Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonPitched somewhere between a pantomime, a Footlights revue and an old-school variety show, this year's free Family Prom barely qualified for its Prom status, save for 10 judiciously chosen classical excerpts that were crowbarr... more info

Perez Hilton — Taylor Swift has been doing a lot of rad covers in concert lately. Earlier this month, she did the Dixie Chicks and Friday night in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she covered Eminem's Lose Yourself and Uncle Kracker's Smile. Loved it when the crowd joined ... more info

ContactMusic — Eminem paid tribute to his late pal and fellow hip-hop star Nate Dogg on Friday night (29Jul11), by dedicating a song to him at Canada's Osheaga Festival. Nate Dogg passed away in March (11) at the age of 41, and Eminem was one of the first stars to ... more info

NME — Rapper also covers B.O.B's 'Airplane's during at Canadian festival more info

Detroit Free Press — Eminem is driving away from an Audi legal battle with a settlement agreement, and several Detroit organizations are riding shotgun. The German automaker has ended a dispute with representatives of the Detroit rapper over a "Lose Yourself" soundalike ... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Eminem has reached a financial settlement with bosses at German car giant Audi after he filed suit objecting to the unauthorised use of his hit song Lose Yourself in an advert. The hip-hop star and his production company launched legal action ... more info

Detroit Free Press — The German automaker Audi has ended a dispute with representatives of Detroit rapper Eminem over a "Lose Yourself" sound-alike song, according to joint statement released this morning with Ferndale's 8 Mile Style. more info

Guardian Music — This pop writer for hire scored a hit for Eminem and Rihanna. Now she's performing her own pain-wracked tracksHometown: Wisconsin.The lineup: Holly Brook (vocals, piano).The background: New? Not as such, no, but she's one those who we're imagining mi... more info

Guardian Music — A cleverly coded website can be a great aid in keeping up with the hottest music online, writes Chris SalmonIn May, we wrote about the excellent BBCify website, which creates Spotify playlists based on the output of BBC radio shows. The man behind th... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. Kanye West & Jay-Z – ‘Otis’ Who needs a chorus when you’ve got Otis Redding? Not Kanye and Jay-Z, who unveil the much-hyped ‘Watch The Throne’ by sampling the pipes of the world’s greatest soul singer. “Does it make it eeeeeeaasier... more info