There's been increasing traffic between the folk and classical fields of late, though it's rare for a contemporary songwriter to be the focus, as in this "Elizabethan Tribute to Nick Drake".

Piano: Ludwig van Beethoven

The synth pop songstress tells Elisa Bray that her new album reflects a struggle to reconcile success and syndrome

Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles

“I’m tremendously proud of this album,” Rumer demurely claims about her impending new record, Boys Don’t Cry.

John Birch was organist and master of the choristers at Chichester Cathedral, where he served from 1958-80, then at The Temple Church, London, until 1997, following in the footsteps of George Thalben-Ball, Walford Davies and EJ Hopkins. He was only the fourth organist there since 1841.

Inspired by the National Portrait Gallery’s Lucian Freud exhibition, an event called ‘Late Shift: Draw the line’ set out to explore the many facets of life drawing last week.

Kanye West and girlfriend Kim Kardashian lit up Cannes as the American rapper premiered his debut film.

The glory days of Pan’s People will be revisited when Top of the Pops is resurrected as a live stage show featuring a new troupe of dancers who will interpret golden oldies.

The Mercury Prize is to move to Channel 4 after many years on the BBC in a revamp of the music award.

Life on Marsden

Whether you’re looking for a formal three-piece suit or relaxed linen tailoring, the high street has plenty to offer. Be sure to keep the silhouette neat and narrow for the most modern take on a menswear classic. The hardest decision to make? The size of the spots on your pocket square.

Finally! Thirty-two years to the day that the Joy Division singer Ian Curtis hanged himself in his kitchen comes an event celebrating his musical legacy rather than wallowing in the myth and melodrama of his demise.

Adele picked up a dozen gongs at the Billboard Music Awards less than a week after her triumph at the Ivor Novellos.