Perez Hilton — Say whhaaattt??? Producer Diplo has just come on out and said it - Beyonce's Run The World was a joke! … at first! Apparently he and Bey were just having fun when they played around with the track. Neither of them had any intention of releasing ... more info

ContactMusic — Beyonce Knowles Run the World Girls started out as a joke The 2011 single - which reached number 29 in the US Billboard chart and 11 on the UK singles chart - features a sample from Pon De Floor a track producer Diplo made with his group... more info

Gigwise — Holy trinity of producers to work on remix of 'Bad' for new Pepsi promotion more info

Gigwise — Major Lazer star reveals that 'Run The World' was never meant to be single more info

Core News — “Diplo and friends exclusively in the mix – only on 1Xtra and Radio 1. This week: Brodinski delivers a mashup of hip hop with house, techno and electro… Not to be missed!” Diplo & Friends 2012-04-29 Brodinski in the mix [Mediafire] Tracklist:... more info

Guardian Music — The Black Belles, Spoek Mathambo, Devin, Django Django and Willis Earl Beal are all set to appear at the Great Escape in Brighton in MayTHE BLACK BELLESNeed to know: All-female Nashville four-piece, helped along by Jack White.The lowdown: A garage ba... more info

Core News — “Diplo and friends exclusively on 1Xtra and Radio 1. This week Chicago duo Flosstradamus in the mix for two hours with big hip hop bangers!” Diplo & Friends 2012-04-22 Flosstradamus in the mix [Mediafire] Tracklist: See text file. Follow Core New... more info

Guardian Music — (Atlantic)The title of Santigold's second album wears its embattled production with pride. The artist formerly known as Santogold (but actually named Santi White) was the hip revelation of 2008. Writing a follow-up proved tough – never mind the wri... more info

Guardian Music — Beyoncé End Of Time (Columbia) End Of Time may be the gazillionth single from 4, but it still slays me as much as the first time I heard it. Mixing Off The Wall-indebted disco production with Fela Kuti-influenced Afro-rhythms, it also contains The B... more info

Guardian Music — Diplo has produced what could be one of the year's biggest smashes - Usher's new single, ClimaxRead an interview with Usher in tomorrow's Guardian GuideWhen did you know Climax was going to be amazing?The song was one of the first ideas we worked on,... more info