Guardian Music — Everything you always wanted to know about guardian.co.uk/music, but were afraid to ask …In the newsLeonard Cohen previews first studio album in eight years Nicki Minaj to release new album on Valentine's DayThe Guardian wins two prizes at Record o... more info

Guardian Music — Soul singer Bobby Womack reveals how a phone call from Gorillaz helped him rekindle his career, and TV presenter Jonathan Ross hails the unlikely cartoon groupThe roll-call of Gorillaz collaborators over the last decade includes Danger Mouse, Ibrahim... more info

Guardian Music — Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's cartoon creations have seen many collaborations during their 10-year career – but perhaps none as fascinating as Bobby Womack. Here the soul legend talks about how working with the band rescused him from oblivion more info

Guardian Music — This month Gorillaz celebrate 10 years in the business with a new singles collection. Here some of their fans and collaborators explain what makes the cartoon band special more info

Gigwise — Damon Albarn and co also collaborate on new song... more info

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Guardian Music — The company that brought us Cliff and the Beatles, the Sex Pistols and Susan Boyle is disappearing. We should salute its contribution to our cultureIn the 1930s, after a merger with Columbia UK, EMI became the biggest record company in the world. By ... more info

Chorus.fm — California rockers Young The Giant take on this dreamy track off Gorillaz's Plastic Beach during their visit to MTV's Unplugged stage. Get a sneak peek in the replies. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Labrinth has announced his debut UK Tour for early next year. Labrinth has rapidly become one of the most significant emerging artists of the past 18 months. Already the most sought after producer in the game, he has worked with Tinie Tempah, Gorilla... more info

Guardian Music — (Warp)It's a credit to Damon Albarn's reinvention of himself as a musical polymath that he can announce a project as bold as this – bringing a stellar cast of dance and hip-hop producers to the Democratic Republic of Congo to collaborate with local... more info