Perez Hilton — Girl's got them golden pipes! Now she just needs songs that better feature her beautifully lilting voice… Jay-Z's newest protege Rita Ora is already a bombshell in the British music world, and her sweet self is finally stamping her musical signet o... more info

Perez Hilton — You lucky lucky Philly cheese-steaks you! We'll take multiple servings, with extra musical CHEDDAR please! Jay-Z's Made in America Philadelphian music festival just got a major injection of magic-sauce with the additions of legedary hip-hop group R... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The lineup to Jay-Z’s festival in Philly has been announced. RUN DMC, Drake, Skrillex, Rita Ora, D’Angelo, Jill Scott and many others have all been announced to appear at the two day event in September. Full lineup below. more info

Consequence of Sound — Jill Scott, DJ Shadow, and The Hives also added to the fold. more info

Monsters and Critics — more info

Guardian Music — Madonna, Mary J Blige, Minaj, May, Machine Head and many more Jill Scott more info

Guardian Music — Somerset House Summer Series, LondonLike the building that hosts them, those who play shows at Somerset House are of distinguished age but, if you had to criticise, perhaps a little on the square side. This year, an attempt seems to have been made to... more info

Dlisted — When Lifetime announced that they were doing a remake of Steel Magnolias with Queen Latifah as M'Lynn, I felt like I had just been slapped in the face by Jack Jr. on Easter Sunday. And after seeing the trailer, I'm torn ("Don'... more info

Guardian Music — Madame JoJo's, LondonHip-hop's Daisy Age was fairly short-lived. The late-80s strain of whimsical, positivist, new age rap purveyed by De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest was largely in retreat by the early 90s, relegated to the margins by the inexor... more info

Gigwise — Plus; Jill Scott, Anna Calvi, The Enemy and more join the line-up - tickets more info