Guardian Music — London-born rapper Ghostpoet on his nomination for best breakthrough act"This song is about the frustration of having things to say and not having an outlet to say those things," says Ghostpoet – London-born rapper Obaro Ejimiwe – talking about h... more info

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Guardian Music — This singer-songwriter has enough subtlety to avoid becoming the next James Blunt. At least Mike Skinner seems to think so ...Twenty-one-year-old Benjamin Francis Leftwich has been saddled with that most horrible of catch-all descriptions – singer-... more info

Guardian Music — London-born rapper Example has one foot in the underground and the other at the top of the charts. He tells Rob Fitzpatrick about his perfect plan for pop dominationA few nights ago Example had a gig in Ibiza. He flew back early the next morning and... more info

Altsounds — Engine-Earz Experiment are the UK's first live Dubstep band, hailed by Mike Skinner as THE ones to watch.The band recently supported The Streets on tour and are currently on tour with Tricky throughout the Summer as well as gracing the best UK and ... more info

Guardian Music — Rumer, Wretch 32 and Summer Camp share the bill at New Band of the Day night for Guardian and Observer readersRumer, Wretch 32 and Summer Camp are sharing the bill for the first live version of Guardian Music's New Band of the Day series. The three d... more info

NME — Mike Skinner and co will headline Freeze Festival in the autumn more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — While Record Store Day took place at the weekend, celebrating the ever-rarer music shop with a load of treasures from Radiohead, White Stripes and Warpaint, the music industry continued pumping out new releases at a relentless rate. Let's look at th... more info

NME — Producer passed on offer to work with Mike Skinner on latest album more info