Music Matters is a collective effort by artists and all those who work in and around music to remind listeners of its enduring value. People from across the industry are coming together for the first time, to highlight the profound value of music and to educate consumers on how to identify legitimate music services.

Allowing the music to speak for itself, Music Matters comprises a series of short animated films about inspirational artists who've dedicated their lives to music and helped shape our cultural landscape. The films, including the stories of artists such as Sigur Ros, the Fron Choir, Blind Willie Johnson, The Jam, John Martyn, Nick Cave and Kate Bush, can be found on supporting artist and organisation websites, with more films to be rolled out later in the year.

A Music Matters trust mark will be launched to help audiences make the ethical choice when looking for new music. The trust mark is a widespread certification scheme which identifies legitimate music services, and will be displayed by leading music retailers.

The Music Matters website, www.whymusicmatters.org, hosts all of the films as well as advice on how to identify legitimate music sites. Happy ethical listening, Islanders!

On Thursday 28th October Devlin will be debuting his all-new live band show at The Underworld in Camden, London. He will be performing exclusive tracks from his forthcoming, highly anticipated debut album, Bud, Sweat and Beers along with a selection of classic material. The Underworld music venue is one of the foremost clubs to see both up and coming, and well established live acts. Despite its modest capacity of around 500 people, the venue has hosted major acts like The Darkness, Radiohead and Sheryl Crow. This will be a unique Devlin experience with a host of special guests joining him for the event. Get your hands on this red hot ticket here http://www.officialdevlin.com/tickets.

Island Records is known throughout the music business as the most artist friendly record label, a home for maverick artists and we are very proud to be releasing the Tom Jones record 'Praise & Blame' which we believe to be the bravest and most personal record of his career.

When we heard the final album in its entirety, everyone at Island fully recognised the power, beauty and very special nature of this album. We are incredibly proud of this body of work by Tom and feel incredibly honoured to have such a legendary artist releasing such exceptional material through this label.