Guardian Music — The absence of Lady Gaga at this year's Brits accidentally opened the door to Mumford & Sons and an Ed Sheeran-fronted new wave of beige popAll pop scenes have their defining moments. Britpop's was the Blur v Oasis chart battle; with punk it was the ... more info

Guardian Music — Pre-rock pop in all its surprising, sentimental variety is now a Vegas cliche of boozy bonhomie and cocktail-hour flirtationIt's hard not to have a good time with Duets II, Tony Bennett's new album. Bennett is a generous host, gently guiding varied c... more info

Totally Fuzzy — September is National Piano Month. As you’re probably well aware, musicians have been tickling the ivories for centuries by now, and even popular music as we know it wouldn’t be the same without the instrument... During the '80s, '90s, ... more info

Guardian Music — Frank Sinatra's own label had a wide variety of stars and this show made good use of its back catalogueThey Did It Their Way: the Story of Reprise Records (Radio 2) was an eye-opening chronological tour of the label set up and owned by Frank Sinatra.... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonIt's the end of term. The Albert Hall arena is full of well-behaved schoolchildren playing at being naughty. The women of the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra are in their best frocks. Flags wave, deflating balloons whizz up... more info

ContactMusic — Josh Groban's busy touring schedule is affecting his love life - the singer can only land a date if he flies women "across the country" to meet him. The singer, who previously dated January Jones for three years, is currently single and admits it's "... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Josh Groban is giving his fans the chance to interact with him during his shows by inviting them to text him messages as he performs. The You Raise Me Up hitmaker has tour dates scheduled across the globe until November (11), and he wants gig-... more info

Mercury News, California — Everybody knows about Josh Groban's voice. The happy surprise is that his personality is every bit as big as his baritone. more info

People.com — The singer will play the brother of Ed Helms's character, cappella crooner Andy Bernard more info

ContactMusic — Josh Groban is heading to TV screens again - he's signed up to star in U. S. comedy The Office. The hitmaker has previously appeared on singing series Glee, and now Groban is to reappear on the small screen as Ed Helms' character Andy's brother in Th... more info