The Telegraph — The record label, home to U2 and Arcade Fire, will now rely almost entirely on downloads. more info

Gigwise — Mercury to rely on downloads... more info

NME — Record label set to rely on downloads instead more info

Guardian Music — Follow-up to For Emma, Forever Ago was made with a little help from Justin Vernon's friends after he 'forgot how to write songs'Four years after Bon Iver emerged from a Wisconsin cabin with one of the 2000s' most celebrated records, the forlorn folki... more info

Guardian Music — Toy, the 2002 album never released by Virgin and now leaked online, has given Bowie fans first new music in almost a decadeA decade after it was shelved by his label, David Bowie's 23rd studio album has been leaked on the internet. Toy, conceived as ... more info

Topix — Arcade Fire won Album of the Year win for The Suburbs at the 2011 Grammy Awards. more info

Altsounds — **Following last year's home country release of their second album the pop-scandi's discovered by Bjork are now ready to release their long player to the world...** 2011 is a good year in music for many reasons; Arcade Fire got a nod at the GRAM... more info

NME — Will Butler also talks about film collaboration with Spike Jonze more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Even in a year in which Lady Gaga and Arcade Fire can compete for a major Grammy Award, the varying trajectories of the music biz seem as apparent as ever. more info

Guardian Music — We are all familiar with the idea of the small-town blues, of the contempt bred by familiarity, the despair of flagging industry, the sheer weight of belongingWhen we were growing up, my brother and I were obsessed with a compilation album called The... more info