Undercover, Australia — United Nations of Sound is the new band for former The Verve singer Richard Ashcroft. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Liam Gallagher has told Xfm that winning the ‘BRITs Album Of Thirty Years’ would draw a satisfactory line under Oasis. The band have been nominated with Keane, Coldplay, Dire Straits, Sade, Dido, Duffy, Phil Collins, The Verve and Travis... more info

All About Jazz — Feinstein's presents multi-award winning singer and the 1st Recipient of the Julie Wilson Award, SUE MATSUKI, in her highly acclaimed tribute show to the First Lady of Song herself...Ella Fitzgerald! This show celebrates Ella's Verve and Capital Re... more info

MTV.com News — Gaga set to perform at February 16 show, where Animal Collective, Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z are also up for awards.By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga Photo: Florian Seefried/ Getty Images Lady Gaga is continuing her reign as pop's newest princess into... more info

Stereogum — The Verve broke up (again), Richard Ashcroft released a NSFW video about human trafficking, and now he's onto the next one: working with producer No ID (most recently masterminding "Death Of Auto-Tune" and "Run This Town"), and fronting a band cal... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — To Celebrate its 30th Anniversary, The BRIT Awards 2010 will include the ‘British Album of 30 Years’ – where the top 10 best selling albums, that have also won British Album categories over the past three decades, will be voted by... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Verve singer begins work on new solo album more info

Crazed Hits — According to sources, Universal Music Group laid off 50 employees today at their Island Def Jam/Mercury, Interscope, Verve, Lost Highway and Universal Motown labels. People were let go in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville. The layoffs amounted to l... more info

NME — The Verve man returning with United Nations Of Sound more info

Detroit Free Press — Solas & Bearfoot: 8 p.m. Jan. 14. The Ark, $17.50, $24.50. The Cribs: with Adam Green and the Dead Trees, 8 p.m. Jan. 14. The Magic Bag, $15. more info