The Newsroom — French first lady Carla Bruni performs with stars including Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder in New York to mark Nelson Mandela's birthday. more info

USA Today Music — The event:A celebration Saturday of former South African president Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday, featuring Aretha Franklin, ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said...DRIVE-IN MOVIES AT THE BOATWatch The Amazing Transparent Man (1960). While you're here, listen to or grab some great music...* DON PRESTON Vile Foamy Ectoplasm (1968-1981)Vault tapes from the former Mother of Invention* WYNTON MARSALIS... more info

PopSugar — Many celebs hit the red carpet last night at the ESPY awards in LA to honor the stars of the sports industry. Samuel L. Jackson was the evening's host, and he kept the audience laughing with his jokes about Twitter. Zachary Quinto took the stage look... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Miller/WireImageThe 30th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival went out as it came in: with fireworks filling the sky over downtown Montreal. This time, instead of Stevie Wonder presiding over the free outdoor megashow, Ben Harpe... more info

NME — Stars come out to celebrate Mandela Day 2009 more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — I watched the Michael Jackson memorial show on Tuesday and was pleasantly surprised with how well it came off. The tributes were heartfelt and authentic, and the musical performances, for the most part, worked. It did him justice, unlike the disast... more info

Guardian Music — We all remember the big hits from the 90s, right? The Bittersweet Symphonies, the Hallelujahs, the Irises and the ... hang on ... Iris? By post-grunge rockers the Goo Goo Dolls? Never heard of it, you might think. But you almost certainly have.Accord... more info

AllHipHop — The world gathered together yesterday (July 7) to mourn and celebrate the life of Michael Jackson, one of the greatest entertainers to ever grace music, during a memorial at the Los Angeles Staple Center.   Seats were filled with everyone from the ... more info

Perez Hilton — Mariah Carey has posted a lengthy explanation on her Twitter about her performance yesterday at Michael Jackson's memorial! Carey was noticeably choked up while performing the Jackson 5's I'll Be There at the Staples Center on Tuesday. Writes Mimi: ... more info