Stereogum — Cool Uncle is the hilarious name Bobby Caldwell and Jack Splash have chosen for their new duo. Caldwell is an R&B veteran who was often sampled by J. Dilla (maybe you know him from Common’s “The Light”), while Splash is a Grammy-nominated songw... more info

Mercury News, California — Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Fats Domino among the others who make our list. more info

TMZ — ON TODAY'S SHOW Sick Details Involving Jared from Subway Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green Split Kylie Jenner Made Everyone Rich on Her 18th B-Day Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz are Upgrading! SKYPE US TMZTVSHOW TWEET US Tweet to @TMZLIVE more info

TMZ — Alicia Keys and hubby Swizz Beatz are such big art nuts, they have to sell their massive estate for some bigger digs so they can display it all. Real estate sources tell us ... the 25,000 sq. ft. home wasn't big enough for their enormous art… more info

Perez Hilton — Wow. This is special! Andra Day's voice is a gift! And her song Rise Up is a treasure! She and it remind us of Alicia Keys - and that is extremely high praise! If you want some exquisite singing and melodies and uplifting lyrics, then listen to the e... more info

Perez Hilton — So much good new music has been coming out of Canada lately! Say hello to Alessia Cara! This singer/songwriter from Toronto reminds us of a young Alicia Keys! She's giving us modern-day R&B with edge and a tinge of a neo-soul vibe! Her song Here also... more info

Stereogum — Last night, BET held its big annual awards show, and we’ve already posted the video of Kendrick Lamar opening the show by performing “Alright.” But that wasn’t the only notable performance of the night. The Weeknd, looking like a newly-minted... more info

Perez Hilton — Just sit back and let The Weeknd take you to The Hills! The singer hit the stage at the BET Awards to give a soulful performance of one of his many hits, and we caught lots of crowd members singing along! But then again, how could you NOT?! And some... more info

Time — Big names for an even bigger second season more info

Stereogum — Earlier today Jay Z shared the video for the Blue Ivy-inspired 2012 track “Glory” on his new streaming platform Tidal, and now a version for the non-subscribers among us has surfaced. The clip shows Jay Z rehearsing for his Carnegie Hall performa... more info