Mjsbigblog — Chris Daughtry tweets about the Esquire Song Challenge: "Just played guitar on @HamiltonAnthony song now about to watch him do his thang! http://twitpic.com/8kvaw4...We've been recording our own songs we wrote for the @Esquiremag songwriting challen... more info

Guardian Music — After the president tweeted his 2012 campaign playlist, we did a bit of headphone analysis. But what songs would you have included?President Barack Obama tweeted his 2012 campaign Spotify playlist on Thursday – which is in itself noteworthy in that... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * stuff @ Barbes * Skeletons @ The Stone * Daniel Kitson @ St Ann's Warehouse * The Front Bottoms, Mansions @ Maxwell's * Popa Chubby @ The Studio at Webster Hall * Lenny Kravitz, Raphael Saadiq... more info

Detroit Free Press — "18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards," 8 p.m. TBS, TNT "Luck" series premiere, 9 p.m. HBO Lenny Kravitz with Raphael Saadiq at the Fillmore Detroit Children of Bodom at Harpos more info

KEXP Seattle — Bon Iver, Wilco, Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Cut Copy, Radiohead, Raphael Saadiq, The Decemberists, Los Amigos Invisibles, Fleet Foxes, Gillian Welch, Femi Kuti, Tinariwen, Daft Punk… you might not believe that this is a list of nominee... more info

Guardian Music — R&B singer announces three concerts in 2012, suggesting his much delayed third album is finally due for releaseIs D'Angelo returning to the spotlight? After years of relative silence – marked by addiction, legal trouble and several cancelled releas... more info

ContactMusic — Raphael Saadiq, the American singer, songwriter and record producer, spotted leaving a medical facility in Beverly Hills. Wearing a cream coloured shirt with dark trousers and boots, Saadig briefly chatted with reporters about his choice of footwear ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The veteran rapper teams up with E-40 and Raphael Saadiq for this smooth joint. more info

Guardian Music — The Purple One will headline and curate a two-day event in Copenhagen, although he's left the planning rather late ...Prince is planning a music festival in Denmark. The Purple One will headline and curate the NPG Music and Art festival in Copenhagen... more info

VH1 Blog — Wednesday was a surprisingly good night for music on television. Raphael Saadiq performed on the ESPYs (hopefully video will show up online soon), and Best Week Ever favorite David Cook performed “The Last Goodbye” on Leno. And the new song Gomez... more info