Guardian Music — Plenty of time yet to prepare for the high-voltage stadium rave of Chase & Status, who headline the first day of this year's South West Four (25 & 26 Aug, Clapham Common) ...Villagers, Cherry Ghost and Beth Jeans Houghton lead the hazy, lazy sounds a... more info

Guardian Music — Freed from the encumbrances of a band or the need for record sales, DJs such as Skrillex are discovering a huge new audienceA songwriter and producer I know recently told me that every time he meets US record labels these days they ask if he's got "a... more info

Guardian Music — Guitar-driven music is not in the rudest of health, but little by little its vital signs are getting stronger, industry insiders say"I have no doubt rock is not dead," says the man often suspected of being its killer. George Ergatoudis, the head of m... more info

Guardian Music — Brit nominee Feist teams up with fellow folk popper M Ward (25 Mar, Royal Albert Hall, SW7; 26 Mar, 02 Apollo, Manchester) ...With a forthcoming 12-inch of remixes, including one by Andy Weatherall, who knows what the sludgy drone rock of Wooden Shji... more info

Guardian Music — Full list of all the artists nominated in categories for this year's awardsBritish male solo artistEd Sheeran (Atlantic Records/Warner Music)James Blake (Polydor/Universal Music)James Morrison (Island/Universal Music)Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird... more info

Guardian Music — Koko, LondonSkrillex is proving to be a spectacularly divisive figure. The cognoscenti of the dance world have not taken kindly to the rise of Sonny Moore, the 23-year-old Los Angeles DJ, producer and Korn fan who previously sang in the US emo/hardco... more info

NME — The band will be joined by Chase & Status and Zane Lowe for December 31 event more info

NME — Arcade Fire and Chase & Status also triumph at London ceremony more info

Altsounds — New Year's Eve gets the Kasabian treatment with the party to end all parties; a colossal musical extravaganza set to take the roof off The O2 with an Arena sized bang!
 
 Not content with flexing their muscles in some of the country's best arena... more info

NME — Chase & Status and Zane Lowe will provide support for the special show more info