Guardian Music — These three Laura Marling-alikes can reduce an audience to awed silence. But that won't stop us from comparing them to Azealia Banks ...Hometown: Watford.The lineup: Emily, Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor.The background: On Sunday night we went t... more info

Guardian Music — (Island)The success of Jack Johnson and (non-surfing but Cornwall-affiliated) Newton Faulkner has created an inviting niche for beach-bum strummers. Ben Howard, 24, is more earnest and a touch artier than most. His acoustic style recalls Faulkner but... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Hey, guess what? Robert Pattinson's a musician now. Or, rather, Robert Pattinson was always a musician, but finally has the time to focus on recording an album, which will sound like "stripped-down Ray LaMontagne meets Van Morrison." Clearly, this wa... more info

Altsounds — *'A Creature I Don't Know'* has been confirmed as the title of the third album by *Laura Marling (http://www.lauramarling.com/)*, it will be released on the 12th of September on Virgin Records, and is produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Ad... more info

Altsounds — *'A Creature I Don't Know'* has been confirmed as the title of the third album by *Laura Marling (http://www.lauramarling.com/)*, it will be released on the 12th of September on Virgin Records, and is produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Ad... more info

Altsounds — *'A Creature I Don't Know'* has been confirmed as the title of the third album by *Laura Marling (http://www.lauramarling.com/)*, it will be released on the 12th of September on Virgin Records, and is produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Ad... more info

Altsounds — Oh the heels of tours with Fitz & the Tantrums and Ray LaMontagne , Mexican singer, songwriter and keyboardist Ximena Sariñana (hi-MEN-a sa-rin-YAH-na) will be hitting the road this summer with Sia. The nationwide run, which also features ... more info

VH1 Blog — Imagine you’re a successful musician, returning home after being on tour for months. Groggy and wiped, you walk in your bedroom to find your most prized possession destroyed, and the blade of a 12-inch carving knife stuck, standing up, in the middl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — After revealing a band a day in May, the full initial lineup has been announced for Bumbershoot 2011. The festival, which is taking place September 3-5 at Seattle Center in Seattle, WA, will be headlined by Ray LaMontagne &... more info

Guardian Music — Trio of executives who work as a team to secure the finest pop talent and develop their brands globallyLabel executives: CEO Warner Music Europe, CEO Warner Music UK, ­chairman of Atlantic Records UKOur panel felt these three executives merited a si... more info