New York Times — Hear 13 of the week's most important new tracks from Romeo Santos, Chance the Rapper, PVRIS and more. more info

MSN Music — As the shocking news spreads across social media, many musicians have taken to Twitter and Instagram to mourn Linkin Park's Chester Bennington's untimely death. more info

USA Today Music — After reports Thursday of Chester Bennington's death, the Twittersphere was quick to respond with heartbroken tweets and kind words.             more info

PopSugar — News broke on Thursday that Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington died by suicide at the age of 41. According to LA law enforcement, the legendary musician hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates, and his body was discovered ... more info

411 Mania — If you had any doubts about Soundcloud, let Chance the Rapper put those to rest right now. In a series of tweets, he declared that[.........] more info

AllHipHop — CHANCE IS LENDING A HAND! READ MORE! more info

Stereogum — Chance The Rapper is doing his part to save SoundCloud, and that apparently includes releasing a surprise collaboration with Young Thug exclusively on the streaming platform. "Big B's" finds the two MCs trading verses over a bouncy organ vamp, and yo... more info

Stereogum — Things aren't looking good for SoundCloud. Last week, the company laid off 40% of its staff in an effort to stay afloat and remain independent, and earlier this week, reports emerged that even that probably won't be enough to save the streaming servi... more info

AllHipHop — CAN LIL CHANO SAVE THE STREAMING SERVICE? more info

MSN Music — Dozens of musicians and songwriters are potential winners, but these are the ones you'll know well. more info