Guardian Music — (Side One Dummy)Last year, Amy Winehouse was gifted her own boutique record label. That's right. Someone within the music industry saw those pap shots of her staggering around Camden Town at 4am, crying, covered in blood, with her wig on backwards an... more info

Guardian Music — Writing a World Cup anthem? Then read this to avoid making the same mistakes as Bob Dylan (too many lyrics) or Madonna (released at Christmas)The football anthem occupies its own genre. It must delicately balance patriotic spirit, jovial sportsmanshi... more info

Perez Hilton — Rain is about to fall on the Great White Way. The Neil Simon Theater will be home to a Broadway Beatles tribute come this fall. For 11-weeks, a Beatles cover band will play a revue concert called Rain — A Tribute to The Beatles on Broadway. The sho... more info

Guardian Music — Bassist for the Isley Brothers, he co-wrote many hits including Harvest for the WorldMarvin Isley, who has died of complications from diabetes, aged 56, was the bass player with the highly successful funk and soul group the Isley Brothers. He co-wrot... more info

MTV.com News — 'Gurls' is the fastest-rising single released by a Capitol Records artist in more than 40 years.By James Montgomery Katy Perry in "California Gurls" Photo: Capitol She may have come up short against Lady Gaga in MTV News' 2010 Summer Jam co... more info

Guardian Music — Xbox 360 (reviewed)/PS3/Wii; £34.99-£49.99; cert 12+; Harmonix/EAAfter the success – and all-round brilliance – of Beatles Rock Band, it was inevitable that another popular beat combo would see their back catalogue converted to console gaming. ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The PopCulturist said... The Rare Stuff is delighted to present: The Definitive Del Amitri Rarities Series, Vol. 2*: The Waking Hours B-Sides *No, you didn't miss Vol. 1, we'll backtrack to that next. If you add up Glaswegian pub-rockers Del Amitri's... more info

Guardian Music — This year's Music of Black Origin awards are relocating to Liverpool after organisers were swayed by a teenager's online campaign. Announcing the venue for this year's event, Mobo founder Kanya King praised the city's "vibrant" cultural legacy. She a... more info

Guardian Music — Singer and arranger with the US folk group the HighwaymenDave Fisher, who has died of a bone marrow disease aged 69, was the lead singer, guitarist and musical director of the US folk group the Highwaymen, who enjoyed chart success in 1961 with the s... more info

Guardian Music — (PS3/ Xbox 360/ Wii, cert 12, Electronic Arts)Unlike Madonna's endless self-proclaimed reinventions, Green Day have for years effortlessly turned out homogeneous punk rock anthems to the delight of their fan base and, indeed, to their credit; when yo... more info