Guardian Music — Adele is set to score a £90m payday with Sony – putting her in the same league as the likes of Robbie Williams and Mariah Carey. But do deals like this ever pay off for the labels?Adele – rumour has it! – is going to sign a ne... more info

Guardian Music — The Chic frontman talks about Bowie tributes, working with Noel Gallagher and inviting London’s new mayor to his festivalHello, Nile! Is it really 4am where you are now?Yes! I’m in a car on the way to the airport.You’ve said in t... more info

Guardian Music — Mark Mulcahy’s lyrics cut directly to profound childhood memories, whoch are being revived in a reunion of the band that almost flatlinedEven at the time, in April 1986, I knew it was unnecessary hyperbole on my part when my submitted Melody M... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We lost Scott Miller (Game Theory/Loud Family) in 2013. and at the time he was working on a new album, to be under the Game Theory name, titled Supercalifragile. Miller's wife, Krtstine, has enlisted some of Scott's friends to help finish t... more info

Stereogum — At the time of his tragic, untimely death in 2013, Scott Miller was working on the 13th Game Theory studio album, Supercalifragile. He had recorded a bunch of tracks and had many discussions with his wife, Kristine Chambers, and bandmates about what ... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones told Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Wednesday to stop using the band's music for his campaign after artists such as Adele and R.E.M. made the same request. more info

Stereogum — Michigan dream rock quartet FAWNN are somewhat of a Great Lake State supergroup, comprising members from Kiddo, Child Bite, the Nice Device, the Von Bondies, Javelins, Thunderbirds Are Now!, and Those Transatlantics. FAWNN meld catchy boy/girl harmon... more info

Stereogum — An all-star cast of musicians including Big Star’s Jody Stephens, Jeff Tweedy and Pat Sansone of Wilco, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan, Jessica Pratt, the Kronos Quartet, Robyn Hitchcock, and late-era Big Star members Ken Stringf... more info

Consequence of Sound — Star-studded tribute featured performances of "Kizza Me", "Take Care", and "Femme Fatale". more info

Guardian Music — The REM co-founder will perform with an all-star lineup in Los Angeles this week playing Big Star’s most revered album, Third/Sister Lovers – the culmination of a lifelong love affair with the cult bandThe classic lineup of Big Star onl... more info