songbooks

From Piccadilly Records to Westminster

Culture secretary Andy Burnham reveals his love of music - and how he once worked for the father of Inspiral Carpets organist Clint Boon.

Battle of the mega bucks

Why the weekend's top-flight action promises to be an absolute cracker

NY buskers to play Oasis tracks

Buskers are to showcase new Oasis songs in New York as the band cancel another gig while Noel Gallagher recovers from an on-stage attack.

Tim Vickery column

"There is something heroic in the existence of San Lorenzo"

Boris and Brown draw cartoonists

Thursday's mayoral and local election results keep pencils sketching across the Sunday papers.

Talking Shop: The Script

Irish trio The Script talk to the BBC News website as they prepare to release their debut single We Cry.

Jamelia backs school singing plan

Primary school pupils in England are to get free music tuition in a drive to boost music and singing.

Stewart rocks up to collect CBE

Rock star Rod Stewart collects his CBE from Prince Charles, wearing a skull and crossbones tie.

Rihanna spends eight weeks at top

Singer Rihanna remains on top of the UK singles chart for an eighth week with Umbrella.

Jarvis' Meltdown line-up revealed

Motorhead and The Jesus and Mary Chain are picked by Jarvis Cocker to play at London's Meltdown festival.

Snow Patrol in Sudanese campaign

County Down band Snow Patrol headline a new album focussing on the crisis in the Sudan.

Broadcaster Sheridan Morley dies

Broadcaster and theatre critic Sheridan Morley, known for hosting BBC Radio 2's Arts Programme, dies aged 65.

School music gets extra funding

A £10m package to boost singing and music education in primary schools in England is announced.

Rod rocks on across the decades

Rod Stewart is made a CBE for services to music after over 35 years of making music.

Stewart goes beneath the covers

Rod Stewart looks back at 35 years of hits and explains why he is happy to be a "covers" act rather than a songwriter.

Rod Stewart divorce is finalised

Singer Rod Stewart and model Rachel Hunter have finally divorced following their separation seven years ago.

Music education 'still a lottery'

Music education is a "postcode lottery" and brilliance is needed on a national basis, a report says.

Discord over guitar sites

With the fight against illegal downloading of songs starting to pay off, the music business has a new enemy - websites which transcribe pop songs into musical notation.

Homage to Bob Dylan - Indian style

A group of Indian musicians in a small hill town keep Bob Dylan's legacy alive, reports Soutik Biswas.

Behind bars

Live music is being used to try to prevent prison inmates from re-offending. So how did pop, jazz and reggae become weapons to fight crime? Sean Coughlan reports.