Guardian Music — Dropping her aitches like her Pygmalion namesake, the London songstress's whimsical mockney sounds a little familiarHometown: London.The lineup: Eliza Doolittle (vocals, guitar).The background: So Lily Allen throws in the towel, at least for a while ... more info

MTV.com News — A week after tour-bus crash, Weezer singer boards a bus to go home to Los Angeles.By Gil Kaufman Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images A week after a terrifying bus crash that sent him to the hospital with three cracke... more info

MTV.com News — 'I will show you the tears, fears and sweat,' singer promises.By Gil Kaufman R. Kelly Photo: Evan Agostini/ Getty Images In some ways, there isn't much we don't know about R. Kelly. Yet, the Chicago singer who has spent the past 20 years r... more info

Scotsman.com — RAY CHARLES The Spirit Of Christmas **** Concord Records 0888072316713, £9.78 more info

Guardian Music — Raw, unadorned and experimental, the compelling sound of Buddy Holly unplugged takes centre stage in this exceptional reappraisal, says Richard WilliamsIn the autumn of 1958, Buddy Holly and Maria Elena Santiago were married in the groom's home town... more info

411 Mania — The Genius was never content singing just one style of music. Whether it was soul, RandB, country, gospel, jazz or blues, he made the song his own. But could he do the same thing with a full orchestra to accompany him on a gimmicky album? This week's... more info

Guardian Music — The Mercury prize-winning rapper has sacked her record label Big Dada, claiming that the small independent operation is responsible for her album's lack of commercial successSpeech Debelle has announced that she is sacking her record label, blaming B... more info

Guardian Music — Skiving school, gorging on cough mixture … popping open the blister-packed CDs of Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space brings it all back"A record that will change your life," is a phrase that gets bandied about too often, but it's a c... more info

All About Jazz — Two discs feature the artists' greatest love songs, just in time for Christmas,New Year's Eve, and Valentine's Day! LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Concord Music Group's For Lovers series will continue on December 22, 2009 with CDs from both Ray Charles an... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about music inspired by too many taurine-based beverages. This time we want you to suggest songs that are begging for itWhen it comes to last week's thread, as the man once said, "I feel good". And as he also said, "yyyyyyyyyaaaaaaa... more info