ContactMusic — DAMON ALBARN is preparing to headline Glastonbury for the second year in a row - his virtual band GORILLAZ has stepped in to replace U2 at the legendary British... more info

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — Damon Albarn's virtual pop band Gorillaz are to replace U2 at the Glastonbury Festival next month, organisers announce. more info

BBC 6 Music — Damon Albarn's collective replace U2 more info

NME — Damon Albarn is expected to bring an array of guests to festival more info

BBC News - UK — Damon Albarn's virtual pop band Gorillaz are to replace U2 at the Glastonbury Festival next month. more info

Guardian Music — Exclusive: Damon Albarn's band step in after U2 pull out, saying: 'It was us or The Beatles, and they split up years ago'In the middle of Blur's triumphant performance at Glastonbury last year, Damon Albarn fell to his knees in tears after singing th... more info

Guardian Music — If Scandinavian synth-pop is your thing, you'll love this supergroup featuring members of A-ha, Mew and, er, ColdplayHometown: Planet Earth.The lineup: Jonas Bjerre (lead vocals, guitar), Magne Furuholmen (guitar, keyboards), Guy Berryman (bass), Mar... more info

ContactMusic — Bobby Womack says Damon Albarn is as talented as Jimi Hendrix and Ray Charles.Womack thinks Gorillaz and Blur frontman has similarities to the two music legends... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — From Radiohead, Damon Albarn to Portishead, the chief exports from the era of Labor ascendancy continue to enjoy a commercial and critical acclaim that their domestic contemporaries lack. ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — While Billy Corgan, Scott Weiland, Chris Cornell, and the rest of the American “Alternative Nation,” alumni form super-groups and chase reunion money, their British peers have sustained a chemical longevity. From Radiohead, Damon Albarn to Portis... more info