Recorded music is one thing but, at its best, nothing beats the live experience. You can keep all your clever effects and studio trickery when an artist is communing with their audience and the music is coming straight from the heart.No list of this...

Madonna celebrated the release of her 11th album, Hard Candy, with a stunning performance at New York's Roseland Ballroom on April 30. Playing to a 2000-strong audience, some of whom had camped outside the venue for two nights to be sure of tickets,...

Glastonbury, once again, has been the talk of the summer festivals but not for the usual reasons.  Indeed, such has been the focus on slow ticket sales and a certain hip-hop mogul headlining that you would be forgiven for forgetting that a whole ran...

It was obvious the very first time she sang on X-Factor that Leona Lewis was in a different league to any previous TV talent show contestant. In the space of the last month she has proved the point twice, first by topping the American singles chart ...

Songs can be good. They can be great. But few are life changing. Only the very best songwriters, from whichever genre, can invoke a feeling that can alter the way you look at life. Often it's the beautifully crafted lyrics of a an acoustic track tha...

The new single from Girls Aloud, Can't Speak French, is out on March 17. To prove that the title is in fact a heinous lie, the girls have recorded a version in French, which is due for release as one of the B-sides. Fancy a listen? Simply click on a...

BBC London DJ Sean Rowley has two claims to fame. He's the brains behind the Guilty Pleasures concept and he's the man on the cover of (What's The Story?) Morning Glory by Oasis. Honestly, he is, but that's not important right now.Guilty Pleasures h...

The NME Awards went off like the Brits' younger, naughtier brother, as the drinks flowed and some of the biggest names in music turned out to perform and pick up gongs.Full list of winnersEditor's blog: Drinking With The NMEA star-packed audience at...