411 Mania — Shania Twain takes on Taylor Swift in Vs and Katy Perry is named MTV's Artist of the Year but does she deserve it? Plus Rihanna is a big hit on Facebook, Gene Simmons is Hacker Public Enemy #1, Coldplay commissions wristbands from a sex toy maker, B... more info

Guardian Music — A Public Enemy doco takes Sam Wollaston back to his days of fighting the powerThis – Public Enemy: Prophets of Rage (BBC4) – takes me back. To Brixton Academy, I'm not sure what year, 1989 maybe. On stage are these dudes dressed as soldiers: they... more info

BBC 6 Music — New documentary charts the ups and downs of the hip hop group more info

Guardian Music — This week's hits and missesTurn-onsPublic Enemy: Prophets of RageBittersweet billet-doux to the days before The Man moved in and painted hip-hop magnoliaSimon McBurney in RevDiscomfiting urbanity + superlative cassock work = consistent ecclesiastical... more info

Perez Hilton — One night only! One night only! That's all they have to spare! From 1988 through 1995, there was a show on MTV that literally launched the careers of some of the biggest names in rap music. Ice-T, N.W.A., A Tribe Called Quest and Public Enemy were a... more info

Reuters — ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical descendents of rap group Public Enemy in an attempt to counter its highly unpopular image in the south Asian nation. ... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop veteran hailed by peers, including LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj, collapsed with breathing problems and died in hospitalRapper and actor Heavy D, one of the defining voices of hip-hop's late-80s and early-90s golden age, has died. The 44-year-old... more info

NME — Rapper alleges artists have been deprived of hundreds of millions of dollars more info

Guardian Music — Public Enemy frontman wages war against world's biggest record company over royalties from digital music salesChuck D is suing the label that owns the rights to the first five Public Enemy albums for $100m in royalties. He has formed an unlikely trif... more info

Guardian Music — (Roadrunner)One of metal's most controversial figures for the best part of three decades, Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine may have found God, become a bestselling author and mended a fractured relationship with his former Metallica colleagues in recen... more info