ET Online — The 2010 Essence Music Festival boasts a number of A-list artists including Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Estelle and LL Cool J. ET has the details on the summer event and the CD and DVD release from last year's festivities… In celebration of ... more info

Pitchfork — WHAT: Voodoo ExperienceWHEN: October 29-31WHERE: New Orleans, LAWHO: MGMT, Hot Chip, Interpol, Jonsi, Drake, Janelle Monae, Die Antwoord, Florence and the Machine, Weezer, Crookers, Boys Noize, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Muse, Ozzy Osborne, Eagl... more info

Unreality Music — The schedule for singles being released is constantly changing – I checked the schedule for singles being released this week (starting 14th June) on Saturday and some great, well hyped track... more info

Pitchfork — Here is the undersea adventure of a video for the latest Gorillaz single, "On Melancholy Hill". The clip mixes different animation styles and boasts brief cartoon cameos from Plastic Beach guests including Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, and De La Soul, to nam... more info

AllHipHop — One month out from the release of a new album, Black Sheep’s Dres surprised fans this week with a Native Tongues reunion single entitled “Birds of a Feather.” The song was released yesterday and features founding Native Tongues members Dave (Tr... more info

Pitchfork — MP3:> Black Sheep: "Birds of a Feather [ft. Q-Tip, Dave & Mike Gee]" In the late 80s and early 90s, the loosely affiliated Native Tongues crew brought a playful bohemian warmth to hip-hop, helping to expand the genre's boundaries. And now Black Shee... more info

Guardian Music — The replacement headline act for U2 are hugely popular – but they know how to keep their fans hungryPerhaps the question isn't "are Gorillaz the right band to replace U2?", but "why weren't they there in the first place?" Having been around for thr... more info

Pitchfork — Due to Bono's emergency back surgery, U2 have been forced to cancel their headlining appearance at England's gigantic Glastonbury Festival (not to mention a string of North American dates.) So instead of the world's biggest rock band, Glasto will g... more info

Pitchfork — Front page photo by Steve Gullick MP3/Stream:> Yo La Tengo: "Here to Fall" (Pete Rock remix) Yo La Tengo's forthcoming Here to Fall Remixes EP has remakes from hip-hop producers RJD2, Pete Rock and Maseo of De La Soul. As of right this moment, you ca... more info

3hive — My problem with a lot of so-called "avant-hop" music, even some of that released on our beloved Anticon label, is that it's just not funky enough. To quote that great skit from De La Soul Is Dead: "Maybe if you flipped it on 45, so I could dance to i... more info