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Guardian Music — He was a city boy, but Ronnie Lane's solo music evokes nothing so much as his love of the English countrysideSome musicians simply seem to "belong" to certain cities. For a generation of Londoners, and for many from subsequent generations, the Small ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was declared a godlike genius at the NME Awards on Wednesday night.The magazine's editor, Krissi Murison, hailed him as "a man who has written more anthems in the last two decades than anyone else".Taking to the ... more info

Guardian Music — Ceremony at Brixton Academy also dishes out prizes to Pulp, Florence + The Machine and the SmithsFormer Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was declared a godlike genius at the NME Awards on Wednesday night.The magazine's editor, Krissi Murison, hailed hi... more info

Topix — As part of the celebrations surrounding Sunday night's Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy and music mogul Clive Davis are throwing a pre-show bash Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. more info

Guardian Music — From vintage Amy Winehouse performances to exclusive new songs from Ray Davies, here's the best of the year's videos from Guardian MusicIt's been a busy year at the Guardian's palatial music studios. Our How I wrote sessions are now firmly establishe... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran rocker Ray Davies paid a surprise visit to a U K village hall on Friday 16Dec11 to watch a group of children perform a musical inspired by The Kinks The British star used the bands hits to create Childs Play which chronicles the last 60 year.... more info

411 Mania — Ray Davies sees his own production of 'Child's Play' performed... more info

Guardian Music — Discover Ireland's best kept musical secret. Plus, our albums of the year, Grammy nominations, and a Laura Marling interviewOn guardian.co.uk/music this weekThe best albums of 2011: 50-11Next week we'll be counting down our top 10 albums of the year.... more info