JamBase — RAY LAMONTAGNE ANNOUNCES FALL TOUR SCHEDULE Shows With Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, As Well As Solo Acoustic Performances Ray LaMontagne Ray LaMontagne announced his North American fall tour schedule today, starting with two dates with the Ba... more info

The Late Greats — ‘Twas a nice little mini-vacation with my parents, sister, niece, Duchess and the kids. My parents are driving back to WI. So this song is kinda for them. Q says Gemma Ray is "Norah Jones on Amy Winehouse's drugs". Listen: Gemma Ray ∞ 100 ... more info

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Starpulse — R&B singer Usher is burying himself in work - to cope with the heartache of splitting from his estranged wife Tameka Foster. [...] Read more! more info

The Newsroom — Billboard sat down with Usher to talk about his new album "Here I Stand". more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Rick Ross gives us details about his next project, in Mixtape Daily. By Eric Ditzian Zaytoven Photo: MTV News Behind the Beats: Zaytoven Xavier "Zaytoven" Dotson literally is crafting the sound of the South as we know it right now... more info

MTV.com News — Los Angeles Laker and sometimes rapper Ron Artest also chimes in with the track 'Michael Michael.'By Kyle Anderson Michael Jackson Photo: Ebet Roberts/ Redferns/ Getty Images The musical tributes continue to pour in for Michael Jackson. In... more info

MTV.com News — Total is less than Obama inauguration, about the same as 'American Idol' finale numbers.By Gil Kaufman Fans hold up messages outside the Michael Jackson Memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday Photo: Mark Ralston/ AFP/ Getty Im... 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

MTV.com News — A good listen to Jackson's songs can tell more about him than any speech, in Bigger Than the Sound. By James Montgomery Michael Jackson's Bad Photo: Sony Music It was quite a spectacle, wasn't it? Tuesday's Michael Jackson memorial was —... more info