Guardian Music — Giles Oakley writes: The guitarist Hubert Sumlin (obituary, 7 December) belonged to that small elite of blues musicians who become well known to British fans even though they are sidemen in someone else's band (in Sumlin's case, Howlin' Wolf's).Peopl... more info

Guardian Music — The new chief executive of Sony Music UK ponders the fate of his former colleagues at EMI, wants to tackle online piracy – and predicts the Christmas No 1Nick Gatfield, the recently installed chief executive of Sony Music UK, is reflecting on his b... more info

Popdose — The Rolling Stones will celebrate their 50th anniversary as a group in 2012. Rumblings suggest that we’ll probably see the Stones back on the road together next year to mark the occasion, but you don’t have to wait that long to watch them on stag... more info

Guardian Music — O2 Arena, LondonIn the middle of the crowd, a gaggle of about 40 people is squatting down, beckoning others to do the same. Onstage, Kasabian are playing "Fire", the final song of their encore. Guitarist and birthday boy Serge Pizzorno – skinny of ... more info

Guardian Music — What's new on the app stores on Thursday 15 December 2011A selection of 25 apps for you today:Grand Theft Auto 3Could the biggest mobile game of Christmas 2011 be a decade-old console title? Rockstar Games has launched Grand Theft Auto 3 for iOS and ... more info

Guardian Music — Deal worth reported $3m comes weeks after world's biggest music company snapped up Robbie WilliamsUniversal Music has signed a multi-album deal with Madonna worth a reported $3m, as the world's largest music company continues to flex its muscle.Unive... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Watch The Rolling Stones perform Beast of Burden. Taken from their Some Girls: The Rolling Stones - Live in Texas DVD/Blu-ray. The show was filmed at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on 18 July 1978. » rollingstones.com more info

Topix — A few years after bassist Bill Wyman left the Rolling Stones in the early '90s, he formed his own group, the Rhythm Kings . Instead of cranking out formulaic rock 'n' roll hits, Wyman decided to cut back on touring, use more spontaneity in recording,... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - After the passing of electric blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin from heart failure, his manager and partner Toni Ann announced that The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have offered to pay for his funeral. In statement... more info

411 Mania — Rolling Stones leaders to front the bill... more info