With dubstep entering the mainstream – especially with Mercury Prize nominee Katy B's pop blend of the genre – it may be a surprise to some teenagers that dubstep is not a new thing.

Collaborations with Gorillaz and Big Boi have made the Swedish quartet Little Dragon one of the more intriguing new prospects, arousing an interest which the piquant electro-soul stylings of Ritual Union more than bear out.

Lady Gaga says cocaine is "the devil".

Lady Gaga would give away "every dollar" she has if she could.

The more you listen to Dedication, the more alluring Zomby's stripped-back eskibeat dubstep pieces become. They're like small, beautiful flowers that only bloom the more familiar they become.

Lady Gaga, Coldplay and The Black Eyed Peas have signed up to appear at the iHeartRadio Music Festival.

Queen of pop tells Singapore why fire safety is so important to her. No kidding.

In today's tightly-compartmen- talised pop scene, a talent as eclectic as Alex Clare may struggle to find his niche, so awkwardly does he straddle rock, pop, R&B and electronica.

Holland is a poet and Eno is Eno.

Brian Eno's second album for Warp involves his settings of the words of Rick Holland, the lyrics recited by a range of vocalists chosen for their characterful delivery, in several cases the result of using English as a second language.

The latest of Britain's bumper crop of soulful female singers, Alice Gold thinks of herself as a "guitar-wielding girl", which suggests the UK's equivalent of Shelby Lynne or Lucinda Williams.

Great things are predicted for Shabazz Palaces, the first hip-hop outfit signed to indie/grunge label Sub Pop.