Guardian Music — He's handled production duties for Britney and Beyoncé, but now the American R&B polymath is set for inevitable solo successPop stars rarely slow burn these days. Instead, they explode from major-labels like fireworks in the night sky. Except for ... more info

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' alum took host to task at last year's show for mocking the Jonas Brothers' purity rings.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Jim Cantiello Jordin Sparks Photo: MTV News At last year's VMAs, after Russell Brand took some time ... more info

Soul Sides — The last contest we ran got so many excited John Legend fans to respond that we thought we'd give away tickets for another couple of shows. His summer tour of the US is going on NOW to promote his latest album, Evolver, and we have a pair of tickets... more info

Pop Justice — First impressions of the John Legend and MSTRKRFT 'Heartbreaker' video are that it is a bit too 'haircut', but it's... more info

Get Weird — The newest single from MSTRKRFT’s album ‘Fist Of God’ features some vocals and keys from John Legend and it’s out on July 27th. You can peep the video here and there’s a remix by Dutch producer Laidback Luke that’s available t... more info

The Newsroom — HipHollywood.com and Ford are continuing to bring you all-access coverage at this year's 2009 Essence Music Festival. So far we've talked to Maxwell, John Legend, Robin Thicke and Anita Baker just to name a few. We also caught up with Solange and Rap... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Def Jam exec Lenny Santiago explains Ghostface Killah's upcoming 'R&B' album, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Jay-Z and Fabolous Photo: Def Jam Executive Decisions: Power Moves Behind The Scenes Lenny Santiago has a rich history... more info

MTV.com News — The MTV News correspondent recalls his 2006 encounter with the King of Pop in Bahrain. Michael Jackson and Tim Kash in Bahrain in 2006 Photo: MTV News The first album I ever borrowed (stole!) from my dad was Michael Jackson's Off the Wall.... more info

VH1 News — Beyoncé, Ne-Yo, John Legend and others paid tribute to Michael Jackson at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Heartbreaker" by MSTRKRFT from the album "Fist of God." more info