Guardian Music — In New York, a wave of fearless young gay rappers are claiming their space in the homophobic world of hip-hop – and the mainstream wants a piece of itIt's easier to be gay in the US army than it is to be gay in hip-hop. As yet, discounting R Kelly'... more info

The Newsroom — The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Robin Gibb is laid to rest, Shirley MacLaine is honored by AFI, and Madonna brings MDNA to Turkey. more info

The Newsroom — Madonna hits the stage in Istanbul nearly two decades since she last performed in Turkey. more info

Guardian Music — Following our history of Polish pop and guide to the country's music scene, our journey through the sounds of Europe continues with DJ duo Grzegorz Demiañczuk and Wojciech Tarañczuk – who reveal where best to party in WarsawGrzegorz Demiañczuk a... more info

Gigwise — Following Swastika argument more info

Guardian Music — These musicians should never have been let loose on a movie set in the first place. Unfortunately, many of them are repeat offenders – Madonna, we're looking at youStuart Heritage more info

Perez Hilton — There's no hiding now! Madonna and her boytoyfriend Brahim Zaibat touched down in Turkey while touching each other's hands Tuesday night. The couple is in town for Madge's big concert at the Turk Telekom Arena where she will continue her tour of the ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Though “MDNA” offered the 53-year-old pop icon her eighth No. 1 when it pushed 359,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, the disc quickly plummeted on the charts (sales dropped a record 88 percent the second week it was out). At... more info

Guardian Music — Too many French voters are being apathetic about the rise of far-right Le Pen – I'm glad Madonna has sparked a debateThere is nothing simple about the politics of racial hatred, but we all knew what Madonna was getting at when she depicted France's... more info

Gigwise — French National Front leader Marine Le Pen angered by stunt more info