Guardian Music — Rapper joins stars including Nelly Furtado, Beyoncé and Usher in expressing regret for performing for the Gaddafi family50 Cent has followed the example set last week by Nelly Furtado, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Usher, expressing regret for performi... more info

Guardian Music — R&B star follows Nelly Furtado, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey in expressing regret over performing for family of Libyan leaderWeeks into the uprising in Libya, Usher has finally responded to calls that he donate his fee from a private concert for the son... more info

Guardian Music — Singer 'feels horrible' about performing for Libyan leader's family and pledges to raise money for human rights with future singleTwo years after she performed at a New Year's Eve concert for the family of Muammar Gaddafi, Mariah Carey says she feels... more info

Guardian Music — Singer claims she gave her fee for performing at a Gaddafi family party to Haiti earthquake relief over a year agoBeyoncé has no plans to donate the money she received at a private concert for Muammar Gaddafi's family, she said yesterday, because, e... more info

Guardian Music — This London duo use R&B tropes and techniques to create pop music bright enough to light up the chartsHometown: London.The lineup: Aluna Francis (vocals) and George Reid (music).The background: People – critics, because critics are people, too – ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Timbo Thursdays. New track featuring newcomers from Memphis and Norkfolk in Virginia.   a2a_linkname="Timbaland – Hot Mess ft J Royal Price And Jimmy Codean"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/02/25/timbaland-hot-mess-ft-j-royal-... more info

Guardian Music — If Gaddafi goes, who will bankroll enormous gigs of the kind played by Lionel Richie and Beyoncé?Like everyone, Lost in Showbiz has spent this week looking aghast at events in Libya: the violence, the bloodshed – and Gaddafi's insistence that ever... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Sonic Youth never had a hit single.  They never had a hit album.  They never had a hit video.  They never tune their guitars.  They have never had their albums produced by Timberland.  They have never played Saturday Night Live.  They have neve... more info

MVSW — Missy Elliot ~ “The Rain [Supa Dupa Fly]” Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot circa 1997. This video is like a 1990′s time capsule with Timbaland producing the song, Hype Williams directing the video, and all the artists making cameo appearances. Sa... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — This week’s Timbaland Thursday sees the music producer links up with Ms Keri Baby.   a2a_linkname="Timbaland – You Lied, You Cheated ft Keri Hilson"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/02/11/timbaland-%e2%80%93-you-lied-you-che... more info