Guardian Music — The tension's racking up! Have we forgotten Grizzly Bear again? Why have we left out the Tibetan nose-flute skiffle improvisation? The countdown continues …20 Plan B – Ill ManorsReading on mobile? Watch hereWhat we said about Plan B: "The substan... more info

Consequence of Sound — Nate Dogg: It’s A Wonderful Life coming next year. more info

Guardian Music — (RCA)"I'm not who I was before," sings Alicia Keys on the gorgeous Brand New Me, on her first album since 2009. The success of her Jay-Z collaboration Empire State of Mind seems to have encouraged the Grammy-collecting soul singer to try new styles, ... more info

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Metal Injection — Lemmy Kilmister is living the American dream! He might not be from here, but he has formed opinions on our politics, slept with many of our women, and has already put his band's name on beer, wine, vodka and now headphones. I guess Lemmy figured... more info

411 Mania — Are we interested in hearing Lil Wayne's unreleased songs with Dr. Dre? Was it a good move for Green Day to move up the release date of and#161;Trand#233;!? Should musicians keep their political beliefs to themselves? 411's Stewart Lange and Sean G... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Scoop DeVille recently sat down to discuss the success of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Poetic Justice’ which he produced for the Compton MC. Poetic Justice actually marks the second hit the Californian Producer has under his belt after also getting his fi... more info

Guardian Music — Rapper's merchandise suggests his next LP will arrive in 2013Eminem has chosen to tease his next album via a baseball cap sold though his website.This week, Exclaim reports, an "Eminem baseball tribute hat" became available in the rapper's online sto... more info

Guardian Music — Spokespeople for rapper deny he had two mid-air seizures, saying he is recovering from a severe migraine and dehydrationLil Wayne's spokespeople have played down rumours that the rapper suffered two seizures while travelling by private jet. Despite r... more info