Guardian Music — This hip-hop duo's crunk noir is a beautifully intimate affair, like hearing pillow talk between gangstas and their girlsHometown: Huntsville, Alabama.The lineup: Stephen Harris and David Williams.The background: Can we talk about albums of the year ... more info

Altsounds — ATP Concerts have invited one of the most exciting indie success stories of the last decade to curate _ the only ATP festival weekend of May 2011_. Animal Collective are climbing into the hot seat at Butlins where they will headline and curate, ch... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Rapper-turned-mogul Eminem has announced that he is to add two new acts to his Shady Records label. Alabama rapper Yelawolf, who has previously worked with OutKast's Big Boi and Gucci Mane, and rap... more info

Guardian Music — Was it cerebral hip-hop? Freaked-out funk? Or an updated Innervisions? There is no point trying to pigeonhole the Guardian's favourite album of 2010 – just sit back and enjoySome years the most celebrated albums are perfect jewels whose brilliance ... more info

Guardian Music — This DJ duo combine drum'n'bass and dubstep with elements of 90s house and trance to create an unlikely sonic allianceHometown: London.The lineup: Dan Stephens, Joe Ray.The background: Not that we worry about these things – much – but we assumed ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Big Boi has spoken to MTV News about his love of live shows, and said he’ll play OutKast material as he hits London this week. The ATL MC is touring Europe after the success of his first solo... more info

Guardian Music — Magnetic Man, On tourThe idea of a dubstep supergroup might seem a little counter-intuitive. Dubstep's early chroniclers tended to revel in the genre as a masked urban phenomenon, designed by and for intense young men in hooded sweatshirts. Certainly... more info

Guardian Music — The economic crash of 2008 nearly put a stop to Iceland Airwaves. But two years on, the festival has bounced backA few years ago, Iceland was known for Björk, Sigur Ros and a namesake chain of frozen food stores. In October 2008, its fragile banking... more info

Guardian Music — OutKast star and techno boffin 'edging towards a plan' to work together – three years after they announced their team upWhile OutKast fans await André 3000's next outing with Big Boi, those who relish stranger team-ups have something else to look ... more info

Guardian Music — Gnarls Barkley singer confirms reunion with hip-hop crew that helped define the sound of dirty south rapAs his solo career goes stratospheric, Cee Lo Green has reunited with his first hip-hop crew, Goodie Mob. Twelve years after he last recorded with... more info