Live music from Leo Cosmos (Bromsgrove)

Phillip Stoneman sits in, with the best new music made in Herefordshire & Worcestershire, including

• Fresh from the Worcester Music Festival, an incredible live session from Bromsgrove funk act Leo Cosmos.

• Catching up with Malvern foursome making waves, from a first gig at Mappfest last year to the main stage this year at Lakefest - meet the genre bending Two Pounds Down - who tell us how they're on to something special.

• Our music news includes festival nominations galore for some of Herefordshire & Worcestershire's biggest events, not least in Ledbury, Bromyard and Upton. And why Ed Sheeran's new album is based on a Worcestershire music great!

• It's the studio churning out hits for acts all over the world, nestled near the cathedral, at the heart of Worcester City Centre: hear what happened when Bromsgrove's Ben Stancombe took us on a studio tour, and gave us a hot off the press exclusive.

• Our festival guide looks ahead to October and November, including the big reveal of this year's Hay Festival Winter Weekend.

• Plus a big reveal for the two acts from our area we're putting forward to our latest international BBC Introducing stage, at one of Europe's biggest dance festivals.