ContactMusic — Pharrell Williams, John Legend and Swizz Beatz attended the Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball on Sunday (20Jan13) in celebration of U.S. President Barack... more info

Guardian Music — Louis de Bernières on how finding a wooden flute in a car boot sale led to his new play about the composer's life and worksIt is not often that one is asked to write a play for chamber group and solo actor, and I took it on in a mood of amused curio... more info

E! Online — The Civil Wars' relationship is neither safe nor sound these days. The Grammy-winning folk duo have pulled the plug on their current European tour, as well as next year's planned... more info

Time — Our commenters seem to have emerged from Hurricane Sandy no worse for wear—and, dare we say it, with senses of humor perhaps slightly improved. For example: Lucelucy on James Poniewozik’s take on post-Sandy television: A little dry humor.  Heh, ... more info

Guardian Music — His grandad wrote the music to Jaws. Not that you'd know it from this 22-year-old's murky, ambient soundReading this on mobile? Click here to listenApparently the 22-year-old LA-based artist – you can see some of his work here – and musician Viny... more info

Metalsucks — Before there were blogs there were these things called magazines, and the only metal magazine we still get excited about reading every month is Decibel. Here’s managing editor Andrew Bonazelli… Old-school death metal usually loses out to the l... more info

Guardian Music — In a new biography, John Williams says his former teacher forced pupils to play in his style and was musically snobbishAndrés Segovia is revered as one of the greatest guitarists of the 20th century. But, 25 years after his death, his reputation is ... more info

ContactMusic — Oscar-winning composer John Williams was the big winner at the Classical Brit Awards in London on Tuesday night (02Oct12), taking home a lifetime... more info

Guardian Music — I've been thinking overnight about Kelvin MacKenzie's Hillsborough and me article in The Spectator because he asks a question that deserves an answer. In essence, he asks two overlapping questions: why me and/or why The Sun?The story containing alleg... more info

Guardian Music — Italian tenor will also be up for male artist of the year against Lang Lang and Vasily Petrenko at awards ceremony next monthThe Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is to be given a special award at this year's Classic Brits to mark his 20th anniversary in ... more info