Guardian Music — Fifty-two-year-old musician's odds slashed from 20/1 to 1/10 after 'huge surge' of bets placed in his favourPaul Weller is now the favourite to win the Mercury prize after bookmakers William Hill said the singer was at the centre of the "biggest turn... more info

Guardian Music — Two albums, two Mercury Prize nominations and she's still only 20… Laura Marling on her new-found confidence, the folk resurgence and competing with her boyfriend Marcus MumfordLaura Marling's set at Glastonbury this summer must have been the most ... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces the Mercury prize nominees and winners that make up his prizes and awards discussion panelAfter a couple of decades, there are a couple of hundred acts to choose from when it comes to assembling a panel to discuss what it was l... more info

Guardian Music — Our columnist checks into rehab – it seems he can't stop himself from watching footage of a grime MC buying pizzaAt this point, I should probably tell you how I spent the week following the Guns N' Roses circus show, or recovering from Reading, or ... more info

Guardian Music — This week's show looks ahead to the Mercury prize, to be dished out to one of 12 nominees next Tuesday (7 September). Alexis Petridis is joined by Rosie Swash, Alex Needham and Michael Hann to discuss albums by Dizzee Rascal, Paul Weller, Foals, Cori... more info

The Telegraph — Laura Marling, whose ex wrote about their split, is up for the Mercury - as is her new boyfriend. more info

NME — Singer set for Foxtrot event alongside 14 other acts more info

Guardian Music — Green Man, Brecon Beacons, WalesThere wasn't much call for sun cream, but for most of the weekend Green Man basked in a happy sense of having got away with it. The pre-festival forecast was grim, but despite some low-level drizzle the heavens only re... more info

Guardian Music — Glanusk Park Estate, Brecon BeaconsBeginning in 2003 for an audience of 300, Green Man quickly became the UK's leading alternative folk festival. But after the crossover critical success of the likes of Joanna Newsom and King Creosote, it has moved ... more info

Guardian Music — Dylan LeBlanc has crammed the baggage of his 20-year-old life – lost loves, southern living and breakdown – into his music. Now the new Neil Young is going placesWe are somewhere between Nashville and Muscle Shoals, headed to Alabama through the ... more info