ContactMusic — The Hives have been ordered to pay $2.9 million (£1.8 million) to fellow Swedish rockers The Cardigans in a financial dispute.The two bands became... more info

Chorus.fm — *Pretty & Nice* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/prettyandnice/) (Equal Vision Records (http://www.equalvision.com)) covered "Love Fool" by The Cardigans for Glamour Kills' 90's Acoustic Series. Watch it in the replies. more info

Popdose — For 40 years, pop music has been Sweden’s top export. While the legacies of Ace of Base, Roxette and Europe might be widely debated around the POPDOSE forums, you can’t argue the enduring appeal of ABBA and the Cardigans, the chart prowess of pro... more info

Mjsbigblog — We reported it yesterday, but now it's official. X Factor alums, Emblem3 are signed to SYCO music and Columbia Records. Savan Kotecha will produce and will feature collaborations with Benji and Joel Madden (Good Charlotte), Jack Antonoff (fun.), Car... more info

Panda Toes — So summer's almost over or is over or something, which of course means that it's almost sweater season! Yay, sweaters! Cardigans and hoodies and sweaters and sweaters and more sweaters! Taylor and I are gonna frolic around in the woods (I don't even ... more info

Guardian Music — (Universal)After taking SXSW by storm, Of Monsters and Men hit the US top 10, a feat that has eluded fellow Icelanders Björk and Sigur Rós. The reasons for their success are simple: terrific songs that combine the folky with the epic, and instantly... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — My Tiger My TimingFrom: London, United KingdomLondon synth pop combo My Tiger My Timing are a riddle wrapped up in a mystery covered in a conundrum. How do you define their musical stew of quirky organic rhythms and danceable experimental hypnotic-po... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicIn the newsJohnny Marr quashes talk of Smiths reunion, saying: 'I got things to do'Nicki Minaj doesn't want children singing along to her explicit lyricsCan you feel it? It's a new Jacksons album... more info

Guardian Music — Lovefool was the first song Nina Persson ever wrote – and it became a global hit. She discusses the pressures of writing, and the difference a co-writer makesIt's more than 15 years since the Cardigans first wrapped themselves around the world with... more info

Swedesplease — Are you sitting in your bedroom and wondering about whatever happened to bands like The Cranberries or The Cardigans? If so wonder no longer because the Belljars will provide you that jolt of indie pop you’ve been waiting for. Although this ep’s ... more info