JamBase — African Musical Genius Baaba Maal To Release New Album Television Baaba Maal Senegalese master-musician Baaba Maal will release his new multi-lingual album, Television, on September 15 (Palm Pictures), a groundbreaking successor to 2001's Miss... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Morning Of* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/themorningof) have a new myspace (http://www.myspace.com/themorningof) layout as well as a release date for their cover (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1068192) of Alicia Keys' "No One." more info

Brooklyn Vegan — I previously mentioned the big Mandela concert going down at MSG on July 18th. Well, that show was moved to Radio City Music Hall. Tickets are still on sale. The lineup includes Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Whoopi Goldberg,... more info

Perez Hilton — The latest deets to leak about Whitney Houston's new album, coming out this Spetember?? Collaborations with both Alicia Keys and Akon!!! So fierce!! Miz Alicia penned and produced a track for the legendary diva and Akon's collaboration with Houston w... more info

NME — Aretha Franklin, Wyclef Jean also on bill for New York gig more info

Live Daily — Stevie Wonder [ tickets ], Alicia Keys [ tickets ], France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and many more will come together July 18 in New York to honor former South African President Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday. The Mandela Day [ tickets ] co... more info

Perez Hilton — At least 11 people were killed this weekend in a stampede during the final night of the Mawazine music festival in the Moroccan capital of Rabat. So sad! Both Kylie Minogue and Alicia Keyes had performed at the festival in the weeks prior to the inci... more info

JamBase — OUMOU SANGARE'S SEYA TO BE RELEASED JUNE 9 ACCLAIMED MALIAN SINGER'S FIRST ALBUM IN SIX YEARS Oumou Sangare Malian singer Oumou Sangare's first album in six years, Seya, will be released by World Circuit/Nonesuch Records on June 9. This summer, ... more info

AllHipHop — Producer Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) has requested a court-approved gag order in the divorce proceedings with R&B singer Mashonda.   Upon announcement of the divorce last year, gossip columns and sites began speculating the reason for the split wa... more info

PopSugar — Kate Bosworth was back in a familiar top for an afternoon of running errands solo in LA yesterday. She's home again after her trip East for the Costume Institute Gala, and though she didn't walk the red carpet with James, they still had time for side... more info