraising song 'Indian Ocean' which will be available as a download from Yusuf's official website from March 21st.

DEACON BLUE frontman RICKY ROSS will soon release a new solo album 'Pale Rider' which will be supported by a UK tour in May - some dates have already been announced with more to come.

KILLING JOKE have announced that they will be the support act for the upcoming Motley Crue dates in the UK. Killing Joke, who are currently working on a new album, will play five arena shows with the US rockers.

LEVEL 42 will release a live DVD on April 4th.

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD are the subjects of a new VH-1 documentary 'Frankie Say Reform' which follows the bands efforts to reunite to appear at last November's Trevor Horn tribute concert at Wembley. The show watches the band audition for a new singer after original singer HOLLY JOHNSON declined to be involved and follows the selection process, rehearsals and final concert. 'Frankie Says Reform' starts on VH-1 UK this week.

ERASURE's latest single, 'Don't Say You Love Me' from their excellent 'Nightbird' album, will now be released on March 21st, a week later than previously planned, with a US release on April 5th.

ALTERED IMAGES' singer CLARE GROGAN is about to start filming a Hollywood movie, 'Hollywood & Vine', in which she will play a mother determined to push her daughter into show business.

PET SHOP BOYS are taking their musical 'Closer Than Heaven' to Australia. The musical, which has already enjoyed a successful West End run, will play at Brisbane's Visy Theatre from June 8th - 18th.

SWING OUT SISTER have added shows in Holmfirth, Croydon and Gainsborough to their forthcoming UK dates in April.

LISA STANSFIELD will play a show at Salford's Lowry Centre on July 17th.

NEW ORDER, HAPPY MONDAYS and STONE ROSES have all been beaten by A GUY CALLED GERALD in a recent poll to identify the best ever 'Madchester' track. The top ten tracks identified by a panel which included Factory Records' ANTHONY H WILSON, New Order's PETER HOOK and HAPPY MONDAYS' BEZ.