PopSugar — Jay-Z was up late last night to perform at his concert in Washington, DC, but he was out bright and early this morning with his furry cap on to watch President Obama being sworn in. He was joined by Beyonce, her sister Solange, and Diddy for the inau... more info

Pitchfork — The 2009 SXSW Music Festival, going down March 18-22 in Austin, Texas announced its first round of bands last week, and now they've expanded that lineup to the point where it now takes like half an hour just to read the names of all the bands partici... more info

Pitchfork — The 2009 SXSW Music Festival, going down March 18-22 in Austin, Texas announced its first round of bands last week, and now they've expanded that lineup to the point where it now takes like half an hour just to read the names of all the bands pa... more info

Soul Sides — (from l-r: Alicia Keys, Estelle, Cool Kids, Lil WayneChico Mann, Menahan St. Band, Q-TipRobin Thicke, Solange Knowles, Mayer Hawthorne, Raphael Saadiq)(This post began life on Side Dishes and has "evolved" since). As I suggested in PART 1, my tastes ... more info

Soul Sides — (from l-r, Alton Ellis, Edwin Starr, Labi Siffre, The ImpressionsJoe Bataan, Stevie Wonder, the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm BandBobby Matos, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Skye 7")(This post began life on Side Dishes and has "evolved" since). I had a strange r... more info

Soul Sides — Alicia Keys: Teenage Love AffairFrom As I Am (J Records, 2007)The Temprees: (Baby) I Love YouFrom The Lovemen (We Produce, 1972)If people thought my recent discovery of Lorraine Ellison was surprising, get this: I basically slept on the entire last A... more info

PopSugar — We've been counting down the most shocking headlines of 2008, and we'll be revealing more throughout the month of December. We hope you enjoy this look back at some of the posts and stories that created the most buzz throughout the year. Beyonce Know... more info

Get Weird — Los Angeles producer Troublemaker has remixed a track from Solange Knowles’ album ‘Sol-Angel & The Hadley Street Dreams’ which was produced by the likes of Cee-lo Green, Boards of Canada, Mark Ronson, Neptunes etc. and is alright in a ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Pop singers Beyonce and Solange Knowles have been forced to cancel an upcoming holiday benefit in their Houston, Texas hometown due to "scheduling conflicts". more info

Perez Hilton — Beyonce and Solange Knowles have canceled their Beyonce and Solange: Hope for the Holidays benefit show, citing "irresolvable scheduling conflicts." The concert to benefit victims of Hurricane Ike was scheduled for yesterday, December 9th, to be tele... more info