Pitchfork — Rolling Stone reports that the Roots and John Legend have teamed up to record an album of covers of 60s and 70s socially conscious soul songs. The project was originally inspired by an attempt at an Arcade Fire cover, but that song didn't end up maki... more info

Guardian Music — Taking its title from a track by the Montreal indie collective, Wake Up will feature protest songs from the 60s and 70sThe Roots and John Legend are recording a covers album inspired by an Arcade Fire song – but without any tracks from the Montreal... more info

Pitchfork — Front page photo by Lindsay Rome On the title track from his new album Compass (listen here), soul singer Jamie Lidell sounds worn. His voice is noticeably scratchier than on anything from his two previous solo albums, 2005's future-funk expo Multipl... more info

Guardian Music — The brainiac author of Outliers and The Tipping Point has put philosophical musing on to the bestseller lists, but what does he enjoy when he's not working up a new theory?Malcolm Gladwell may well be the smartest guy in the room. The Sideshow Bob-ha... more info

Guardian Music — (Parlophone)Amy Winehouse's Back to Black album was such a perfect simulacrum of 60s soul that it's easy to assume every blue-eyed soul singer to have followed was influenced by her sound and/or success. Boston's 26-year-old Eli "Paperboy" Reed may f... more info

All About Jazz — SAUCIEST OLD SCHOOL SOUL REVUE CHARMS AGAIN It's hard to get over HOW much better the soul music being offered by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings is than the vast majority of contemporary soul out there. One can easily imagine this tune playing on th... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Nineteen-year-old South Carolina resident Noah Smith makes electronic tracks under the moniker Hard Mix. He tells us that he considers his music "New-age Moby, but I'm not sure many people will agree with that". While both do draw from sampled audio,... more info

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VH1 News — Trey Songz flirted, cried, and covered hits by Marvin Gaye, Kings of Leon and others before a mostly female crowd during his "MTV Unplugged" performance, set to premiere on MTV.com on Monday (April 26). more info

MTV.com News — It was a chance 'to be vulnerable,' the 'I Invented Sex' singer tells MTV News.By Jayson Rodriguez Trey Songz performs on "MTV's Unplugged" Photo: Scott Gries/ MTV NEW YORK — Trey Songz was fun, flirty and fearless during his "MTV Unplugg... more info