"Think the Brits, think the MTV awards, think the Liverpool Music Awards," says Ellie Philips on the launch of the new industry awards. Entries and nominations are now open for the event, which launched yesterday at The Women's Organisation's Women & The Music Industry Sound City panel.

Bands including The Temper Trap, Kids In Glass Houses, James Vincent McMorrow, Django Django, Tim Hecker, Space and The Wedding Present have been announced for this year's Liverpool Sound City.
There new artists will join a line up that includes Professor Green, White Denim, Death In Vegas, Michael Kiwanuka and more

GEORGE Michael has rescheduled his world tour, and will play the ECHO arena Liverpool in October.
The singer was forced to postpone his November 2011 concerts after a prolonged stay in hospital with pneumonia.
He said: "I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you first to the doctors and nurses who saved my life and took such great care of me and to all my fans, family and friends for their love and support. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone."

The line up has been announced for this year's V Festival

WITH a musician for a brother and a songwriter for a dad, it made sense for Christiaan Webb to go into the family business.
This spring sees the release of A Man Possessed, his debut solo album.

Check out this video to go with the new track from Bill Ryder Jones

Merseyrail is launching a new initiative to find the best unsigned musical talent in Merseyside. Merseyrail is looking for artists and bands of every type of musical genre and hopes to find real local talent to try to propel them to stardom.

One lucky up and coming local band could be opening for a special gig this summer at the Civic Hall, Ellesmere Port

A FILM documenting the life of George Harrison has been nominated for an NME award.
Directed by Hollywood filmmaker Martin Scorsese, George Harrison: Living In The Material World, chronicles the Beatle's rise to fame and documents the solo years when he juggled music with philanthropic work and a career as a movie impresario.

It was with a heavy heart this week that we said our farewells to John 'Spoons' McGuirk, Liverpool's favourite spoon player.

John, 80, who grew up in Bootle, served in the merchant navy as a deckhand before working on the motorways in later years.

After he retired he became well known in music venues and pubs around the city centre for his cheery disposition - and his excellent spoon playing.

He appeared in several films, singing a song in Jimmy McGovern's Heart and striking up a friendship with Ricky Tomlinson.

John was also known for his starring role at each year's Hope Street Feast.