Guardian Music — Grand Opera House, YorkWhen Richard Hawley sings, "I've soldiered on for so long," he could be referring to his bizarre trajectory from guitarist with indie bands Treebound Story and Longpigs to the nation's most in-demand 1950s-style crooner. Shroud... more info

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Guardian Music — On this week's show!Q-Tip, the rapper, the legend, the bloke who might just be making his breakfast throughout the interview! The head honcho of A Tribe Called Quest talks to Paul MacInnes about the state of hip-hop and his long-lost 2002 classic Kam... more info

Undercover, Australia — The first studio album from Dame Shirley Bassey in over 20 years will feature Pet Shop Boys, Manic Street Preachers, Rufus Wainwright, Richard Hawley and K.T. Tunstall. more info

Guardian Music — Festival director says she can't think of a better opening artist for the event. Really?Robbie Williams will open this year's BBC Electric Proms, appearing alongside Doves, Dizzee Rascal and Smokey Robinson. Shirley Bassey will also perform with the ... more info

NME — Ulster Hall gig will now take place in December more info

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Scotsman.com — RICHARD HAWLEY: TRUELOVE'S GUTTER **** MUTE, £12.72 more info

Guardian Music — Richard Hawley has been called a modern-day Roy Orbison. The Sheffield crooner talks about fame, Pulp, his dad's death – and kicking a gargantuan drug habit.It has, Richard Hawley concedes, been an extraordinary few years. Actually, what he sa... more info

Guardian Music — Album exclusive: Your chance to hear Richard Hawley's mesmerising sixth album, Truelove's Gutter, before it hits the shopsNext week, Richard Hawley prepares to release his sixth studio album, Truelove's Gutter. A more downbeat, acoustic affair than p... more info