Take a break from submitting your tax return on line and wander over to the Songlines website to ensure that you cast your vote in the Songlines music awards. Picking up where the Radio 3 awards for world music left off, Songlines aims to recognise outstanding talent in world music.

Amongst the new trips in 2010 from Songlines Music Travel are some fantastic musical experiences that no one else is offering. Please find below details of the exciting new destinations, including Ethiopia, Australia’s Northern Territory and Sarawak in Borneo. “I cannot think of a better way to be introduced to a country than via its music”. From a traveller on a SLMT trip to Mali. Read full article for details on the new destinations.

Songlines Magazine has had a major digital overhaul, new look website, iPhone app and now you can also subscribe to the magazine in digital format. Not much good if you drop your iPhone or laptop in the bath but that's not the point, subscribers can now save 50% from the price of the print edition, view the magazine from any computer anywhere in the world, have access to back issues as they become available and enjoy 25% off printed back issues with their covermount cd. For a test run of the new digital version of the magazine, go to the Songlines website where you'll find a copy of the 50th celebratory edition in glorious digital. Read on for more details of the iPhone app.