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X Factor winner battles for No 1 spot following bumper audience

5166 days ago
Guardian MusicAfter 18.8 million viewing figures, Matt Cardle now faces competition to take the Christmas top spot in music chartsMatt Cardle's victory in The X Factor and the semi-final of Strictly Come Dancing combined to produce the largest Sunday night TV audi... more info

Have your say on ... Christmas hits | The people's panel

5166 days ago
Guardian MusicWhat do you look for in a Christmas No 1, and what does your favourite Christmas hit mean to you?This is the time of year when music snobs clash with lovers of pop and kitsch: while legions enjoy watching the X Factor, others bemoan the popularity of... more info

Why I'm backing Cage Against the Machine for Christmas No 1

5166 days ago
Guardian MusicYou can hate The X Factor's chart dominance without hating pop, which is why I'm backing these Cage fighters to bring some silence to the festive top spotLast Monday, a group of musicians gathered in the intimate surroundings of Soho's Dean Street st... more info

Rebels bid to deny Cowell's X Factor the Christmas No 1 single – again

5168 days ago
Guardian MusicThe late John Cage and Captain Ska are rivals to Simon Cowell's reality-show pop starsTonight, as the victorious contestant in ITV's The X Factor is finally anointed, the race for the Christmas No 1 spot in the charts will begin in earnest. Whether R... more info

James Blake – review

5168 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Enterprise, London NW3James Blake is folded awkwardly over a couple of keyboards in the upstairs room of a pub, eyes squeezed shut, lips pressed against the microphone, his feet negotiating a tangle of effects pedals. He sings most of a song call... more info

John Cage cover aims for Christmas No 1 with the sound of silence

5173 days ago
Guardian MusicRecording of an orchestra not playing may yet be the most serious competition the forthcoming X Factor winner will haveIn a small, stuffy Soho recording studio, the musicians were poised to begin. Headphones on, guitars slung, drumsticks raised, fing... more info

Watch Cage Against The Machine record live!

5173 days ago
Guardian MusicShhh! Follow our Ustream to watch stars including Pete Doherty and Billy Bragg record a cover of the John Cage composition, 4'33"You've got to admire the cheek. Today in a London recording studio musicians including Pete Doherty, Billy Bragg, the Koo... more info

Cage Against the Machine: pop stars to stage silent X Factor protest

5173 days ago
Guardian MusicPete Doherty and Billy Bragg among those teaming up to record John Cage's silent composition in a bid for Christmas No 1Later today, Pete Doherty, the Kooks, Billy Bragg, Imogen Heap, Orbital and many more will gather in a London studio, collaboratin... more info

Noel Gallagher's Daughter To Follow In His Footsteps?

5178 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comNoel Gallagher's daughter Anais is becoming a rock star like her dad and has started playing the guitar.Anais, 10, is Gallagher's daughter with his ex-wife Meg Mathews, 44, and Mathews said the little girl is already into her music.She said to UK's F... more info

Peter Christopherson obituary

5181 days ago
Guardian MusicDesigner, director and co-founder of the industrial music band Throbbing GristlePeter Christopherson, who has died in his sleep aged 55, had two parallel careers. As a commercial artist, designer and photographer, he produced a plethora of album slee... more info

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