Detroit Free Press — An exuberant snap and visceral pop pulsate through much of the best American vernacular art. Louis Armstrong's "Stardust." Fred Astaire's "Top Hat." Frank Sinatra's "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!" Francis Ford Coppola's "The Go... more info

Guardian Music — With a film about his abortive comeback set to earn $250m, Jackson seems bigger than everYou would hardly know Michael Jackson is no longer with us. Certainly, it is a long time since he has been so successful. Just a few months after his death, the ... more info

The Music Fix — News: Frank Sinatra may have been born in Hoboken, New Jersey, but the Chairman of the Board always held a special place in his heart for the city that never sleeps—“The Apple,”as he called it. From a surprise appearance wi... more info

Guardian Music — American crooner had Britain's first No 1 in 1952 and played Johnny Fontane in classic gangster filmThe American singer and actor Al Martino, who had the UK's first No 1 record, has died at the age of 82.His song Here in My Heart took the top spot wh... more info

Guardian Music — A bohemian wizard with greying stubble who knows a novel use for dead pigeons, Ian Brown speaks to Rich PelleyHello, Ian! Your new album is My Way. There are lots of Frank Sinatra impersonators. Do you get many Ian Browns?There's a gospel singer i... more info

MTV.com News — 'New York City belongs to everyone,' Keys says of song's appeal.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Matt Paco Jay-Z (file) Photo: Adam Osterman/ Getty Images Thank goodness, Lil Mama was nowhere in sight on Wednesday, when Jay-Z ... more info

All About Jazz — When Frank Sinatra fans play his music, classic songs like "Summer Wind," "Fly Me to the Moon" and "One for My Baby" will likely trigger strong emotions and memories. But when Twyla Tharp sifts through his catalog, it conjures up an entire world. ... more info

The Newsroom — v6121, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - Saturday September 12, 2009.**EXCLUSIVE** Larry King gives a quick interview at the Brent Shapiro Foundation event in Hollywood. Larry talked about twittering and how music died with Frank Sinatra. Video: PacificCoastNe... more info

MTV.com News — 'We can appreciate her being overwhelmed ... but we would have appreciated it if she would have did it from her seat,' Keys says of Lil Mama.By Shaheem Reid Alicia Keys on Wednesday's "Today" show Photo: NBC News Lil Mama said she realized... more info

Guardian Music — For their guardian.co.uk/music takeover, the Cribs commissioned a blog from one of their favourite writers, Everett True. They said he could pick his subject matter, so Everett chose to debunk the myths of Riot GrrrlYou read a lot of stuff about Riot... more info