The Independent — Sir Paul McCartney has written to on-trial Russian rock act Pussy Riot, telling them to "stay strong" and saying he would do everything in his power to help. more info

Prefix — Director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) is currently cutting together a feature-length version of his 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. more info

Guardian Music — Twice a week we invite independent bloggers to tell us about what they do. Today, a site looking at the best box sets aroundWho are you and what's your blog called?I'm Paul Sinclair and my blog is called SuperDeluxeEdition.Where are you based?London.... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonIt has been a remarkable week for 20-year old José Hernando Arias Noguera. Born in London to a Colombian family, he became fascinated by the accordion and its role in Colombian vallenato folk dance styles, and taught himself... more info

Perez Hilton — Sir Paul McCartney is an international music icon. He's one of the founding members of The Beatles and has gone on to be declared the "most successful composer and recording artist of all time" by Guinness World Records. That being said, we can't im... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul McCartney was paid just 1 to appear at the Olympics opening ceremony The Beatles singer closed the spectacular event which kicked off the games in London last Friday 27 07 12 but was given only a token fee for his appearance Pau... more info

411 Mania — Big money… more info

E! Online — Being the famed musician Paul McCartney is, the Olympics must have had to shell out the big bucks to get him to perform for the opening ceremony, right? You might be surprised at... more info

Prefix — Call it an act of charity or a goodwill gesture, but Paul McCartney and other star performers who took ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/paul-mccartney-and-others-paid-one-pound-for-olymp/67595/ more info

Prefix — We recently looked at the 20 rappers with the most cash on the planet, but what about music ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/the-ten-richest-musicians-on-earth-infographic/67592/ more info