Guardian Music — Pop has always paid homage to its past, and never more so than with this season's hottest young acts. But does 'retro' always have to be a dirty word? Ally Carnwath celebrates four time-travellers who put their own stamp on the decades they have plun... more info

JamBase — Words by: Jim Welte | Images by: Mr. Digby Alice Russell :: 03.24.09 :: Yoshi's :: San Francisco, CA Alice Russell In the past three years, a trio of previously unknown British soul singers has taken the music industry by storm. One of them i... more info

Guardian Music — It seems Britain's younger rock stars aren't keen on taking over the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts from the Who frontman. Not surprising when he calls them his 'yearly breakdown'Some of the country's biggest rock stars are not returning Roger Daltrey... more info

PopSugar — Cohosts Audrina Patridge and Pete Wentz walked the red carpet at the MTV Australia Awards today though it was Ashlee Simpson wanted to steal the show. Despite Audrina's hot costume changes, Ashlee got the biggest response when she opened up the night... more info

ContactMusic — Welsh soul star DUFFY has vowed never to sign up for another product endorsement - weeks after her TV commercial for Diet Coke was criticised by U.K. campaigners over road ... more info

Sky News — High profile republican Colin Duffy has been charged with the murders of two soldiers shot dead by the Real IRA in Northern Ireland. more info

Idolator — I spent Thursday morning at (most of) this year's Obligatory South By Southwest Panel On Music Blogging, one that was saddled with the cringeworthy title "Bloggers Are Now In Charge" and moderated by Glenn Peoples of the music-industry blog Coolfer. ... more info

Idolator — I spent Thursday morning at (most of) this year's Obligatory Panel On Music Blogging, one that was saddled with the cringeworthy title "Bloggers Are Now In Charge" and moderated by Glenn Peoples of the music-industry blog Coolfer. While the panel had... more info

PopSugar UK — Irish musicians celebrated St Patrick's Day at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards in Dublin last night. Your favourite Irish band Boyzone partied at the ceremony alongside Westlife's Shane Filan and Nicky Byrne, who collected the group's gong for Best I... more info

Guardian Music — And Adele is going home with two Grammys. OMM captures every step of her improbable US triumphIt was in her rented west London flat that Adele first heard she had been nominated for four Grammys - the most prestigious awards in the music industry. Th... more info