Guardian Music — Singer nominated for Classic Brit honour after recording track on hit album by The PriestsFormer Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan is in the running to land a Classic Brit award.The singer features on a hit album by The Priests, performing a version of ... more info

Guardian Music — Placido Domingo Gala | Christy Moore Live | True Blood | Comic Relief 2011 | Planning Outlaws | African RailwayPlacido Domingo Gala7.30pm, BBC4The great Spanish tenor turned 70 in January, and his home town of Madrid decided that a cake wouldn't be s... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall; Queen Elizabeth Hall; Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, all LondonHardly an average week for the Philharmonia. First the orchestra celebrated its 65th birthday with a concert at Windsor Castle in the presence of its patron of three ... more info

Guardian Music — Five-year-old spin-off from classical music Proms axed because of efficiency savingsBBC Radio 2's Electric Proms has fallen victim to the corporation's latest-round of cost-cutting with last year's event, featuring Robert Plant, Neil Diamond and Sir ... more info

Guardian Music — The great New Zealander replaces Joan Sutherland as patron of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competitionNews today that Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is to take over Dame Joan Sutherland's role as patron of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition ... more info

The Mirror — Crooner Bing Crosby is going to challenge the X Factor for the Christmas number one spot, as he bids for his first ever chart-topper. more info

Guardian Music — The Metropolitan OperaNew YorkWhen Peter Gelb was appointed the new head of New York's Metropolitan Opera in 2005 he knew he had a huge and difficult challenge ahead. His task was to lure into the theatre a new generation of younger operagoers withou... more info

Guardian Music — 'Beware the tenor with a new Rolex'The time has come, in this week of lifting the lid on cricket corruption, to reveal the virus at the heart of classical music, the canker in the operatic apple. For years, those of us in the business have tried to k... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Blog Stoned said... All Bootlegs: -Pink Floyd - Work In Progress -Neil Young Minneapolis 2010 -Iron Maiden - Madison Square Garden 2010 -Carl Perkins -The Venue London 1982 http://blogstoned.blogspot.com Only Good Song said... Henry McCullough Blues... more info

ContactMusic — Opera singer BRYN TERFEL's Welsh music festival has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales.The Faenol Festival, featuring groups including Athlete, Westlife and Shed... more info