Guardian Music — Readers' favourite photographs, songs and recipesSnapshot: My parents meeting Joan CrawfordWhen I was young I never understood why my parents seemed so pleased about this photograph – known in the family as "the one with Joan Crawford". They told m... more info

Guardian Music — The British artist picks the music that means the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectWhat was the first song you ever bought? Gangsters – The SpecialsI was 14 and I bought it on 7in. I thought they were great. I got into mod music, t... more info

Guardian Music — The blogger runs through the songs that mean the most to her in our Six Songs of Me projectMikala Taylor writes a blog at backstagerider.com.What was the first song you ever bought?Duran Duran – Planet Earth It's funny, I don't actually remember bu... more info

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Consequence of Sound — Contains covers of Nick Cave, Wire, Jonathan Richman, and... ABBA. more info

Guardian Music — Various venues, LondonLondon Pleasure Gardens was a curiously bleak location for an ambitious pre-Olympic celebration: a gravel wasteland alongside an abandoned flour mill on the river's edge. It looked more like the set of a gritty movie than a conc... more info

Guardian Music — Twice a week we invite independent writers to tell us about what they do. Today, a site dedicated to 'women singing in French'Who are you and what's your blog called?I call myself Guuzbourg and my blog is called Filles Sourires.Where are you based?Am... more info

Topix — George Michael is considering following in the footsteps of Queen, Abba and the Spice Girls by developing a musical based on his biggest hits. more info

ContactMusic — George Michael is considering following in the footsteps of Queen Abba and the Spice Girls by developing a musical based on his biggest hits The former Wham singer who was hospitalised with pneumonia last year 11 admits hes been newly-inspired to l..... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — You voted in your thousands and now we have our TOP TEN contenders for the coveted Number One spot!...Baby One More Time - Britney SpearsBillie Jean - Michael JacksonBohemian Rhapsody - QueenCan't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie MinogueDancing Queen -... more info