Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine performs at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CaliforniaPhotograph: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicThe Beach Boys in 1966. The band have announced that they are reuniting to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band's inceptionPhotograph: Michael Ochs Archives/RedfernsBritney Spears and Jason Trawick celebrating their engagement at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las VegasPhotograph: Denise Truscello/WireImage
Katy B photographed this week for the Observer's Faces of the YearPhotograph: Andy Hall for the ObserverLexxi Foxx, Stix Zadinia, Michael Starr and Satchel of Steel Panther on stage at Wembley ArenaPhotograph: Neil Lupin/RedfernsCamilla, Duchess of Cornwall, feeds Lady Gaga the mascot of the Shetland Pony Club at the London International Horse ShowPhotograph: Steve Parsons/PAJohn Taylor and Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran performing at the O2 Arena in LondonPhotograph: Christie Goodwin/RedfernsJustin Bieber shows off his keepie-uppie skills to Chelsea footballers Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres, and Radio 1 DJ Reggie Yates at Stamford BridgePhotograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty ImagesIvan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch performs at the Compuware Arena in Plymouth, MichiganPhotograph: Scott Legato/Getty ImagesEtta James poses for a portrait circa 1962. Doctors treating the blues singer, who has battled with leukemia over the past year, have now described her condition as incurablePhotograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMadonna during a tour in Belgrade, Serbia. NBC announced that the singer-actress-directer will perform at half-time during the Super Bowl in February in a show 'imagined' by Cirque du SoleilPhotograph: Simone Cecchetti/CorbisLittle Mix and and their mentor Tulisa celebrate winning the X Factor. Little Mix are the first girl group to win the competitionPhotograph: Ken McKay/TalkbackThames/Rex FeaturesAn Indonesian punk gestures before being arrested by police in Banda Aceh. A total of 65 arrested punks were sent for 'moral education' at a police school
See more images herePhotograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPAUna Healy of The Saturdays performing at Wembley Arena Photograph: Rex Features/Rex FeaturesThe American singer and songwriter Dobie Gray, who has died of cancer aged 71, was best known for his 1973 hit Drift Away, which sold more than a million copies and represented a perfect synthesis of soul, country and pop elements. He was held in special affection, however, by Britain's legion of Northern Soul fans, for whom his 1960s recordings provided a series of anthems
Read the full obituary herePhotograph: Steve Morley/RedfernsCountry musician Billie Jo Spears who has died aged 74. Spears's 1975 recording of Blanket on the Ground, a wife's warm invitation to her husband to blow on old flames was a top 10 hit in Britain
Read the full obituary herePhotograph: Michael Ochs Archives
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