MTV.com News — Vampire Weekend and Chromeo, Lykke Li and Q-Tip take the stage for unusual collaborations.By James Montgomery Ezra Koenig at the 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards Photo: Getty Images Paramore, Jack's Mannequin and Motion City Soundtrack won big, and... more info

ContactMusic — Pregnant soul star ERYKAH BADU has lashed out at critics who slammed her decision to have a third child out of wedlock. The singer, who has kids by Outkast star ... more info

My Old Kentucky — Today on The LaundroMatinee we feature Ben Sollee & Craig Wagner as shot by videographer Keith Robbins.Keith shot nine of the ten songs Ben and Craig performed at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky not too long ago. It's a really great show, wh... more info

Soul Sides — Whatever you may think of Barack Obama as a potential president, it's undeniable that his candidacy has spurred a reaction from the hip-hop community the likes that I haven't seen in a generation. I don't want to go off on the typical "rap these days... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Erika Goldring/Retna With the presidential election fewer than two weeks away, Barack Obama was in the air at the tenth anniversary of the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans. On Friday, the first day of the three-day festival in City Park,... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Voodoo Festival '08 had more than its share of highlights, including the Dirtbombs, TV On The Radio, another inspired set by an extremely pregnant Erykah Badu, and my personal favorite performance of the weekend, courtesy of the Black Godfather. But ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Of the national acts performing at this year’s Voodoo Fest one of the artists whose name consistently pops up, in terms of anticipation, is that of Erykah Badu. My Morning Jacket had been faithfully covering Erykah Badu’s slow burning “Tyroneâ... more info

My Old Kentucky — Down in New Orleans for the Voodoo Music Festival. Excited for today's lineup...features Erykah Badu, The Dirtbombs, TVOTR, DeVotchKa, The Gutter Twins, Wyclef and Man Man. Truth be told, I'm actually kind of excited to see Stone Temple Pilots! I ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — erykah baduHeaded to New Orleans this weekend for the 2008 Voodoo Music Experience, which features an insanely diverse lineup that includes TV On The Radio, Lil' Wayne, R.E.M., Lupe Fiasco, the Dirtbombs, Man Man, Sharon Jones, N.E.R.D., Devotchka, D... more info

My Old Kentucky — Seriously?! Could we beeeee any later to this party>?! Sorry, my fault, with all the prep work getting Laundromatinee.com launched, I just couldn't get all this together in a timely fashion. Thanks to Greg and Nick for their thoughts on the festiv... more info