Guardian Music — What's the most unusual place you've seen a band or musician play? Let us know for this week's readers' panelFor a man who once described himself as a "sexosaurus" and helmed a series of operatic music videos about an adulterous tryst with a midget, ... more info

Guardian Music — The musician talks about her family and growing up in GeorgiaI grew up in Georgia where my parents, little brother Zurab and I shared a flat with my paternal grandparents and two uncles in the capital, Tbilisi. Times were hard and the country was rac... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Katie Melua has taken a swipe at stars such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera for their backstage diva antics The Closest Thing to Crazy hitmaker is known for shunning a showbiz lifestyle and even refuses to travel by limousine preferri... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonIn the 1960s, Dionne Warwick became the muse and conduit for more than 30 immaculate pop nuggets by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Now she is undertaking a world tour to mark a 50-year career that has seen her remain a pop-so... more info

ContactMusic — Katie Melua used to find marriage scary The Nine Million Bicycles singer got engaged to former World Superbike racer James Toseland in January but she admits she never thought about tying the knot until she met him as she wasnt convinced at th... more info

Guardian Music — Liz Green Bad Medicine (Play It Again Sam) Liz stands out from the current crop of solo artists like turning the page of a book of moat-brown carpet swatches to find a pop-up of a giraffe, dressed as Evel Knievel riding a hovercraft over a canyon ful... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Katie Melua was left barely able to stand at a concert in London after suffering horrendous food poisoning the night before the show The Closest Thing to Crazy hitmaker performed a massive gig at the O2 Arena in the British capital several yea... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Katie Melua will snub a showbiz wedding when she marries sports star boyfriend James Toseland later this year 12 insisting she just wants close family and friends at the ceremony The Closest Thing To Crazy hitmaker has enjoyed a whirlwind roma... more info

Pop Justice — In America, One Direction’s 'What Makes You Beautiful' has entered the Hot 100 at Number 28, the highest placed British debut since The Verve’s 'Bittersweet Symphony' in 1998. (Billboard) (http://www.billboard.com/news/one-direction-has-highest-h... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Katie Melua is glad her fiance enjoyed a daredevil career as a motorbike racer as it helps her overcome her crippling stage fright The Closest Thing to Crazy hitmaker is engaged to former world superbike champion James Toseland who was forced ... more info