Guardian Music — A new course offers students a chance to learn A&R. But can instinct and passion be taught in a classroom?A couple of weeks ago, Hartwig Masuch, the CEO of music publisher BMG Rights, told the audience of a panel at the Midem music industry conferenc... more info

ContactMusic — Musicmaker MARKUS DRAVS was honoured with an early Brit award on Thursday (10Feb11), when rocker CHRIS MARTIN presented him with the Producer of the Year statuette.The Brits don't take place until next week (15Feb11), but Dravs, who has worked with M... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye are pleased to announce they will be performing at two festivals on mainland Europe this summer.They will play at Rock Werchter, Belgium on Thursday 30th June and Main Square Festival in Arras, France on Friday 1st July.Tickets are on sale ... more info

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Guardian Music — North Korean radio consists largely of revolutionary anthems about being a diligent farmer. So what happened when our writer introduced Gallows, Lethal Bizzle and Coldplay to a local?On my first trip to North Korea in 2009 I asked my state-sanctioned... more info

ContactMusic — COLDPLAY star GUY BERRYMAN has been hailed a saviour after rescuing the career of sibling rockers THE PIERCES.Sisters Catherine and Allison Pierce quit the music industry in 2009 after failing to make it big with the three albums they had released ov... more info

Pop Crunch — Dust off your leotards and starting practicing your “Bootylicious” dance, UK Music Fans: R&B superstar Beyonce is set to join Coldplay and U2 as a headliner at Britain’s Glastonbury Music Festival, if whispers gaining momentum online are to be ... more info

ContactMusic — R&B superstar BEYONCE is set to join COLDPLAY and U2 as a headliner at U.K. music festival Glastonbury, according to an online report.Chris Martin's band were confirmed on Monday (07Feb11) as one of the big acts to hit the stage at the three-day even... more info

Guardian Music — The R&B star is rumoured to be joining U2 and Coldplay at the festival, four years after her husband Jay-Z headlinedThe last time she was at Glastonbury it was on the sidelines, watching her husband Jay-Z rip up the rule book as he won over a vast cr... more info

411 Mania — Big acts to join Coldplay... more info