Guardian Music — There's fire and brimstone all over this 22-year-old bluesman's music. But does he do any more than ape his heroes?Hometown: South London.The lineup: Jamie N Commons (vocals, guitar).The background: What is it with today's boys and girls that they wa... more info

ContactMusic — Bono doesnt think U2 are capable of creating a meaningful new album The lead singer of the Even Better Than The Real Thing rockers - who are set to re-release their 1991 album Achtung Baby - admitted they are currently working on three albums... more info

Sky News — As Apple prepares to launch its new iPhone 5, counterfeit versions of the smart phone have already been available in China for several weeks. more info

ContactMusic — Bono worries U2 will be remembered as a very good band rather than a great one The Even Better Than The Real Thing rockers are unveiling a new documentary From The Sky Down which focuses on their struggles to cope after poor reviews for th... more info

ContactMusic — Artist Damien Hirsts tribute video of U2s 1992 hit Even Better Than The Real Thing has inspired the band to consider another run at the charts with a re-mix of the 20-year-old song Frontman Bono admits he was impressed with Hirsts promo for the track... more info

Guardian Music — Songwriting duos have given pop some of its finest moments. Laura Barton looks at how they work – and what happens when they don't'We started fighting the moment we met," Mike Stoller once said of his songwriting partnership with Jerry Leiber. "We ... more info

Guardian Music — Singer and songwriter who had a string of hits with his wife, Valerie Simpson, during Motown's heydayAshford and Simpson were one of the most prolific songwriting teams in black music in the 1960s and 1970s, composing hits for Ray Charles, Diana Ross... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Nick Ashford, one half of the legendary Motown songwriting team Ashford and Simpson – who penned the classics "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "I'm Every Woman" and "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" – died of throat cancer at a New... more info

Detroit Free Press — U2 took the stage just before 9 tonight at Spartan Stadium and opened an eagerly awaited concert with "Even Better Than the Real Thing," a single from the band's celebrated 1991 album, "Achtung Baby." more info

Guardian Music — Pyramid stage"Look at you!" cries Bono midway through U2's opening song, Even Better Than the Real Thing. "A whole city in the rain." Dreadful weather has a way of focusing the mind. U2's booking has divided festivalgoers since it was first announced... more info