Guardian Music — A recent Guardian article asked whether the Mobo awards are still relevant. But the criticisms were wide of the mark – thanks to the Mobos the charts are dominated by urban actsIt's a shame that Dan Hancox, while writing about the Mobo awards in a ... more info

Guardian Music — Meet Brooklyn's freshest, sassiest girl-fronted group. Our new favourite band. Till next week, anyway …Hometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Samantha Urbani (vocals), Lesley Hann (bass, percussion, backing vocals), Nikki Shapiro (guitar, keyboards, percus... more info

NME — Alicia Keys and Bruce Springsteen among top ten choices more info

Guardian Music — Barber's Adagio for Strings, Vaughan Williams and Springsteen top list crowdsourced by WYNC public radioNew York's public radio network faced an interesting challenge when contemplating how to fill the airwaves on the tenth anniversary of the World T... more info

NME — Alicia Keys pays tribute to the Motown songwriter more info

VH1 Blog — During a recent interview, writer Heath Daniels asked Grammy-nominated veteran songwriter Linda Perry what she thought about changes in the music industry over the last twenty years. The 4 Non Blondes frontwoman and writer/producer for big-name artis... more info

Pop Justice — » One Direction were 30 minutes late for a radio interview because their driver missed the turning for the car park. (The Star) (http://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/music/you_re_the_only_one_for_us_1_3692700) You really couldn't make it up. » Alic... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Q-Tip had plenty of support as he launched a new DJ gig in New York on Friday (05Aug11) - Jay Z and Alicia Keys showed up to watch his set. The former A Tribe Called Quest star has landed a regular job spinning tracks at Yotel New York's Club ... more info

Guardian Music — This cosmic Connecticut trio are spiritual heirs to an era when funk was far-out and soul went psychedelicHometown: Connecticut.The lineup: Jeff Gitelman (guitar), Dan Edinberg (bass), Tim Walsh (drums).The background: We're not making this up. We we... more info

ContactMusic — R&B superstar Alicia Keys has married into high art - her husband, producer Swizz Beatz, is an avid collector. The hitmaker, photographer and aspiring artist reveals he has become an avid collector ever since he started looking for pieces to fill a n... more info