New York Post — US music fans continue to increase their consumption of tunes. Fueled by a 45 percent rise in on-demand streams, the amount of music Americans either bought or streamed during the first half of 2018 increased by 18 percent over the same period a year... more info

Perez Hilton — It's great! Right? This and much more on our latest podcast! Listen to The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker on iTunes or directly at http://PerezPodcast.com more info

TMZ — The release of Future's new mixtape isn't a jab at baby mama Ciara ... in fact, it's a courtesy move to fellow rapper Drake. Future dropped his surprise project, "BEASTMODE2," Friday, which also happens to be the same day as Ciara and… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We're giving away tickets to a bunch of upcoming shows in NYC, including Beach House, Action Bronson, Jim James, Drake and Migos, Blood Orange, Mac DeMarco and more. Continue reading… more info

BBC News - UK — The singer spends a second week at number one, while Three Lions falls short of the top 20. more info

New York Times — With his new double album, “Scorpion,” the rapper and singer is grappling with brand maintenance. Is he innovating, and where can he go next? more info

Guardian Music — With his gritty tales of drugs and street life, the rapper is widely celebrated – and condemned by his arch rival Drake. But he met his toughest challenge yet when his mentor Kanye West started championing Trump ...A surprising piece of trivia... more info

Consequence of Sound — A self-indulgent, largely evasive, and boring body of work when the beat lets up. more info

Nialler9 — Andrea Cleary & Niall talk Scorpion and all that surrounds it, an intro to John Coltrane and albums of the week. The post Podcast #012: The unavoidable Drake episode appeared first on Nialler9. more info

New York Times — Ms. Sanchez, a 26-year old Brooklyn native, was the creative director of Kith before she became the rapper’s image director. more info