Guardian Music — Birmingham MC Melesha O Garro is making a creditable crack at being a homegrown Nicki Minaj or Missy ElliottHometown: Birmingham.The lineup: Melesha O Garro (vocals).The background: Funny how pop and retro-"soul" in the UK are dominated by women whil... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Some UK emcees filmed a cypher for the BET Hip Hop Awards. Bigz, Roxxan, Ghetts, Mz Brattz, GFrsh and Chipmunk all stepped to the mic. Manny Norte was on the decks. more info

Guardian Music — He's punk. He's grime. And he's supremely catchy. This Britrap-rocker's bundle of words and energy can't fail to be hugeHometown: London.The lineup: Jovel Walker (voice, guitar).The background: It's fast approaching that time when people – critics ... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Skinner will play last ever shows as the Streets at Butlins-hosted Big Reunion festival next monthMike Skinner will play his final concerts as the Streets next month. Two farewell gigs will take place at the Big Reunion festival in Skegness, mar... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The likes of Wretch 32, Dot Rotten, Ms. Dynamite, Labrinth, Mz. Brattz and a host more come together for this Children In Need track called “Teardrop”.   more info

ContactMusic — Lady Gagas hits Bad Romance and Born This Way have been munked up for the new Alvin The Chipmunks movie soundtrack Justin Long Jesse MCCartney Amy Poehler Anna Faris and Christina Applegate have recorded high-pitched versions of the pop tunes and... more info

Altsounds — *Labrinth, Tinchy, Chipmunk and Wretch 32 Come Together To Help BBC Children in Need and release official single 'Teardrop' on Nov 13th * All-Star supergroup named 'The Collective' The official BBC Children in Need single will get one of its m... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Video inside.This year's official Children In Need single will be a re-interpretation of Massive Attack's 'Teardrop', produced by Labrinth and performed by a supergroup including the likes of Ms. Dynamite, Chipmunk, Ed Sheeran, Tulisa and... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Are artists making music they really want or are they bowing down to corporate pressure to make more mainstream music? Skepta, Devlin, Chipmunk, Wretch 32 & Giggs discuss with Amaru this very topic. more info

ContactMusic — Chipmunk is set to play a free one-off show in London to celebrate his 21st birthday The Chip Diddy Chip rapper - real name Jahmaal Fyffe - will toast the milestone age by performing an exclusive set for technology store Best Buys customers at th... more info