Stopcryingyourheartout.com — To Celebrate its 30th Anniversary, The BRIT Awards 2010 will include the ‘British Album of 30 Years’ – where the top 10 best selling albums, that have also won British Album categories over the past three decades, will be voted by... more info

Guardian Music — Ridiculous haircuts, extravagantly caring faces and, er, explosive indigestion. It can only be the grandaddy of Christmas charity singlesThere are various reasons why a music video can be considered classic. It might be because of the skill of the di... more info

Guardian Music — The epoch-defining charity single drew a line under the fragmented UK music scene, and brought us into the modern era – for good or for illNext time you watch the video for Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas – and given that the sin... more info

Guardian Music — Abba, Genesis and Iggy Pop and the Stooges are among the new inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but the super troupers warn a reunion performance is unlikelyAbba, Genesis, the Hollies, Jimmy Cliff and Iggy Pop and the Stooges have been an... more info

Live Daily — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will swell its ranks in 2010 with a lineup of new inductees that features Genesis, ABBA, The Stooges, Jimmy Cliff and The Hollies. A host of non-performers will also be ushered into the Hall, with individual recipien... more info

E! Online — That sound you hear is rock 'n' roll purists smashing their vinyl collections against their heads now that ABBA has just been certified as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-approved... more info

Time Out, London — Chart bothering, Mobo award-winning hip poppers and admirers of Phil Collins headline, led by the gobby, sock hat-wearing Dappy more info

The Late Greats — This song from the 1980s is bound to get stuck in your head. Curse you, Clare and your Reasons for reminding how catchy a pop gem this Phil Collins song this was.Clare and The Reasons ∞ That’s All more info

Live Daily — Early next year, Barry Manilow [ tickets ] will transition from his long-running Vegas residency at the Hilton to a fresh reign of intimate club shows at Paris Las Vegas. The legendary performer inked a deal with AEG Live that will have him gracin... more info

Guardian Music — West Africa produced many outstanding releases during the noughties, but the Malian singer's stark and haunting album was the most remarkableBy normal industry standards, waiting until you're 53 to make the best album of your career is perhaps leavin... more info