ContactMusic — One Direction will make music history if their debut album Up All Night reaches No 1 in the United States next week The boy-band -put together by Simon Cowell on the Uk X Factor - need to sell 180000 copies of the record to become the first Brit band... more info

Gigwise — Baby-faced pop sensation set to topple Beatles first-week album sales more info

Guardian Music — At his keynote speech, the Boss channeled his inner enthusiast with a lengthy autobiographical love-letter to pop musicLegendary singer Bruce Springsteen gave a bravura performance at Texas' South by Southwest conference today, earning a standing ova... more info

Gigwise — Singer performs his own take of the Beatles song - watch it on Gigwise more info

411 Mania — Was Michael Jackson the first black musician played on MTV? How much did a ticket to Woodstock cost? Did the Beatles break up at Disney World? This and much more in this week's edition of Ask 411 Music! more info

Guardian Music — Britain may have all but forgotten her, but 80s popstar Sade is a huge star in the US since her 2010 comeback. So what's the secret of her transatlantic success?Just as we've got used to the idea that Adele is now a massive star in America, triumphin... more info

Guardian Music — Reclusive singer rakes in £10.5m to be highest-earning British musical act in America last yearViewers of the 2012 Grammys watched a 23-year old girl from Tottenham walk away with six awards, but the top-earning act from the UK in America last year ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Taken from the British Airways Magazine, thanks to site visitor James.Notes From A Traveller: Liam GallagherWhen I was younger, we were always dragged to Ireland kicking and screaming for our holidays as me is from County Mayo. It was good hanging ou... more info

Guardian Music — Simon Cowell's boyband are in the US to promote their latest album – and, as they told NBC's Today, it's, you know, amazingThe Beatles. The Rolling Stones. Radiohead. 5ive. The list of British all-male bands to have taken the American music industr... more info

ContactMusic — One Direction have been taking the U S by storm in scenes not witnessed on those shores since The Beatles stepped foot in the so-called land of freedom in the 1960s Ok that might be a bit of an exaggeration but theres no denying theyve made quite the... more info