L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Chris Brown, SZA, LL Cool J and Rae Sremmurd top the bill for the 2018 BET Experience. The initial lineup for the four-day event was announced by festival organizers on Wednesday. Nipsey Hussle, Ludacris, Ne-Yo and Kamaiyah are also among the first w... more info

Stereogum — Lollapalooza has announced its 2018 lineup, topped by the Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White, and Arctic Monkeys. The fest will once again last four days this year, running from 8/2 to 8/5 at Chicago's Grant Park. Also on the bill: The National, Vamp... more info

Consequence of Sound — Chicago mega fest also boasts Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, The National, Travis Scott, St. Vincent, CHVRCHES, Tyler the Creator, LL Cool J, Portugal. the Man, and more. more info

Guardian Music — The New York rapper, who collaborated with Sean Combs, the Notorious BIG and LL Cool J, died of heart failureCraig Mack, the New York rapper who scored a 1994 hit with Flava in Ya Ear, has died of heart failure, aged 46.Mack grew up in Brentwood, Lon... more info

CNN Showbiz — He's one of the greatest rappers ever to some, while for others he's a TV star. more info

USA Today Music — The 95-year-old TV legend will join Carmen de Lavallade, Gloria Estafan, LL Cool J and Lionel Richie at Sunday's ceremony, which runs Dec. 26 on CBS.             more info

PopSugar — Turning 50 has never looked so good! Musicians like LL Cool J, Marc Anthony, Kylie Minogue, and Kenny Chesney are all hitting the half-century mark in the upcoming year, along with Will Smith, Daniel Craig, and Celine Dion. If we didn't know any bett... more info

Stereogum — LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive a Kennedy Center Honor at a ceremony in Washington, DC tonight. Singer Gloria Estefan, musician Lionel Richie, television producer Norman Lear, and dancer Carmen de Lavallade were also among this year's ho... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — This year's Kennedy Center Honors recognizing outstanding artists and performers managed to skip the political drama that loomed over it earlier this year — just ask honoree Norman Lear. Ahead of Sunday night's festivities at the John F. Kenne... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — This year's Kennedy Center Honors recognizing outstanding artists and performers managed to skip the political drama that loomed over it earlier this year — just ask honoree Norman Lear. Ahead of Sunday night's festivities at the John F. Kenne... more info