Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Hermione Hoby goes potty for Paul SimonI was two when Paul Simon's career-apexing, quintuple-platinum Gracelan... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — On This Day is a new regular series dedicated to great moments in music history. The story of ‘Graceland’ begins with Paul Simon’s career in freefall. He began the decade in the midst of a musical mid-life crisis. Following a badly received f... more info

Guardian Music — Kwaito has risen up out of South Africa's ghettos to become the international sound of a post-apartheid generation. Spoek Mathambo takes Melissa Bradshaw back to its roots'I guess I'm the young Prince who's trying to kill his dad, the king, and take ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — (Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) Johnny Cash did it, and nearly turned it into a hymn. John Mayer did it, and sweetened the notes until it sounded like Paul Simon. The dance-punks in ... more info

Guardian Music — It was make-up or break-up time and you refused to walk away like Pretty Woman. Here are your favourite reversals of directionA change of mind, when it comes to pop lyrics, often involves ending a relationship. Or, perhaps, trying to reverse an over-... more info

Guardian Music — Musicians take legal action in response to Grammy overhaul that would pit them against mainstream acts such as Diana KrallLatin jazz musicians are going to fight for their right to be nominated for a Grammy. A group of musicians are suing the US Nati... more info

Popdose — With irresistible hooks, instantly memorable melodies, and a smoke-hued tenor that suggests what might have happened if Bob Dylan and Paul Simon had a baby, Jeremy Fisher‘s music is pure catnip for fans of hummable, smartly written pop — and his ... more info

Guardian Music — Beyoncé easily eclipses fellow headliners U2 and ColdplayWas this the year Glastonbury's special guest stars eclipsed the headliners? Certainly, Radiohead and a reformed Pulp wouldn't have looked out of place topping the Pyramid stage bill and the s... more info

ContactMusic — Paul Simon made a triumphant return to the stage on Wednesday (29Jun11) after recovering from a respiratory infection. The folk legend was forced to postpone a concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo on Tuesday (28Jun11) after falling ill. He reschedu... more info

ContactMusic — Turkey's Istanbul International Jazz Festival has landed a pair of firsts - Paul Simon will make his first appearance in the country when he closes the event next month (Jul11) and Herbie Hancock will debut his Tribute To Miles show. The three-week e... more info