Detroit Free Press — Brian McCollum breaks down notable metro Detroit concerts, Dec. 10-16.             more info

AllHipHop — THE STARS LINEUP TO SUPPORT THE LEGENDARY SOUL TRAIN AWARDS! more info

Stereogum — The Obamas held the last musical event of Barack’s presidency, BET’s Love And Happiness: A Musical Experience, on the south lawn of the White House last night. As the AP reports, the show featured performances from Jill Scott, Usher, the Roots, B... more info

Idolator — This kid has some funky moves. more info

Idolator — Anders and Anders of Alphabeat make a funky return. more info

KEXP Seattle — Hip hop greats De La Soul have a pretty cool roster of guest musicians on their forthcoming full-length, and the Anonymous Nobody…. The list includes David Byrne, Snoop Dogg, Pete Rock, 2 Chainz, Usher, Jill Scott, Roc Marciano, Little Dragon, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mbongwana Star, Baroness, Jill Scott, Hurry Up and more Sunday show options. Continue reading… more info

Mercury News, California — The famed Cuban trumpeter has shows in Oakland and Santa Cruz; we also have details on shows by insult comic Colin Kane, singer Jill Scott and onetime Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Other upcoming Apollo shows include DMX/N.O.R.E./Jim Jones/Jadakiss, and Kurtis Blow. Continue reading… more info

USA Today Music — The R&B singer-songwriter and actress married her boyfriend Mike Dobson on Saturday.             more info