Altsounds — To write the songs that would become Be Ready, the second album by *Dennis Hopper Choppers* (DHC), *Ben Nicholls* holed up in a house in the desert just outside Tabernas in the South of Spain. There, on a previous visit during an evening of Ducados s... more info

Impose Magazine — The Porlandia band (un)known as Unknown Mortal Orchestra is probably our most Week In Pop'ed band and for damn good reason. In addition to a solid debut offering, UMO are capable remixers, which is proven in its podcast for Modular People. The po... more info

Guardian Music — The best of your comments on the latest films and musicOne law of pop physics we have learned this week: for every person who adores the music of Beyoncé, there is another experiencing an equal and opposite reaction. The Guardian was able to conduct... more info

Guardian Music — Beyoncé's new album isn't bad, but nor is it the game-changer we were led to expect, writes Alexis PetridisLast month, Beyoncé Knowles made one of her frequent appearances in the lists compiled by Forbes magazine, this one being The Best Paid Cele... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Brandy is devastated following the death of a young girl who she helped to receive a heart transplant. The R&B star launched a money-raising campaign to fund a life-saving operation for 17-year-old Jessica Harris, who hailed from Brandy's home... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A teenage girl who got a heart transplant thanks to a fund-raising campaign by singer/actress Brandy has died less than four months after surgery. more info

ContactMusic — R&B singer Brandy is on the search for the next big star after launching a talent agency in California. The Boy Is Mine hitmaker has teamed up with her singer brother Ray J and parents Willie and Sonja Norwood to start up the Norwood Talent... more info

Perez Hilton — Quite the business venture! Now that Brandy's reality series A Family Business has ended, she's teamed up once again with Ray J and her parents to launch the Norwood Talent Agency Corporation. The agency will run out of Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel, a... more info

ContactMusic — R&B singer Brandy and actress Tatyana Ali have bared all for a new health campaign raising awareness about the dangers of skin cancer. The stars, along with actress Danielle Fishel, are among a group of female celebrities who have disrobed to appe... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Malice n Wonderland is the 10th studio album by rapper Snoop Dogg, released on December 8, 2009. The album consists of fourteen tracks and features production from Teddy Riley, Nottz, The Neptunes, The-Dream, and Terrace Martin. Guest features in... more info