Big Apple Music Scene — Clare Maguire is lucky she lives in the age of the Internet: not many other young women could go from working in retail (TopShop, specifically) to being featured in Vogue in the days before MySpace and Facebook. But once Clare's gorgeous vocals went... more info

Guardian Music — The Essex lass looks set to take on the likes of Beyoncé and Pink, having already written for Alicia Keys and Miley CyrusHometown: Essex.The lineup: Jessie Cornish (vocals).The background: That list of ones to watch in 2011 that we compiled the othe... more info

Guardian Music — The Essex five-piece say they only write songs they can imagine 100,000 people singing along to. Sadly, this seems likely to happenHometown: Harlow.The lineup: Steve Sparrow (vocals, guitar), Chad Thomas (guitar), Phil Titus (bass), Ben Giddings (key... more info

Guardian Music — Kanye's comeback continues apace, thanks to his clever use of technology, writes Chris SalmonKanye West rose to prominence in 2001 after producing the best tracks on Jay-Z's finest album, The Blueprint. And, although West has done plenty of daft thin... more info

Guardian Music — Reunited boy band collect trophy on day Robbie Williams officially returns to the ranksIt was a good first day back at the office for Robbie Williams yesterday when he collected a Q award with his Take That comrades on his debut public appearance as ... more info

Pop Bytes — Hey hey! A few weeks back when I interviewed Marina And The Diamonds , I asked her who she's listening to right now and she mentioned her friend and fellow musician Clare Maguire - I'm super glad I asked because it turns out this girl is amazing - ... more info

Guardian Music — Rock City, NottinghamClare Maguire takes to the stage wearing a red dress made entirely of fringe – an outfit that says "cathouse lampshade" perhaps more than it does "breakout success of 2011". And yet Maguire is a singer whose fortunes in the com... more info

The Culture Of Me — With a nearly-unparalleled vocal range and style, UK-based thriller Clare Maguire released her single “Ain’t Nobody” a bit back to much fanfare in the pop world and when her video hit, all stylized and airy, windswept and obliterating, that fan... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — One of the 'Voices of 2011' (Bluuurgh) gets a bouncy makeover from Memory Tapes who is most likely sitting pretty in a Hollywood mansion, sippin' on Cristal and browsing yacht catalogues off the back of all his remix commisions this year. The man is ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — 'I'm Clare Maguire, Let's Begin' reads the promotional banner adorned over much of this young singers online activity and it's a sentiment that has been rattling around for a while. Closely linked to London based producer Primary One and spoken of in... more info