Consequence of Sound — The singer's ninth studio album looks to be heavily inspired by Bob Marley and Supa Dups. more info

New York Times — The bass-baritone Gerald Finley and the pianist Julius Drake presented a wide-ranging program on Wednesday at Alice Tully Hall. more info

Stereogum — In recent years, Céline Dion, no longer a dominant pop star, has become an extremely endearing weirdo; witness the impossible-to-dislike videos of her meeting Drake and Steve Aoki. And now she has been drawn into the Marvel Universe. Sort of. Dion h... more info

NME — Singer speaks about "uncomfortable" MTV VMAs tribute Drake presents Rihanna with the Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Rihanna has responded to the “uncomfortable” tribute by Drake at the MTV VMAs in 2016, revealing th... more info

Stereogum — Rihanna used to release albums every year like clockwork, but the great ANTI , her last LP, is already two years old, and she's too busy with non-musical endeavors to get fully back into the album cycle yet. She's got her new Savage X Fenty lingerie... more info

Stereogum — Director X, the guy who made Drake's "Hotline Bling" music video, is remaking the classic 1972 blaxploitation film Super Fly. The original Super Fly, of course, has one of the most iconic movie soundtracks of all time, written and recorded by the leg... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 'See this is 'Ex-Factor'/He took the sample/My shit is classic/Here's an example,' she rapped. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Within the past month, the two biggest names in rap right now have worked Lauryn Hill's 1998 classic "Ex-Factor" into hit songs. Cardi B interpolated Hill's song into "Be Careful," her Invasion Of Privacy hit about infidelity. And even more prominent... more info

TMZ — Drake's beef with NBA player Kendrick Perkins went from 0 to 100 real quick ... the two shouted at each other during the Raptors vs. Cavs game -- with Drake reportedly calling him a "f***ing p*ssy." The two started exchanging words at halftime ...…... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, she gave the TV debut "No Tears Left to Cry" as part of her appearance on The Tonight Show. more info