Bashful heartthrob Prateek Kuhad brought an evening of reflection, romance, and heartbreak to Manchester.

It’s been a hell of an 18 months for Lonely the Brave.

A new social networking site that ‘connects musicians’ has landed in Manchester to attract talented artists to the stage in front of A&R scouts in a ‘genuine grass roots musical experience’.

Don’t Miss A Beat is here to recommend five tracks a week. Rather than being a standard ‘five new tracks you must hear’ it will comprise a selection of music that fall into five categories.

With the banding planning to visit Manchester for the first time later this month, MM posed Pete from The Devil Makes Three some questions.

Paolo Nutini’s last stop on a blockbuster UK tour, which has already seen Newcastle, Sheffield, Glasgow, London, Belfast, Dublin and Birmingham all embrace the Glaswegian’s enigmatic charm.

The Wave Pictures performed at Salford’s First Chop Brewing Arm on Saturday to an expectant crowd.

The Soup Kitchen’s peeling brick walls and fusty atmosphere is a far cry from gigs The Coronas are used to back home, playing sold out 14,000 capacity venues in Dublin

John Newman arrived on stage to a packed out crowd at the Ritz last night

Dance music bible DJ Mag have joined forces with MM to give one lucky reader the opportunity to win tickets to a VIP booth at the Top 100 DJ’s Party at Victoria Warehouse.

On Sunday evening, a Salford apartment played home to a secret Sofar Sounds gig, showcasing some of Manchester’s finest musical talent, headlined with a surprise appearance by Hozier