Cool Yule: 30 ways to have a stress-free Christmas

Take the hassle out of the festive season by following our expert guide

New Artist of the Week: Leon Bridges

Plus songs you have to hear from Anderson .Paak and Friendly Fires

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis-This Unruly Mess I’ve Made: too earnest and uptight

Angel Haze: ‘Rap is the only uncensored version of life’

The rapper, just 22, is unusually honest, from her lyrics about a rape when she was a child to social-media posts about her relationship with Ireland Baldwin

Festivals worth the trip

No need to wait until your favourite acts do the festival circuit in Ireland. Get our continental drift? Lauren Murphy’s top 10 European festivals

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Daft Punk get lucky at the Grammy Awards

French electronic music duo and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis win big in LA

Shazam! Never mind the industry guff – the sound of the future is here

Music identifying services are replacing the crystal ball

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Eminem a big winner but Cyrus sparks MTV awards controversy

Singer (20) appeared to smoke a joint on stage during Amsterdam ceremony

A YouTube-only record label? You just gotta love those blurred lines

With the video-sharing site now more powerful than radio or record labels, everyone wants to upload the next Gangnam Style or Thrift Shop

Hip-hop sensation Macklemore shows off his thrifty sense

Thrift Shop made Macklemore and his producer Lewis global superstars, but there’s a lot more to the Seattle rapper than a fondness for second-hand clothes