Guardian Music — Rapper nominated for four Brit awards after year in which just three rock tracks made the top 100 best-selling singlesIt has been a month of celebrations for 22-year-old Plumstead resident Tinie Tempah. He joined Kevin Pietersen and the rest of the E... more info

Guardian Music — • All our Ashes coverage• Catch up with the Ashes daily blog• Please comment or leave links below or email or on TwitterBeyond the AshesSo, how is the Ashes cold turkey going? Caught up on your sleep? Starting to think it was all a dream? Or wi... more info

ContactMusic — British rapper MIKE SKINNER wishes he had followed the lead of dance stars DAFT PUNK and worn a helmet to hide his identity, so he could continue performing into old age.The star shot to fame in 2002 with the release of The Streets' debut album Origi... more info

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ContactMusic — Mike Skinner has mixed feelings about ending The Streets. The musician announced in 2008 his fifth album as The Streets will be the last because he feels he's exhausted all the musical possibilities of the indie-hip hop sound he pioneered but he admi... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Mike Skinner talks to the Observer about why the next album by the Streets might be his last. Jacket Copy shares readers and writers' literary resolutions for 2011. Monday's updates to the online "best books of 2010" lists included the... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Skinner's the Streets gave British rap a voice of its own and changed the course of pop music. With his fifth, reportedly brilliant, album due out next month, the charismatic 32-year-old talks candidly about music, fame and fatherhood – and wh... more info

Guardian Music — Eight mercifully un-hyped new and returning acts we're rather excited about1. Anna CalviThe mark of, if not a great, then at least an interesting artist is that when they emerge blinking into the public eye, they have a sound that's already, unmistak... more info

Guardian Music — Three of the next year's most hotly tipped female acts tell us about their Mercury hopes, the future of the music business, and what they would spin at Will and Kate's weddingClare MaguireHow has 2010 been for you?It's been a remarkable year. I've ... more info