Guardian Music — Sales of tracks used in Danny Boyle's opening ceremony have surged, plus five featured songs – including Arctic Monkeys' cover of Beatles' Come Together – will chart in Top 40Over 50 British songs employed in the soundtrack to the opening ceremon... more info

Guardian Music — Danny Boyle's track selections for the Olympics opener ranged from the Sex Pistols to Elgar, and all points in betweenA wide variety of different British musical styles provided the soundtrack to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.Here ... more info

Guardian Music — (Hyperdub)On her Facebook page, Cooly D describes herself as "a semi-pro female footballer and UK house producer" and notes that her hometown is "Mars". You find the same mix of the nonchalant and extra-terrestrial all over her debut album. It freq... more info

Guardian Music — Financial difficulties said to be behind decision to refund tickets for local Scipmylo festival in Hackney, which was to have run alongside the 2012 Olympic gamesA major comedy and cultural festival due to run alongside the Olympics has been put on h... more info

Guardian Music — 1989: The lyrics rang like a clarion call to the acid masses, a declaration of immersion in hedonismBack To Life was the midtempo, 98bpm sound of late-80s clubland, the chilled pulse between ambient and house, and the promise of early-80s Britfunk (L... more info

Guardian Music — Britain is celebrating Music is Great week with a DVD of iconic live moments. But why has the campaign ignored the melting pot that makes British music special?Did you know this week is Music is Great week in Britain? You may think it's Music is Grea... more info

XLR8R — Veteran garage producer Jason Chue (a.k.a. Wookie), a man responsible for such legendary '90s cuts as "Scrappy" and who is credited as Soul II Soul's in-house prodcuer, has dropped a new promo mix for Fabric in preparation for his performan... more info

ContactMusic — Alexandra Burke is to feature a duet with her mother on her new album The Elephant singer says she is close to completing the song for her as-yet-untitled second album with mum Melissa Bell who was a member of 90s group Soul II Soul She sai... more info

Topix — The Bad Boys hitmaker's mother, former Soul II Soul star Melissa Bell, claimed to have been involved in an altercation with her son Aaron Burke in December. more info

ContactMusic — British pop star Alexandra Burkes brother has been cleared of two charges of common assault The Bad Boys hitmakers mother former Soul II Soul star Melissa Bell claimed to have been involved in an altercation with her son Aaron Burke in December 11... more info