Francine Gorman heads to Oslo’s annual Nordic music showcase to track down the best of the region’s new sounds.

Charlie Ivens casts an in-depth look over Europe’s largest music showcase festival and finds gold in the Finnish offerings.

Jonathan Wilson gives us a glimpse of life on the road in this exclusive photo diary from his recent European tour.

Often seen as part of the time honoured, old-guard Leeds and Reading Festival have done a lot this year to show they still very much have their finger on the pulse. Emma Smith recounts the, sometimes hazy, details of her weekend up North.

Following its unfortunate cancellation last year, we headed to the belatedly inaugural Beacons Festival this past weekend to see the likes of Willis Earl Beal, Savages and Kwes.

This year’s Green Man Festival proved, and not for the first time either, that independence in entertainment is worth struggling for.

The final part of Lucy Rose’s video diary finds her playing with knives and boots as a prelude to her appearance at the Southbank Festival

In her third exclusive festival video diary, the luminous singer-songwriter takes us through her pre-stage routine while her band molest some ostriches.

In the second part of her video tour diary, Lucy Rose contends with out of tune guitars at Hop Farm festival.

In the first part of her tour diary, we catch up with Lucy at Blissfields, basking in hyperactivity and tussling with a rather deadpan hair stylist.