Stopcryingyourheartout.com — We were expecting two new mixes from Andy to lead up to the UK tour in November. However he has been in touch over the weekend to give us this brand new mix - 'What The World Is Waiting For...' - and asked that it be uploaded first.The other two mixe... more info

Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Emma Warren bounces along to OutKastAquemini was the album that turned me into a raving OutKast fan, a position consolidated by subsequent albums Stankonia and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. I consi... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown 1973-1980: Not unlike Studio One Soul, the (excellent) compilation released by Soul Jazz Records, this 2001 Blood & Fire collection focuses on the American soul and R&B impact/influence on Jamaican music. While per... more info

Soul Sides — Billy Preston: John Henry Without a Song God Is Great From I Wrote a Simple Song (A&M, 1971) Billy Preston is one of those soul men who I’m constantly rediscovering (and damn happy when I do). I guess I don’t associate him on the same level as a... more info

Guardian Music — Soul singer Syl Johnson claims rappers used 1967 song without permissionJay-Z and Kanye West may face legal action over an unauthorised sample on their latest album. Soul singer Syl Johnson is considering suing the rappers over a clip on Watch the Th... more info

Perez Hilton — Sometimes more is not more! 2 is not greater than 1! We love them both individually, but we have not been feeling the songs we've heard thus far from < Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch The Throne. Check out The Joy, featuring Curtis Mayfield, above. Anot... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop heavyweights rename themselves for hotly anticipated collaboration album. No jokes about toilet seats, pleaseJay-Z and Kanye West have revealed the name of their forthcoming team-up. The hip-hop heavyweights are calling themselves the Throne ... more info

Impose Magazine — One of the best G.O.O.D. Music Fridays tracks that Kanye gave out was easily "The Joy," which with the help of Pete Rock manipulated some warm Curtis Mayfield soul. The track felt like a trip down memory lane, not only for the Curtis, but as an homag... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I'm digging deep into the cupboard this week and bringing out some very fine 45s that were released by singers or bands before they became better known.  First up, we go back to March 1986 and the second ever single released by The Housemartins, t... more info

Guardian Music — In 1971 Motown set up a Californian arm, Mowest. As a new compilation shows, it put out some terrific music, but it was a commercial disasterIf success was purely a question of aesthetics, then Mowest could have ruled the world. The label logo certai... more info