Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser performed at the Royal Festival Hall this week to a rapturous audience, at the request of Meltdown curator Anthony Hegarty. This was the headline-grabbing coup of the festival:  persuading one of the UK’s most distinctive and beguiling voices to play her first full London show since the demise of indie giants Cocteau Twins in 1998.

The Independent described the concert as “genuinely breath-taking”, whilst The Guardian awarded 5 stars and commented that it was “unique – but timeless, too”. To celebrate the fantastic body of work from the truly ground-breaking group, we’ve pulled out a selection of highlights from Cocteau Twins’ considerable back catalogue. Click through to listen to the playlist.

Mumford & Sons have revealed the first single from their highly anticipated second album ‘Babel.’
The aptly titled (for impatient Mumford & Sons fans) ‘I Will Wait’ received its first play on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show, and is due for release  24th September.

Click through to listen to 'I Will Wait'.

Universal Music Publishing is delighted to welcome Alabama Shakes, with their unique and brilliant take on rock 'n' roll, to the UMPG family. Described by the New York Times as, "a thunderbolt dressed in bluejeans", whose music is "aching when it’s slow and growling and whooping when it’s fast", they've quickly proved themselves a major musical force to be reckoned with.

Songs from numerous Universal Music Publishing Group artists were used as part of Danny Boyle’s spectacular Opening Ceremony – with many more expected to feature in Olympic venues over the course of the competition.

Conor Maynard burst onto the music scene this year with brilliant and insanely catchy debut single ‘Can’t Say No’, which entered the UK album charts at No. 2. Following on from his second single ‘Vegas Girl’ last week, today he releases his debut album ‘Contrast’ – an impressive collection which spans R&B, hip hop and urban pop.

Three official songs for the London 2012 Olympic Games sports presentation are from UMPG artists:  The Chemical Brothers ‘Velodrome’, Delphic ‘Good Life’ and Elton John vs Pnau ‘Good Morning to the Night’.

Universal Music Publishing Group is delighted to welcome the hugely talented Lucy Rose to the UMPG family. The young singer-songwriter from Warwickshire moved to London aged 18 armed with an acoustic guitar and bags of steely determination, and has been described as “one of indie music’s breakout stars for 2012” (Vogue) with a voice that “could melt the stoniest of hearts” (Q Magazine).

Dog is Dead release ‘Glockenspiel Song’ today – a taster of their forthcoming debut album ‘All Our Favourite Stories’ which is due out in the autumn.

Elton John has joined forces with Australian electronic duo Pnau to release ‘Good Morning to the Night’ – an album that boldly re-imagines songs from Elton’s early back catalogue in glorious electronic technicolour. Much more than a straightforward remix album, Q Magazine described 'Good Morning to the Night' as, “a truly remarkable record, one that will repay your deep and repeated listening tenfold.”

Florence + The Machine scored their first No. 1 single this week with 'Spectrum (Say My Name)'. The band already have two No. 1 albums to their name in the UK with 'Lungs' and 'Ceremonials', but this is the first time they have topped the singles chart. Click through to watch the video for 'Spectrum (Say My Name)' - directed by David La Chappelle and John Byrne.