Gigwise — Mercury to rely on downloads... more info

NME — Record label set to rely on downloads instead more info

Guardian Music — Follow-up to For Emma, Forever Ago was made with a little help from Justin Vernon's friends after he 'forgot how to write songs'Four years after Bon Iver emerged from a Wisconsin cabin with one of the 2000s' most celebrated records, the forlorn folki... more info

Guardian Music — Toy, the 2002 album never released by Virgin and now leaked online, has given Bowie fans first new music in almost a decadeA decade after it was shelved by his label, David Bowie's 23rd studio album has been leaked on the internet. Toy, conceived as ... more info

Topix — Arcade Fire won Album of the Year win for The Suburbs at the 2011 Grammy Awards. more info

Altsounds — **Following last year's home country release of their second album the pop-scandi's discovered by Bjork are now ready to release their long player to the world...** 2011 is a good year in music for many reasons; Arcade Fire got a nod at the GRAM... more info

NME — Will Butler also talks about film collaboration with Spike Jonze more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Even in a year in which Lady Gaga and Arcade Fire can compete for a major Grammy Award, the varying trajectories of the music biz seem as apparent as ever. more info

Guardian Music — We are all familiar with the idea of the small-town blues, of the contempt bred by familiarity, the despair of flagging industry, the sheer weight of belongingWhen we were growing up, my brother and I were obsessed with a compilation album called The... more info

Guardian Music — Canadian band to film series of concerts during their first trip to Haiti for DVD release later this yearThis story originally headlined 'Arcade Fire visit Haiti to record with local musicians' was removed on 16 March 2011 because the band have told ... more info