By Elisa Bray Bjork has never been one to embrace celebrity stardom, always skirting the perimeters of the mainstream, so we are not expecting a greatest hits set. The 42-year-old is on an extensive world tour to promote her avant-garde album Volta.

China's culture ministry plans to impose tighter restrictions on visiting music acts after Icelandic singer Bjork yelled Tibet, Tibet at a Shanghai gig.

By Tim Walker Peter Gabriel has one in his studio. Bjork takes hers on tour. But what exactly is it? Tim Walker gets to grips with theradical new instrument that's part digital sampler, part light-show - and part toy Blip. Blip. Blip. Blip-donk-blip. Blip. Blip. Blip-donk-blip- tshk-blip. Blip.

LONDON (Reuters) - Icelandic singer Bjork, who famously dressed up as a swan at the 2001 Academy Awards, has been voted the world's most eccentric celebrity in a recent British magazine poll.

By David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) - Icelandic singer Bjork rocked Tokyo onSaturday, kicking off the biggest live music show in historywhich aims to pressure world leaders to do more to fightpoverty.