Guardian Music — Want great music at Christmas? Ho ho ho! Chris Salmon tracks down the best festive releases'The ratio of good to bad Christmas songs is one of the worst," said Gruff Rhys this week, "they're probably 90% awful." The Super Furry Animals frontman is, t... more info

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Guardian Music — We handed over this week's Film&Music features to the young volunteers of Live magazineNewsPJ Harvey – Let England Shake is our album of the yearBeach Boys reunion rumours resurfaceMumford & Sons plan 'doom folk' albumAmy Winehouse's family open to... more info

Guardian Music — Break out the bubbly: Wiley has produced a Christmas single, premiered here exclusively, which you can download for free. And Michael Cragg has asked him some festive questions …Since grime pioneer Wiley emerged in 2003, he's released eight studio ... more info

XLR8R — Earlier in the year, before 100% Publishing had even seen a proper release, we were already reporting on another planned release from the astonishingly prolific Wiley. Now, with just a few months before Evolve or Be Extinct drops, some more details h... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop hits aside, it's when the Aberdeenshire R&B vocalist is alone at the piano that her voice best reveals its natural soulfulnessHer dues paid with several hit songwriting and guest vocal credits including singing on Professor Green's current No... more info

Guardian Music — He's punk. He's grime. And he's supremely catchy. This Britrap-rocker's bundle of words and energy can't fail to be hugeHometown: London.The lineup: Jovel Walker (voice, guitar).The background: It's fast approaching that time when people – critics ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Formed in 2008, Jessica 6 is a hypnotic Brooklyn-based trio that pushes the boundaries of nu-disco and R&B. “It all started when Nomi [Ruiz] brought over a kick-pattern and a song she’d written called ‘Fun Girl’,” recalls Jessica 6 bassist... more info

Guardian Music — Never mind the fuss over who won what, the Music of Black Origin awards faces a bigger problem: it's lost touch with its roots"Music of black origin?" asked a fellow passenger on the train to Glasgow. "Are you even allowed to say that? What's that al... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Photo by Mischa Richter Jamie xx hopped on the decks to spin a two-hour BBC Essential Mix last night. There's plenty of choice cuts-- stick around until the very end, though, when he drops his own remix of Radiohead's The King of Limbs cut "Bloom", w... more info