Guardian Music — Talk about an odd couple: she's a mermaid, he's dressed like Jean Paul Gaultier. It'll never last This much I know: there are two kinds of people in this world. Those who believe that Sade's love affair, as sung in her 1995 number No Ordinary Love, w... more info

Guardian Music — Jessie Ware makes the step from featured vocalist to solo artist. Expect pop stardom to followIf you read yesterday's New Band of the Day, then you'll know about Jessie Ware, one of those singers beloved of a variety of producers. The south Londoner ... more info

Discobelle.net — Canadian vocalist Ango covers Sade’s massive track “No Ordinary Love”, the production sees an update by Jacques Greene and this is perfect for Valentine’s Day. more info

Guardian Music — If you're planning on romancing your Valentine's date tonight with the latest Pitbull record, let us step in and save you from disaster with this selection of sexy songsWe should welcome the latest wave of artists (Drake, the Weeknd et al) lauded for... more info

Dlisted — Debbie Allen (62) Nick Valensi (31) Trent Ford (33) Kate Moss (38) Josie Davis (39) Richard T. Jones (40) David Chokachi (44) Jill Sobule (47) Maxine Jones (50) Denis O'Hare (50) Sade (53) Juanita Bynum (53) John Carpenter (64) Dr. Laura Schless... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Nigerian born jazz/soul singer Sade (1959) Actress Yvonne Zima (1989) Actor Mason Gamble (1986) The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi (1981) R & B singer Aaliyah (1979; d. 2001... more info

Detroit Free Press — Figures are in millions 1. U2, $156 2. Taylor Swift, $97.7 3. Kenny Chesney, $84.6 4. Lady Gaga, $63.7 5. Bon Jovi, $57.1 6. Elton John, $51.8 7. Sade, $48.6 8. Kanye West and Jay Z, $48.3 9. Lil Wayne, $44.4 10. Celine Dion, $41.2 more info

Dlisted — Dido's name is an “l” away from being Dildo and her music has always sounded like a white girl Sade to me, so I had not one bad thing to say about her ass until now. The only esteemed news source of truth I trust, the Daily Mail, says that D... more info

Guardian Music — Irish band's 360º world tour grossed more than £180m, placing them ahead of Bon Jovi, Take That and Roger WatersRock superstars U2 had the highest-earning tour of the year, according to figures published today.The band played 44 dates on its 360° ... more info

Guardian Music — You've seen our top 50 albums of the year. But what did Guardian critics' individual lists look like?Here's the full list of votes from our critics. We asked them for their top 10 albums and tracks of 2011. Then we tallied up their votes, awarding 10... more info