MTV.com News — Calls Grammy duet with Roberta Flack 'amazing'; talks about next LP, BlackSUMMER'Snight. By Akshay Bhansali, with reporting by Sway Calloway Maxwell at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards Photo: Kevork Djansezian/ Getty Images For Maxwell, the 2... more info

MTV.com News — John Legend, Mos Def, Jay Electronica, more join the hip-hop band onstage at their sixth annual event.By Ryan J. Downey The Roots arrive to the Hollywood's Key Club Photo: MTV News WEST HOLLYWOOD — The Roots, the Roots, the Roots were on... more info

Popdose — The screen is still dark when James Brown’s disembodied voice comes barreling out of the speakers, letting you know he’s ready to get up and do his thing. It’s startling — and it sets the tone perfectly for Soul Power, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte’s ... more info

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Dlisted — If you watched American Idol last night, then there's a good chance that you hummed "Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground" this morning while you firmly cinched your belt. Because when the General gives you an order, you ta... more info

Live Daily — Alt-metal groups Breaking Benjamin [ tickets ] and Three Days Grace [ tickets ] have added a second leg of dates to their forthcoming co-headlining outing, which gets underway later this week. The new leg kicks off Feb. 13 in Lowell, MA, and runs ... more info

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Guardian Music — The TV personality, a childhood neighbour of the Jackson family, remembers his close friend the King of Pop, who died of an overdose on 25 June at the age of 50The first time I met Michael he was 11 and already really famous – the Jackson Five... more info

Live Daily — Platinum-selling country rocker Jason Aldean [ tickets ] has extended his winter run behind "Wide Open," adding a slew of 2010 dates that push the outing into late March. The Georgia-based performer, who recently wrapped the fall portion of the to... more info

Guardian Music — Turner prize-winning artist and film-maker, who won a Bafta for debut feature Hunger, will direct and write a movie about the Afrobeat creator and Nigerian activistBritish artist-turned-director Steve McQueen has signed up to direct a biopic of Fela ... more info