Altsounds — Featured Artists, De La Soul and Bobby Womack have confirmed they are set to join Gorillaz onstage for their upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland. Also confirmed to appear at the November dates are Hypnotic Brass, Kano, Bashy, Little Dragon, Roses Ga... more info

NME — Dizzee's night of awards, Bieber takes over Twitter, The xx's Mercury celebrations – your music gossip stop more info

NME — Damon Albarn and co recruit cast for UK and Ireland arena dates more info

ContactMusic — Noel Gallagher admitted Gorillaz deserved a prize at the GQ Men of the Year awards last night (07.09.10). The former Oasis rocker praised the animated group... more info

Gigwise — This November.. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — It's not often you hear a compliment for Damon Albarn from Noel Gallagher. Time has moved on from the Britpop nonsense of the late Nineties but the rival songwriters are still as different as bitter and beaujolais. But both the lyrics giants of the U... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Announced back in July, it's now less than a month before Gorillaz head out on their Escape to Plastic Beach tour of large venues including Madison Square Garden in NYC on October 8th. Tickets are still on sale now,... more info

Guardian Music — This London duo's 34-track opus invests disco with contemporary relevance, bringing together artists old and newHometown: London.The lineup: Matthew and Colin.The background: Disco has been revived more times than any other music genre. Mighty Mouse,... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Inspired Flight is a San Diego guitarist/dj duo making down tempo pop featuring some very talented rappers including Inspectah Deck and underground/backpacker troupe Living Legends. They have a knack for integrating a range of genres in one song, of... more info

Guardian Music — (Bigger Picture)Until now, Kano's major musical contribution of 2010 was his guest appearance on Gorillaz' White Flag. Like Damon Albarn – who produces a track here – the Newham rapper knows how to build a coalition of the musically willing and e... more info