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Perez Hilton — Say whhaaattt??? Producer Diplo has just come on out and said it - Beyonce's Run The World was a joke! … at first! Apparently he and Bey were just having fun when they played around with the track. Neither of them had any intention of releasing ... more info

ContactMusic — Beyonce Knowles Run the World Girls started out as a joke The 2011 single - which reached number 29 in the US Billboard chart and 11 on the UK singles chart - features a sample from Pon De Floor a track producer Diplo made with his group... more info

Gigwise — Holy trinity of producers to work on remix of 'Bad' for new Pepsi promotion more info

Gigwise — Major Lazer star reveals that 'Run The World' was never meant to be single more info

Core News — “Diplo and friends exclusively in the mix – only on 1Xtra and Radio 1. This week: Brodinski delivers a mashup of hip hop with house, techno and electro… Not to be missed!” Diplo & Friends 2012-04-29 Brodinski in the mix [Mediafire] Tracklist:... more info

Guardian Music — The Black Belles, Spoek Mathambo, Devin, Django Django and Willis Earl Beal are all set to appear at the Great Escape in Brighton in MayTHE BLACK BELLESNeed to know: All-female Nashville four-piece, helped along by Jack White.The lowdown: A garage ba... more info

Core News — “Diplo and friends exclusively on 1Xtra and Radio 1. This week Chicago duo Flosstradamus in the mix for two hours with big hip hop bangers!” Diplo & Friends 2012-04-22 Flosstradamus in the mix [Mediafire] Tracklist: See text file. Follow Core New... more info

Guardian Music — (Atlantic)The title of Santigold's second album wears its embattled production with pride. The artist formerly known as Santogold (but actually named Santi White) was the hip revelation of 2008. Writing a follow-up proved tough – never mind the wri... more info

Guardian Music — Beyoncé End Of Time (Columbia) End Of Time may be the gazillionth single from 4, but it still slays me as much as the first time I heard it. Mixing Off The Wall-indebted disco production with Fela Kuti-influenced Afro-rhythms, it also contains The B... more info