The Hip Hop Chronicle — Rick Ross has a new album dropping end of this month. Today we are given the snippets to the album. The MMG General has recruited a star-studded lineup on the project. Features include, Meek Mill, Wale, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Drake and Ne-Yo. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Last month the 2012 Polaris Music Prize, which awards a Canadian album of recorded music each year, revealed their long list and this week the short list was revealed. Cadence Weapon, Cold Specks, Drake, Kathleen Edwards, Feist, Fucked Up,... more info

Guardian Music — Canada's equivalent of the Mercury prize also includes Feist, Cold Specks and Japandroids among othersDrake, Grimes and a Noh-theatre-inspired psych band are among the nominees for this year's Polaris prize, Canada's biggest music award. Ten albums h... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Drake has called for an end to violence in his native Canada after two lives were claimed in a mass shooting on Monday. more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Drake has called for an end to violence in his native Canada after two lives were claimed in a mass shooting on Monday 16Jul12 A neighbourhood street party in Toronto ended in bloodshed after gunmen opened fire killing 14-year old Shyanne Char... more info

Perez Hilton — Holy shiz! Drake may currently be embarking on his Club Paradise Tour, but he obviously wants the sentiment to transition into all aspects of his life…including his home! Even if it cost him a whopping $27 MILLION! The rapper has reportedly purchas... more info

411 Mania — Including Drake, Feist and more... more info

ContactMusic — Feist Drake and Japandroids will fight it out with seven other acts for this years 12 Polaris Music Prize after making the shortlist for the best Canadian album Drakes Take Care Feists Metals and Japandroids Celebration Rock are up against Grimes... more info

Prefix — Polaris has just announced its short list for this year's prize in Canadian music. Here's the list in alphabetical ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/polaris-names-drake-feist-grimes-japandroids-and-m/67261/ more info

KEXP Seattle — About a month after the release of the longlist the 10 finalists for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Shortlist have been revealed, and it boasts one of the Canadian music prize’s most diverse roster to date. Feist, Kathleen Edwards, Drake, Cold Specks... more info