Guardian Music — Jay Sean and Taio Cruz have achieved something very few British acts have managed – selling R&B and urban pop back to the US. They tell Lola Adesioye how they did itEvery few years, the US charts are subject to what is always called a "British... more info

MTV.com News — Veteran DJ/producer has Cee-Lo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ryan Tedder lined up for next LP, Pop Killer. By Akshay Bhansali Madonna Photo: PictureGroup/ Evan Agostini When MTV News caught up with British DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold last week... more info

ContactMusic — AKON has found a new country to host the Sri Lankan concert he was forced to abandon last week (ends26Mar10) following a protest by local Buddhists - he will now play the... more info

Perez Hilton — Although Akon apologized for the controversy in the video for Sexy Chick, his will no longer be performing in Sri Lanka due to outrage over the sacrilegious video. But the country is gonna lose a lot of money because of the cancellation! "We were ex... more info

Pop Justice — Let's mistakenly purchase a screw-in lightbulb for the bayonet fitting of recycled news: » Sad news today for fans of awful music: Metro Station, the world's least interesting band, have announced an indefinite split. (Digital Spy) (http://www.digi... more info

411 Mania — It’s the Wrestlemania Preview Edition! Ke$ha vs. Britney in Battle of the Babes, Akon in a sumo match with Buddha, the truth about the inspirational Cheryl Cole, Suge Knight does a beatdown, Ludacris tag teams with the US Census, Iggy Pop a... more info

ContactMusic — Sri Lanka's tourism minister has expressed his disappointment over the cancellation of AKON's tour of the country following public outrage about a sacrilegious video.The... more info

411 Mania — Kind of makes it hard to go there when they deny your visa... more info

Guardian Music — R&B singer denied entry to Sri Lanka after 'controversial' video featuring Buddha statue provokes violent protests in the capitalR&B star Akon has been refused a Sri Lankan visa after one of his music videos spurred violent protests in the nation's c... more info

411 Mania — This week, 50 Cent talks about his new album, Akon is banned from Sri Lanka, an update on Guru's health, Suge Knight in trouble once more, XXL's Class of 2010, new albums from Pharoahe Monch, Bizarre and Murs whilst Joell Ortiz is intentionally holdi... more info