Guardian Music — Despite huge success in their home country, Norway, Donkeyboy struggled to get their song, Ambitions, played in the UK. So why have the X Factor winner's people chosen it for his new single?This blog's headline was the question on, er, some people's ... more info

Popdose — A look behind the scenes of a-ha's smash hit debut with Jeri Heiden, the artist responsible for the album's iconic cover. more info

ContactMusic — James Cameron, who contributed his expertise on deep-sea diving to government and BP officials during the recent oil-spill crisis, and who has made several trips to the... more info

The Red Radio — Cover art for a-ha's new single Butterly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) above. The single is due September 20th in the UK only. Listen to the track in our post here. more info

The Red Radio — We are pretty late on this one, but FINALLY getting around to listening to the new a-ha track Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah). The track will make its official debut on the upcoming greatest hits collection titled 25. 25 to... more info

ContactMusic — Sony's Salt , starring Angelina Jolie, made a solid debut over the weekend with an estimated $36.5 million, but it was far outpaced by the second week of Warner Bros.' Inception... more info

ContactMusic — Former A-HA manager JOHN RATCLIFF has been accused of terrorising his longterm partner and smashing up their home in a series of drunken rages.The producer, who... more info

Guardian Music — Synth-pop veterans offering prizewinners 1m kroner and an opening slot on their farewell tourAs A-ha prepare for their final concerts, the Oslo band are investing in a new generation of Norwegian musicians, giving away millions of kroner as part of a... more info

DrownedInSound — We all know that the Scandinavian governments do a great deal to support their homegrown music, what with all those music export embassies and what not. It's how it should be, really. But it is not just organisations which support local music. If you... more info

BBC 6 Music — Coldplay / A-ha supergroup free EP more info