ContactMusic — Hip-hop mogul RUSSELL SIMMONS and singer JOHN LEGEND were among the stars who turned out to support a young entrepreneurs event in Washington, D.C. on... more info

Undercover, Australia — Philly’s finest hip hop legends are teaming up with one of the greats of modern soul to release an album of covers. more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Mos Def and Ani DiFranco are among the musicians with Lousiana ties who will lend a helping hand during this weekend's Gulf Aid benefit concert in New Orleans. more info

Pitchfork — Rolling Stone reports that the Roots and John Legend have teamed up to record an album of covers of 60s and 70s socially conscious soul songs. The project was originally inspired by an attempt at an Arcade Fire cover, but that song didn't end up maki... more info

Guardian Music — Taking its title from a track by the Montreal indie collective, Wake Up will feature protest songs from the 60s and 70sThe Roots and John Legend are recording a covers album inspired by an Arcade Fire song – but without any tracks from the Montreal... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Rapper Mos Def will join a number of top musicians who are rallying to help Louisiana’s coast with a benefit concert called Gulf Aid. Mos will be joined by artists like Lenny Kravitz, Ani DiFranco, John Legend, Allen Toussaint, Reb... more info

MTV.com News — Show aimed at putting spotlight on devastating oil spill also features Mos Def, Ani DiFranco.By Gil Kaufman Lenny Kravitz Photo: Jo Hale/ Getty Images With much of the music world's attention focused on the devastating flooding in Nashvill... more info

MTV.com News — BEP song surpasses Flo Rida's 'Low' as best-selling digital song of all time, according to Billboard. By Gil Kaufman The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, Fergie and Taboo Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images You might be able to slow the Black E... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's just an honor to be on the joint,' Ne-Yo says of the single.By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Kelly Marino Ne-Yo Photo: MTV News Rick Ross has scored hits with crooners John Legend ("Magnificent") and R. Kelly ("Speedi... more info

Guardian Music — No one – not school bullies, a repressive government, and least of all white music journalists – will tell Angélique Kidjo what to do. Will Hodgkinson meets the Beninese singerAngélique Kidjo is railing against the European critic... more info