Brooklyn Vegan — Christina is dipping her toes into hip hop a bit this time around, with a recent single produced by Kanye West and featuring Ty Dolla $ign and 2 Chainz, and now revealing that OutKast's Big Boi is opening her tour. Continue reading… more info

Idolator — She's a longtime fan. The post Christina Aguilera Picks Big Boi As The Opening Act For ‘The Liberation Tour’ appeared first on idolator. more info

Stereogum — Jason Boyd, better known as Poo Bear, started his career as a songwriter for R&B and hip-hop acts like 112, Big Boi, and Chris Brown before become one of Justin Bieber's go-to collaborators, co-writing many of his hits including "Where Are Ü Now," "... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the veteran music executive L.A. Reid was removed from his position as chairman and CEO at Epic Records. Reportedly, Reid was fired over allegations of sexual harassment, and other executives at the company were accused over covering up hi... more info

Consequence of Sound — N.E.R.D., Incubus, Alice in Chains, Blondie, Jimmy Eat World, are Big Boi are among the other notable acts playing the San Diego festival. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Also: Animal Collective playing 'Sung Tongs,' Flogging Molly/Dropkick Murphys, Inter Arma, Stereophonics, and more newly announced tours. Continue reading… more info

Rolling Stone — Big Boi has announced a new round of U.S. tour dates. The third leg of his ongoing "Daddy Fat Saxxx" jaunt launches May 17th in St. Louis, Missouri and concludes June 8th in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets are currently on sale via the rapp... more info

CNN Showbiz — Antwan "Big Boi" Patton didn't really have to stretch for his latest role. more info

Stereogum — Grammy winning rapper Big Boi has joined Sony's Superfly remake. Trevor Jackson, who can currently be seen in the Freeform comedy Grown-ish, will lead the cast as Youngblood Priest, while Straight Outta Compton star Jason Mitchell will play his b... more info

Sweeping The Nation — If you're a regular reader you'll know that by "other" tracks we mean those from albums that didn't make our top 50 of the year plus anything else that tickled the proverbial fancy. And yes, 200. Because we've been keeping a tally all... more info