Guardian Music — Aretha Franklin's first London concert in three years is inspirational and intense, writes Tony PalmerLast night, a chunky 5ft 5in 28-year-old Negress called Aretha Franklin, known to her admirers as Lady Soul, stampeded her way through her first Lon... more info

Guardian Music — In a previously unseen interview from 2006, Amy Winehouse shared her love for Sarah Vaughan, gospel music and the Shangri-Las – as well as recalling her first big breakOn her musical evolutionWhen I was younger, I didn't really listen to a lot of s... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Hollywood Bowl's 'Genius + Soul = Jazz' is a glorious all-star salute to the man who fused jazz, pop, gospel, soul and country that captured the spirit, if not the letter, of the originals.There were two questions on the table Wednesday night at ... more info

ContactMusic — Late RB legend Ray Charles grandson left the The X Factor judges stunned on Tuesday 10Jul12 when he auditioned for a spot on the hit U S reality show Britney Spears Demi Lovato Simon Cowell and Antonio L A Reid were checking out the talent at th... more info

Guardian Music — Seaclose Park, Isle Of WightWhen the Isle of Wight festival shifted to Solstice weekend to stake its claim as this year's Glastonbury, it didn't expect to inherit the traditional Thursday monsoon, causing waterlogged car-parks, evacuated tents and is... more info

Guardian Music — 'It's best to be calm. That's why I listen to reggae, baby!'I've got a reggae playlist that I made that I listen to before competing. It's called "Reggae Sexin'" – Sean Paul, Popcaan, Tarrus Riley, Collie Buddz – nice summery, bouncy reggae track... more info

Mjsbigblog — Listen to the super-jazzy new duet from Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams. They revive the Ray Charles classic, "Hit The Road Jack". more info

Guardian Music — We'd like to hear about your favourite portrayals of musiciansLast week we reported that Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins is to play Iggy Pop in new film CBGB, telling the story of the legendary New York venue.Last month we heard OutKast's André ... more info

Guardian Music — Here's what you thought we missed in our list of best UK No 1sTo mark the 60th anniversary of the UK singles chart, we asked our writers to tell us about the "best" No 1s of the last 60 years. Here's the results in full – a varied selection, taking... more info

Guardian Music — The UK singles chart is 60 years old. We asked writers to pick their favourite chart-toppers from each year. Here you can see their choices at a glance. Click the each one to read more, listen to the single and have your sayBest No 1 singles: the int... more info