The Ivors Novello Awards take place tomorrow. We caught up with a few big names from the industry to get their songwriting tips and find out about their favourite lyrics... more
Was it working under Terra Firma's Guy Hands for two years that compelled music industry veteran Shabs Jobanputra to quit managing artists and set up a business running festivals? The entrepreneur pauses, then shakes his head. "Guy taught me a lot - I was just sick of working in a declining industry" ... more
KT Tunstall, Marcus Brigstocke and Blur guitarist Graham Coxon will perform at a festival to highlight how the arts can help stop climate change... more
Joined by members of Radiohead and Wilco, Neil Finn from Crowded House came to a sweltering Dingwalls to delight the crowd under the name 7 Worlds Collide.... more
It resembled a music festival rather than a wedding, with folk-singing guests and outdoor chemical toilets. But yesterday Scots singer KT Tunstall married her fiance, drummer Luke Bullen, on the Isle of Skye.... more
Kate Nash's proud ordinariness has attracted a fanbase that finds it easy to identify with her, but she will need to tread carefully now if she is to avoid novelty status.... more
KT Tunstall releases the follow-up to her debut world-conquering album, and a keyboard-inspired hip hop offering from Kanye West feature among the CDs of the week.... more
At the Union Chapel's Little Noise Sessions, Lily Allen maintained the spontaneous feel by forgetting the words to her song but an appearance by Chris Martin was the biggest surprise of the night.... more
KT Tunstall, Amy Winehouse and Noel Gallagher go acoustic, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band reunite to mark their 40th anniversary and The Magic Numbers showcase their second album.... more
From Coldplay and Pulp to The Who and Pink Floyd, much of modern music flourished in the capital's seats of higher learning. A new poll has revealed where they studied.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do