Guardian Music — The Brooklyn rapper is just the latest to get a career boost by becoming the music of choice on the catwalksAnyone sitting in the front row at Rick Owens's show at Paris fashion week might have found it tricky to concentrate on the clothes. With fire... more info

Guardian Music — Boston Arms, LondonThe woman shaking her corkscrew curls and bawling into the microphone doesn't much look like the music industry's usual idea of a star. Brittany Howard is, nonetheless, riding a thermal of acclaim so fast and so high it could be gr... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday: Actress Victoria Justice (1993) 2008 Playboy Playmate of the Year Jayde Nicole (1986) Norwegian singer Maria Mena (1986) The Gossip singer Beth Ditto (1981) Napoleon Dynamite a... more info

ContactMusic — Gossip singer Beth Ditto has revealed the bands upcoming fifth album is littered with sad songs - she wrote it while mourning the death of her father The Standing in the Way of Control hitmakers are preparing to release their new disc the follow-up t... more info

ContactMusic — Beth Ditto wants to write for Madonna The Gossip singer was thrilled when the Hung Up hitmaker cited her solo material as an influence on her forthcoming album M D N A and now wants to collaborate further She said I was over the moon whe... more info

ContactMusic — Beth Ditto has teamed up with MAC Cosmetics to create a new range of products The Gossip singer has been signed up by the firm to work on a limited-edition line which expected to hit stores in June Beth will attend tonights 26 01 12 Gala... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offSiri Nilsen Alle Snakker Sant The title track from the American-Norwegian singer's excellent new album is, like the rest of the record, sung in Norwegian. But you don't need... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Today (9/8/11) is Fashion's Night Out which means tons of free events in stores and late night shopping throughout NYC. We've already mentioned events happening with Real Estate, Memoryhouse, Neon Indian, Andrew WK, Beth Ditto, White Rabbits, Best Co... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Memoryhouse @ Glasslands in June (more by Jessica Amaya) Memoryhouse play a free show at 'Steven Alan' in Tribeca at 8pm tonight (9/8) in honor of Fashion's Night Out. Flyer below. Neon Indian, Andrew WK, Beth Ditto, White Rabbits, Best... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Beth Ditto @ Coachella 2010 (more by Rachel Carr) It feels like we haven't heard about the Gossip in a little while. Their tour page shows they'll be playing some shows in Australia before the end of the year, but... more info