ContactMusic — Funk legend BOOTSY COLLINS is launching the first ever online guitar school for bassists.The star, who rose to fame as a member of James Brown's backing band The J.B.'s,... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Funk legend Bootsy Collins is launching the first ever online guitar school for bassists. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Neil Parsons said... LA ESFERA MUSICAL: Bjørg Lynne - Witchwood (1996) Neuronium - Digital Dream (1980) Tom Newman (ex-July) - Aspects (1985) Cheerio!! http://laesferamusical.wordpress.com rc said... Monday Music Update... Michael Woods - I Said ... more info

Guardian Music — The neo-soul singer talks sinister melodies and special relationships ahead of her fifth albumHow does the new album, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh), compare to its predecessor?EB: Both albums were written in pretty much the same period o... more info

Rolling Stone — T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Big Boi, Snoop Dogg, SNL’s Andy Samberg and Bill Hader will all provide voices for Adult Swim’s upcoming one-hour animated special Freaknik: The Musical, premiering on Cartoon Network on March 7th. T-Pain headlines the all-star... more info

MTV.com News — Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Snoop Dogg will also take part in the Cartoon Network special.By James Montgomery T-Pain Photo: Mike Flokis/ Getty Images With his penchant for top hats, we suppose this was inevitable: T-Pain is getting his own an... more info

Live Daily — After taking a two-year hiatus, the Soul Train Awards [ tickets ] returned to the ceremony circuit Tuesday (11/3), doling out the most trophies to Beyonce [ tickets ] and honoring Chaka Khan [ tickets ] and Charlie Wilson [ tickets ] in the process. ... more info

Soul Sides — As I've gotten older, I've appreciated the complex brilliance of complicated arrangements and layers of melodies and rhythms. But hey, sometimes you just like getting back to the basics: a good bassline and a breakbeat. It's certainly one of the soli... more info

MTV.com News — Keri Hilson, Cee-Lo, Bootsy Collins also spotted at M2 Ultra Lounge.By Shaheem Reid Rihanna at the BMI awards on Thursday Photo: Walik Goshorn NEW YORK — You know it's a going to be a good night when a big, thuggish-looking man with a sc... more info

VH1 News — Rihanna, Katy Perry, Big Boi, Keri Hilson, Cee-Lo and Bootsy Collins followed the BMI Awards with an afterparty at M2 Ultra Lounge. more info