Andrew Marston introduces Echo Gecco (Worcester)

• Highlights from last weekend's Upton Sunshine Festival, including news of next year's event and a backstage interview with headliner James Blunt.

• Two huge signings in the dance music world for Worcestershire this week. We hear from the prolific songwriter and producer Camden Cox, from Redditch, plus Kidderminster's Emily Nash, who's been working at her local Tesco!

• A day in the life of a 'musical weirdo'! Playing through the new album by a Redditch musician who splits his time between England and Berlin.

• Our festival guide looks ahead to the big events kicking off in Herefordshire & Worcestershire this week.

• Two musicians, from Redditch, who've never met before were paired on last weekend's Collaborator Generator. We'll find out how they got on.

• Celebrating the second Love Record Stores Day with the wonderfully named Tangled Parrot in Hay-on-Wye.

• Meeting the Worcester musician who's writing a horrible histories book about his city.

• Live music from the kings of the weird time signature! Hear from Worcester's Echo Gecco performing in our BBC Introducing tent at Lakefest.

• We'll also hear tracks from Bewdley's Becky Hill who took Reading & Leeds by storm.