NME — Epic Records has announced that Amanda Ghost - singer-songwriter who co-wrote James Blunt's 'Your Beautiful' - is its new President. more info

NME — Epic Records has announced that Amanda Ghost - singer-songwriter who co-wrote James Blunt's 'Your Beautiful' - is its new President. more info

NME — White Lies say they cannot wait for the Shockwaves NME Awards Big - and the chance to share the stage with several of their heroes. more info

Guardian Music — In a move that is either devilishly clever or ridiculously misconceived, Epic Records has named Amanda Ghost – co-writer of James Blunt's You're Beautiful – as its new president.Ghost comes to the role with little or no management exper... more info

MTV.com News — Swift hangs tight at #2; plus movement from Franz Ferdinand, WWE: The Music. By Gil Kaufman Bruce Springsteen's Working On A Dream Photo: Columbia It took the Boss to finally unseat country-pop dynamo Taylor Swift from the top of the Bil... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Franz Ferdinand @ October Diesel Party (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) "Franz Ferdinand's third album has had a difficult gestation. Before Kylie collaborator Dan Carey took the production helm, there were abortive sessions with the eclectic DJ and... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Franz Ferdinand @ October Diesel Party (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) "Franz Ferdinand's third album has had a difficult gestation. Before Kylie collaborator Dan Carey took the production helm, there were abortive sessions with the eclectic DJ and prod... more info

The Music Fix — News: Forget the wellies and pack the sun cream! Those wishing a festival experience with (almost) guaranteed good weather might be best heading to July's Benicàssim event in Spain. Headliners for all four nights have now been announced. Fr... more info

Chorus.fm — Here are the bands on your television this coming week. Check your local listings for showtimes. 2/3 - Butch Walker (with Pink) on Ellen DeGeneres [SYN] 2/5 - Morrissey on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC] 2/6 - Franz Ferdinand on Craig Ferguson [CBS] 2/6 - Death C... more info

XFM.co.uk — Alex Kapranos and Bob Hardy spin an eclectic set of tunes on The Residency. A few Franz numbers also gets played in a rare – and welcome – display of despotism. more info