FROM Amy and Grace to U2 and Bob, check out SFTW's A-Z guide to the 50-year-old label more info

Mojo 4 Music — Surprise guests wow crowd at label's birthday wingding. MOJO's Danny Eccleston was there. more info

Music Mule — What? Eat Your Own Ears presents The Temper Trap this July. This Melbourne 5-piece are the hottest new band in the world right now. If you only see one London gig this year I’d recommend it be this one. For Fans Of: U2, TV On The Radio, Sonic Youth... more info

Q4Music — Band joined Baaba Maal onstage to celebrate Island Record's half century more info

NME — Legendary singer introduced onstage by U2's Bono more info

NME — Band join Baaba Maal at Island Life gig tonight (May 28) more info

MTV.com News — MC is said to be finalizing a deal with Sony for Blueprint 3, and Atlantic for following releases.By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Shaheem Reid Jay-Z Photo: Roc-A-Fella It seems Jay-Z has more labels than a fashion house. ... more info

MTV.com News — A thousand tickets per show will go on sale Friday.By Daniela Capistrano Beyoncé Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images Several major acts, including U2, No Doubt, Taylor Swift and the Dave Matthews Band, have already announced they'll o... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — First Thursdays at the Kowalsky GalleryCelebrating 25 Years of DACS Thursday 4 June, 6-9pm Join for a glass of wine with music from 1984 plus artist talk.A professional photographer for more than 30 years, Paul Slattery is internationally known for h... more info

Scotsman.com — ROCK giants U2 will this week support the first global awareness campaign to spotlight multiple sclerosis. more info