Core News — “Following on from 6 Music’s 1989 day, the Don casts his mind back and selects some of his favourite music from that year. Including Prince, the Stone Roses and Dennis Brown and Crucial Vinyl from Soul II Soul. He also recalls the recording of hi... more info

Stereogum — It brings me great, overwhelming sadness to report that “Back To Life,” the new song from Alicia Keys, is not a Soul II Soul cover. Instead, a new song, and it comes from the soundtrack of Queen Of Katwe, a forthcoming Mira Nair film that tells t... more info

Core News — “Rockwell has a guest mix for Jam, and 99 Souls take it Old Skool RnB. 99 Souls take it back to the 90s with a classic RnB mix for MistaJam’s Old Skool moment; expect choice cuts from Mariah Carey, Soul II Soul and Blackstreet! DnB don Rockwell d... more info

The Telegraph — Fame & Fortune: X Factor winner Alexandra Burke saved as a teenager to help out her Soul II Soul mum. Now she takes financial advice from Chris Eubank more info

NME — Wilko Johnson, Soul II Soul and The Amazing Snakeheads are also among the latest additions to Scottish festival more info

Guardian Music — The steel band supremo and the Hot Chip singer team up for a track about, funnily enough, the state of the world today Reading on mobile? Listen hereAs one of the founding members of 20th Century Steel Band, Fimber Bravo's influence on music extends ... more info

Guardian Music — There's never been a better time for successful black music. But the shortlist for last night's awards celebrated safety over new talent. It's time the Mobos changedThe UK music press was looking northward to Liverpool on Saturday night for the annua... more info

Guardian Music — In 1991 the laidback Bristol collective roused themselves to unleash their debut album. Reissued 21 years on it remains a landmark. Here, an early champion of the band recalls its making and its lasting influenceThe three members of Massive Attack we... more info

Guardian Music — The Gaslight Anthem Here Comes My Man (Mercury) The best moments on the Gaslight Anthem's somewhat patchy current album Handwritten are those in which they step outside their established template of (admittedly invigorating) garage-rattling, throat-p... more info

Guardian Music — Jazzie B and Caron Wheeler on how reggae violins, shuffling beats and an outstanding vocal made a 1980s club classicJazzie B, producer and rapperEverything about this single was magic. We weren't trying to follow any trend or fit into any category �... more info