Rachel Zeffira of Cat’s Eyes releases her debut solo album ‘The Deserters' today via RAF Records.  The album was written and produced entirely by Rachel and was recorded at Miloco’s The Pool and Abbey Road Studios alongside engineer Ben Thackeray. The recordings feature members of TOY and S.C.U.M’s drummer Melissa Rigby.

Speaking to NME about the record she said, "I wanted to stay true to myself. It's my own album. I'm producing it... I just wanted it to be my own honest thing."

The album has been praised by The Guardian who call it, "a gorgeously immersive album" and "a truly magical affair".

The nominations for the 55th annual Grammy Awards have been announced and artists signed to Universal Music Publishing UK received an impressive 19 nominations. Mumford & Sons have been nominated for a magnificent six Grammys, equalling the most nominations, including Album Of The Year for ‘Babel’ and Best Rock Song for ‘I Will Wait’

The Killers have unveiled their Christmas single for this year ‘I Feel It In My Bones’. This is their seventh consecutive festive single, and all profits will be donated to AIDS charity (RED). The track features vocals from musician Ryan Pardey, who also used to manage the band. Pardey stars in the song's brilliant video as a homicidal Santa on a motorbike hunting down the unfortunate band members as they sleep.

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This week sees a flurry of new releases from UMPG artists, as Mumford & Sons, Florence + The Machine, Chase and Status, Plan B, Angel and Mika all release new singles.

Olly Murs releases his third studio album today ‘Right Place Right Time’. The album goes from the confident swagger of ‘Troublemaker’ and ‘Loud and Clear’, via the anthemic ‘Army of Two’ to the piano led 'One Of These Days’ and the tender romance of ‘Sliding Doors’. The first single from the album - 'Troublemaker’ featuring Flo Rida - was released last week and went straight to the top of the singles chart.

Example releases his fourth studio album ‘The Evolution of Man’ today. The album has already spawned a No. 2 single with ‘Say Nothing’, whilst second single ‘Close Enemies’ has been receiving heavy support from Radio 1. In a departure from his last album ‘Playing in the Shadows’, 'The Evolution of Man' embraces a more rock-driven sound, with Graham Coxon playing guitar on several tracks.

Crystal Castles have released their third studio album ‘III’. The album was recorded mostly in Warsaw and Berlin, with the duo taking a different approach from their previous LPs  - enforcing a ‘no computers’ rule, and recording everything direct to tape.

The album has already caused a stir amongst fans and critics alike, with NME awarding it 9/10 and declaring,“Being doomed never sounded so beautiful” whilst The Independent  (4/5) suggest, “If the Mayans were right and the world really is going to end this December, you won't hear many better soundtracks than this.”

Coldplay are set to release their first ever concert film ‘Live 2012’ on Monday 19th November. In advance of the DVD release, cinemas in over 50 countries around the world will be premiering the film as a special one-off screening on Tuesday 13th November.

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Laura Mvula is an artist whose music simply speaks for itself – her debut single ‘She’, an utterly spellbinding track so lyrically poetic that it takes on a life of its own.

‘She’ has already had an incredible reaction from the music press, with Q Magazine describing it as “One of most heart-stirringly beautiful debuts you'll hear this, or any other year”, and Record of the Day declaring “Every now and then, a track comes along that takes your breath away... ‘She’ is heart-stoppingly good.”  

Squeeze and the Difford & Tilbrook  songbook are held in the highest esteem by the public and their fellow songwriters alike, from Madness to Blur right into the present day with New Young Pony Club and The View. Here we present a selection of their earlier work which is represented by Universal Music Publishing.