Unreality Music — This year's Royal Variety Performance is hotting up, with a host of new stars added to the dazzling line-up. Australian songstress Kylie will join the star-studded evening to perform her new s... more info

Guardian Music — Ray Davies is to curate next year's Meltdown festival. Jon Savage salutes a national treasureIn late 1965, Ray Davies threw a party. One of his guests was a clothes designer, and as Davies recalled: "I got pissed off with him always going on about fa... more info

The Music Fix — as he is announced as the Artistic Director for the 2011 Festival more info

The Independent — Former kinks frontman Ray Davies has been appointed artistic director of next year's Meltdown Festival, at London's Southbank Centre, just along the Thames from Waterloo Station, where Terry met Julie every Friday night in one of his most enduring so... more info

Guardian Music — The former Kinks frontman on vaudeville, his hatred of The X Factor and his pick'n'mix approach to the Meltdown lineupTim Adams It's six months until Meltdown. Any plans yet?Ray Davies It's like buying a bag of sweets, at the moment. You point to all... more info

Altsounds — *Southbank Centre* announces that *Ray Davies* is the artistic director of the 18th *Meltdown Festival* in *2011*, taking place in the concert halls and spaces of London's historic, riverside arts centre. He follows in the footsteps of past Meltdown ... more info

NME — Kinks frontman will helm the event next June more info

Guardian Music — Former Kinks singer 'thrilled' to take control of the Southbank Centre's 18th annual festival, promising to forge a 'musical bridge between past, present and future'Ray Davies has been appointed artistic director of next year's Meltdown festival at t... more info

ContactMusic — Former THE KINKS star RAY DAVIES has cancelled his U.S. tour on doctors' orders.The Lola singer was due to perform four dates, beginning with a gig in New York on... more info

NME — Songwriting legend forced to pull gig-run on doctors orders more info