Altsounds — Urban hitmakers like Nicki Minaj, Drake, Ne-Yo, Jay Sean and Timbaland have played a massive role in the making of “Urban Hype” – a new release from the Prime Loops team in London and your one-stop for all things Urban. ... more info

Sky News — Shoemaker Tmberland has been bought by VF Corp, the owner of The North Face and Wrangler jeans, in a multi-billion dollar deal. more info

Guardian Music — 25 August 2001: Number 42 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicUntimely death is always tragic, but the timing of Aaliyah's passing at 22 was doubly poignant because it occurred months after the release of her gre... more info

Guardian Music — Move over Timbaland. Glasgow producer Ross Birchard is conjuring all kinds of strange sounds right nowFor his 2009 full-length debut Butter, Glasgow's Ross Birchard, aka Hudson Mohawke, created a weirdly pitched take on American R&B. It was a thrilli... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Jay-Z is facing a lawsuit over his 2000 hit ”Big Pimpin”. According to TheHollywoodReporter, the rapper and Timbaland are said to have illegally sampled “Khosara, Khosara,” composed by Egyptian Baligh Hamdy. Now a Federal Judge has granted... more info

Impose Magazine — We are not above publishing mixes made exclusively for other websites if they are very good, and this is very good. Thank Brenmar for your next lay, because it all starts on the dance floor, even if that floor is your kitchen's. 01 Brenmar –... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Superproducer Timbaland has landed a unique deal with entertainment giant Sony to feature his music in a variety of film and TV projects. more info

ContactMusic — Superproducer Timbaland has landed a unique deal with entertainment giant Sony to feature his music in a variety of film and TV projects. The Way I Are hitmaker and his producer pal Mike 'Daddy' Evans inked the 75-track deal with Sony's Extreme... more info

Guardian Music — In case you thought the mulchification of chart music could go no further, here comes this puree of modern popHometown: London.The lineup: Loick Essien (vocals).The background: Good to have it confirmed that we weren't imagining things last summer in... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop superproducer Timbaland has scrapped a series of planned concerts in Australia at short notice. The Way I Are hitmaker was due to take to the stage in Sydney on Saturday (09Apr11), performing alongside artists like Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes... more info