BBC News - UK — The star, currently number one in the UK singles chart, labels R&B "empty", "hollow" and "really bad". more info

Guardian Music — 120 lorries needed to move circular stage but $100m seen as money well spentU2 are not a band to do things by halves. But when their new 360° tour opened in Barcelona yesterday, with a dramatic mid-show live link-up to the International Space Stat... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Oasis, The Saturdays and Paolo Nutini are among the varied line-up at this year's iTunes festival.The month-long event will see live music performances for free every night of July at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London.It kicks off tonight with g... more info

Guardian Music — Elly Jackson of La Roux has had plenty of flak for the way she looks – so why is she slating women in short skirts?You've got to hand it to musicians – they do excel themselves when it comes to putting their feet in their mouths. The la... more info

Battery In your Leg — Attention Londoners: La Roux will be playing a free gig at HMV Forum tomorrow (Weds July 1st). It’s a first come, first served type of thing, so click on this link ASAP and get yourself over there tomorrow so you can marvel at her gravity-defying h... more info

Altsounds — La Roux is top of the pops with single 'Bulletproof'. Elly Jackson aka La Roux's third single held the #1 spot in the UK singles chart on Sunday and the debut album 'La Roux' also currently sits at #1 spot in the mid-weeks. The album launch show is... more info

NME — Early figures suggest this week's countdown will be tight more info

XFM.co.uk — The electro-pop diva finally 'fesses up to the themes behind the new album... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Apple has announced one million applications, so far, for a chance to see a series of free gigs throughout July featuring Oasis, Snow Patrol, Kasabian and many others.The third iTunes Live: London Festival ‘09 to be held at the legendary The Ro... more info

Guardian Music — Was it Dizzee, Blur, Trash City or the glorious weather that made this year's festival? Share your Glasto moments hereSo that was Glastonbury 2009, the one where Blur made an imperial comeback, Bruce Springsteen's set was either epic or interminable ... more info