ContactMusic — A former singer with hit 1980s bands Bronski Beat, The Communards and Erasure has been convicted of a $48,000 (£30,000) benefits fraud.Kevin Glancy,... more info

Topix — The latest video for Erasure's Snow Globe Christmas album features a boy out on a "dangerous" street. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Holiday CD reviews 2013 more info

Consequence of Sound — Off-putting, like pouring Four Loko in your eggnog. more info

DrownedInSound — One of the more palatable additions to the Christmas cannon, and a really good Erasure record to boot. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Starpulse — Pop duo Erasure have joined the stars hoping for a Christmas hit this year after revealing details of their new holiday album. Snow Globe, which will be released in November (13), will feature ori... more info

Impose Magazine — UK synthpop artist Chad Valley (also known as Hugo Manuel) just released his first full-length record, Young Hunger, and is touring the US and bumping out those good dancy vibes, but that hasn't stopped him from releasing two new remixes. The fir... more info

Guardian Music — Emily Eavis has asked her Twitter followers to suggest acts for next year's festival – but who would you like to see playing? (Spoiler: the Stone Roses will not be on the bill)Emily Eavis, co-organiser of the Glastonbury festival, tweeted on Friday... more info

Guardian Music — One reader picks the songs that mean the most to her as part of our Six Songs of Me projectZoe Williams blogs about fashion and music at Romeo and the Lonely Girl.What was the first song you ever bought?4 Non Blondes – What's Up?I'd like to say I c... more info

Guardian Music — He makes music for the head and the hips, but the Texan electronic artist is torn between hedonism and domesticismSomewhere between the Ryanair redeyes, the Class As and the promotional T-shirts from record labels, dance music and style lost each oth... more info