VH1 Blog — For the most part a Mercury Prize nomination serves either as another critical feather in the cap of a commercially successful artist like Adele, or else as an acknowledgment of a particularly British artist like Katy B, whose two-steppy pop is dance... more info

Pop Justice — » Will Young's songs are never going to be happy so just get used to it. (Contactmusic) (http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/will-young-will-always-have-unhappy-songs_1235558) » In an unprecedented move, pop singer Demi Lovato will release h... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Smith sketched almost every band he ever watched, and now his pictures are collected in a bookYou can spot the industry executives at gigs – they're the ones lost in concentration, brains computing an artist's potential commercial value, while... more info

ContactMusic — Katy B performed a medley of classic 90s dance tracks during her show at London's Roundhouse last night (19. 07. 11). The 'Broken Record' singer delighted the packed-out Camden venue 30 minutes into her set when she promised fans "something special".... more info

Guardian Music — The 2011 nominees – Adele, PJ Harvey, Elbow and Katy B – are indisputably deserving artists. If only the Mercury panel would swing us a curveballIn pictures: Mercury prize 2011 nomineesTraditionally, the bookies tend to make a bit of a mess of th... more info

Guardian Music — Previous winners PJ Harvey and Elbow also among 12 nominees for album of the yearShe has dominated the charts on both sides of the Atlantic this year, winning plaudits for her undeniable talent and unmanufactured style, and now Adele is in the runnin... more info

NME — Katy B, Anna Calvi, James Blake and Metronomy also up for £20,000 award more info

Guardian Music — Victoria Park, LondonEast London's boutique music festival Lovebox is now in its ninth year, but this relative longevity can't safeguard it from the ongoing pressures of the UK's saturated summer festival circuit. Clashing with both Latitude and Guil... more info

Guardian Music — The xx won it last year. Elbow won it in 2008. But in-between Speech Debelle picked up the Mercury prize, and what's happened to her?This week Alexis Petridis is joined by Rebecca Nicholson and Ruth Barnes. They look at the odds and try to predict wh... more info

Pop Justice — » Lady Gaga has been nominated for five Emmy Awards and will battle it out with Pee-Wee Herman for one of them. (MTV (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667250/lady-gaga-emmy-nomination-monster-ball-special.jhtml)) » Justin Bieber has 11 million f... more info