Guardian Music — It's the hottest event on the music industry calendar! So print out some bingo cards, get your daubers at the ready ... and wait for James Corden's knee to explode1. Fleet Foxes are the most expected unexpected winner of the night.2. Adele looks sad ... more info

Guardian Music — Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonBetween them, Adele and PJ Harvey dominated most of 2011's end-of-year polls to the point of tedium, but there was one genuine surprise amid the dreary consensus. The Pazz & Jop, the long-running, respected annual awards... more info

Guardian Music — Childish GambinoAll The Shine (Universal Island)Childish Gambino sounds like something one might vanity-order at that hot new tapas pop-up – please Christ, let it be battered – but he's actually an American rapper who should be good with words. W... more info

Pop Justice — Another major awards ceremony, another Tumblr laughing at people who haven't heard of the more leftfield nominees and winners. It started with Arcade Fire (http://whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com/) and this time it's Bon Iver prompting 'LOLs'. Now ther... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — They'll battle likes of Kasabian, Odd Future and Azealia Banks for gongs at next month's ceremony.Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, The Vaccines and Odd Future are among the acts nominated for gongs at this year's NME Awards.The nominatio... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Three music films stand out among the week's DVD releases. Talking Heads: Chronology shares video of the band's live performances from 1975-2002. The Other F Word is a documentary about punk rockers and fatherhood. PJ Harvey: Let England Shake:... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye scored the biggest selling vinyl singles of 2011, with three of their singles featuring in the top five of the year's best sellers.The band's debut single 'The Roller' was the biggest selling vinyl single of the year, with its follow-up 'Mi... more info

Guardian Music — Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care?This year's Brit awards will be a melancholy experience for indie rock fans. The genre's big live performers will be Blur and Noel Gallagh... more info

Guardian Music — Watch exclusive performances from this year's Brit awards nominees PJ Harvey, Professor Green, Anna Calvi and Elbow, who featured in our 'How I Wrote ...' live sessionsOver the last 12 months, the Guardian studios have been graced by some bright and ... more info

Stereogum — The Brit Awards are the UK’s annual equivalent to the Grammys, and our British friends have a way of making their award-nominations lists look just slightly cooler than ours. And this year’s list of nominees, which was just announced, is positive... more info