Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noah & The Whale, Florence And The Machine and Snow Patrol also enjoyed strong sales in 2011.Coldplay, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Florence And The Machine have been revealed as the biggest selling rock acts of 2011.According to The Offici... more info

Guardian Music — Watch exclusive performances from this year's Brit awards nominees PJ Harvey, Professor Green, Anna Calvi and Elbow, who featured in our 'How I Wrote ...' live sessionsOver the last 12 months, the Guardian studios have been graced by some bright and ... 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

ContactMusic — George Clooney is facing more surgery to fix his smashed elbow The movie star spent a large part of November 11 with his arm in a sling and he admits he has to go under the knife again in a bid to mend the injury Asked to comment on his basketbal... more info

Guardian Music — (Fiction)Over the holidays, John Lennon and Paul McCartney beamed out from the NME's cover, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' failed audition for Decca Records. Inside, a bold analogy was drawn: anyone who suggests the commercial st... more info

Said the Gramophone — Frank Fairfield - "Poor Old Lance". Elbow your way into this new year. Elbow. Raise those prickles, point and push. Tuck through leaves & bushes, friends & enemies, jab your way to that straight horizon. There is no snow... more info

Guardian Music — Guy Garvey, Isaac Julien, Martha Wainwright and other artists give their top tips for unleashing your inner geniusGuy Garvey, musician• For fear of making us sound like the Waltons, my band [Elbow] are a huge source of inspiration for me. They're m... more info

Guardian Music — From interviews with Adele and Lady Gaga to memories of Amy Winehouse, here's 20 of the best of our Music features and videos from 2011Adele: the girl with the mighty mouthAs the London singer conquers both Britain and America with a smash-hit No 1 a... more info

Guardian Music — Station to devote whole day to vinyl format with guest presenters including Jarvis Cocker, Guy Garvey and Cerys MatthewsBBC Radio 6 Music is to make New Year's Day a vinyl-only day. Many BBC stations phased out the use of vinyl records in favour of C... more info

Guardian Music — How are ping-pong and violin-playing similar? If the tension at the starting line was a tune, what would it sound like? Tom Service talks to the musicians trying to bridge sport and art for 2012's Cultural OlympiadMusic and sport go together like …... more info