Guardian Music — '21st-century soul' singer Lulu James will be among the new artists showcased at the Great Escape in MayNeed to know: Post-dubstep songstress steps out.The lowdown: The north-east of England is not a place you'd normally associate with a late-night s... more info

Guardian Music — Co-produced by Damon Albarn and Richard Russell, The Bravest Man in the Universe will also feature Lana Del ReyBobby Womack has announced his first new album in 13 years, produced by Damon Albarn and XL Recordings' Richard Russell. Due on 11 June, Th... more info

Guardian Music — Light in the AtticPop's fading power to shock is thrown into stark relief by this compilation, conceived as the soundtrack to a new book of the same title that charts the black power struggles of the late 60s and early 70s. It's not as if anyone want... more info

Core News — “Watch out for new cuts from Buriel track, a Kon re-work of Gil Scott Heron, Soul Clap, Gang Colours, and Paul Weller. Plus tracks from Lyn Christopher & Loleatta Holloway and a couple of tunes by Whitney Housten,” Gilles Peterson Worldwide 2012-... more info

Guardian Music — Gil-Scott Heron's friend Jamie Byng tells the story of the campaign tour with Stevie Wonder which helped create today's US national holiday for Martin Luther KingJim PowellLindesay Irvine more info

Guardian Music — Jamie Byng of publisher Canongate and Richard Russell of XL Recordings talk to Alexis Petridis about the life and work of Gil Scott-Heron. Both men collaborated with him on his final works – his album I'm New Here and forthcoming memoir The Last Ho... more info

Guardian Music — In an extract from his memoir written before he died last year, Gil Scott-Heron talks about when he toured with Stevie Wonder to establish Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday in the USMemphis, Tennessee was only 90 miles west of Jackson, my ... more info

Time — Along with the widely observed deaths of Amy Winehouse and Gil Scott-Heron, a number of lesser-known musical figures passed away in 2011. They didn’t get as much recognition, perhaps, but they made valuable contributions to popular music. Here, 50 ... more info

Guardian Music — In early 2011, poets began setting their words to the sound of dubstep and electronica. Almost twelve months on, the signs are that poetronica is here to stayIt's hardly surprising the year is ending with news that dubstep heavyweight Skream is set f... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — On Dec. 21, the Recording Academy announced that Glen Campbell, the Allman Brothers Band, George Jones, Diana Ross, Gil Scott-Heron, the Memphis Horns and Antonio Carlos Jobim will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. more info