Guardian Music — Manchester's answer to Shelby Lynne was about to duet with Nas … then she broke her spine. Now the future's bright againHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Ren Harvieu (vocals).The background: We had planned today to write about Lianne La Havas, the n... more info

Stereogum — Q Magazine held its annual Q Awards ceremony in London today, and plenty of big-name acts did well for themselves. Adele won a ton of awards, and Coldplay won the coveted public-voting award Best Act In The World Today Presented By First Drinks Brand... more info

Guardian Music — Other acts to be honoured include U2, Adele, Coldplay, and Take That's Gary Barlow for two decades of classic songwritingPioneering punk Siouxsie Sioux, pictured above left with fashion designer Pam Hogg, has been rewarded for her outstanding contrib... more info

BBC 6 Music — Noel Gallagher, Adele and Bon Iver all honoured at the music magazine's annual bash more info

Stereogum — Last week, we shared a trio of performance videos from the episode of Later With Jools Holland that featured indie rock big shots Feist and Bon Iver. Over the weekend, a few bonus clips from that episode hit the web. Check out Feist’s “Bitterswee... more info

Guardian Music — Take a look at the gigs our writers will be attending this week, and tell us about any live music you've seen recentlyLast week we posted a preview of gigs our writers were planning to attend in the coming days, and asked readers to let us know what ... more info

Guardian Music — Tim Jonze daubs himself with corpse paint to spend a month listening to black metalEven if black metal isn't really your cup of sacrificial goat's blood, it's hard not to have a certain fascination with the genre. Blowing up in Norway in the early-90... more info

Stereogum — Well, this was unexpected. The Favorite Band category in the 2012 People’s Choice Awards is positively jammed with indie and alt-rock types. The nominees include Bon Iver, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, and Florence & The Machine alongside heavyweights li... more info

The Music Fix — Bon Iver bring a bit of warmth to rainy Manchester.... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Sales of vinyl albums have risen 40% in 2011, thanks to the likes of Beady Eye, Adele and Radiohead.More than 240,000 albums have been sold so far this year, compared to the 234,000 purchased in all 52 weeks of 2010, the Official Charts Company said.... more info