NME - Festivals — So what if Sunday saw raindrops the size of golfballs? The final day saw a line-up worth enduring any weather. Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Foo Fighters headlined the Main Stage over the weekend, while the rest of the fest saw the likes of Primal Scr... more info

Guardian Music — They gave a beat to Beyoncé – now Major Lazer have taken on the BeastiesWith Beyoncé reworking their 2009 track Pon de Floor for recent single Run the World (Girls), it seems the influence of Major Lazer (aka producers Diplo and Switch) is on the... more info

We Like it Lossless! — Sound Ink / 2003To be brutally honest recently I've been feeling a little bit bloated with M.F. D00m's crazily productive output this year. Then when I heard about this rapidly put together sequel to Sound-Ink's Vikt0r V4ughn album I sighed. Relax, V... more info

We Like it Lossless! — Insomniac, Inc. / 2004VV:2 is twelve tracks that bump in a crazy crisp thugged out manner - production handled by at present, unknown talent such as System D-128, DiVINCI, Swamburger, Session 31, DJ I.N.C. and Dub L (Def Jux). Doom errrr Vaughn's lyr... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Its Monday! MDWWR #67 Diplo’s Moombahton 2k11 Mix by diplomaddecent “Moombahton Is so mad and buzzy and wıerd and crazy . We are on Its dıck here at Mad Decent. We just put out a comp of It. I thought It best to make a summer mıx for your hous... more info

Guardian Music — Beyoncé's new album isn't bad, but nor is it the game-changer we were led to expect, writes Alexis PetridisLast month, Beyoncé Knowles made one of her frequent appearances in the lists compiled by Forbes magazine, this one being The Best Paid Cele... more info

Core News — Sinden had tunes from Wafa, Silkie, Diplo and Kreayshawn and had Drums of Death in the studio to play some new tracks. more info

Guardian Music — The function of pop has shifted – from all-encompassing lucky dip to a training level for music fans. And the web makes it obviousThe graphical visualisations of the Guardian's History of Modern Music series show music as a timeline, a steady proce... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Diplo and Switch's Major Lazer make liberal use of the rave siren as they rework the Beastie Boys' Hot Sauce single, 'Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win', featuring Santigold. While it won't end up in any Top 10 of all time list, it's a lot of su... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — If you're still blissfully unaware of the phenomenon called "planking," well, sorry to ruin your day. Planking, also known as the "lying-down game," is this weird thing to come out of England wherein the participant lies on the ground flat like a pla... more info