ContactMusic — Soul legend DIONNE WARWICK has helped to secure $30,000 (20,000)-worth of brand new computer equipment from electronics giant Hewlett-Packard for students at her alma mater... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about getting high on life. Now we want songs that take aim at public figures ...Hello pop picker-offers. You know, there's nothing quite as exciting as staring down the sight of a sniper rifle just waiting to blow away some passing... more info

ContactMusic — Soul star DIONNE WARWICK has stepped in to replace ARETHA FRANKLIN at an upcoming U.S. political fundraiser after she was injured in a freak fall.The Respect hitmaker... more info

Guardian Music — An Anglo-Pakistani singer-songwriter in the classic 1970s soft-rock mould of Karen Carpenter and Carole KingWho is she?A singer-songwriter in the classic 1970s soft-rock mould of Karen Carpenter and Carole King. To hear her, you'd never guess she wa... more info

Guardian Music — US jazz drummer whose work ranged from Motown to electronicaA typical audience for that uncompromising idiom known as free jazz might be 60 people swaying respectfully in a small room. In April 2006, the Scala club in King's Cross, central London, h... more info

ContactMusic — DIONNE WARWICK has paid tribute to her former mentor LENA HORNE, crediting the late singing legend with inspiring her career.Horne died in New York on Sunday (09May10) at... more info

Mjsbigblog — Alicia Keys will mentor the Top 7 next week, as they choose from a pool of Inspirational songs for Idol Gives Back week. On Wednesday, there’s a two hour special featuring Carrie Underwood, Black Eyed Peas, Annie Lennox, Jeff Beck and Sir Elton Jo... more info

All About Jazz — "Devastated by the news that my friend drummer Steve Reid passed away last night in New York--a true inspiration who will be greatly missed." --Gilles Peterson 4/13/2010 We were lucky enough to have Steve Reid, the legendary drummer at a classic Gia... more info

All About Jazz — Domino Records announced today that percussionist Steve Reid, who performed with artists as varied as Martha Reeves, Miles Davis and Four Tet's Kieran Hebden, died in his sleep Monday after a fight with cancer. Perhaps most heard on Martha and the V... more info

Stereogum — Jim O’Rourke’s Burt Bacharach tribute album is only out in Japan. But this cover of “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me” made it to YouTube, where it can join the hundreds of other covers of this classic track (from Dionne Warwic... more info