ContactMusic — Ray Charles' alleged mistress has revealed she once robbed the superstar blind - to pay off her house. In her new book, Ray & Me, Marci Soto claims she had a steamy affair with Charles when both were married to other people.... more info

VH1 Blog — There are a whopping 2,000 or so acts performing at South By Southwest in Austin this year. A few are household names (Duran Duran, Erykah Badu, The Strokes), some are respected indie veterans (Low, Hieroglyphics) and others feel like they’re about... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A recording of Ray Charles performing at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1964 will be issued on CD for the first time with the April 5 release of “Ray Charles Live in Concert.” The original 12-song LP, which... more info

Altsounds — Given the rousing artistic and commercial success of the first recorded collaboration of legendary country troubadour *Willie Nelson* and jazz statesman *Wynton Marsalis* on 2008's Blue Note album Two Men With the Blues, it's not surprising that... more info

Guardian Music — (Circus Company)Être, the opening track on 20-year-old Nicolas Jaar's debut album, is an alluring mix of disparate elements. From the sound of water lapping on a shore, it moves through extended quotes in French before warm organ chords play out ove... more info

Pop Crunch — Flawless! Lea Michele, in white long coat, received a thumbs up after turning in a lively and theatrical performance of “America The Beautiful” — a patriotic anthem popularized by late music legend Ray Charles — during the NFL Super Bowl XLV ... more info

Guardian Music — Singer working with Billy Elliot writer to turn his life story into a 'Moulin Rouge fantasy' for the big screenElton John may be the next musician to follow Ray Charles, John Lennon and, er, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart into silver-screen immortality. The... more info

ContactMusic — Lea Michele is to perform at next month's Super Bowl.The 'Glee' actress - who plays Rachel Berry in the musical TV show - will sing 'America the Beautiful' before the NFL showpiece game on February 6 in Arlington, Texas.The 24-year-old star joins Fai... more info

Guardian Music — We all have our own favourite seasonal songs. Mine work for a bleak midwinter – and for a profound, optimistic oneI've made it a rule that I can only start playing my favourite Christmas songs after 5 December, even if the supermarket ads have alre... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Joker said... Just another Christmas-Mix 01 Ted Nugent - Deck The Halls 02 Steve Lukather - The Christmas Song 03 Yellowman - We Wish You a Merry Christmas 04 Fats Domino - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 05 B.B. King - Christmas Celebration 06 Marty ... more info