‘Godfather of punk’ Iggy Pop will give this year’s John Peel lecture in Salford.

Former Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis has avoided prison for indecently assaulting a woman at BBC Manchester studios – with the judge citing jailed paedophile Stuart Hall’s sentence as the reason.

The ‘good folk’ of Manchester and the city’s finest musicians have rallied together and drummed up almost £3,000 for Manchester Dogs’ Home which was gutted by a fire two weeks ago.

Boyband heartthrob Jason Orange has said Take That to the award-winning pop group by announcing his departure.

The Bridgewater Hall hosted one of the world’s foremost accomplished, international violinists Nicola Benedetti and the Manchester Camerata orchestra this weekend.

Canadian band The Burning Hell performed at the Soup Kitchen last night as part of their UK tour

Dan Michaelson speaks to MM about his heartbreak album, the city and how and how his music will soon be a soundtrack for comedy after his Northern Quarter performance.

The Saturdays got a packed-out Manchester Apollo Up dancing on a Sunday evening as they came to the city on their Greatest Hits tour.

Pop music mogul Simon Cowell believes the arsonist behind the fire that killed 60 dogs at Manchester Dogs’ Home should receive double the prison time.

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

MM spoke to Our Fold frontman Damien Riley about the band’s rise to fame over nearly a decade prior to a performance at Manchester’s XFM gig.