Guardian Music — From Nincompoops to Birdbrains, here are your best silly songsWhat makes a fool? It's not just about behaving stupidly. Shakespeare's Fool wasn't really foolish at all – he tried to make King Lear see sense. Clowns, meanwhile, behave foolishly, but... more info

ContactMusic — Amy Winehouse's duet with jazz legend Tony Bennett is set to be released as a charity single on 20th September 2011. The rendition of 'Body and Soul', made famous by Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, was recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios in Ma... more info

Guardian Music — Baidu, China's leading search engine will now pay Sony, Universal Music and Warner Music for downloads on its siteChina's 470 million internet users will soon be able to legally download more than half a million songs including hits ranging from Lady... more info

CNN Showbiz — Some people are so big during their lives, even death doesn't seem to entirely take them away. more info

Guardian Music — Country singer and session guitarist, known for hits such as Rhinestone Cowboy, makes candid statement about his healthIt's some time since popular music was strictly a young person's game, but Glen Campbell's reason for retiring is nonetheless strik... more info

ContactMusic — A Buckingham Palace cleaner ruined one of former royal Sarah Ferguson's Frank Sinatra keepsakes - because she thought the crooner's signature on a plate was just "a doodle". The singer signed the plate for Ferguson at a star-studded gala after she re... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe last time the Fugs played in London, recalls Ed Sanders, it was 1968, their support act came from a nearby Hare Krishna temple and they had just signed to the label Frank Sinatra founded, Reprise. "They played Ol' Blue... more info

Guardian Music — In the first of a seven-part series about the history of modern music, Guardian and Observer writers have picked out what they think are the 50 key moments in the story of pop. But we want to hear from you about who and what else we might have chosen... more info

Guardian Music — As part of the Guardian's summer of music, we are releasing a history of modern music starting today with pop. Download the playlist here• Get the dataAs part of the Guardian's summer of music, our critics have put together a history of modern musi... more info

Guardian Music — 12 October 1944: Number 1 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicOn 12 October 1944, Frank Sinatra opened his third season at New York's Paramount theatre. It was Columbus Day, a public holiday, and the bobby-soxers turned out ... more info