ContactMusic — Unreleased Michael Jackson songs have been stolen by hackers Record company Sony music say over 50000 tracks - including never before heard material the late singer had recorded with will i am and Freddie Mercury - were stolen in the attack thought..... more info

Unreality Music — “Sounds like a sorry mess of a song that tries to be pop, rock, hip-hop and dance, all held together by the notion of how uniformly bad it is” 1 STAR Digital Release: February 26, 2012 Phy... more info

Pop Justice — Model agency Select have signed up 'Cooler Than Me' chanteuse Cher Lloyd. (The Sun) (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/4150070/Singer-Cher-signs-up-with-model-agency.html) The company notes that "she represents everything that ... more info

Guardian Music — As Blur pick up their outstanding contribution award at the Brits, we travel back in time – courtesy of Rock's Backpages, the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism, to March 1994, when Paul Moody met the band on the brink of their bre... more info

Pop Justice — FEBRUARY 13: DJ Fresh feat Rita Ora - 'Hot Right Now' N7OPZOBJZyI This track would be 28% better without the "eh-oh, eh-oh" bits (a bit of a songwriting copout, right?) but DJ Fresh's album is shaping up to be a massive corker and Rita's star quali... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Check out the visuals for Dappy’s Rockstar feat. Brian May available on iTunes 26th February. more info

Pop Justice — The never knowingly understated Adam Lambert performed his new single 'Better Than I Know Myself' on Jay Leno last night and jolly good it was too. (Neon Limelight) (http://neonlimelight.com/2012/01/18/video-adam-lambert-performs-better-than-i-know-m... more info

Gigwise — To talk about friendship with Freddie Mercury... more info

Guardian Music — How are ping-pong and violin-playing similar? If the tension at the starting line was a tune, what would it sound like? Tom Service talks to the musicians trying to bridge sport and art for 2012's Cultural OlympiadMusic and sport go together like …... more info

Guardian Music — Charity singles tell us about changing concerns and how society responds to need, says historianDr Lucy Robinson describes herself as a contemporary historian. But rather than poring over parchment dredged from dusty archives, she's more likely to be... more info