Guardian Music — Gobby X Factor finalist Cher Lloyd's debut suggests her label don't have a clue what to do with her, writes Alexis PetridisIt's hard to know how to react to the advance publicity for Cher Lloyd's Sticks + Stones emanating from her management company... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — He's the voice of a generation – but don’t dare call Noel Gallagher a singer- songwriter.As he heads for No 1 with his brilliant debut solo album, the Manc favourite is very much the reluctant frontman.Noel is outselling X Factor winner Matt Card... more info

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Guardian Music — The singer, 27, on camping, getting married, and standing behind James Blunt in a taxi queueMost blokes don't like bloke singers. Even I don't, and I'm aware of the irony. But I'm proud of what I've done. I've been in the music industry for five year... more info

Dlisted — By popular demand (aka two friends emailing me), here's Adele walking around Paris singing a song that I always think is a James Blunt song whenever it yodels out of my iTunes. Listening to an Adele song makes me thank Shauna Sand's exquis... more info

Guardian Music — Brett Anderson Brittle Heart (Brett Anderson) Its gloriously fractured lyrics sound like an episode of Multi-Coloured Swap Shop played through a rickety projector on the inside of David Lynch's mind – "Give me your brittle heart and ashtray eyes, I... more info

Unreality Music — “You can always predict the typical Blunt affair - and ‘Dangerous’ has all those predictable flavourings” 1 STAR Digital Release: September 11, 2011 Physical Release: N/A Shout! The M... more info

Guardian Music — Erol Alkan & Boys Noize Feat Jarvis CockerAvalanche (Terminal Velocity) (Phantasy)This candidate for collaboration of the year isn't a cover of Leonard Cohen's original Avalanche per se, more a thoughtful appropriation (approved by Len himself) that ... more info

NME — Singer’s second LP shifts 3.26 million units and overtakes James Blunt's ‘Back To Bedlam’ more info

Guardian Music — Back to Black, the 2006 album which included Rehab and brought the late singer five Grammys, has sold 3.26m copiesBack to Black, the acclaimed final album of Amy Winehouse, is the UK's biggest seller of the 21st century, says the Official Charts Comp... more info