Live Daily — For the first time since 1999, Sarah McLachlan [ tickets ] has resurrected her all-female festival Lilith Fair [ tickets ] and has revealed the first wave of confirmed artists, including Mary J. Blige [ tickets ], Sheryl Crow [ tickets ] and Colbie C... more info

VH1 News — Lilith Fair will feature Mary J. Blige, Colbie Caillat, Jill Scott and more. Erykah Badu, Chairlift, Corinne Bailey Rae, Ke$ha and Metric are also onboard. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - Sheryl Crow, Mary J. Blige, Sugarland and Erykah Badu are among the artists who will join Sarah McLachlan during her revived Lilith Fair tour in 2010. more info

MTV.com News — Erykah Badu, Chairlift, Corinne Bailey Rae, Ke$ha and Metric also onboard.By Gil Kaufman Mary J. Blige Photo: Jeffrey Ufberg/ Getty Images After a decade-long hiatus, the female-centric Lilith Fair festival will storm back in summer 2010 w... more info

Guardian Music — This south London singer's perky pop-soul tunes suggest that she may be an Amy, Adele or Duffy for 2010, but not without strong competitionHometown: Norbury, London.The lineup: Rox (vocals).The background: We keep thinking we've heard all the major f... more info

Live Daily — Organizers of the 2010 Lilith Fair [ tickets ] have teamed with OurStage.com to launch the "Lilith Local Talent Search," a contest to find emerging female musicians to appear on the tour's Village Stage, according to a press release.One artist will b... more info

Guardian Music — With his band about to go on hiatus, the Bloc Party frontman is reportedly working on a new project with producer Hudson MohawkeBloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is reportedly working on a solo album, according to producer Hudson Mohawke. In an interv... more info

Live Daily — With four nods each, Beyonce [ tickets ], Maxwell [ tickets ] and Keri Hilson [ tickets ] lead the pack of nominees of the 2009 Soul Train Awards, which will be handed out next month. Grammy winner Beyonce is vying for the trophy in four categorie... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — In celebration of Flying Lotus' birthday, the crew at ArtDontSleep curated an outdoor jam session at L.A.'s Echo Park, featuring a diverse assortment of DJs and producers: Exile, Shafiq Husayn, the Gaslamp Killer, and Erykah Badu producer Stephen 'Th... more info

Soul Sides — Shafiq Husayn: Podcast (Mixed by Garth Trinidad)From Unreleased (Promotional mix/podcast for “En A-Free-Ka” - Plug Research, 2009)Here's a promotional mix/podcast of Sa-Ra Creative Partners member Shafiq Husayn's upcoming project “... more info