Guardian Music — Rapper and indie trio to fight it out as favourites for this year's Mercury prizeDizzee Rascal and the xx will fight it out as favourites to win this year's Mercury prize. From a decidedly indie list, bookmaker William Hill put Dizzee's Tongue N' Che... more info

Guardian Music — Dizzee Rascal, the xx and Corinne Bailey Rae among the 12 nominees for this year's Mercury prizeDizzee Rascal and the xx will fight it out as favourites to win this year's Mercury prize. From a decidedly indie list, bookmaker William Hill put Dizzee'... more info

NME — Laura Marling, Biffy Clyro, Foals and Wild Beasts are also among the nominees announced in London more info

The Quietus — WOT NO PURITANS????? more info

Guardian Music — Henham Park, SouthwoldLaura Marling was a genteel start to the festival, turning a field in Suffolk into Laurel Canyon circa 1970 with her softly strummed ballads-with-bite. Wild Beasts' exotic pop and Hayden Thorpe's mannered falsetto got a good rea... more info

NME — Plus Wild Beasts, These New Puritans and The Invisible perform at Victoria Park more info

Guardian Music — Masters of mellow, this LA four-piece specialise in pretty melodies evocative of 1970s AmericaHometown: Santa Monica.The lineup: Evan Koga (vocals, guitar), Danny Fujikawa (vocals, guitar), Michael Fujikawa (drums), Mike Moonves (bass).The background... more info

Guardian Music — Hayden Thorpe and Tom Fleming from Wild Beasts talk us through their new single and give an exclusive performanceBen KapeAndy GallagherAlex Healey more info

Altsounds — With Latitude officially starting tomorrow here is the final instalment of artist interviews with performers from this year's festival. This instalment contains a plethora of interview from the likes of The Maccabbees, Johnny Blue Eyes, The Horror... more info

Guardian Music — From Roxy Music to Wild Beasts, get ready for Lovebox festival with our special We7 playlist This year's Lovebox festival in east London will play host to Hot Chip, These New Puritans, Grandmaster Flash, and the Hackney Colliery Band, with headline p... more info