Pitchfork - Tours — 07-08 Hultsfred, Sweden - Hultsfred Festival 07-09 Berlin, Germany - Bread & Butter Festival 07-23 Hartford, CT - Bushnell Park Performance Pavilion 07-25 San Francisco, CA - All Shook Down Festival 08-04 Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pav... more info

MTV.com News — Along with Badu's vocals, T.I. and Jadakiss are also featured on the track.By Mawuse Ziegbe Rick Ross Photo: Akshay Bhansali Rick Ross has enlisted Erykah Badu to helm the upcoming video for his song, "Maybach Music 3," he announced on his ... more info

MTV.com News — Fans decide our 'Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010' — vote now! The winner will be revealed on July 25.By Jayson Rodriguez Jay Electronica Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images "Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" Candidate: Jay Electronica ... more info

ContactMusic — R&B singer SOLANGE KNOWLES has developed an unlikely bond with reclusive soul icon ERYKAH BADU over motherhood.Beyonce's younger sister, who has a five-year-old son... more info

Guardian Music — Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, LondonNot many R&B gigs are heralded by an emcee in shirt, tie and top hat purring the promise of "an interactive emotion picture" like a huckster at a fairground. Few begin with their leading lady and two dancers cowled ... more info

MTV.com News — Sarah McLachlan-headlined festival is struggling at the box office.By Gil Kaufman Photo: Arista In the midst of one of the cruelest summers the touring industry has had in decades, the Lilith Fair announced on Thursday that it was canceling ... more info

MTV.com News — Roots drummer says the supergroup is 'definitely going to happen.'By Mawuse Ziegbe ?uestlove Photo: Jeff Fusco/ Getty Images Amy Winehouse will apparently be back in the studio soon — but this time she won't be alone. According to ?uestlo... more info

Mjsbigblog — Kelly Ckarkson has pulled out of Lilith Fair  in Minneapolis, MN on July 18. There’s no official word why Kelly is off the line-up, but reports that the all-female tour is experiencing sluggish sales could be a factor. Norah Jone... more info

ET Online — By Carolyn Richardson In seven days, 25-year-old Janelle Monae, a rock & soul princess, has risen from seeming obscurity to taking on The King of Pop's rumored favorite song "Smile" and Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" -- two colossal songs that helped ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Oh man, Lilith Fair is back! I feel like I’m 13 all over again, and deeply ashamed that I have to go to this concert with my mother just to see Tori Amos. Here’s Erykah Badu, dressed as ZZ Top or something. (Photos via WENN) Post from: Crushable ... more info