411 Mania — From T.I. making a generous donation and Florence + The Machine's supposedly racist video to Big Boi wanting to collaborate with Kate Bush, Britney Spears comparing herself to Adele and more, 411's Nick Krenn breaks down the Right, the wRong and the ... more info

Guardian Music — Syrian techno legend Omar Souleyman plays a trio of UK raves around next weekend's ATP Nightmare Before Xmas appearance (6 Dec, XOYO, EC2; 8 Dec, Oran Mór, Glasgow; 10 Dec, Bradford University, songkick.com) …Gaggle get together for a special one-... more info

ContactMusic — Florence And The Machine singer Florence Welch felt awful when she realised Lady Gaga was wearing a meat dress at the 2010 Mtv Video Music Awards - because she had hugged her while wearing a borrowed Givenchy gown The Dog Days Are Over singer thought... more info

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Guardian Music — Elbow commissioned to write BBC Olympic theme tune as plans for Proms, Shakespeare season and Radio 1 event revealedThe BBC will mark next year's Olympics with a star-studded Shakespeare season and three of the biggest music events of 2012 – along ... more info

Perez Hilton — According to an on-line debate that has erupted on the YouTube page for the clip, then POSSIBLY! That's right, upon the release of the music video for No Light, No Light, the new single from Florence + The Machine off of her new album, Ceremonials, m... more info

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Guardian Music — Mercury Music prize-winning band Elbow to provide the soundtrack to the BBC's coverage of the London 2012 Olympic GamesMercury Music prize-winning band Elbow will provide the soundtrack to the BBC's coverage of next year's Olympics.The announcement o... more info

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