ContactMusic — Rap sensation DRAKE looks set to dominate his native Canada's 2011 JUNO Awards after landing six leading nominations.The Forever hitmaker is in the running for Songwriter of the Year, while his debut disc Thank Me Later will battle against Justin Bie... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Black Keys have hit the right note with the mtvU Woodie Awards. They are up for Woodie of the Year, which goes to the top artist. Their competition includes B.o.B and Arcade Fire. B.o.B called the nomination "an honor and a pleasure." more info

Brooklyn Vegan — According to a December 23rd tweet by Portishead's Geoff Barrow, Portishead are "doing some split headline shows with arcade fire next year , I'm really looking forward to it..proper band!!" Whether that happens on the promised U.S. Portishead tour..... more info

Gigwise — Band set to play Hyde Park in London this summer... more info

Perez Hilton — For those of you who find The Grammys overrated, we present to you the nominees for this year's Shockwave NME Awards. Arcade Fire and Foals lead the nominations this year with Foal nabbing four of the of the night's biggest awards: Best British Band,... more info

I Like Music — The band return to the capital this summer to play a one-off headline set in Hyde Park, joined by Mumford & Sons, Beirut and The Vaccines. Ticket info here more info

Stereogum — You can’t always trust your first impression. In Double Take Brandon Stosuy reevaluates albums that were wrongly slagged or sainted. I like, nay, love a lot of music — and a lot of it’s popular. I would never dislike an album because it feature... more info

ContactMusic — Arcade Fire and Foals lead nominations for the 2011 Shockwave NME Awards. Foals are up for four of the night's biggest awards Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album for 'Total Life Forever' and Best Track for 'Spanish Sahara'. They also pick u... more info

Guardian Music — Canadian band announce biggest ever UK gig this summer, with support from Mumford & Sons, Beirut and the VaccinesArcade Fire have announced their biggest ever UK gig at London's Hyde Park this summer. The Canadian band will also reportedly release a ... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers FOALS look set to dominate the 2011 Shockwaves NME Awards after landing five nominations.The group has been tipped in the Best British Band category, against Arctic Monkeys, Biffy Clyro, Kasabian and last year's (10) winners Muse. Foa... more info