Pitchfork — The Star Wars cantina scene is sacred cinema, but Adidas went ahead and remade it for their current World Cup ad campaign, as Prefix points out. Seems mighty risky, but-- amazingly-- they pulled it off... with some help from Daft Punk. The new cut se... more info

Idolator — What’s this? A Ciara brand new song that somehow doesn’t revolve around sex? And not even one reference to her “toaster”? Oh, CiCi, you wicked torturer—don’t tell us you’re shutting us off! Head below to listen to the “Ride” diva’... more info

Nialler9 — A highlight of Hunter-Gatherer’s debut I Dreamed I Was A Footstep In The Trail Of A Murderer now has a video directed by Ciara Kennedy and Róisín McNamee. Love HG’s appearance at the end. more info

Dlisted — Even in my wildest trip I'd never thought I'd ever write that headline. EVER. I previously thought that the only way I'd ever type those words is if Courtney Love roofied my Easy Mac, strapped me to a chair and forced me to type that s... more info

Idolator — Is Ciara really bashing Keri Hilson in her track “Basic Instinct (U Got Me)”? How about Keri allegedly slandering Ciara in her track “Turnin’ Me On”? Both ladies clear up the air. First, Keri Hilson recorded a diss-tastic song “Turnin’ ... more info

Idolator — When it comes to toaster-poppin’ Ciara’s naughty, rapid gyrations, Rap-Up.com usually has it covered. Case in point: the site got Ci Ci to comment on BET’s decision to ban her sexed-up “Ride It” video. “It’s definitely very unfortunate ... more info

VH1 News — The-Dream said Ciara has "a point to prove" on her next album, Basic Instinct. "She's just trying to do as much as she can to regain her status," the songwriter told MTV News. more info

MTV.com News — 'She's just trying to do as much as she can to regain her status,' songwriter tells MTV News.By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Matt Elias The-Dream Photo: MTV News Ciara originally said she wanted to keep the guest list to a minimum fo... more info

MTV.com News — 'We always pick the right songs to do together,' the Atlanta MC says of 'Ride' and other collabos.By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Matt Elias Ludacris Photo: MTV News The formula is simple enough: Ludacris plus Ciara on the... more info

AngryApe — After local residents complained about noise more info