British electropop singer-songwriter Aleksandra Denton , known as Shura, has come out as gay for the first time in an interview with MM ahead of her recent gig and Manchester’s Gorilla.

The mystery of a Manchester family’s lost theatre tickets has deepened after an anonymous person in the Post Office returned them after the story received was published on MM.

As Manchester prepares for the homecoming of Courteeners in early December, the band have released a charity Christmas single and an expanded edition of 2014 album, Concrete Love.

Acoustic Yorkshire duo Seafret have been making huge waves across the country with their contagious music and are now stopping in Manchester as the headline act in the New Faces tour.

You’d expect stand-up comedian Nish Kumar to be nervous, but he thinks that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

MM would like to know, have you ever had anything go missing in the post? How was the incident handled?

Obaro Ejimiwe – otherwise known as Ghostpoet – is responsible for some of this year’s most original and exciting music.

Wayne Rooney: England and Manchester United captain, the nation’s all-time leading goal-scorer and… wrestling entertainment superstar? Maybe not quite, but for a few seconds last night Roonamania ran wild at the Manchester Arena.

Manchester’s internationally renowned Hallé Choir have welcomed a new choral director to lead the historic ensemble.

Bobby Long’s intimate gig at the Northern Quarter’s Night & Day Cafe was the perfect venue for what he described as a homecoming show.

Fledgling Liverpudlian quartet Clean Cut Kid carved a post-Halloween indie triumph at the Soup Kitchen last night with a stirring performance exhibiting vigour and versatility.