L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A weekly roundup of must-hear music from The Times staff. This week’s picks include a heartbreaking, disco-inspired song from Chicago artist the Black Madonna, as well as Celtic-punk veterans the Dropkick Murphys. Also, catch a bit of Allison ... more info

BBC News - UK — A Scottish artist's painting of Donald Trump as King Kong has been shared thousands of times online after postings by singer Madonna. more info

XLR8R — France's Nuits Sonores Festival has announced The Black Madonna, Nina Kraviz, and Jon Hopkins as the daytime curators for this year's 2017 event—the festival's 15-year anniversary edition which will take at various locations across the city... more info

The Mirror — Madonna's teen son was showing off his skills with pals when it broke under his weight more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: FKA twigs has been named Creative Director of Nike's Spring 2017 ad campaign (watch an ad she directed). Continue reading… more info

DJmag — Midland, Dubfire, Apollonia, Zip & many more also feature... more info

The Mirror — The Queen of Pop has offended Piers' delicate sensibilities more info

PopSugar UK — Madonna has kept the world captivated for three decades now, and she doesn't have plans to stop anytime soon. The music legend and Carpool Karaoke queen appears in the February issue of Harper's Bazaar US, and her accompanying interview is just as un... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Marlon James is writing a fantasy trilogy. Roxane Gay interviewed Madonna at Harper's Bazaar. 35 "best books of 2016" lists were added to the master aggregation at Largehearted Boy Sunday (bringing the total number to 1,624), including Forbes best bo... more info

Idolator — See the full photo shoot. more info