L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Essential Tracks: Album reviews of Howe Gelb's 'The Coincidentalist,' White Night's 'Prophets of Templum CDXX,' Brandy Clark's '12 Stories' and Nick Lowe's 'Quality Street.'Howe Gelb, "The Coincidentalist" (New West) more info

USA Today Music — The female songwriter proves that adult themes, thoughtful lyrics can work on the charts. more info

Topix — Katy Perry Prism Sounds like: The innocent pop princess rightly diversified for this one, mixing anthemic pop with bits of '90s house, world sounds and hip-hop. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — This has been a great year for women's voices in contemporary country music, starting with the auspicious debut album from Kacey Musgraves in March and ramping up now with an even bolder new arrival, Brandy Clark. The question out of the gate is whet... more info

Starpulse — Kanye West hit back at girlfriend Kim Kardashian's one-time boyfriend Ray J during an appearance on Jimmy Fallon late night show during a performance of his single "Bound 2" with former Gap Band si... more info

Starpulse — R&B star Brandy has been honoured for her charity work at a music festival in Atlanta, Georgia. The Boy Is Mine hitmaker headlined the free Pure Heat Community Festival in Piedmont Park on Sunday ... more info

Starpulse — Singer/actress Brandy's former TV brother Marcus T. Paulk has surrendered to the authorities in Los Angeles after allegedly beating up his girlfriend. The Moesha star was placed under arrest on Th... more info

411 Mania — Most of the crowd left before she went onstage... more info

Starpulse — R&B singer Brandy cut short a gig in South Africa over the weekend after very few people showed up to watch her perform. more info

E! Online — Brandy's last performance may not have been exactly what she signed up for. The R&B singer was the guest performer at FNB stadium in South Africa on Saturday for Mandela Sports... more info