All About Jazz — Jazz vocalist and multi Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon joins hip-hop quartet The Beast release Freedom Suite: a 10-track collection of creative reflections on jazz and hip-hop. Freedom Suite is available for FREE download, digitally released on Okaypl... more info

Guardian Music — Two very different voices told their stories on Today – rapper Jay-Z on how he learned his business integrity and writer Diana Athill on her life in an old people's homeYesterday was a hefty news day, with the US midterms dominating the Today progr... more info

Guardian Music — When Evan Davis asked Jay-Z to suggest tracks for people who 'don't get' hip-hop, the rapper picked Lauryn Hill's To Zion and Tupac's Dear Mama. But you can do better than that, right?As wake-up calls go, it was enough to make you choke on your morni... more info

Guardian Music — The Hereford-born singer-songwriter on the joys of Pearl Jam, Björk and BlurHereford-born Elena Goulding began 2010 in the spotlight, anointed the next big thing by the entire UK music business after winning the critics' choice award at the Brits. T... more info

Guardian Music — Why aren't Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions and other classic hip-hop acts lovingly reissued in the same way as other genres? Because guardians of rap's heritage need to be crate-diggers, lawyers and counsellors all in oneOn the last Saturday of... more info

MTV.co.uk News — St. Louis rapper Nelly has shared his reaction to Lauryn Hill making her way her way back into the music industry after several years away. Nelly feels that Lauryn has led the way for today's... more info

Pop Crunch — -Oh Khia…The Thug Missus has a new mugshot to add to her illustrious collection… -Lauryn Hill can’t be expected to show up on time for a show when she’s got a manicure drying… -Rev. Terry Jones has decided to call off his dangerous and delu... more info

Idolator — What’s more exciting than soulful Isley Brothers legend Ron Isley teaming up in the past with R. Kelly, Warren G and Rod Stewart? His pairing with the not-so-reclusive-anymore Lauryn Hill for a cover of the Carpenter’s “(They Long To Be) Close ... more info

Idolator — What’s more exciting than soulful Isley Brothers legend Ron Isley teaming up in the past with R. Kelly, Warren G and Rod Stewart? His pairing with the not-so-reclusive-anymore Lauryn Hill for a cover of the Carpenter’s “(They Long To Be) Close ... more info

ContactMusic — LAURYN HILL got herself in a sticky situation with fans at a recent concert in Washington, D.C. - she made the audience wait for more than three hours because her manicure... more info