Arctic Monkeys

Jamie Cook, the guitarist for Arctic Monkeys, is engaged. NME is reporting that his girlfriend, model Katie Downes, accepted his marriage proposal.

Arctic Monkeys have had a busy 2012 so far, touring around the world with the Black Keys in support of last year's 'Suck It and See' album. The band has previously said that they will not rehash their debut record, 2006's 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not,' and have opened up about what their fifth disc will sound like.

Some bands stick to the same formula when they're churning out album after album. They follow the rule of "if it's not broken, why fix it?" Arctic Monkeys don't believe in that philosophy and never plan to revisit their debut release, 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.'

Arctic Monkeys hit the main stage of Coachella 2012 Friday afternoon looking like they had nothing to lose. Frontman Alex Turner -- hair neatly coiffed, head-to-toe in black, wearing a leather jacket and a sneer -- wasted no time as he led the Sheffield, England-based quartet into 'Brainstorm,' all angular riffs, stuttering beats and clever rhymes. It's their biggest U.S. hit to date, and it set t

If you're excited about the next Arctic Monkeys album and eager for some clues as to what it might sound like, drummer Matt Helders has some advice for you: Listen to the band's latest single, 'R U Mine?'

Arctic Monkeys, 'R U Mine?'

With Adele being the music awards show darling in the past several weeks, most thought she would clean up at the 2012 NME Awards. However, that wasn't the case as Florence + the Machine won two trophies at the British magazine's annual ceremony.