Hotly tipped Northern Irish acts Unknown, Girls Names and Little Bear will launch Belfast Music Week at a special London event.
Steve Mac, writer of hits for One Direction, Westlife and JLS, has been named as ASCAP songwriter of the year.
Kobalt Music Group has appointed former ICE managing director Tomas Ericsson to the newly created role of president of society relations.
The inaugural Ja Ja Ja Festival will bring a celebration of Nordic music to the Roundhouse, Camden, next month, with headline performances from Mew and The Raveonettes.
Pogues guitarist Philip Chevron has passed away aged 56 after a long battle with illness.
Upcoming British acts Bondax and The Strypes are among the first wave of artists confirmed to play at Eurosonic Noorderslag 2014.
Tom Hingley, former frontman with Madchester indie band the Inspiral Carpets, is hosting a gig to raise awareness of food poverty in the UK.
Mark Stewart is to team up with legendary producer Dennis Bovell for a series of live dates later this month. Stewart’s live band will also be joined on-stage by PiL’s Keith Levine.
Ben Frost, composer of the Wasp Factory opera, has signed a deal with Mute Song, the music publishing arm of the Mute group.
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