Guardian Music — This 25-year-old MC is clearly going to be massive but it remains to be seen if he is the true saviour of Real Hip-HopHometown: North Carolina.The lineup: Jermaine Cole (vocals).The background: We didn't really agree with the NME journalist who, foll... more info

NME — Florence + The Machine, MGMT, Gorillaz also nominated more info

411 Mania — From Jay Z to the Rolling Stones and U2 to Sinatra, the President of the United States of America has some great tastes in music. In this episode of The Savage Animal, Mikey MiGo presents his playlist to help President Obama celebrate his 49th Birthd... more info

MTV.com News — For clues, MTV News takes a close look at spate of clips for 'Ye's previous first singles, from College Dropout to 808s & Heartbreak. By Steven Roberts Kanye West Photo: VH1 Despite his newfound penchant for social media, Kanye West has kep... more info

MTV.com News — 'I thought it would take, at worst case, a couple of years,' he tells Vibe for his cover story with Eminem.By Hillary Crosley Eminem and Dr. Dre on the cover of Vibe Photo: Vibe While Eminem talked about death and Brittany Murphy in his int... more info

MTV.com News — From Gaga's record 13 nods to the six first-time nominees, we take a closer look at the 2010 nominations.By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga Photo: Derek Storm/ Splash News For an artist who has quickly made a habit of smashing records, Lady Gaga impr... more info

ContactMusic — Canadian rapper DRAKE sent fans in his native Toronto into a frenzy on Sunday (01Aug10) by bringing out surprise guests EMINEM and JAY-Z to join him onstage during a... more info

Idolator — Drake not only tore through a 90-minute set for his first OVO (October’s Very Own) Festival at Toronto’s Molson Canadian Ampitheatre last night, he also wowed his fans with some A-list rapper guests. Throughout the evening, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross... more info

MTV.com News — Duo performed material from their joint album, Distant Relatives, at this year's summer festival.By James Dinh Nas and Damian Marley perform at the Gathering of The Vibes festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Saturday Photo: James Dinh/ MTV Ne... more info

MTV.com News — Rick Ross, Fabolous, Young Jeezy also appeared onstage at Sunday's show.By Jayson Rodriguez Drake performs at the OVO Festival on Sunday Photo: Stephen Fernandez/ Splash News TORONTO — Sporting an October's Very Own varsity jacket, black ... more info