Totally Fuzzy — Born to Sing: No Plan B is the 34th studio album recorded by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison. It will be released on 2 October 2012 on Blue Note Records. Read more » more info

Guardian Music — (Blue Note)Touring his legendary Astral Weeks album appears to have rejuvenated Van Morrison. His 35th solo studio album is his jazziest: the warm brass and catchy, sweet melodies recall 1970's Moondance. But the music's velvet glove delivers some of... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Most fledgling musicians have a Plan B in case their dream job doesn't work out. more info

ContactMusic — Plan B and Emeli Sande have both received 5 nominations for the 2012 Mobo awards, making them the joint leading nominees, reports The Telegraph. ... more info

The Independent — Plan B is set to cap a successful 2012 with a string of awards after his latest album was nominated for five Mobos, less than a week after he was named in the running for the Mercury Prize . more info

Guardian Music — Sandé is in running for best female act and Plan B is up for best male at November awards ceremony for music of black originEmeli Sandé, who is enjoying popularity following her performances at the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, and Plan ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Plan B last week was nominated for a 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize he has said if he wins, he hopes to change people’s lives through his music. The rapper and singer was nominated for his album ‘Ill Manors’. Ben Drew said to the Daily St... more info

Guardian Music — This is the first big-screen version of the classic 1970s cop series since the highly efficient 1978 Sweeney 2 in which John Thaw and Dennis Waterman reprised their TV roles as the boozy, violent Flying Squad Inspector Jack Regan (very obviously a Br... more info

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ContactMusic — Plan B hopes to change peoples lives if he wins the 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize The 28-year-old rapper - real name Ben Drew - has been nominated for the prestigious prize for his album Ill Manors and wants to become the first hip-hop artist to... more info