411 Mania — A look at the music side... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — U2, Pharrell Williams and Karen O -- names more befitting of Grammy nominations than the Oscars -- are among the contenders for the Academy Award for original song. Here, the heavy-hitters are all underdogs, as they will have to vie for Oscar gold o... more info

People.com — Pharrell's "Happy" will sing-off against the Spike Jonze and Karen O lullaby "The Moon Song" more info

Topix — Pharrell was writing a "thank you" speech to radio stations for playing the upbeat song, which jumped 42 spots to No. more info

Prefix — This morning the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards were announced. Needless to say, the Oscars are perhaps the biggest ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/arcade-fire-karen-o-pharrell-nominated-for-oscars/76309/ more info

Consequence of Sound — Super producer will follow up Coachella with a slot on one of summer's biggest tours. more info

411 Mania — "Happy" is back on top... more info

Prefix — Last week, when Pusha T posted some photos on Instagram of the Neptunes in studio with him, it seemed Push ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/clipse-working-on-new-album/76196/ more info

Soul Sides — Pop Danthology 2013 happened. Cue “man, all pop music sounds exactly the same” complaints. Pharrell hears in colors. Or sees in sound. Or something like that. Listen to my piece on Buhloone Mindstate then read the companion essay. Supposedly �... more info

Consequence of Sound — Coming in February. more info