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

Guardian Music — Diplo has produced what could be one of the year's biggest smashes - Usher's new single, ClimaxRead an interview with Usher in tomorrow's Guardian GuideWhen did you know Climax was going to be amazing?The song was one of the first ideas we worked on,... more info

Guardian Music — Climb into the Ushermobile as the star talks nuts, Mumford & Sons and modern art with the nation's radio DJsRead an interview with Diplo, the producer of Usher's ClimaxThe Guide arrives at the rear of Capital FM's Leicester Square HQ. We will spend t... more info

Persona Sauna — Though I'm not completely sold on Major Lazer (DJ Diplo and Switch) being better as a duo than solo acts, I'll still share this one because of Amber ala Dirty Projectors being in the track. You can download the song & a Bonde De Role remix for free ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Master of My Make-Believe is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Santigold aka Santi White, to be released on April 24, 2012 in the UK, and May 1, 2012 in the US, by Downtown/Atlantic Records. The cover art representing three incar... more info

Nialler9 — Diplo and Switch asked Amber Coffman to collaborate on Major Lazer’s superb new digital dancehall single. Her tones shine through when she’s front and centre away from the cacophony of Dirty Projectors. It’s a free download at majorlazergetfree... more info

Core News — “Diplo and friends exclusively in the mix – only on 1Xtra and Radio 1. This Week: DIPLO for 2 full hours!!! Exclusive remixes of Usher, Gotye and Nas plus new material from Dismantle, Rusko & Nicki Minaj…. Big.” Diplo & Friends 2012-04-15 [Me... more info