Perez Hilton — This is soooooooooooo good!!! Her name is Soso. We don't know much about her other than this song, which she slays. What a way to get our attention!!!! Check out Soso's balls-to-the-wall cover of Cody Chestnutt's My Women My Guitars (above)! There ar... more info

Guardian Music — South London singer Jessie Ware talks SBTRKT, schmoozing and her new, soulful directionOne of the many brilliant things to emerge from the legalising of Rinse FM, the London pirate radio station founded in 1994 by DJ Geeneus, has been the artists it ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Lauryn Hill takes her time warming up to the Palladium crowd, but finally lets loose. more info

Guardian Music — The past decade has not been kind to neo-soul hero D'Angelo, but does his new European tour mean he has finally beaten his demons?When D'Angelo finally sang his first notes on stage at the Filadelfia church in Stockholm last week, you could almost he... more info

Guardian Music — Filadelfiakyrkan, StockholmD'Angelo is no stranger to spells of absence from the spotlight; since starting out in the early 90s, the "prince of soul" has only released two albums, with a 15-year gap between 1995's Brown Sugar and the follow-up, Voodo... more info

Guardian Music — As this column ends, I thought it appropriate to talk about rock's profound sense of beginning – its power and possibility, its surging promiseThis column began five years ago, born, in a roundabout way, out of a friendship with my editor, Michael.... more info

Guardian Music — Parenthood often brings out the worst in musicians. But Ivy Blue Carter's dad has come up with a sweet songGive a musician a baby, and chances they'll deliver a soggy ballad soon enough, like a melodic placenta. Jay-Z's tribute to his and Beyoncé's ... more info

411 Mania — At a celebrity filled bash… more info

Perez Hilton — Sounds like this was a blast! Check out the photos (above, and below) of Lauryn Hill and Nas performing a NYE show at EMM Group's SL Nightclub at the Shelbourne South Beach hotel in Miami Beach. Celebs in attendance at the event included LeBron Jame... more info

Perez Hilton — Sigh. All we need is a glass of tea and a lounge chair. Quadron does such a beautiful rendition of Lauryn Hill's Ex-Factor. Give it a listen! more info