ContactMusic — Bob Marley's daughter has been put in charge of designing Jamaica's sportswear for the 2012 London Olympics. Cedella Marley has been appointed the official designer for Team Jamaica's uniforms, which will be worn by the country's athletes competing i... more info

Guardian Music — On this week's podcast Alexis Petridis talks with the editors of White Riot, a new book that covers punk rock and the politics of race (see below for their playlist).Continuing the theme, Louis Pattison talks to Pink Eyes from Fucked Up about his lov... more info

Gigwise — The singer delights fans... more info

Reuters — MADRID (Reuters) - Europe's largest reggae festival Rototom Sunsplash opens its gates on Thursday in the Spanish resort of Benicassim, where over 200,000 fans are expected over 10 days of Jamaican-inspired music headlined by leading members of the Bo... more info

Altsounds — *Lady Gaga, The Rolling Stones, Eminem, Jay Z, Coldplay, U2, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, Muse, Elton John, Black Eye Peas, Britney Spears, Bruno Mars, Robert Plant, Kanye West, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Ricky Martin, Brian May, Sting, Rihann... more info

Altsounds — Today sees the launch of a ground-breaking social media campaign, *'I'm Gonna Be Your Friend' *supported by many of the world's most famous names in entertainment and their fans. A global audience over 700 million Facebook and Twitter fans will be ab... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Dorian Lynskey says consider yourself ... warned!To find, at an impressionable age, a record that not only exp... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A global social media campaign featuring a Bob Marley song was launched by some of the music industry's top stars on Tuesday to help stem the hunger crisis that is increasing in the Horn of Africa. more info

USA Today Music — A Bob Marley song and the social media power of celebrities like Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Eminem may help the crisis in East Africa. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Pop stars Nelly Furtado, Enrique Iglesias and Will Young have posted a harrowing video set to a Bob Marley song online in a bid to raise funds for the Africa famine relief efforts. more info