Guardian Music — Scratch any literate songwriter – Win Butler, David Bowie, PJ Harvey – and beneath the surface you will find a debt to TS EliotThe New Yorker critic Louis Menand, reflecting on TS Eliot's transition from radical modernist to arch-conservative, wr... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicDonna SummerDonna Summer dies of cancer aged 63Donna Summer obituaryFive classic Donna Summer songsStars pay tribute to disco diva – video Donna Summer's disco was as radical as punkA classic i... more info

ContactMusic — The winners of the prestigious Ivor Novello Songwriting Awards have been announced and though as expected Adele was top of the pile on a couple of occasions she far from had it her own way as she forced to settle for second best in a couple of catego... more info

Guardian Music — Adele wins two prizes at songwriting awards, while Harvey's Let England Shake and Sheeran's The A Team are also honouredPJ Harvey and Ed Sheeran threw spikes under the Adele steamroller on Thursday when Let England Shake was named album of the year a... more info

Guardian Music — Singer's first new material since Let England Shake will appear on soundtrack for What Is This Film Called Love?PJ Harvey will premiere two new songs on the soundtrack for a forthcoming documentary. What Is This Film Called Love? will incorporate Har... more info

Gigwise — Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey and Siouxsie Sioux also rewarded more info

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Guardian Music — The veteran New Romantics would not have been the choice of all music-lovers to showcase English culture to the world. But they have a gift for empty spectacle that suits this gigAll through the 80s, I hated Duran Duran, when for some they were the k... more info

Guardian Music — Meet The Romans With Mary Beard | The Hunt For Bin Laden | Ancient X Files | The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2012 | Mad Men | Later Live – With Jools HollandMeet The Romans With Mary Beard9pm, BBC2The Cambridge classicist explores life in the Roma... more info

Guardian Music — The music to be played while the royal barge makes its way along the Thames for the Jubilee is a little dull. Perhaps the Queen would appreciate this alternative playlist?According to Adrian Evans, the "pageant master" tasked with arranging a London ... more info