Guardian Music — Louis Walsh, pop impresario and X Factor judge, talks about music, false accusations, facelifts and hair transplants. Oh, and his idea for improving ratings (get rid of Gary)Ach, Louis Walsh. You know the one – lisping Irishman on The X Factor, cr... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to her as part of our Six Songs of Me projectHannah Duncan blogs at From Desk Till Dawn, contributes to independent music sites, and tweeted for the Guardian at Glastonbury 2011. What was the first... 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

Guardian Music — Snoop puts the Dogg to bed after spiritual awakening in Jamaica, saying he wants to seek out new challengesSnoop Dogg is dead! Long live Snoop Lion!The rumors are true! Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr – aka Snoop Doggy Dogg aka the rap legend behind hit... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Wayne Rooney has revealed that Oasis, Bruce Springsteen and Cat Stevens - are among the singers who help fire him up for the big matches as he prepares to join the action at Euro 2012.The England striker has selected 11 tracks to get him in the goal-... more info

ContactMusic — Folk icon Richard Thompson is quietly hoping to collaborate with Yusuf Islam Fans are often puzzled why the two Brits and Muslim converts have never hit the studio together - and Thompson insists the music world should never rule out the idea Promo..... more info

The Telegraph — Razorlight, Cat Stevens and Eliza Doolittle join Jude Law for special Olympic concert at London's 02 Arena in a day to promote peace. more info

ContactMusic — Razorlight have joined the line up for the Peace One Day concert at Londons The O2 The Golden Touch rockers will appear alongside acts including Newton Faulkner Yusuf Cat Stevens Eliza Doolittle Youssou NDour Flawless and the English Nation... 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

Guardian Music — Bob Harris and guests look back on the legacy of one of the nation's best-loved music TV showsIt's a sign of how fondly this programme is held in the memories of music lovers: last night saw the start of 16 weeks of celebration for The Old Grey Wh... more info