Gigwise — Highest selling albums of 2011... more info

Guardian Music — Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care?This year's Brit awards will be a melancholy experience for indie rock fans. The genre's big live performers will be Blur and Noel Gallagh... more info

Guardian Music — (Memphis Industries)The adage "no pain, no gain" could have been coined for Kyle Wilson. In 2009, disillusioned with music, the Milagres' singer broke his back rock climbing, prompting him to write a fresh batch of songs while recovering from his inj... more info

411 Mania — Pretty good odds by bookmakers... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — We were at the BRITs launch party last night to hear the list of nominees and artists who will be performing live at the BRIT Awards 2012 at The O2 on Tuesday 21 February.We can confirm that Coldplay, Rihanna, Adele, Blur, Florence and the Machine, N... more info

Gigwise — Band to play show later this year... more info

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Gigwise — Singer will make live comeback at awards... more info

411 Mania — Check out all the nominees plus list of performers... more info

Guardian Music — Full list of all the artists nominated in categories for this year's awardsBritish male solo artistEd Sheeran (Atlantic Records/Warner Music)James Blake (Polydor/Universal Music)James Morrison (Island/Universal Music)Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird... more info