Sleeve notes: Farewell to Donna Summer

Donna Summer Donna Summer dies of cancer aged 63 Donna Summer obituary Five classic Donna Summer songs Stars pay tribute to disco diva – video Donna Summer's disco was as radical as punk A classic interview with Donna Summer, first published in Rolling Stone in 1976 In other news Adele, PJ Harvey and Ed Sheeran triumph at Ivor Novello awards Chuck Brown, "Godfather of go-go", dies aged 75 Legendary bass player Donald "Duck" Dunn found dead in Tokyo at age 70 PJ Harvey contributes two new songs to Mark Cousins documentary Lady Gaga denied permit for Indonesia concert after religious protests Jay-Z to headline and curate his own Made in America festival On the blog Multiculturalism is what makes British music great Pop's long players: sometimes extra length makes all the difference What do you think of David Cameron's taste in music? Pop at the pictures: Teenage flicks Blog jam: HOWL Readers recommend: songs about addresses Things to watch and listen to Live session: Watch Damon Albarn playing music from Dr Dee I'll Be Your Mirror festival – download and listen to an exclusive mixtape Gaz Coombes – Here Come the Bombs: exclusive album stream New music: Rumer – A Man Needs a Maid (live at Rivoli Ballroom) Old music: Jay-Z – Dead Presidents II Further reading Willie Nelson interview: "If we made marijuana legal, we'd save lives" The Maccabees: last of the great indie guitar bands? Which songs deserve to compete in our own Euro 2012 of football music? Take five: John Fordham's month in jazz New Band of the Day Live Following two much enjoyed gigs in London and three rammed shows in Brighton as part of the Great Escape festival, the Guardian is staging another New Band of the Day night. Once again, the show at the Barfly in Camden, north London, on 14 June has been put together with the assistance of Paul Lester, writer of the daily (of course) New Band of the Day column on theguardian.com/music. See here for information on the lineup, and for how to get tickets. Follow us Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook