Idolator — Popping Up is our recurring look at new artists making noise on the music landscape. Because, hey, Madonna and Britney were once unknown, too. For this week’s Popping Up, we head to Manhattan to meet 22-year-old New York native Samuel. He’s yet... more info

The Telegraph — The singer Madonna is launching a fashion line with her teenage daughter. It'll end in tears, says 15-year-old Olivia McAuley more info

Guardian Music — (Hollywood)The novelist Ian Rankin recently had an encounter with Miley Cyrus while holidaying in Kefalonia. "I had to Google her," tweeted the discombobulated creator of Inspector Rebus. "I thought Hannah Montana was a Frank Zappa song."That isn't... more info

People.com — Here's a peek at the mother-daughter label before it rolls out its affordable mix-and-match sets Aug. 3 more info

ContactMusic — Madonna's clothing range with daughter Lourdes is an "extension" of her style.The pair have collaborated on a children's clothing and accessories range for US... more info

Guardian Music — The wrong moniker can lead to empty gigs and lost royalties. How to avert this disaster? One app thinks it has the answerThe other day, I came across an advert for a band-naming app that exclaimed: "With no cheesy names like 'Purple Fuzzy Dog', you'l... more info

Pop Crunch — On Wednesday, Women’s Wear Daily unveiled the world’s first sketches of Madonna’s upcoming juniors line, Material Girl. The pop superstar has teamed up with fashion brand Iconix and her teenage daughter, Lourdes, to create the fashion line of c... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Lady Gaga, Fashion Looking like the illegitimate love child of Axl Rose , Madonna and Marilyn Manson , attention whore Lady Gaga bit it big time while unsuccessfully maneuvering through Heathrow airport... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Material Girl will be sold at Macy's for back-to-school season. Sketches were released Tuesday. Madonna is hoping to go from fashion icon to fashion mogul with... more info

The Mirror — Don't bet against Kel and Dan patching things up. Forlorn rugby star Danny Cipriani spent three hours drunkenly sending messages to ex-girlfriend Kelly Brook, 30, pleading for another chance. The couple, who split two weeks ago, are still in regular ... more info