Pitchfork — The Roots brought Vampire Weekend (above), Clipse, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and Method Man, the Very Best, tUnE-yArDs and more to the Roots Picnic this weekend at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. Photographer Maria Tessa Sciarrino was there to take ... more info

Guardian Music — Mark Ronson, the best-connected man in pop, tells Elizabeth Day about working with his heroes and his dislike of "super-dumbed-down" musicThe top button on Mark Ronson's shirt has fallen off. "Oh no," he says, when the thread unravels in his hand, hi... more info

AllHipHop — Legendary Hip-Hop collective Wu-Tang Clan have announced the release of  Pollen: The Swarm Part 3, the third installment of the group’s “swarm” franchise. The new album will feature appearances from Method Man, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Trife, So... more info

MTV.com News — Greene will join Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette in sequel.By Eric Ditzian Ashley Greene at the "New Moon" Photo: Lester Cohen/ WireImage After years spent as a supporting player in the "Twilight" universe, Ashley Greene mi... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: 'Piano Man' Billy Joel (1949) Simple Plan singer Pierre Bouvier (1979) "Sin City" actress Rosario Dawson (1979) Rapper Ghostface Killah (1970) Music producer Kevin Saunder... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The man had an astounding 2009 with the return to form Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Pt. II, and now Wu-Tang Clan lifer Raekwon is getting ready to drop a mixtape following last month's release of his collaborative full-length with Method Man and Ghostfa... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop heavyweight recording follow-up to seminal solo album. Fingers crossed it won't include Devendra BanhartOne of the most legendary albums in hip-hop is about to get a sequel. Wu-Tang Clan's GZA has announced that he is working on Liquid Swords... more info

Pitchfork — Last year, Raekwon roared back into relevance with Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II, an instant-classic piece of tangled, bloody-minded throwback rap and the best long-player in years from the extended Wu-Tang Clan family. And it looks like Rae's Wu... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon are among the newest artists added to the lineup for Camp Bisco, a three-day music and arts festival held July 15-17 in Mariaville, NY. The newly announced artist list also includes Break Scien... more info

MTV.com News — Jack Johnson's To the Sea holds the top spot on the digital-albums chart.By Gil Kaufman Train's Patrick Monahan Photo: C. Flanigan/ FilmMagic The weekly iTunes albums and singles chart aren't always identical to the Billboard tallies, becau... more info