Richard Ashcroft has said it was "inevitable" that there were inter-band tensions when The Verve reformed in 2007.

London hosted the BRIT Awards last night, which offered some nice firsts: Lily Allen won her first award as Best British Female Solo Act and her first as a Snooki lookalike (fire the stylist), and Lady Gaga swept three international awards. International Male of the year? Jay-Z. A performance highlight came via two of the night's winners, Dizzee...

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The Verve singer also joins forces with rapper for his next solo project

First Brooks & Dunne and now these blokes? A source tells The Mirror, "As far as Nick and Simon are concerned The Verve no longer exists" so they've started a new band called The Black Ships.