Guardian Music — As the outdoor music season kicks off, Chris Salmon investigates the first two big events' online coverageThe festival season kicked off in earnest last weekend, with two of the biggest events of the summer, the Isle of Wight festival and Download.... more info

Perez Hilton — THIS Drake and James Blake mashup mixtape is sooooo hot! more info

Nialler9 — Philadelphia-based Bombe & Caribbean made a 30-minute mashup of Drake and Blake tracks which you can download in full here. My only complaint? Not nearly enough of Drake straight up rapping. A fun listen all the same. “… a soundtrack for sippin ... more info

Culture Bully — A symphonic mash of Ellie Goulding and Kanye, an interesting blend of iconic "Walk" singles & a pair of remixes featuring Drake & Dwele. more info

Guardian Music — 10 June 2008: Number 50 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicAfter launching his career as a member of the Hot Boyz, Lil Wayne emerged as an influential voice in his own right in the mid-noughties, and someone one... more info

Perez Hilton — This should make somebody's day. And by somebody's, we mean a wholelottabody's! Drake has announced he'll be releasing his sophomore album, Take Care, this fall on October 24th and his first single will hit the airwaves sometime in July. Luckily fo... more info

Culture Bully — Haunting new music from Jamie xx, a drunk-dialing slow burner from Drake & a new mashup combining Nina Simone and Rihanna with a track from the Beastie Boys' latest. more info

Stereogum — Last month we posted a new Drake remix of SBTRKT’s “Wildfire” and the studio track “Dreams Money Can Buy,” which Drake called “just a piece of my story.” Today Drake put another piece of his story (his words) on his blog, a single title... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Drizzy Drake leaks another track for us to get by until the official single from his second album is released next month.   X a2a_linkname="Drake – Marvins Room"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/06/09/drake-marvins-room/"; a2a_... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Shouts to Karla for sending this through. Last night was Rihanna‘s 2nd Toronto stop on her LOUD tour. She couldn’t end the night without surprising the city with an unexpected performance by none other than Drizzy Drake. Here’s some HD footage ... more info