Guardian Music — Stolen by hipsters, ruined by the charts – so where's all the real R&B at?It's hard not to look at R&B right now without wondering if it's in the middle of some huge identity crisis. Approach from one direction and you'll find producers trying to a... more info

The Newsroom — Cash Money may have earned 16 Grammy nominations but the buzz at their pre-Grammy bash as Paramount studios was all about the passing of Whitney Houston. We talked to the Cash Money crew and all the celebrity guests including Taraji P Henson (who was... more info

Stereogum — On his show last night, David Letterman played host to an interesting collection of talent: Astral soul-queen Erykah Badu, star producer Mark Ronson, legendary Meters drummer Zigaboo Modeliste, and various and sundry Dap-Kings. They all got together ... more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Snoop Dogg naming his next album, E-40 and Erykah Badu working together, Suge Knight getting arrested, DJ Whoo Kid talking about his old beef with Big Pun and more! more info

Nialler9 — “Whatever you do don’t funk with my groove…” ‘QueenS’ is psychedelic swagged out funk soul song from Stasia Irons and Catherine Harris-White more commonly known as THEESatisfaction. Recommended if you like the kind of futuristic soul that... more info

Guardian Music — The past decade has not been kind to neo-soul hero D'Angelo, but does his new European tour mean he has finally beaten his demons?When D'Angelo finally sang his first notes on stage at the Filadelfia church in Stockholm last week, you could almost he... more info

Stereogum — I don’t possess the very latest iPhone, and so what I’ve seen of that newfangled Siri feature has been friends’ half-witted demos where the question posed is like “Siri, please tell me why I wake up with this sinking pit of desperation in my ... more info

Guardian Music — Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jonathan Wilson tells Laura Barton why it's great to be from North CarolinaHair straggled, clothes creased, Jonathan Wilson is wearing the bewildered expression of the musician on tour. Sitting in the Roundhouse cafeteri... more info

Topix — From her sky-high gold boots to her oversize jewelry, Erykah Badu has been known to show off her eye-catching fashion sense on stage. more info

Stereogum — As previously noted, the Flaming Lips are hard at work on a new collaborative album that will feature contributions from people like Bon Iver, Neon Indian, Nick Cave, Erykah Badu, and, apparently, Ke$ha. The band is planning to get the thing out on 4... more info