ContactMusic — Blues icon LEON RUSSELL has landed another top accolade - he will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June (11), a month after he is immortalised in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Russell has seen his popularity soar since teaming up with ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Kanye West and Elton John have snagged invites to the royal wedding. They've officially asked for it: if Kanye grabs the microphone and promises to "let them finish" before the vows, they have no one to blame but themselves. (Oh No They Didn't!) Ste... more info

Guardian Music — Gay singer has child with Leonard Cohen's daughter, while partner is 'deputy dad' to baby with three parentsDaughter to a talented opera-composing polymath and a videographer, granddaughter to one of the great singer-songwriters and heir to an influe... more info

Pop Crunch — The Obamas may be staying in Washington, but Royal Watchers Stateside will be pleased to learn that a host of big-name celebs will be in the house — Or should we say “In The Abbey?” — when Wills and Kate tie the knot in 67 days. Visit msnbc.c... more info

Mercury News, California — THE IMAGE of Elton John in bejeweled stacked shoes, garish glasses and colorful costumes forever will be a part of the 1970s. more info

Guardian Music — The Secret Sisters' obsession with authenticity gets in the way of the real fun, writes Alexis PetridisThere are, you might imagine, a variety of problems attached to being an artist catapulted towards fame at a pace that means within five months of ... more info

Unreality Music — Sir Elton John wants his son to have an “old-fashioned childhood”. The ‘Rocket Man’ singer and his husband David Furnish became parents to baby Zachary Jackson Levon through a surrogat... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Elton John wants his son to have an "old-fashioned childhood".The 'Rocket Man' singer and his husband David Furnish became parents to baby Zachary Jackson Levon through a surrogate mother on Christmas Day (25.12.10) but despite their wealth, Elto... more info

VH1 Blog — Music lovers, rejoice! We’re bringing back one of our most popular music franchises, VH1 Storytellers, for its fifteenth season. And this time around, you’ll notice that the artists have a decidedly more indie slant than they have in previous yea... more info

Guardian Music — Lyric theatre, LondonForty years after BBC radio's Round the Horne, comedians with that surname still can't resist telling the joke they were born with. That's not the only thing unchanged after four decades. Twenty-first-century Alex Horne's "jazz p... more info