ContactMusic — Mary J. Blige is spending the summer researching the life of jazz and blues legend Nina Simone ready for an upcoming biopic. The schedule of Blige's current film Rock of Ages has forced film bosses to delay the start of the Simone story until October... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonFrom the opening harmonies of Tina Turner's Bold Soul Sister to a carousing finale including Miriam Makeba's African hit Pata Pata, this two-hour tribute to 50 years of female musical fearlessness never came off the boil. Singing star... more info

Guardian Music — Even with her bootylicious, showpony body very much on display, Beyoncé's show became a huge feminist singalong"A girl, a woman, has not headlined in 20 years, so this is history for me," Beyoncé Knowles exclaimed mid-way through her heartstoppingl... more info

Core News — "It's vinyl all the way as Gilles heads into the basement and digs out some classics, with a Eugene McDaniels showcase, as well as dropping some delights from Anita Ward, Gill Scott Heron and Nina Simone! Plus, Gilles drops some tropical treats from ... more info

Culture Bully — Haunting new music from Jamie xx, a drunk-dialing slow burner from Drake & a new mashup combining Nina Simone and Rihanna with a track from the Beastie Boys' latest. more info

Guardian Music — Fleet Foxes, LondonNow that Mumford & Sons have come along and ruined it for everyone, you'd be forgiven for never wanting to see another gang of earnest, fiddly folkies in cheesecloth shirts ever again. But it would be churlish to throw Fleet Foxes ... more info

Guardian Music — Hollywood actor teams up with Bristol band to cover George Gershwin's Summertime for Mexican movie soundtrackMassive Attack have collaborated with actor Scarlett Johansson on the soundtrack to a forthcoming Mexican thriller. Dias de Gracia (Days of G... more info

Guardian Music — Pianist plays pop and jazz, both old and new, in his first performance since birth of his daughter in MarchJamie Cullum could not be described as edgy, but he loves jazz passionately and wants a lot more people to get its point. "It's only the second... more info

MTV.co.uk News — A 12-year-old boy has become the act to beat on the new series of Britain’s Got Talent. Ronan Parke belted out the Nina Simone classic Feeling Good as the judges Amanda Holden,... more info

Aurgasm — soul pop // avant-jazz-pop “You’ll hear smoky soul, flights of dazzling invention and intricate layers of deeply felt emotion. With a voice that belies her age; twenty year old Kimbra already enchants her audience, having been inspired by jazz gr... more info