ContactMusic — Sting and his wife Trudie Styler have been recognised for their long-running environmental work by being honoured with a 'green Oscar'. The Geordie... more info

Guardian Music — From the Clash to Boy George to Ian Dury, musical creativity and squat culture are inseparable – which is why this new law is such a bad ideaThis weekend a new law came into force that makes squatting – the occupation of empty buildings by otherw... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectDigby Vollrath writes a current music blog called Gruff Trade, focusing on "non-aggressive up-and-coming music from across platforms, with a special int... more info

Guardian Music — Singer condemns conviction of Russian musicians, urging artists around the world to 'protest against this travesty'Madonna has condemned Pussy Riot's two-year jail sentence. Two weeks after joining the international chorus calling for the musicians' ... more info

Guardian Music — Oscar-winning composer who had a Broadway hit with A Chorus LineThe American musician Marvin Hamlisch, who has died aged 68 after a short illness, won three Oscars, four Emmys, four Grammys and a Tony award in the course of composing A Chorus Line an... more info

Dlisted — Well, here's a double dose of sadness to go with your late afternoon cup of Red Bull and Mountain Dew. Musical theater composer Marvin Hamlisch died yesterday in Los Angeles after a brief illness, and former Hot Slut of the Day and fashion icon ... more info

Guardian Music — Award-winning arranger and producer best known for music from film The Sting and for Barbra Streisand's The Way We WereMarvin Hamlisch, who composed or arranged the scores for dozens of movies including The Sting and the Broadway smash A Chorus Line,... more info

USA Today Music — He composed the scores for dozens of movies including The Sting and won a Tony for A Chorus Line. more info

Time — LOS ANGELES — Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including “The Sting” and won a Tony for “A Chorus Line,” has died in Los Angeles at 68. Family spokesman Jason Lee said Hamlisch died Monday after a brief illness.... more info

Guardian Music — Activists hope pop singer, due to sing in Moscow, will publicly express support for trio jailed after performing a 'punk prayer'Campaigners are hoping that pop superstar Madonna will publicly express her support for three imprisoned members of the fe... more info