Jamelia, Sting, Suggs and Engelbert Humperdinck are amongst those who have put their names to a new Arts Council run campaign to find England's most musical city. Each celebrity is assigned to support one of the ten cities set to compete for the title. Also joining in are Richard Hawley and Atomic Kitten's Jenny Frost. Jamelia, who is championing her home town of Birmingham, says the city deserves to win because it's a "diverse musical melting pot".
A public vote to decide on the winner will be announced in June. Arts Council England's Mary-Alice Stack said: "Music is at the centre of our culture, one of our greatest exports and an endless source of debate".
It's all part of the wider Take It Away scheme, which aims to make music more accessible and affordable. Unsigned bands can register for the chance to represent their city, with the winner performing at the End Of The Road gig in Dorset this year. Event organiser Simon Taffe says: "Supporting new acts is very important to us, and that's not just out of a sense of musical conscience, but simply because they provide many of the festival's most exciting musical moments".