ContactMusic — Pearl Jam Odd Future and Skrillex have been confirmed for Jay Zs upcoming Budweiser Made In America music festival in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in September 12 The two-day event will also feature sets from Santigold Janelle Monae Rita Ora Calvin H... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Pearl Jam and hip-hop star Drake are among the performers set to headline Jay Zs recently announced Made in America Festival this September 12 The 99 Problems hitmaker announced the first annual Budweiser Made in America event in partnership ... more info

ContactMusic — British RB star Rita Ora has vowed to return to her native Kosovo to stage a show for charity Jay Zs singing protegee was born in Kosovo when it was part of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia but her parents fled to Britain when she ... more info

ContactMusic — British RB star Rita Ora has played down rumours of a romance with rapper Drake insisting they are just really good friends Jay Zs singing protegee worked with Drake on her debut single R I P and supported him on the U K leg of his Club Paradise to..... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Andrew Frisicano, photos by David Andrako The Walkmen @ BAM BAM's Bryce and Aaron Dessner-curated Crossing Brooklyn Ferry series/festival had its first night Thursday. It continues tonight/Friday with a lineup headlined by St. Vincent and Th... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Dream Seeds is the third full-length album from Brooklyn-based Art Rock provocateurs Extra Life, and the band’s first record for Northern Spy. With a pedigree including Zs, Dirty Projectors and Dax Riggs, Extra Life have been dividing audiences si... more info

Impose Magazine — Ben Greenberg must be the kind of person who can't sit still for too long, he has a lot going on. A longstanding member of the Zs, a former member of the now-disbanded Pygmy Shrews, and a new member of The Men, he also has a solo project known as... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper CurrenY is taking fallen hip-hop mogul Damon Dash to court over allegations hes selling the stars music without permission Jay Zs former business partner tried to sign Curreny to his Dd172 label in 2010 and went on to release two of the MCs p.... more info

ContactMusic — Jay Zs former Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder is facing prison time after confessing to his involvement in a massive marijuana trafficking ring Kareem Biggs Burke was one of over 40 people taken into custody in October 2010 following police raids in N... more info

Impose Magazine — Ben Greenberg is a guitar-wielding force of nauture for Zs, Pygmy Shrews, and solo as Hubble. He is also one of NYC's most in-demand recording engineers, having worked on, among others, Laurel Halo's King Felix and White Suns' Walking in... more info